dm-l May 2007

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[Fwd: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] 'Using computer modelling to investigate relationships between Roman Wall Painting and Roman Theatre' (seminar)]
by Daniel O'Donnell 31 May '07

31 May '07

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[Fwd: Job opportunity: project manager for UVa Press Founding Era collection]
by Daniel O'Donnell 31 May '07

31 May '07

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[Fwd: Job opportunity with UVa Press digital imprint]
by Daniel O'Donnell 31 May '07

31 May '07

While the proposed period is different from ours, many people on this list may have the requisite skills and an interest in working at a top e-publisher like this. -dan

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Fwd: AHDS Petition (British Citizens or Residents only)
by Dot Porter 31 May '07

31 May '07

This petition should be of interest to British citizens/residents on the list. Dot ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: James Cummings <James.Cummings(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> Date: May 31, 2007 9:46 AM Subject: AHDS Petition (British Citizens or Residents only) To: TEI-L(a)listserv.brown.edu Dear All, While I usually doubt the efficacy of such petitions, some of the British citizens or residents among you may be interested in the following petition: ====== http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/AHDSfunding/ On 11 May 2007, Professor Phillip Esler, Chief Executive of the AHRC, wrote to University Vice-Chancellors informing them of the Council's decision to withdraw funding from the AHDS after eleven years. The AHDS has pioneered and encouraged awareness and use among Britain's university researchers in the arts and humanities of best practice in preserving digital data created by research projects funded by public money. It has also ensured that this data remains publically available for future researchers. It is by no means evident that a suitable replacement infrastructure will be established and the AHRC appears to have taken no adequate steps to ensure the continued preservation of this data. The AHDS has also played a prominent role in raising awareness of new technologies and innovative practices among UK researchers. We believe that the withdrawal of funding for this body is a retrograde step which will undermine attempts to create in Britain a knowledge economy based on latest technologies. We ask the Prime Minister to urge the AHRC to reconsider this decision. ====== (feel free to circulate) -James -- Dr James Cummings, Oxford Text Archive, University of Oxford James dot Cummings at oucs dot ox dot ac dot uk -- *************************************** 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 ***************************************

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FW: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Using Digital images? Let us know how...
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

-----Original Message----- From: The Digital Classicist List on behalf of OKELL E.R. Sent: Tue 01/05/2007 7:40 To: DIGITALCLASSICIST(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Using Digital images? Let us know how... The Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology is undertaking a survey, funded by the JISC Community Led Image Collections Digital Repositories Programme, to assess the current use and potential future development of the Archaeology Image Bank (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/learning/image_bank/), including its potential integration into a wider linked network of digital repositories (e.g. classical artefacts, digitised manuscripts etc.). The attached questionnaire which is intended to capture basic data and also gather more detailed information about the ways in which our subject communities use digitally-sourced images and metadata, with particular reference to the Archaeology Image Bank, and will inform JISC in its decision-making regarding possible national initiatives to 'embed collections in the wider educational community to better provide access to high-quality educational image material' (http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/clic/ ). The questionnaire takes 10-15 minutes and full instructions for completion and submission, together with further details of the project, appear on the first page. Questionnaires submitted with contact details before 8th June will enter a prize draw (£50 Amazon voucher). Your time taken in filling out this questionnaire is very much appreciated by us, and we would like to thank you for contributing to the further development of digital teaching and learning in archaeology, classics and history. With all best wishes, Wendelin Romer, Lead Project Researcher, CLIC Archaeology Image Bank Project Cary MacMahon, e-Learning Projects Coordinator Officer, Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology Email: wr3(a)york.ac.uk, c.macmahon(a)arts.gla.ac.uk

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FW: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] New resource
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

