An On-Line Lexicon for Classical Greek

FAIN: RT-21620-94

Tufts University (Somerville, MA 02144-2401)
Gregory R. Crane (Project Director: September 1993 to March 1999)

To support the creation of a database of standard reference works on the ancient Greek language and literature, to be linked to the electronic THESAURUS LINGUAE GRAECAE and published on CD-ROM and the Internet.

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The Perseus Project and Beyond (Article)
Title: The Perseus Project and Beyond
Author: Gregory Crane
Abstract: For more than ten years, the Perseus Project has been developing a digital library in the humanities. Initial work concentrated exclusively on ancient Greek culture, using this domain as a case study for a compact, densely hypertextual library on a single, but interdisciplinary, subject. Since it has achieved its initial goals with the Greek materials, however, Perseus is using the existing library to study the new possibilities (and limitations) of the electronic medium and to serve as the foundation for work in new cultural domains: Perseus has begun coverage of Roman and now Renaissance materials, with plans for expansion into other areas of the humanities as well. Our goal is not only to help traditional scholars conduct their research more effectively but, more importantly, to help humanists use the technology to redefine the relationship between their work and the broader intellectual community.
Year: 1998
Primary URL: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january98/01crane.html
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: D-Lib Magazine

Prototyping the electronic library: using the Perseus database to teach Greek culture. (Book Section)
Title: Prototyping the electronic library: using the Perseus database to teach Greek culture.
Author: Gregory Crane
Abstract: Gregory Crane. Prototyping the electronic library: using the Perseus database to teach Greek culture. In The electronic classroom: a handbook for education in the electronic environment, pages 53-62, Medford, NJ : Learned Information, 1995.
Year: 1995
Publisher: Learned Information
Book Title: The electronic classroom: a handbook for education in the electronic environment

Evaluating hypermedia and learning: methods and results from the Perseus Project (Article)
Title: Evaluating hypermedia and learning: methods and results from the Perseus Project
Author: Gary Marchionini
Author: Gregory Crane
Abstract: The Perseus Project has developed a hypermedia corpus of materials related to the ancient Greek world. The materials include a variety of texts and images, and tools for using these materials and navigating the sytem. Results from a three-year evaluation of Perseus use in a variety of college settings are described. The evaluation assessed both this particular system and the application of the technological genre to information management and to learning. The evaluation used a variety of methods to address questions about learning and teaching with hypermedia and to guide the development of early versions of the system. Results illustrate that such environments offer potential for accelerating learning and for supporting new types of learning and teaching; that students and instructors must develop new strategies for learning and teaching with such technology; and that institutions must develop infrastructural support for such technology. The results also illustrate the importance of well-designed interfaces and different types of assignments on user performance.
Year: 1994
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS)

Perseus Digital Library (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: Perseus Digital Library
Author: Gregory Crane
Abstract: Since planning began in 1985, the Perseus Digital Library Project has explored what happens when libraries move online. Two decades later, as new forms of publication emerge and millions of books become digital, this question is more pressing than ever. Perseus is a practical experiment in which we explore possibilities and challenges of digital collections in a networked world. For the mission of Perseus and its current research, see here. Perseus maintains a web site that showcases collections and services developed as a part of our research efforts over the years. The code for the digital library system and many of the collections that we have developed are now available. For more information, please go here. Our flagship collection, under development since 1987, covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. We are applying what we have learned from Classics to other subjects within the humanities and beyond. We have studied many problems over the past two decades, but our current research centers on personalization: organizing what you see to meet your needs.
Year: 199
Primary URL: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

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