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Soren A. Steding

Computer-Based Scholarly Editions:

Context, Concept, Creation, Clientele

Logos Verlag Berlin

2002



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V O R B E M E R K U N G 7

T A B L E

OF

C O N T E N T S

8

PREFACE 11

TARGETS, TERMS, AND TOPICS

15

1.1 THEORY AN D PRACTICE .15

1.1.1 Methods and Approach 17

1.1.2 Problems and limitations 19

1.2 C O M PU T ER , D A T A , A N D M U L T I M E D I A 22

1.2.1 Data vs. information 23

1.2.2 Multimedia 27

1.3 D A T A A N D T IM E 33

1.3.1 Data storage and time

42

1.3.2 Data access and time 47

1.3.3 Planning for digital preservation 49

2 C O M P U T E R S A N D T H E G U T E N B E R G G A L A X Y 57

2.1 DIGITAL WORLD AND BOOKISH KNOWLEDGE 57

2.1.1 Bo ok s without batteries 58

2.1.2 The Late

Age

of Print

63

2.2

TH E FUTURE OF THE BOOK

72

2.2.1 Paper-books in virtual stores -ju st in time 73

2.2.2 E-book, e-paper, and

e-ink 75

2.2.3 Bo oks that w ill disappear into virtuality

82

2.2 .4 Virtual Libraries for virtual boo ks

88

2.2.5 E-Publishers and E-Publishing

98

2.3

HYPERTEXT AND HYPERFICTION

104

2.3.1 Hyper,

text,

media

105

2.3.2 Hyperfiction 116

2.3.3 Links and lacks, navigation and frustration 127

3 EDITIONS AND COMPUTERS

141

3.1 W H A T IS SCHOLARLY ED ITING? 141

3.1.1.

What are scholarly editions 143

3.1.1 .1 Scholarly editions reproduce sources 155

3.1 .1.2 Scholarly ed itions are prepared

for

pu blication

160

3.1.1.3 Scholarly editions provide a reliable basis 163

3.1.2. Problems of printed scholarly editions 168

3.2

COMPUTERS AND THE HUMANITIES

173

3.2.1.

Digitizing the philologies 174

3.2.1.1 Philological data acquisition

177

3.2.1 .2 Philological data production 179

3.2.1.3 Philological data distribution

182



3.2.2 The nature of electronic texts 186

3 3 Technical aspects o f scholarly

e-texts

191

3.2.3.1

Verifiability and quoteab ility 193

3.2.3.2

Encoding and character sets 203

3.2.4 Types of digital sources in the humanities 212

3.2.5 Users of digital sources in the hum anities 215

3.2.5.1

Informational need s 220

3.2.5.2 Com puter users 222

3.2.5.3

Users of digital sources 224

3.2.6 Improving academ ic data exchange 226

3.3 USERS AND USER EXPECTATIONS OF HUMAN ISTIC ELECTRONIC SOURCES 232

3.3.1 M ethodology and preliminary reflections 233

3.3.2 Participants the com puter and the Internet 235

3.3.2.1 Questions 1 and 2: Use of the computer 235

3.3.2.2

Question 3 : M ain functions and advantages of the com puter 236

3.3.2.3

Question 4: Ac ademic use of the Internet 236

3.3.2.4

Question 5: Annoy ing aspects of the W W W wh en working with texts 238

3.3.3 Experiences with and expec tations about paper-based editions 239

3.3.3.1

Question 6: Definition of >scholarly editiom 240

3.3.3.2 Question 7: Ty pes of scholarly editions 242

3.3.3.3

Question 8: Reasons for choosing and using a scholarly edition 243

3.3.3.4

Qu estion 9: Func tions and elements of paper-based editions 245

3.3.4 Experiences with and expec tations about digital scholarly editions 247

3.3.4.1

Question 10: Definition of d ig ita l edition< 247

3.3.4.2

Q uestion

11:

Previous use of digital editions 249

3.3.4.3

Qu estion 12: Ad vantages and disadv antages of digital editions 249

3.3.4.4

Qu estion 13: Elem ents and features of digital editions 251

3.3.4.5

Qu estion 14: Preferences for a digital edition 257

3.4 COM PUTER-BASED SCHOLARLY EDITIONS 259

3.4.1 Types of electronic editions 262

3.4.2 Users of com puter-based editions 265

3.4.3 Functions of com puter-based editions 268

3.4.2.1

Standards of quality of com puter functions 270

3.4.2.2

Ty pes of functions 273

3.4.2.3

Data processing 278

3.4.2.4

Data editing 283

3.4.2.5

Data presentation 284

3.4.4 Production of computer-based editions 293

3.4.3.1

Data selection 294

3.4.3.2

On line and offline 300

3.4.3.3 Data Input 303

AN

ARGUMENT FOR COM PUTER-BASED SCHOLARLY EDITIO NS. 313

Appendix A: Principles of Qu oting 323

App endix B: Bibliography 324

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