The Gelman Library System was awarded a $400,000 grant to digitize its special collection of literature on the Middle East, a library administrator said last week.

Gelman holds a joint collection of Middle Eastern works with Georgetown's Lauinger Library. Both libraries will work together to digitize the collection, said Martha Whittaker, head of technical services at Gelman.

The digitization will be a two-year process and employ the work of students and library staff of both libraries. Staff from Gelman's special collections will do the bulk of the work, Whittaker said.

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