-----Original Message----- From: The Digital Classicist List on behalf of Prof. Roger Boyle Sent: Fri 04/05/2007 2:35 To: DIGITALCLASSICIST(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] New resource We have created a resource at http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/mahdiyya-quran/ This is a digitisation and backlit digitisation of a C19th copy of the Qur'an. This is a prototype site. I'd be interest in feedback on oversights and/or its utility. Please feel free to publicise this resource widely. Roger

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FW: ticer "digital library school"
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

FYI -----Original Message----- From: TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) public discussion list on behalf of Eric Lease Morgan Sent: Wed 23/05/2007 11:15 To: TEI-L(a)listserv.brown.edu Subject: ticer "digital library school" Consider attending the Ticer "digital library school" in August, and specifically participating in a workshop called "Open Source Software for Libraries and XML": http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/lis/ticer/07carte/ program.html#3 Open Source Software The day-long workshop is divided into two parts. The first is about open source software. Given the linked texts and the accompanying set of software, the student will learn the ideas behind open source software, a bit of its history, how it is similar and dissimilar to librarianship, and why it is important to the profession. Through the hands-on exercises, the student will learn how to uncompress and untar distributions, configure an application for building, compile it, install it, configure it, and finally use it. Applications used during these hands-on activities include: Apache (a Web server), MARC::Record (a tool to read and writing MARC data), MySQL (a relational database application), Perl (a scripting language), zebra (an indexer/search engine), xsltproc (an XSLT processor), and YAZ (a Z39.50 client). The hands-on exercises are complete with sample data, configuration files, and sample scripts to get the student up and going quickly. This workshop is designed for the novice and moderately experienced computer user. The only prerequisite skills are: 1) no fear of command-line processing, and 2) the desire to learn. THIS WORKSHOP IS NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNED FOR COMPUTER GEEKS. IT IS ABOUT TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT. To get a flavor for this segment, see: http://infomotions.com/musings/ossnlibraries-workshop/ XML The second half is about XML. This workshop introduces participants to the extensible markup language (XML) through numerous examples, demonstrations, and structured hands-on exercises. Through the process you will be able to evaluate the uses of XML for making your data and information more accessible to people as well as computers. Examples include adding value to electronic texts (TEI), creating archival finding aids (EAD), creating bibliographic data (MARCXML and MODS), and implementing standards compliant Web pages (XHTML). By the end of the workshop you will have acquired a thorough introduction to XML and be able to: 1) list seven rules governing the syntax of XML documents, 2) create your very own XML markup language, 3) write XML documents using a plain text editor and validate them using a Web browser, 4) create simple XML documents using a number of standard XML vocabularies, 5) transform XML documents into other formats such as plain text or database (SQL) files using XSLT, and finally, 6) articulate why XML is important for libraries. This workshop is designed for the novice and moderately experienced computer user. The only prerequisite skills are: 1) no fear of command-line processing, 3) the ability to use a plain text editor, and 3) the desire to learn. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ABOUT COMPUTER GEEKTOM. IT IS ABOUT LEARNING TO CREATE WELL-STRUCTURED DATA CONSIDERING THE CURRENT NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT. This workshop will cover much of the content at the following URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/getting-started/ Summary These workshops are designed for any type of person who works in a library. They will help you learn about the current and immediate future of computing in libraries. These workshop have something to offer everybody. They are not strictly designed for computer types. The only prerequisites are an open mind and the desire to learn. For more information about the Ticer school in general, see: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/lis/ticer/07carte/index.html -- Eric Lease Morgan University Libraries of Notre Dame

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FW: TEI Live CD
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

