Supporting Engagement with the Mingana Special Collections

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A usability case study

Russell BealeChris BowersChris Creed

University of Birmingham

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Over 300 Middle Eastern manuscripts

71 are now fully digitized

Resulting in 13,000 images

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Low level

Gestures

Usability

Learnability

Higher level

User engagement

User generated content

Support collaboration

Supporting Engagement with the Mingana Special Collections

Education