CFP: Kalamazoo, May 2006 Finding a Friendlier Front End: User Interface Design for Electronic Critical Editions

Abstract submission deadline: Sept. 15, 2005

This session hopes to feature both real practices and imagined ideals for crafting a better presentation of data in electronic critical editions. While some presentations may deal in part with tools or initiatives for developers, the focus is really on the user. Are there factors of layout and design that make it easier for the user to access complex data? What tools can we provide that facilitate the user's experience with an ancient text? In what ways can we yet exploit the new media to enhance the interaction of the reader with a textual tradition? What are some best practices in designing an interface that adequately reflects the 'mouvance' of a text? What is the potential functionality of an electronic critical apparatus? Topics need not be limited to existing technologies.

Send abstracts (include websites if appropriate) to Jesse D. Hurlbut at:

jesse_hurlbut@byu.edu