CALL. 14.02.2017: EpiDoc training workshop - London (England)
EpiDoc (epidoc.sf.net) is a community of practice and guidance for using TEI XML for the encoding of inscriptions, papyri and other ancient texts. It has been used to publish digital projects including Inscriptions of Aphrodisias and Tripolitania, Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri, and EAGLE Europeana Project. The workshop will introduce participants to the basics of XML markup and give hands-on experience of tagging textual features and object descriptions, identifying and linking to external person and place authorities, and use of the online Papyrological Editor tool.
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 28/02/2017 [new deadline]: 14/02/2017
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 03-04-05-06-07/04/2017
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: London (London, England)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Gabriel Bodard ; Lucia Vannini (ICS); Simona Stoyanova (KCL)
INFO: gabriel.bodard@sas.ac.uk
CALL:
We invite applications to participate in a training workshop on digital editing of papyrological and epigraphic texts, at the Institute of Classical Studies, London, April 3–7, 2017. The workshop will be taught by Gabriel Bodard and Lucia Vannini (ICS) and Simona Stoyanova (KCL). There will be no charge for the workshop, but participants should arrange their own travel and accommodation.
The workshop will assume knowledge of papyrology or epigraphy; Greek, Latin or another ancient language; and the Leiden Conventions. No technical skills are required, and scholars of all levels, from students to professors, are welcome. To apply, please email gabriel.bodard@sas.ac.uk with a brief description of your background and reason for application, by February 28, 2017. [new deadline: 14/02/2017]