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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Sepideh Alassi (sepideh.alassi@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | As an increasing amount of manuscript description becomes available as data, opportunities emerge for new approaches to research on manuscript collections. Can we use manuscript datasets to find out new things about manuscript cultures – to engage in a distant reading of large collections of manuscript descriptions? In this workshop we will look at common approaches to the encoding of manuscript description, with a focus on TEI and the use of identifier schemes such as VIAF and ISNI. We will also look at how approaches to description affect the research questions that can be asked of datasets, and how cross-institutional collaborations can be beneficial in this area. We will investigate tools and techniques for the analysis of manuscript datasets, and finally look at the importance of documentation, availability and licensing in encouraging the use of such datasets by researchers. |
| Learning objectives | A hands-on experience of creating scholarly digital editions. |
| Comments | The course is hosted by: Huw Jones (Cambridge University Digital Libraries) Yasmin Faghihi (Cambridge University Library) Sepideh Alassi (Digital Humanities Lab, University of Basel) |
| Admission requirements | Basic IT knowledge is required. Each attendee must bring a laptop to the session on which Oxygen XML editor is installed. You can install a 30 day free trial. https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/download_oxygenxml_editor.html |
| Course application | Belegen. Non-students who would like to attend the workshop must notify the organizer per email. sepideh.alassi@unibas.ch |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Doktorat Digital Humanities: Empfehlungen (PhD subject: Digital Humanities) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Completion of the assignments during the workshop. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Digital Humanities Lab |