There are still spaces available in the TEI Workshops at Kalamazoo.
Please register soon if you plan to participate! You can email me at
dporter(a)uky.edu.
Dot
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The Medieval Academy of America Committee on Electronic Resources is
pleased to announce two TEI workshops to be held at the International
Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, in May 2007. Both
workshops will be on Thursday, May 10 (sessions 32 and 138; see
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html for complete
conference schedule).
1) XML and the Text Encoding Initiative Workshop I: Introduction to TEI Encoding
This workshop offers an introduction to best practices for digital
scholarship, taught by a medievalist, James C. Cummings, specifically
for medievalists. Instruction includes introductory-level XML and
structural encoding, as well as new TEI P5 standards and guidelines,
markup concerns for medieval transcription, and a brief consideration
of XML Editors. Assignments will be completed during the following
clinic.
2) XML and the Text Encoding Initiative Workshop II: Advanced TEI Encoding and
Customization
This workshop offers advanced instruction in advanced topics in TEI encoding and
the customization of the TEI for an individual project's needs, taught
by a medievalist, James C. Cummings, specifically for medievalists.
Instruction includes metadata for medieval manuscript description,
advanced-level concepts of TEI P5 modularization, schema generation
and customization for individual projects, and a brief survey of
related technologies. Assignments will be completed during the
following clinic.
Dr. Cummings works for the Oxford Text Archive, University of Oxford.
He holds a PhD from the University of Leeds, and he has extensive
experience leading TEI workshops.
Both workshops are limited to 14 participants, and registration is required.
The fee *per workshop* is $45/$60 (Medieval Academy
members/nonmembers) for pre-registration, $55/$70 for walk-ins
(pending available space).
Please send contact information and a check payable to Medieval
Academy of America c/o
Dorothy Carr Porter
RCH
351/352 William T. Young Library
Univ. of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0456
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Dot Porter, University of Kentucky
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Program Coordinator
Collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities
dporter(a)uky.edu 859-257-9549
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Editorial Assistant, REVEAL Project
Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
porter(a)vis.uky.edu
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This position may be of interest to some on the list. (from Digital Classicist)
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [agade] JOBS: Digitizing Persepolis documents
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:16:26 -0500
From: Sasson, Jack M <jack.m.sasson(a)vanderbilt.edu>
Reply-To: Sasson, Jack M <jack.m.sasson(a)vanderbilt.edu>
To: The Agade mailing list. <agade(a)listserv.unc.edu>
>From Magnus Widell <widell(a)uchicago.edu>:
======================================
Job Announcement
Persepolis Fortification Archives
Research Project Professionals
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seeks to
appoint two new staff members to make digital images of Aramaic
texts and of seal impressions on tablets from the Persepolis
Fortification archive.
Knowledge of Aramaic epigraphy and/or Achaemenid glyptic and/or the
Persepolis Fortification archive is highly desirable. Comfort with
digital technology, familiarity with computers and a variety of
computer programs is essential. Graduate work in some area of
ancient Near Eastern studies is required. Applicants with these
qualifications who have completed PhDs in areas pertinent to
research on Achaemenid texts and art, as well as applicants
admitted to PhD candidacy in these areas, are encouraged to apply.
The successful applicants will receive training in large-format
very high-resolution digital scanning and Polynomial Texture
Mapping and in making, processing, and uploading images. They will
then capture images of Aramaic texts and of seal impressions on
clay tablets from Persepolis, under the supervision of the
Persepolis Fortification Archives project team, and process the
scans for uploading and editing.
The work is to begin on July 1, 2007 and continue through December
31, 2008. Salary for each post is $22,000 (July-December 2007) +
$44,000 (January-December 2008), with benefits.
Funding for these positions is assured from July, 2007 through
December, 2008. There is a possibility that additional funding
will be obtained and that the positions can be extended.
To apply for this position, please apply online at the University
of Chicago's job posting website at http://jobs.uchicago.edu
(requisition # 075728 or 075622 - Research Project Professional)
Applications must be received by May 15th, 2007.
For additional information, please contact:
Matthew Stolper
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
1155 East 58th Street
Chicago, Il., 690093
m-stolper(a)uchicago.edu
The University of Chicago is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.
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Dot Porter, University of Kentucky
#####
Program Coordinator
Collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities
dporter(a)uky.edu 859-257-9549
#####
Editorial Assistant, REVEAL Project
Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
porter(a)vis.uky.edu
***************************************
I know some people on this list have been developing tools. There is
also a session on manuscript encoding going on.
Since this is the first TEI meeting to have a conference type set of
sessions, we are quite keen on getting good papers in--and can afford to
be a little gracious about deadlines.
Let me encourage you to consider submitting abstracts on markup if you
have some interesting ideas--it ain't every day one gets an audience of
people who *want* to hear the gory details of your encoding, after
all ;)
If you have an idea for a markup paper but don't know where to submit,
let me know and I'll help you find the right person.
-dan
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Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD
Chair, Text Encoding Initiative <http://www.tei-c.org/>
Director, Digital Medievalist Project <http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/>
Associate Professor and Chair of English
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4
Vox: +1 403 329 2378
Fax: +1 403 382-7191
Homepage: http://people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odonnell/
The Medieval Academy of America Committee on Electronic Resources is
pleased to announce two TEI workshops to be held at the International
Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo, MI, in May 2007. Both workshops will be
on Thursday, May 10 (sessions 32 and 138; see
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html for complete
conference schedule).
1) XML and the Text Encoding Initiative Workshop I: Introduction to TEI Encoding
This workshop offers an introduction to best practices for digital
scholarship, taught by a medievalist, James C. Cummings, specifically
for medievalists. Instruction includes introductory-level XML and
structural encoding, as well as new TEI P5 standards and guidelines,
markup concerns for medieval transcription, and a brief consideration
of XML Editors. Assignments will be completed during the following
clinic.
2) XML and the Text Encoding Initiative Workshop II: Advanced TEI Encoding and
Customization
This workshop offers advanced instruction in advanced topics in TEI encoding and
the customization of the TEI for an individual project's needs, taught
by a medievalist, James C. Cummings, specifically for medievalists.
Instruction includes metadata for medieval manuscript description,
advanced-level concepts of TEI P5 modularization, schema generation
and customization for individual projects, and a brief survey of
related technologies. Assignments will be completed during the
following clinic.
Dr. Cummings works for the Oxford Text Archive, University of Oxford.
He holds a PhD from the University of Leeds, and he has extensive
experience leading TEI workshops.
Both workshops are limited to 14 participants, and registration is required.
The fee *per workshop* is $45/$60 (Medieval Academy
members/nonmembers) for pre-registration, $55/$70 for walk-ins
(pending available space).
Please send contact information and a check payable to Medieval
Academy of America c/o
Dorothy Carr Porter
RCH
351/352 William T. Young Library
Univ. of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0456
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Dot Porter, University of Kentucky
#####
Program Coordinator
Collaboratory for Research in Computing for Humanities
dporter(a)uky.edu 859-257-9549
#####
Editorial Assistant, REVEAL Project
Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
porter(a)vis.uky.edu
***************************************