dm-l September 2008

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Image-text aligning using TEI P5 and IMT
by Roberto Rosselli Del Turco 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Hi all, lately I've been using (read: experimenting mostly) the excellent Image Markup Tool by M. Holmes (http://www.tapor.uvic.ca/~mholmes/image_markup/index.php) together with the TEI P5 <facsimile> element to markup areas of the Vercelli Book manuscript images to the corresponding transcription in XML format. From the beginning, I thought about two distinct ways to link text and image: 1. hot-spot functionality: define specific areas of the folio (decorated initials, marginalia, erasures and corrections, etc.) to be linked to explanatory text (such as paleographical and editorial notes); 2. direct image-transcription linking: define every line in the manuscript as an area linked to the corresponding text of the transcription; the idea being that clicking on a line in the ms image would take you to the corresponding text line, and viceversa. While I have little concerns about 1 and will surely proceed as intended, I'm having second thoughts about 2, especially after giving a paper at a conference in Pavia (Medieval Texts-Contemporary Media: The Art and Science of Editing in the Digital Age http://lettere.unipv.it/?pagina=p&titolo=MedievalTexts) on this very subject and discussing it a little with other participants afterwards. I wonder which approach is best on usability grounds: 1. linking line to line as originally planned: the disadvantage being that, moving forward while browsing the images or the transcription text, the connection between the two would be lost, (status disruption, a possibly cause of uncertainty for the user); 2. synchronising text and image in a permanent way: navigating the images would have the transcription text scrolling accordingly, and viceversa; the alignment would be guaranteed, but could be a little heavy on resources perhaps (alignment might be disabled an re-enabled though); 3. giving up on a line to line alignment for a simpler page to page linking: surely less flexible, would require less encoding and less resources. Which solution is best, in your opinion? Are you working on similar text-image linking projects? What have you decided to do? Thanks in advance, Roberto -- Roberto Rosselli Del Turco roberto.rossellidelturco at unito.it Dipartimento di Scienze rosselli at ling.unipi.it del Linguaggio Then spoke the thunder DA Universita' di Torino Datta: what have we given? (TSE) Hige sceal the heardra, heorte the cenre, mod sceal the mare, the ure maegen litlath. (Maldon 312-3) -- Roberto Rosselli Del Turco roberto.rossellidelturco at unito.it Dipartimento di Scienze rosselli at ling.unipi.it del Linguaggio Then spoke the thunder DA Universita' di Torino Datta: what have we given? (TSE) Hige sceal the heardra, heorte the cenre, mod sceal the mare, the ure maegen litlath. (Maldon 312-3)

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Job announcement
by Christine McWebb 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Dear Digital Medievalists, I would like to draw your attention to the following job announcement in University Affairs this month. If you know of any qualified graduate students or colleagues who may be interested, please forward this message to them : Position: French - Assistant or Associate Professor Institution: University of Waterloo Location: Ontario Date posted: 2008-09-08 The Department of French Studies invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, commencing August 1, 2009. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D in French Studies, with a specialization in early modern French literature (Middle Ages to 17th century inclusively), as well as a solid knowledge and practice of electronic editing, publishing, and archiving of literary texts. Candidates should have a native or near-native knowledge of French and a good command of English. Duties will include participation in the department's research initiatives, and the teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses. Canada's most innovative university, the University of Waterloo offers tremendous opportunities for professional and personal development. Within the Faculty of Arts, the Department of French Studies forms a dynamic community dedicated to excellence in research and teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applications, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of recommendations, and evidence of successful teaching, should be sent directly, no later than December 15, 2008 to Dr. François Paré, Chair, Department of French Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1; Fax: (519) 725-0554; E-mail: fpare(a)watarts.uwaterloo.ca. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities. The appointment is subject to the availability of funds. Best regards, Christine McWebb Christine McWebb Associate Professor ML333 Department of French Studies University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada Fax: 1-519-725-0554 Phone: 1-519-888-4567x32465 e-mail: cmcwebb(a)uwaterloo.ca http://margot.uwaterloo.ca

