« La philologie, si l’on y prend garde, a devant elle un grand avenir, cet avenir passe par la diffusion libre la plus large possible du domaine public : les nouveaux outils fondés sur des textes numérisés offrent des possibilités de diffusion et d’analyse dont on n’a jamais disposé ; il faut travailler à mettre en libre accès le plus grand nombre possible de textes, de la meilleure qualité possible, et développer de nouveaux outils d’analyse, qui dépassent la simple requête d’un terme ou d’une expression. »
Alain Guerreau, L’avenir de la philologie. Textes anciens et domaine public.
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