I like what I see, so far. I don't see anything more than the contacts page. though. I don't actually see any way to see transcriptions either - other than what other sites are doing. Is that what you meant?
I think the idea of comments and user improvements to transcriptions and translations is important, although the academics in the world, may not appreciate the value of AMATEURS :-) . art bolstad Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > Been making progress on a functional level 1 markup and transcription page. > Have a look at this: > > http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/projects/digital/apis/ > > > Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > >> Resending message from a different client... It seems spamcop has >> blacklisted T-Mobile's IP addresses they hand out to their EDGE cell >> phone clients... Hope this one doesn't get marked as spam. >> >> Art and Matt, >> I'm excited that we seem to have similar ideas of what this could >> become. To elaborate on what you've mentioned. >> >> I have hope that most major universities who frequently publish, or >> have important Papyri (Duke, Oxford, etc.), will participate in >> registering their documents. >> These documents move around for display and they would have the >> option to update the current location of each document. >> >> Open contributors would have custom skills which would cut across >> the domain of document owners and would include things like Matt has >> mentioned like: transcribers, translators, commentators. Then document >> owners could officially endorse submission, or other higher ranked >> contributors could rank them. >> >> The entire database snapshot would be available for free download as >> a DVD image (or set, if necessary). Uniformly marked up data would >> allow all kinds of outside research. >> >> HURDLE: Document owners are mostly protective of their images and >> make a fair amount of money from photographs, etc. >> Possible solution: All images licensed with restriction that, if >> republished, they must be reproduced in entirety. Images could then >> include a border on the image with ownership/attribution text which >> would sufficiently make the image unattractive to publishers that they >> would still wish to photograph originals. >> >> There seems to be 2 levels of development: >> >> On a lower level, I see a number of small, specialized utility pages >> for each of these tasks. >> >> On a higher level it seem we'll need very different faces to the >> overall site will probably need to be developed based on the desired use >> case and role: Document Owner, Transcriber, Translator, Researching >> Scholar. >> >> Yes, I've been hoping we can work together with other projects who >> have a similar vision. I was hoping we could show off some basic, >> useful tools before contacting them. >> >> Thanks for dreaming together guys. This is fun! >> >> -Troy. >> >> >> >> Art Bolstad wrote: >> >>> I am enclosing a pdf of a proposed web interface. It is simply some >>> drawings and text of what I think this database should look like on >>> the web. If it is a step in the right direction, then we can work >>> from there. >>> Since it is a proposal, discussion of it would be nice. >>> >>> art bolstad >>> >>> Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>> >>>> If you are an HTML designer, there is a huge need for YOU! :) >>>> >>>> We're trying to mockup some idea pages and really have no user >>>> interface skills. >>>> >>>> The idea we're trying to develop is a Papyri/Inscription registry >>>> database. >>>> >>>> It's a place where ancient scans can be uploaded, transcribed at 2 >>>> levels, translated, and demographic data associated. >>>> >>>> The sad start of a mockup is available at: >>>> >>>> http://crosswire.org/~scribe/papyriedit/ >>>> >>>> >>>> The data we're trying to capture is represented by something like >>>> (please ignore the markup specifics, but instead concentrate on the >>>> idea): >>>> >>>> $$$/Bodmer Collection/Biblical Papyri/P66 >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-BiblicalContent"> >>>> <reference osisRef="John.1.1-John.6.11">John 1:1-6:11</reference>; >>>> <reference osisRef="John.6.35-John.14.26">6:35-14:26</reference>, >>>> <reference osisRef="John.6.29-John.6.30">29-30</reference>; >>>> <reference osisRef="John.15.2-John.15.26">15:2-26</reference>; >>>> <reference osisRef="John.16.2-John.16.4">16:2-4</reference>, >>>> <reference osisRef="John.16.6-John.16.7">6-7</reference>; >>>> <reference osisRef="John.16.10-John.20.20">16:10-20:20</reference>, >>>> <reference osisRef="John.16.22-John.16.23">22-23</reference>; >>>> <reference osisRef="John.20.25-John.21.9">20:25-21:9</reference>, >>>> <reference osisRef="John.20.12">12</reference>, >>>> <reference osisRef="John.20.17">17</reference> >>>> </seg> >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-DocumentName">P66</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-OriginDate">200</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-OriginPlace">unknown</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-DiscoveryDate"></seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-DiscoveryPlace">Jabal Abu Mana, just >>>> north of the Dishna plain and 12 kms east of Jabal al-Tarif.</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-DiscoveryPlaceLonLat">-127.645667 >>>> 42.224675</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-DiscoveredBy"></seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-Owner">P. Chester Beatty</seg> >>>> <seg type="x-key" subType="x-CurrentLocation">Cologny-Genéva, >>>> Switzerland: Bibliotheca Bodmeriana; one leaf is in Cologne, Germany: >>>> Institut für Altertumskunde der Universitat zu Köln</seg> >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-scan"><figure >>>> src="images/Collection/Section/Document.png"/></seg> >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-transcription" subType="x-level1"> >>>> <w id="c1" src="5 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c2" src="40 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c3" src="75 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c4" src="110 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c5" src="145 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c6" src="180 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c7" src="215 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c8" src="250 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c9" src="285 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c10" src="320 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c11" src="355 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c12" src="390 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="c13" src="425 5 34 34">ÿÿ</w><w id="c14" src="460 5 34 >>>> 34">ÿÿ</w> >>>> </seg> >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-transcription" subType="x-level2"> >>>> <w id="w1" src="c1 c2">ÿÿÿÿ</w> <w id="w2" src="c3 c4 c5 >>>> c6">ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="w3" src="c7 c8">ÿÿÿÿ</w> <w id="w4" src="c9">ÿÿ</w> >>>> <w id="w5" src="c10 c11 c12 c13 c14">ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ</w> >>>> </seg> >>>> >>>> <seg type="x-translation" subType="x-en"> >>>> <w src="w1">In</w> <w src="w2">the beginning</w> >>>> <w src="w3">was</w> <w src="w4 w5">the Word</w>. >>>> </seg> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page