{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2552896531","doi":null,"title":"The Timbuktu manuscripts: a model for preservation in Africa","display_name":"The Timbuktu manuscripts: a model for preservation in Africa","publication_year":2015,"publication_date":"2015-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2552896531","mag":"2552896531"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"mag:2552896531","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://library.ifla.org/1162/1/206-garaba-en.pdf","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5038331183","display_name":"Francis Garaba","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-9819","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-9819"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114499477","display_name":"University of Fort Hare","ror":"https://ror.org/0184vwv17","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114499477"]}],"countries":["ZA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Francis Garaba","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Fort Hare"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-9819","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Fort Hare","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114499477"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5038331183"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114499477"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.3392462,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11657","display_name":"Digital and Traditional Archives Management","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1206","display_name":"Conservation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11657","display_name":"Digital and Traditional Archives Management","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1206","display_name":"Conservation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14386","display_name":"Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books","score":0.0017000000225380063,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1202","display_name":"History"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11846","display_name":"Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation","score":0.001500000013038516,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1204","display_name":"Archeology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/12","display_name":"Arts and Humanities"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/timbuktu-manuscripts","display_name":"Timbuktu manuscripts","score":0.9990000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/manuscript-preservation","display_name":"manuscript conservation","score":0.7929999828338623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/natural-ventilation","display_name":"natural ventilation","score":0.703000009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/archival-infrastructure","display_name":"archival infrastructure","score":0.7099999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/african-renaissance","display_name":"African Renaissance","score":0.8320000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mali","display_name":"Mali","score":0.3109999895095825}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776084483","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272937","display_name":"Treasure","level":2,"score":0.6480170488357544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60671577","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210272","display_name":"Cultural heritage","level":2,"score":0.563513994216919},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48103436","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599031","display_name":"State (computer science)","level":2,"score":0.5543003678321838},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.5534498691558838},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778137410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732820","display_name":"Government (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.5145346522331238},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779308522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843958","display_name":"Digitization","level":2,"score":0.4905942976474762},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95457728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309","display_name":"History","level":0,"score":0.4555129408836365},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C547764534","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8236","display_name":"Literacy","level":2,"score":0.43243810534477234},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.3690190315246582},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.35264164209365845},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.3288949728012085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.1986558735370636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.1169542670249939},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"mag:2552896531","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://library.ifla.org/1162/1/206-garaba-en.pdf","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":5,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W610849717","https://openalex.org/W1975553612","https://openalex.org/W1978190494","https://openalex.org/W2000513624","https://openalex.org/W2094672551"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2108718613","https://openalex.org/W2791821136","https://openalex.org/W3108840429","https://openalex.org/W2031741954","https://openalex.org/W4392773033","https://openalex.org/W2748131467","https://openalex.org/W2238369680","https://openalex.org/W3186839888","https://openalex.org/W6982855207","https://openalex.org/W1993244119"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Timbuktu\u2019s":[0],"literary":[1],"patrimony":[2],"has":[3,35],"survived":[4,98],"the":[5,19,22,33,39,55,85,89,94,139,148,202,214,217,221,233,255],"ravages":[6],"of":[7,29,57,70,150,163,176,201,204,236],"mankind":[8],"and":[9,15,72,107,146,242],"environmental":[10],"threats":[11],"since":[12],"time":[13],"immemorial":[14],"this":[16,154,177,227,250],"coupled":[17],"by":[18,220],"fact":[20,92],"that":[21,93,117,122,135,193],"manuscripts":[23,96],"are":[24,125,166,230],"a":[25,112],"veritable":[26],"treasure":[27],"trove":[28],"knowledge":[30],"explains":[31],"why":[32],"interest":[34],"been":[36,64],"phenomenal":[37],"on":[38],"global":[40],"stage.":[41],"This":[42],"\u201ctin-trunk":[43],"literacy\u201d":[44],"once":[45],"in":[46,81,101,105,128,147],"official":[47],"depositories":[48],"is":[49,111,134,192],"now":[50],"finding":[51],"its":[52,237],"way":[53],"into":[54],"basements":[56],"individual":[58],"households":[59],"where":[60],"it":[61,248],"had":[62],"previously":[63],"housed":[65],"for":[66,99,109,132],"centuries.":[67],"The":[68,91,130],"cycle":[69],"archiving":[71],"re-archiving":[73],"at":[74,239],"private":[75],"or":[76],"personal":[77],"level":[78],"as":[79,247],"evidenced":[80],"Mali":[82],"points":[83],"to":[84,87,142,156,159,187,198,209,225],"need":[86],"depoliticise":[88],"archive.":[90],"Timbuktu":[95,228],"have":[97],"centuries":[100],"those":[102],"household":[103],"basements,":[104],"storerooms":[106],"garages":[108],"example,":[110],"strong":[113,178],"African":[114,223,257],"archival":[115,152,179],"tradition":[116,180],"deserves":[118],"special":[119],"commendation":[120],"considering":[121],"modern":[123],"archives":[124,238],"mainly":[126],"Western":[127],"conception.":[129],"lesson":[131,191],"Africa":[133],"natural":[136],"ventilation":[137],"remains":[138],"best":[140],"solution":[141],"preserve":[143,226],"our":[144],"collections":[145],"construction":[149],"future":[151],"buildings":[153],"needs":[155],"be":[157,196],"observed":[158],"avoid":[160],"artificial":[161],"methods":[162],"preservation":[164],"which":[165],"unsustainable.":[167],"International":[168],"collaboration":[169],"efforts":[170,184,218],"whilst":[171],"welcome,":[172],"should":[173,195],"take":[174,199],"cognisance":[175],"when":[181],"planning":[182],"rescue":[183],"with":[185,254],"regards":[186],"infrastructure.":[188],"Another":[189],"fundamental":[190],"Africans":[194],"able":[197],"control":[200],"digitization":[203],"their":[205],"own":[206],"intellectual":[207],"heritage":[208,229],"counter":[210],"cultural":[211],"pillaging.":[212],"On":[213],"other":[215],"hand,":[216],"made":[219],"South":[222],"Government":[224],"applaudable":[231],"but":[232],"deplorable":[234],"state":[235,241],"private,":[240],"provincial":[243],"levels":[244],"raises":[245],"eyebrows":[246],"appears":[249],"was":[251],"political":[252],"expediency":[253],"so-called":[256],"Renaissance":[258],"concept.":[259]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T04:12:42.849631","created_date":"2016-11-30T00:00:00"}