This may be of interest to a number of different people on this list: 1) If you are an experienced XMLer and/or linux user, this disk has the latest version of TEI XML and a number of excellent open source programmes--Sebastian is also responsible for following the open source "market" for Open Source Watch and so has his finger on the pulse, so to speak. 2)If you have never tried Linux before, this disk is an interesting way to try: you load it in your CD drive, reboot your computer, and your computer runs as a Linux computer from the CD-ROM--i.e. without changing anything on your hard drive. It uses Ubuntu which is among the most popular version of Linux and is also extremely good and user friendly. And if you end up liking what you see, you can use the same disk to install Ubuntu to your computer's hard drive--while keeping your Mac or Windows Operating system as well if you wish (i.e. when you start up you are asked what you'd prefer to use). If you've ever installed or reinstalled Windows on a computer, then you will be pleased to know that installing Ubuntu is nothing like that horror: it has a very friendly and easy to use graphic user interface that guides the installation. But if you just run it from the CD-ROM, you won't even have to worry about that. -----Original Message----- From: TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) public discussion list on behalf of Sebastian Rahtz Sent: Sat 26/05/2007 11:39 AM To: TEI-L(a)listserv.brown.edu Subject: TEI Live CD http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/teideb/tei-Ubuntu.iso is an image of a TEI customization of the Ubuntu Live CD (Feisty series) for Intel PC. Grab a copy, make a CD from it, reboot your PC from the CD, and you should find yourself in a nice Linux system with the latest and greatest TEI-everything installed. It includes a state of the art eXist XML database system running with various TEI documents preloaded. I make these CDs mainly for teaching purposes, but it can also be used as an install medium to set up a new computer with a running Ubuntu system. As I have said before, if you have some nice software which should/can be be on here, let me know. There are three conditions: * it can't need _too_ much space * it must have an open source licence according to OSI definitions, and data files must be completely free (no "nocommercial" clauses) * it must be set up as a Debian package or something close (no "its got its own copy of Tomcat and Java with it") -- Sebastian Rahtz Information Manager, Oxford University Computing Services 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN. Phone +44 1865 283431

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FW: [MEDTEXTL] Announcing SCRIPTO
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

FYI -----Original Message----- From: Medieval Texts - Philology Codicology and Technology on behalf of Bill Schipper Sent: Sun 27/05/2007 5:04 AM To: MEDTEXTL(a)LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU Subject: [MEDTEXTL] Announcing SCRIPTO SCRIPTO. A New Programme for Graduate Medievalists and Early Modern Specialists The SCRIPTO programme (Scholarly Codicological Research, Information & Palaeographical Tools) at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg aims to provide a systematic, research-oriented introduction to the study of medieval and early modern books and their interpretation. It combines research and instruction within the framework of a uniquely innovative course, at the end of which each candidate will be awarded a diploma from Friedrich Alexander University. A modular programme This modular programme is a sort of bridge between research and practical work, and trains students in broad-based research projects (for example, the cataloguing of medieval and early modern manuscripts). Students taking a Master's degree may obtain 60 ECTS in the SCRIPTO programme. A broad spectrum of subjects SCRIPTO is made up of a broad spectrum of subjects and offers the following courses: - History and principles of cataloguing - Text typology (philosophical and theological texts; literary texts; liturgy, music; law, medicine; medieval Latin) - Book illumination (technology, stylistic history, illustrational typology, iconography); palaeography - Codicology; incunabula studies - Informatics (use and construction of databanks for the interpretation, drawing up and administration of information about manuscripts; preparation of printed catalogues). The modules introduce the topic in question and provide the knowledge needed to establish a thorough survey of the material make-up of the manuscripts. Moreover, the Informatics Module enables one to reproduce electronically or in print the results obtained. The instructors, who are distinguished specialists in their particular fields of research and teaching, are as follows: Dr. Oliver Duntze (Berlin/Erlangen), Bibliology; Privatdozentin Dr. Sonja Glauch (Erlangen), German; Dr. Christine Jakobi-Mirwald (Weiler), History of Art; Dr. Tino Licht (Heidelberg), Medieval Latin; Privatdozent Dr. Bernhard Pabst (Cologne), Medieval Latin; Dr. Christine Sauer (Stadtbibliothek Nuremberg), History of Art; Dr. Bettina Wagner (Bavarian State Library, Munich), German/Medieval Latin; and Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Winkler (Frankfurt), Musicology. There will also be a workshop led by a distinguished scholar and concerned with a relevant academic topic. Most DFG manuscript centres in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart and Wolfenbüttel) are supportive of the SCRIPTO programme. The course will take place in cooperation with the manuscript departments of the Erlangen University Library and the Bavarian State Library in Munich, in which some of the classes will take place. The academic committee of SCRIPTO is made up of the following scholars: Prof. Jacques Berlioz (Ecole nationale des chartes, Paris), Prof. Guglielmo Cavallo (Università degli studi «La Sapienza», Rome), Prof. David Ganz (King's College, London), Prof. Eef Overgauuw (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Representative of DFG Manuscript Centres) and Prof. Ursula Rautenberg (Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg). Admission Requirements Participants admitted to the course must have at least a Bachelor's degree. Students must apply for the course in writing. Applicants are required to show an adequate knowledge of Latin and of western palaeography. Applicants will be informed in writing if they have been admitted to the course. The language of instruction is German. Foreign participants, however, will be able to take German language courses at Friedrich Alexander University if they so wish. SCRIPTO 2007 The first course is from 22 October 2007 till 18 January 2008. Applicants should write, enclosing a full CV, to: Prof. Dr. Michele C. Ferrari Mittellatein und Neulatein Kochstr. 4/3 91056 Erlangen (Germany) The application deadline is 30 June 2007. Those applicants accepted for the course will be charged 650 Euros and will receive a document stating the terms of agreement and detailed information about the course, including the timetable. SCRIPTO online: <http://www.mittellatein.phil.uni-erlangen.de/scripto/scripto.html>http://www.mittellatein.phil.uni-erlangen.de/scripto/scripto.html

