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There is still time to book on the training day below! DocExplore is open-source software which creates interactive presentations of manuscripts. For more information, please see http://www.docexplore.eu/ where the software can now be downloaded for free. A demo of the software can be found at http://www.docexplore.eu/reader/ Please note the booking details as below; however, if you would like further information about the project, please do contact me. We have made good use of the software here onsite at the Cathedral Archives and Library. Cressida Williams Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library Introducing a new interactive digital document presentation system: A DocExplore Training Event Jennison Building, University of Kent, Canterbury Thursday 26th June 2014 DocExplore is a new free open source software suite enabling the easy creation of interactive digital presentations suitable for the promotion of written heritage collections. The system enables users to import scanned images of a document or manuscript, attach explanatory text, images, sound and video to enhance the understanding of the document, and produce a presentation for display, either on a local computer or on-line via the web. To support the release of the software, we will be staging a free one-day training event on the DocExplore system. This will provide an introduction to the system and allow users to build their own trial presentation using DocExplore. Morning (10am – 12noon) - Augmenting digital documents with DocExplore * Introduction: DocExplore and the promotion of the written heritage * Images, digitization, documents * Augmenting digital documents with DocExplore * Managing collections of DocExplore Augmented Books * Creating interactive presentations * Setting up a working display with DocExplore * Examples of presentations based on the collections at Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library * DocExplore on the web Afternoon (1pm – 3pm) - Creating Augmented Books * Design of a Visual Augmented Book * Export and import of an Augmented Book * Interacting with the DocExplore community The event is free to attend but places must be pre-registered. Light refreshments will be provided. Lunch will be available from numerous outlets at the University. To register for the event please email Dr Richard Guest at [log in to unmask] 20th June 2014. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra