dm-l June 2007

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20 discussions

Return of Junicode
by Peter Baker 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

There was a problem overnight with the SourceForge server which I ran afoul of when I tried to upload a fix of a bug (which, to tell the truth, would have affected two or three nordicists and no one else). The bug is fixed now, the corrected file seems to be getting propagated to the mirrors, and Junicode users who wish to upgrade can safely go and get their files at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=158636 This release may be useful for people who have been waiting for additional MUFI characters (the addition of MUFI characters will be complete in the next file release). But there are also goodies here for people who use OpenType-aware applications (e.g. InDesign, XeTeX, Mellel, and to a limited extent MS Word 2003 and later--if you have enabled Windows support for International scripts). Users of Mac OS X "Tiger" or later should read the Mac readme. Source code freaks will find the source code posted later today or tomorrow. Peter

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[Fwd: New update - Digital Manuscripts of the Abbey Library of St. Gall]
by Daniel O'Donnell 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

-- Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD Department Chair and Associate Professor of English Director, Digital Medievalist Project http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/ Chair, Text Encoding Initiative http://www.tei-c.org/ Department of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Vox +1 403 329-2377 Fax +1 403 382-7191 Email: daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca WWW: http://people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odonnell/

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[Fwd: Digital Mss of St. Gall]
by Daniel O'Donnell 08 Jun '07

08 Jun '07

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Junicode 0.6.14 delayed
by Peter Baker 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

Having a few issues with the SourceForge file release system. Junicode 0.6.14 is delayed till I get it sorted. Peter

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Junicode 0.6.14 released
by Peter Baker 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

This last release in the Junicode 0.6 series contains all MUFI (Medieval Unicode Font Initiative) alphabetic characters (some diacritics, suspensions and other symbols will be added in 0.7). It also adds OpenType features especially to support MUFI: enlarged minuscules, overlines with roman numbers, underdotted (deleted) text, and an alternative shape of yogh can all be produced via Style Sets. Support for diacritics via ccmp, mark and mkmk has been expanded, and support for MUFI ligatures via hlig (Historical Ligatures) has also been expanded. See the documentation for recommendations concerning MUFI characters. Junicode is available at http://junicode.sourceforge.net. Peter Baker

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Digital infrastructure and the Homer Multitext (DC seminar)
by Gabriel Bodard 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

(With apologies for crossposting: I am sure that both the manuscript examples and the protocols/technologies discussed in this paper will be of great interest to DMists who find themselves anywhere near London this week.) Digital Classicist/Institute of Classical Studies Work in Progress Seminar, Summer 2007 Friday 8th June at 16:30, in room NG16, Senate House, Malet Street, London Neel Smith (College of the Holy Cross, MA) 'Digital infrastructure and the Homer Multitext' ALL WELCOME The Homer Multitext project is creating digital resources for studying the Iliad as a textual tradition, including full TEI texts of six MSS, texts of associated scholia, and new photography of some MSS. This talk will survey the technological framework for the Multitext project, and will especially emphasize a tiered design using stable reference schemes (CTS URNs for text passages, and identifiers with data namespaces for objects) in conjunction with defined service protocols (Canonical Text Services, or CTS, for text retrieval, and Collection services for structured information about objects such as manuscripts). The seminar will be followed by wine and refreshments. For more information please contact Gabriel.Bodard(a)kcl.ac.uk or clyontupman(a)hotmail.com, or see the seminar website at http://www.digitalclassicist.org/wip/wip2007.html -- Dr Gabriel BODARD (Epigrapher & Digital Classicist) Centre for Computing in the Humanities King's College London Kay House 7, Arundel Street London WC2R 3DX Email: gabriel.bodard(a)kcl.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1388 Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2980 http://www.digitalclassicist.org/ http://www.currentepigraphy.org/

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Job: Digital Resources/Reference Librarian - American University in Cairo
by Abdullah Alger 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

Digital Resources/Reference Librarian The American University in Cairo (AUC) seeks a dynamic, experienced Digital Resources/Reference Librarian . The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the management of the Library's digital/electronic resources. Specific duties include the coordination of a project to populate and implement a new electronic resources management system. He/she will also function as a member of the Reference Team as well as have some responsibilities for staff training and other duties as assigned including collection development. Position requirements include an ALA accredited MLS or equivalent, excellent communication skills in spoken and written English and experience with an integrated library system (III preferred). Experience with ERM, negotiating licenses, spreadsheet proficiency, using statistical data is highly desired. The ability to work effectively in a team and independently is also necessary. Experience in a multicultural environment, experience with course management and related software, a second Masters degree, and Arabic proficiency or other languages skills are desirable but not mandatory. Position # LLT-3. View a complete job description at http://library.aucegypt.edu/about/employment.htm ----------------------------------- How to Apply For all positions: E-mail letter of application specifying Position # with a current c.v. and complete the Personnel Information Form provided at http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html. Applicants for BEC and HUSS only positions: arrange to have three letters of recommendation and transcripts mailed to: Applications from USA and Canada: Dr. Earl (Tim) Sullivan, Provost The American University in Cairo, WEB 420 Fifth Avenue, Fl. 3-WEB New York, N.Y. 10018-2729 email: facultyaffairs(a)aucnyo.edu Applications from Egypt, Middle East and Europe should be forwarded to: Dr. Earl (Tim) Sullivan, Provost The American University in Cairo, WEB 113 Kasr el Aini Street, P.O. Box 2511 Cairo 11511 Egypt email: facultyv(a)aucegypt.edu Additional applications requirements might be added for some of the following advertisements. Deadline of Applications is stated below at each position description. The American University in Cairo is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Re: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] AHDS funding
by Daniel O'Donnell 02 Jun '07

02 Jun '07

As two leading (dare I say) digital communities, I wonder if a coordinated approach from dm and dc might not also be useful? On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 10:18 +0100, Gabriel BODARD wrote: > This information is of vital importance to the Digital Classicist > community--although there has never been a Classics AHDS centre. There > has been discussion over on Antiquist re the possibility of framing a > formal response to the AHRC from communities of expertise like > ourselves. If you have any thoughts on that, get in touch and we'll make > sure everyone is in the loop. In the meantime, have a look at the > petition that Stuart mentions below. > > -------- Message original -------- > De: Stuart Dunn <stuart.dunn(a)kcl.ac.uk> > > Dear all, > > Most of you are probably aware by now of the AHRC's recent decision to > end funding of the AHDS as of next year. Most of us can probably agree > that this is not a good thing, and you therefore may like to sign the > No. 10 petition on the subject at > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/AHDSfunding/. Tell your friends. > > All the best, > Stuart Dunn

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[Fwd: Extreme Markup Languages 2007: call for late-breaking news]
by Daniel O'Donnell 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

FYI. An excellent conference indeed. Even if you are not a subscriber or member of the TEI (and at $75, why aren't you ;), you might be able to get an academic discount. -dan -- Daniel Paul O'Donnell, PhD Director, Digital Medievalist Project http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/ Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English University of Lethbridge Lethbridge AB T1K 3M4 Canada Vox: +1 403 329-2378 Fax: +1 403 382-7191

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[Fwd: Two digital humanities job openings at Brown University]
by Daniel O'Donnell 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

It's raining jobs.

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