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FW: Extreme pre-conference workshop on overlap
by O'Donnell, Dan 27 May '07

27 May '07

This is a very technical conference, however it will be of interest to some on this list. Members and subscribers of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) are entitled to a discount on the registration. -dan -----Original Message----- From: TEI Overlapping Markup SIG discussion list on behalf of Syd Bauman Sent: Sun 27/05/2007 6:40 AM To: TEI-OL-SIG(a)listserv.brown.edu Subject: Extreme pre-conference workshop on overlap What: International Workshop on Markup of Overlapping Structures XML and SGML have revolutionized the representation of structured information, but not all information structures map easily into systems of hierarchically nested elements. Markup of overlapping structures is a perennially hot topic, reinvented and reimagined as often as it is solved. This full-day workshop will bring together the proponents of some of the major proposals for markup, representation, extraction, display, and validation of semantic overlap to summarize the systems they are developing and discuss topics of common interest. A morning of formal presentations will be followed by an afternoon of free-ranging discussion. When: Monday, 06 August 2007 the day before Extreme Markup Languages 2007, "The Markup Theory and Practice Conference" Where: Hotel Europa, Montreal, Canada (the Extreme hotel) Details: http://www.extrememarkup.com/extreme/overlap/ Confirmed speakers and topics include: * Alexander Dekhtyar, California Polytechnic State University, on the Concurrent XML and the ARCHway Project * Steven DeRose, National Center for Biotechnology Information (National Institutes of Health), on Trojan Markup and other empty-element techniques * Patrick Durusau, Snowfall Software, on Topic Mapping overlap * Wendell Piez, Mulberry Technologies, on LMNL (Layered Markup and Annotation Language) * C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, World Wide Web Consortium, on TexMecs and Goddag structures * Andreas Witt, University of Tubingen, on Multiple Annotations and XConcur Registration fee: $125 per person; there is a 20% discount for TEI-C members and subscribers, as well as for members of IDEAlliance, OASIS, SC34, & W3C, and for full-time academics & government employees) Registration and updated information at http://www.extrememarkup.com/extreme/overlap/index.html There's Nothing so Theoretical as a Good Practice

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