Great news that yet another digital asset for scholars is on the way. Hamlet online is about to go live with a previously impossible features for the scholar. The Arden Shakespeare finally has a rival - the individual reader - who may consider the many varying editions of the text side by side and make their own edition...
An important feature of the resource is that it is to be available free, this was a condition of finance by the funding bodies, including the NEH the National Endowment for the Humanities in the US.
There is an article online here.
The site itself is in the .org domain at Quartos.org and yes it IS all about the TEI and the XML!
Partially modelled 3D laser scan of c 8th Century stone slab - Marigold decoration in lower right
Marigold stone slab, from Tullylease in North Cork, Ireland, a partially modelled 3D laser scan, screenshot from Rapidform Software shows damage and flaking to the surface of the stone.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Digital Journalism - a view from
This post from is from The Guardian Online by Editor Alan Rusbridger. He is speaking on Digital Journalism. He speaks about the Guardian's position which is that the newspaper is committed to a 'free at the point of desktop' model. He maintains that by having a paywall newspapers would cut themselves out of the conversations being had by writers, scientists, artists and readers worldwide...a way forward may be mutualisation where journalists and readers together produce something better than either on their own. More here.
There is also a link to the full text of his Cudlipp lecture today.
There is also a link to the full text of his Cudlipp lecture today.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
UCC XML and Metadata symposia
I participated in the very excellent class by Faith Lawrence and Kevin Hawkins from the Digital Humanities Observatory today. It was great to be a student and to see another's perspective on the thorny issues of tagging. Who knew about Creole?! Also Faith's PhD thesis involving online narratives will hopefully be helpful to my students.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
DHO
The Digital Humanities Observatory in the form of Kevin Hawkins and K Faith Lawrence are coming to UCC. This event really yielded a lot of results last year and there are now a group of us with similar interests from various departments communicating in the university. The event is free and anyone can sign up at
I'll be at both morning sessions, and am looking forward to the project slams where we get to see who is doing what on campus in the area of new media and digital technologies in the humanities.
I'll be at both morning sessions, and am looking forward to the project slams where we get to see who is doing what on campus in the area of new media and digital technologies in the humanities.
Beginning new PhD courses
Today I start the PhD course PG7009 on digital humanities in the - lovely once you are inside it - WGB. Hopefully the weather will hold up!
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