# Week 13 - The Theory of the Digital What is the difference between a manuscript and a digital version of it? This class welcomes students back from break and begins our focus on digitization in earnest. Our first question should be, what makes a digital project, digital? When we turn a manuscript into 1's and 0's, what do we do to it? What do we gain, or lose? This class is largely debate, discussion and brainstorming of [this week's readings](https://medievalbook.gitbook.io/digitizing-medieval-archives/~/drafts/-LV9QO5ZkrjBsV-qnO7l/primary/readings#13-the-theory-of-the-digital). If we have time, we will look at Github's project management tools. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://medievalbook.gitbook.io/digitizing-medieval-archives/week-13.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.