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Early Modern Textual Studies and Digital Humanities (2009-11)
by Ray Siemens 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Postdoctoral Fellow in Early Modern Textual Studies and Digital Humanities (2009-11) The Electronic Textual Cultures Laboratory (ETCL) [URL: < http://etcl.uvic.ca/ >] at the University of Victoria has an exciting two-year postdoctoral opportunity for a candidate with a background in early modern literary and textual studies, expertise in computing, and an interest in the digital humanities field. The postdoctoral fellow will be key in the development of a professional reading environment designed to respond to the needs of those working with early modern books and manuscripts. Source material for this work will be derived from our work on the Devonshire Manuscript (BL Add MS 17,492) and our ongoing work with professional reading environments in number of related projects. The successful candidate will have skills and aptitudes in early modern research, textual studies, and scholarly editing in a digital humanities context, including training or demonstrated experience working with TEI XML and digital editions. Organizational skills are essential. Interest and aptitude in research planning and management would be an asset. The ability to work in concert with our existing team is a critical requirement. Examples of technologies employed in related ETCL projects are as follows: TEI P5; XML, XSLT, XSL and XHTML encoding; XQuery; eXist XML databases; JavaScript; Ruby on Rails; PHP; CSS; and web-based SQL database projects using PostgresSQL and mySQL. Experience in some or all of these areas would be an asset, but is not a requirement, though aptitude with digital tools is required. Our current team members pride themselves on a passionate interest in both the humanities and their computation engagement. Our ideal candidate is someone with similar passions who can introduce the team to new ideas and provide new perspectives on existing digital humanities issues. Salary for this position is competitive in the Canadian context, and is governed in part by SSHRC practices; combined with a local supplement, the annual salary for this position is expected to be $52,000, inclusive of benefits and travel allowances. Applications, comprising a brief cover letter, CV, and the names and contact information for three referees, may be sent electronically to <etcl.apply(a)gmail.com>. Applications will be received and reviewed until the position is filled; the position can begin as early as January 2009.

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Warning: DM Website Downtime from Thursday.
by James Cummings 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

Hi dm-l'ers, This is just a notice to tell you that the Digital Medievalist website and wiki will be down this Thursday 11 September for several hours from 15:00 GMT. The system will be migrated through several operating system version changes, and a number of other processes upgraded at the same time. The mailing list is independent from this site and will be in operation through-out and I will post a notice when the upgrades have been fully completed. All DM data has been backed up and the majority of the website is stored in a subversion repository at a different institution from the website. This is just warning that the site will be down that day until all problems have been resolved and the site reinstated. I apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Best, -James

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Digital Medievalist: Call for referees and reviewers
by Dot Porter 08 Sep '08

08 Sep '08

Dear Digital Medievalist membership, We are in the process of compiling a list of referees for our journal articles and reviewers for digital editions and digitally-related books. If you would be interested in acting as a referee and/or reviewer, please write to us at editors(a)digitalmedievalist.org and give us your position and institutional affiliation, and a brief description of your interests and specializations. This will allow us to assign reviewers and referees based on their fields of specialization and their availability, meaning you can be very precise in what you wish to review and how frequently. We would like to have a very broad pool of knowledge to draw from, covering the late antique period through the Renaissance, all specializations (literature, history, art history, economics, material culture, archeology, etc.), and a range of digital experience. It should be noted that accepting referees are named and published alongside the articles. To get a sense of what is involved in completing a review of an article as referee for Digital Medievalist, you can take a look at the review form available which will be available within 24 hours at http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/journal/DM_Referee_form.txt. Address questions or comments to editors(a)digitalmedievalist.org. We look forward to hearing from you! Thank You, Dot Porter and Arianna Ciula, journal editors Rebecca Welzenbach, reviews editor

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Fwd: Professorship in e-History
by Dot Porter 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

