Category: Digital Editions
Making Past Voices Public: The Boston-Area Institute for Publishing Archival Manuscript Text Online
Katy Gehred
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) in partnership with Northeastern University Library (NUL) is proud to host Making Past Voices Public, a collegial institute from July 27 to 31, 2020, designed to assist participants with preparing the content of manuscript sources for digital public presentation. If you have/are working with archival […]
Theodore Roosevelt Center: Digital Cataloging and Review/History Internships
Erica Cavanaugh
The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University is seeking interns to participate in the cataloging of historical documents in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. The goal of the Center is to serve scholars, tourists, teachers, curious citizens, and students of all ages as they explore the life and achievement […]
ADE Education page updated and 2017-2019 Public Report on Grant Available
nwasmoen
I am pleased to announce with my final act as the ADE Education Programs Director that an updated ADE Education page is now available at https://www.documentaryediting.org/wordpress/?page_id=5382. On this page you can view existing ADE website resources, as well as a new FAQ for people considering new editorial projects and a […]
Participants Selected for the 48th Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents
nwasmoen
The Association for Documentary Editing is pleased to announce the participants selected for the 48th Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents to be held 16–20 June, 2019, on the campus of Princeton University: Dreanna Belden, Assistant Dean for External Relations, University of North Texas Libraries Project: The Papers of Littleton Dennis […]
Survey – Digital Edition Platforms and Tools
Jennifer Stertzer
Are you currently publishing a scholarly digital documentary edition? Or perhaps in the planning stages, evaluating options and thinking about platform features and design? We are interested in learning more about the tools and platforms in use or under review – as well as what editors look for when evaluating […]
Confronting the Complexities of Digital Publication: A Glimpse into the ADE Seminar on Critical Issues
nwasmoen
By: Katie Blizzard, Communications Specialist at the Papers of George Washington and the respondent for this year’s Seminar on Critical Issues at the ADE Annual Meeting in Olympia, WA. In late June, numerous textual-editing scholars will travel to Olympia, Washington, to attend the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) Annual Meeting. […]
Announcing Thomas Jefferson’s “3. volumes bound in Marbled paper”
James P. McClure
John C. Van Horne, Editor, in Collaboration with the Papers of Thomas Jefferson at Princeton University and the Center for Digital Editing at the University of Virginia jefferson3volumes.princeton.edu This website reconstructs a compilation of documents made by Thomas Jefferson, probably in 1801-1802, as a record of actions and decisions […]
Job Announcement: NEH-Funded Research Associate Vacancy
Erica Cavanaugh
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is a state agency and membership organization that is fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The KHS mission is to educate and engage the public through Kentucky history in order to confront the challenges of the future. The Kentucky Historical Society seeks a […]
Job Announcement: Associate Editor, The Selected Papers of John Jay, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Erica Cavanaugh
The Columbia University Libraries seeks a temporary Associate Editor to assist in the editing and preparation of the Selected Papers of John Jay. Reporting to the Director of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, responsibilities include: Researching new documents, creating original transcriptions of texts, and verification (proofreading) of transcriptions of […]
Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative – Issue 9, 2016
Erica Cavanaugh
The recent issue of the Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative (Issue 9, 2016) includes an article titled “Towards a Model for Encoding Correspondence in the TEI” which is relevant to those involved with documentary editing. It provides recommendations on encoding letters with critical metadata, highlights the importance of the Model Editions Partnership, […]