Old Books and Digital Publishing: Eighteenth-Century Collections Online

• Main Author: Gregg, Stephen H. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Series: Humanities
• Subjects: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Literature: history & criticism; Literary reference works; Technology: general issues; humanities
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This is a history of Eighteenth-Century Collections Online, a database of over 180,000 titles. Published by Gale in 2003 it has had an enormous impact of the study of the eighteenth century. An essential aspect of this Element is how it explores the socio-cultural and technological debates around th...