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Junicode 0.6.13 released
by Peter Baker 01 May '07

01 May '07

Junicode 0.6.13 is now available at http://junicode.sf.net. Here are the release notes: This release continues to add characters from the MUFI recommendation to benefit medievalists. Many messy outlines have been cleaned up, improving efficiency and reducing the likelihood of bugs. Most of the goodies in this release are for users of OpenType-aware programs such as InDesign and XeTeX: the OpenType features list has been thoroughly worked over and rationalized, and consistency imposed across all four faces (though it is still true that there are more OpenType features in Regular than in the other three). Use of ccmp, mark and mkmk has been greatly expanded, making use of combining diacritics more practical than before. Many MUFI glyphs have been made accessible via OpenType features, especially ccmp (for glyph+diacritic combination) and hlig (Historical Ligatures). Fractions, Roman numbers, subscripts and the various "Enclosed Alphanumerics" have been made accessible as ligatures (either liga, Standard Ligatures, or dlig, Discretionary Ligatures). Peter Baker

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TEI Workshops @ Kalamazoo
by Dot Porter 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

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 ************************************* 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 -- *************************************** 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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[Fwd: [agade] JOBS: Digitizing Persepolis documents]
by Dot Porter 11 Apr '07

11 Apr '07

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. -- *************************************** 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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[Fwd: cool tei tool to share]
by Herdsman Caedmon 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

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 -- 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/

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TEI Workshops @ Kalamazoo
by Dot Porter 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

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 -- *************************************** 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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Conference Session Call for Papers: Markup as Theory of the Text (Final Call)
by Herdsman Caedmon 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

(apologies for cross posting) Call for papers, Markup as theory of text. TEI Members Meeting, 1-3 November, 2007, University of Maryland. http://www.lib.umd.edu/dcr/events/teiconference/index.html This session will look at digital markup from the point of view of its underlying theoretical assumptions and implications. Some questions we are interested in considering: 1) What are the theoretical implications of digital markup for editors, paleographers, book historians, literary critics, linguists, etc. Are they different from, similar to, or of a completely different order from previous print practice? 2) Are markup schemas theories of the structure of a text in the way that linguistic theories are theories of language or literary theories are theories about literature? Do they/should they have theoretical lives of their own? 3) Does electronic markup change the way we look at text? We are open to other understandings of the topic and papers do not need to concentrate specifically, exclusively, or at all on the TEI. They can be broad ranging or concentrate on specific smaller issues. Please email abstracts to daniel.odonnell(a)uleth.ca by March 30th. -- 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/ -- 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/ -- 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/

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DM Election Results
by Dot Porter 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Dear All, I am very pleased to welcome the following colleagues to the Digital Medievalist Executive Board: *Arianna Ciula, King's College London *Dan O'Donnell, University of Lethbridge *Peter Robinson, University of Birmingham *Torsten Schassan, Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbuettel There were 26 total votes, or 8% of the DM listserv membership. The slate was strong and the election was quite close. Thanks very much to all the candidates and to these individuals for being willing to serve. Dot Porter -- *************************************** 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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Fwd: 20.533 cfp: Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts 2007
by Abdullah Alger 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

