16.139 workshop on ms transcription; online course in aesthetics

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                   Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 139.
           Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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       [1] From: cbf@socrates.Berkeley.EDU (26)
             Subject: Workshop on Transcription of Medieval MSS at Berkeley
                     August 19

       [2] From: Mike Gismondi <mikeg@athabascau.ca> (3)
             Subject: New Online Graduate Course in Information Aesthetics

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             Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 09:25:03 +0100
             From: cbf@socrates.Berkeley.EDU
             Subject: Workshop on Transcription of Medieval MSS at Berkeley
    August 19

    The Digital Scriptorium Project has prepared another revised version of
    the Document Type Definition (DTD) for the encoded transcription of
    medieval manuscripts using XML, documentation of that DTD, and a set of
    software tools to facilitate their use. These materials will be available
    after 8/19/02 to anyone, at UC Berkeley or elsewhere, at

            http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Scriptorium/transcription.html

    The Bancroft Library, U. of California, Berkeley, will sponsor a one-day
    hands-on workshop (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) on Monday, August 19 (place TBA). The
    workshop will be led by Sharon Goetz and Charles Faulhaber and will cover
    all aspects of the use of the transcription guidelines and the software:
    downloading and installation, overview of text encoding principles for the
    preparation of machine-readable texts, and step-by-step instruction in the
    encoding and transcription of medieval manuscripts using the software.

    Participants may use manuscripts available on the Digital Scriptorium
    website or provide their own.

    The workshop is open to anyone, whether affiliatied with UC Berkeley or
    not. Therre is no fee, but we can accomodate only 17 participants. If you
    are interested in attending the workshop, please contact Charles Faulhaber
    (cfaulhab@library.berkeley.edu).

    The original DTD was prepared by Michael Sperberg-McQueen, former U.S.
    editor of the Text Encoding Initiative. An XML version was prepared by
    David Seaman (Electronic Text Center, U. of Virginia). This in turn has
    been extensively revised by Sharon Goetz (UC Berkeley). We are deeply
    indebted to all three for their work.

    Charles Faulhaber The Bancroft Library UC Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
    (510) 642-3782 FAX (510) 642-7589 cfaulhab@library.berkeley.edu

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             Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 09:25:43 +0100
             From: Mike Gismondi <mikeg@athabascau.ca>
             Subject: New Online Graduate Course in Information Aesthetics

    Some of your readers may be interested in this new online graduate course
    MAIS 656: Datascapes: Information Aesthetics and Network Culture
    from Athabasca University, offered this fall.

    <http://www.athabascau.ca/mais/syllabi/mais656.html>http://www.athabascau.ca/mais/syllabi/mais656.html



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