Digitization of the Serbian folk proverbs compiled by Vuk S. Karadžić

Abstract

This paper aims to present the digitization process of a very important piece of Serbian intangible cultural heritage, Српске народне пословице и друге различне као оне у обичаj узете риjечи (Engl. Serbian folk proverbs), compiled by Vuk Stefanovi´c Karadˇzi´c during the first half of the 19th century. In the paper, we discuss the necessary steps in the digitization process, the challenges we had to deal with as well as the solutions we came up with. The goal of this process is to have a fully digitized, user-friendly version of Serbian folk proverbs, that will also easily integrate and be compatible with other digitized resources and/or multi-dictionary portals.