McGill University site goes live on Quartex
McGill University has now launched its new site on Quartex, becoming the latest institution to utilise the resources and technology offered by the platform.
Containing important manuscript collections held by the University, the site now makes them digitally accessible to researchers and scholars and also benefits from the addition of Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR).
More to follow.
Follow the link to visit the newly-launched site: https://mcgill.quartexcollections.com/
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