[Posted on behalf of David Pritchard, University of Queensland. Please excuse cross-posting] Professor of e-History School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics The University of Queensland Brisbane AUSTRALIA An outstanding leader in History and e-History, and an energetic, innovative leader in e-Humanities, interested in building research and teaching synergies across the University. The School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics is a dynamic team with a reputation for innovative approaches to teaching and research excellence. The School is the second largest in the Faculty of Arts, with thirty-six academic staff who are widely published internationally and have extensive research backgrounds. The School, regarded as a leader in humanities teaching and research in Australia, and the largest cohort of undergraduates and postgraduates, research income and publication output in the Faculty. The role The School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics is seeking an outstanding appointee to provide academic leadership in History and internationally-recognized expertise in e-History and related aspects of e-Humanities. This is a new initiative created to give the study of History at UQ across several faculties and a number of schools and centres a point of convergence and a unique difference through a major e-History and e-Humanities project. The appointee would work with researchers on new methods and ways of accessing, assembling and analyzing historical information through electronic media. The appointee will be expected to develop the national and international standing of the School, the Faculty and UQ for leadership in e-History and e-Humanities, including government and industry partnerships and other forms of external recognition, collaboration, and funding. The appointment will be 50% in teaching and research within the School and 50% in e-History and e-Humanities projects. The appointee will report jointly to the Head of the School and the Executive Dean of Arts, and be involved in an e-Humanities management committee drawn from leaders in relevant projects and programs already existing across UQ. The successful candidate should hold a PhD in History or in digital Humanities and have an outstanding record of academic leadership, teaching at all levels, research, and research supervision. The candidate should have expertise in one of the established fields in the History Discipline, and the ability to create links to other disciplines within the School would be an advantage. Proven success in obtaining external funding is essential. Remuneration The remuneration package will be $129,654 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of 17% (total package will be $151,696 p.a.). This is a full-time, continuing appointment at Academic Level E. Contact Obtain the position description and selection criteria online . To discuss the role contact Head of School, Professor Clive Moore, telephone (07) 3365 2154 or email c.moore(a)uq.edu.au. Send applications to the Human Resources Consultant, Faculty of Arts, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, AUSTRALIA 4072, or email applications.arts(a)uq.edu.au. Applications close 13 October 2008. http://seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=67&PageNumber=1&JobID=13… Dr David Pritchard Cultural History Project Centre for the History of European Discourses Discipline of Classics and Ancient History School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics Faculty of Arts University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia Telephone: +61 7 3365 3338 Fax: +61 7 3365 1968 Email: d.pritchard(a)uq.edu.au

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Fwd: Vacancies, DHO, Dublin, Ireland
by Dot Porter 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

--Apologies for Cross Listing – Applications are invited for two 2 ½ year fixed term positions with the Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO), a national digital humanities centre located in Dublin, Ireland. Digital Humanities Specialist The Digital Humanities Specialist will promote and support the use of advanced computing techniques as applied to the humanities, provide consultations to project partners, engage in a range of educational activities, and assist in the technical development of a shared e-humanities infrastructure. Web Developer The Web Developer will design, develop, and maintain highly interactive web interfaces for digital content creation, repository deposit, content discovery, computational analysis, data visualization and other tools for humanities research. Experience with web development tools such as AJAX, HTML, CSS, XSLT, PHP, and SQL required. Further information and details of the application process are available on www.ria.ie and www.dho.ie. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview on the basis of information provided in their applications. The Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO) is a project of the Royal Irish Academy operating under the auspices of the Humanities Serving Irish Society Consortium to build a joint national platform for the coordination and dissemination of e-humanities research at an all-island level. The Royal Irish Academy is an equal opportunities employer -- Susan Schreibman, PhD Director Digital Humanities Observatory Pembroke House 28-32 Upper Pembroke Street Dublin 2, Ireland -- A Project of the Royal Irish Academy -- Phone: +353 1 234 2440 Fax: +353 1 234 2400 Mobile: +353 86 049 1966 Email: susan.schreibman(a)gmail.com Email: s.schreibman(a)ria.ie http://dho.ie http://irith.org http://macgreevy.org http://v-machine.org

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Searching for a search engine
by Dot Porter 01 Sep '08

01 Sep '08

[apologies for the slightly redundant subject line. It's not even very funny.] I'm looking for a search engine to handle what I guess is termed "fuzzy searching" across a corpus of Latin legal texts. Essentially, what we will have are TEI tagged transcriptions, but we will not have detailed parts of speech encoding (and I don't believe it's realistic to add such encoding), so the search could not rely on tags. Variant spellings are a huge issue, so we would like a search that is "smart" in the sense that it will have some kind of algorithmic approach to finding potential variant spellings (as opposed to relying on a list of known variant spellings). We do not want to rely on any kind of Boolean searching (commas, curly brackets, etc.). We want a search where the user will discover the variants *after the fact* (once the search is done), rather than having to make a determination about what those variants might be ahead of time. Finally, the search will need to work both within single transcriptions, and across multiple transcriptions (potentially across the entire corpus). Is anyone on-list familiar with any existing search engines or frameworks that suit our needs, or that might be modified to suit them? Thanks, Dot

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