-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm Dick
Sent: 24 May 2006 09:26
To: 'From: Local-History list'
Subject: RE: re. transcribing journals
We adopted a very similar approach with the Revolutionary Players
digitisation project www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk. See the Digital
Library section of the site where an image of the source was presented
and a transcription was provided underneath. This approach was welcomed
by users when we evaluated the site.
Best wishes,
Dr Malcolm Dick
University of Birmingham
-----Original Message-----
From: From: Local-History list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Lesley Whitworth
Sent: 24 May 2006 08:57
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: re. transcribing journals
I have been following this debate with interest, as an historian based
in an archive which prides itself on its digital expertise. I wanted to
make the pragmatic point that another approach is possible. The
generation of a digital image of each page of the actual document with a
facing page of edited and annotated text might represent an ideal
solution. I realise that cost may be an inhibiting factor for
conventional publication, but as an electronic resource this approach
has a lot to commend it.
Best regards,
Lesley Whitworth
Design Archives, Design History Research Centre, University of Brighton
www.brighton.ac.uk/designarchives
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