FYI ----- Forwarded message from willard(a)LISTS.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU ----- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:59:47 +0100 From: "Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty(a)kcl.ac.uk>)" <willard(a)LISTS.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU> Reply-To: "Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty(a)kcl.ac.uk>)" <willard(a)LISTS.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU> Subject: 20.533 cfp: Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts 2007 To: humanist(a)Princeton.EDU Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 20, No. 533. Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/cch/research/publications/humanist.html www.princeton.edu/humanist/ Submit to: humanist(a)princeton.edu Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:57:59 +0100 From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty(a)kcl.ac.uk> Subject: CFP: Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts 2007 From: Michael Fraser <mike.fraser(a)computing-services.oxford.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:49:47 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) From: Lou Burnard <lou.burnard(a)computing-services.oxford.ac.uk> CALL FOR PROPOSALS doing digital: using digital resources in the arts and humanities DRHA07 : Dartington College of Art : 9 - 12 September 2007 Bringing together creators, practitioners, users, distributors, and custodians of Digital Resources in the Arts and Humanities Over the last decade the annual Digital Resources for the Humanities and= Arts (DRHA) conferences have constructed an unusual kind of meeting place: a= space in which researchers, curators, and distributors of digital resources could meet and share perspectives on their complementary agendas. Last year, that forum was expanded to include participants from the creative and performing arts, giving the event a new flavour and a new direction. This year, the conference aims to explore further major issues at the interface between traditional humanities scholarship and the=20 creative arts, by focussing on their differing or complementary approaches to the deployment of digital technologies. Can the Arts and the Humanities=20 share expertise? Are they divided by a common tongue? To what extent are they developing common technical solutions to different problem areas? As in=20 previous years, the conference will articulate these questions by showcasing the very best in current practice across the widest spectrum of digital applications in the arts and= humanities and by fostering informed but accessible debate amongst professionals. The Programme Committee for DRHA07 is now soliciting imaginative and provocative contributions for the conference addressing such topics as: * the benefits and the challenges of using=20 digital resources in creative work, in teaching and learning, and in scholarship; * the challenges and opportunities=20 associated with scale and sustainability in the digital arena; * new insights and new forms of expression=20 arising from the integration of digital resources in the arts, humanities, and sciences; * social and political issues surrounding=20 digital resource provision in the context of global ICT developments; * the implications of "born-digital"=20 resources for curators, consumers, and performers; * training methods and best practice for digital arts and humanities practitioners. Other themes include: interactivity and performance; digital media in time= and space; integration and deployment of existing digital resources in new contexts; policies and strategies for digital deployment, both commercial= and non-commercial; cataloguing and metadata aspects=20 of resource discovery; digital repositories; Web 2.0 and other new technologies; encoding standards; intellectual property rights; funding, cost-recovery, and charging= mechanisms; digitization techniques and problems. Format: The conference will take up three intensive days, comprising presentation of academic papers and technical reports, performance and installation events, software and product=20 demonstrations, debates and training events. The atmosphere will be informal, the discussion energetic. Leading practitioners and representatives of key funding=20 agencies, such as the the Arts Council, the AHRC, the JISC, and the AHDS will=20 be amongst the participants. We hope that from this occasion a new consensus will emerge based on real life experience of the application of digital techniques and resources in the Humanities and Arts. Timetable: Proposals are now invited for academic=20 papers, themed panel sessions and reports of work in progress.Your proposal should be no smaller than 500 words and no longer than 2000; closing date for=20 proposals is May 2nd 2007. All proposals will be reviewed by an independent panel of reviewers, and notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 13th June 2007. All accepted proposals will be included in the Conference preprint volume, and will also= be considered for a post-conference publication. Cost: The all-in conference rate covering all=20 meals and accomodation as well as conference registration and proceedings will not=20 exceed =A3400. Reduced rates for early registration, and partial rates for one-day=20 or non-residential attendance will be announced shortly on the conference website. Further information: The conference web site at <http://www.dartington.ac.uk/drha07/>http://www.dartington.ac.uk/drha07/=20 will be regularly updated, and includes full details of the procedure for submitting proposals, the programme, and registration information. Bookmark it now! Dr Willard McCarty | Reader in Humanities=20 Computing | Centre for Computing in the=20 Humanities | King's College London | http://staff.cch.kcl.ac.uk/~wmccarty/.= =20 ----- End forwarded message -----

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International Seminar on Computer Text analysis and Philological Research
by Arianna Ciula 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Message in Italian and English: Università di Siena Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia di Arezzo Dipartimento di Teoria e documentazione delle tradizioni culturali Corsi di Filologia latina medievale e umanistica, Informatica del testo, Storia della filosofia medievale Seminario internazionale ALLA CACCIA DEGLI AUTORI. L'analisi informatica al servizio della ricerca filologica: il caso delle "Epistolae duorum amantium". Mercoledì 28 marzo Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia di Arezzo Campus del Pionta, palazzina uomini aula 19 ore 14-18 Partecipano: CARLOS PEREZ GONZALEZ (Universidad de Burgos) REKA FORRAI (Central European University Budapest) GUIDO MILANESE (Università Cattolica di Milano) SYLVAIN PIRON (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) IRENE ZAVATTERO (Università di Siena). Coordina Francesco Stella (Università di Siena) Materiali di lavoro nel sito www.unisi.it/tdtc/digimed. ****************** University of Siena Facolty of "Lettere e Filosofia" in Arezzo Department of "Teoria e documentazione delle tradizioni culturali" Courses of Medieval and Humanistic Latin Philology and Technologies of Texts, History of Medieval Philosophy International Seminar on "Authors Hunting": Computer Text analysis to support the Philological Research: the case study of "Epistolae duorum amantium". Wednesday 28th of March Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia di Arezzo Campus del Pionta, palazzina uomini class 19 2pm-6pm Speakers: CARLOS PEREZ GONZALEZ (Universidad de Burgos) REKA FORRAI (Central European University Budapest) GUIDO MILANESE (Università Cattolica di Milano) SYLVAIN PIRON (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) IRENE ZAVATTERO (Università di Siena). Moderator: Francesco Stella (Università di Siena) More information is available at www.unisi.it/tdtc/digimed. -- Dr Arianna Ciula Research Associate Centre for Computing in the Humanities King's College London Strand London WC2R 2LS (UK) Tel: +44 (0)20 78481945 http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch

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DM Election - thank you!
by Dot Porter 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for the first elected Digital Medievalist Executive Board over the past four days. New board members will be announced shortly. -- *************************************** 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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