Sponsored by the Electronic Text Centre at the University of New Brunswick Libraries
Courses | Course Prerequisites | Facilities | Registration Fees/Hotel Accomodations | Special Events | Further Information
For the past seven years, the Electronic Text Centre at the University of New Brunswick has offered a highly successful summer institute, "Creating Electronic Texts and Images- a Practical exploration of the Research, Preservation and Pedagogical uses of Electronic Text and Images". This year the Centre is pleased to announce an expanded offering of two one-week workshops, "Essentials of Electronic Publishing" with David Gants, and "Intensive Introduction to Encoded Archival Description" with Daniel Pitti. There will also be a two-day workshop "Fundamentals of Digital Imaging" with Marc Bragdon.
The workshops are designed to effectively balance technical components with theoretical and practical "hands-on" learning opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities. Participants gain a greater understanding of the latest techniques, tools and standards while expanding their communities of practice.
COURSES:
Essentials of Electronic Publishing Workshop
Instructor: David L. Gants
Aug. 16-20
Registration limited to 20
For over a decade, David Gants has taught courses in humanities computing, electronic editing and publishing, and English literature at the University of Virginia, University of Georgia and University of New Brunswick. While at the University of Georgia he also developed a series of completely on-line and hybrid on-line/traditional courses.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce students to the essential elements of electronic publishing. Topics to be covered include:
This course is designed primarily for librarians and archivists who are planning to develop digital projects; for scholars who are creating Web-based resources as part of their teaching and research; and for publishers who are looking to move publications to the Internet. The teaching method will emphasize hands-on learning and deal with a variety of source materials ranging from letters and journals to essays and articles.
Course participants will learn to create a set of on-line digital objects, while making extensive use of the TEI Guidelines and mark-up resources: transcribing the source document, planning the textual structure, marking up the resource, building stylesheets and XSL transformations, and finally publishing the completed work on the Web. As well, the course seeks to inform the creation of digital resources with an awareness of the long tradition of books and printing. This will include readings and lectures on textual scholarship and printing history. Finally, there will be a half-day mini-workshop on creating and manipulating digital images to accompany the electronic texts.
Intensive Introduction to Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Workshop
Instructor: Daniel Pitti
Aug. 16-20
Registration limited to 15
Daniel Pitti is currently Interim Co-Director at the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH), University of Virginia. He has been involved in the development of EAD, as the chief technical editor, since it's beginning in 1993. Daniel is a member of the EAD Working Group of the Society of American Archivists. He has taught introductory and advanced courses in the Rare Book School (Virginia) and around the world since 1997.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an established international standard for the
XML-based encoding of archival description. This course will provide an intensive, hands-on introduction to Encoding Archival Description.
Topics to be covered include:
This course is primarily aimed at archivists and manuscript librarians who would like an intensive introduction to EAD that includes an extensive supervised hands-on component. Repository administrators contemplating the implementation of EAD and technologists working in repositories will also find the course useful.
Lecture and discussion topics will include: an introduction to Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Extensible Stylesheet Language-Transformations (XSLT); use of software tools to create and publish finding aids; the history of EAD, focusing on its theoretical and technological foundations; the current status of EAD and related standards development activities, including Encoded Archival Context (EAC) and Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS); in-depth introduction to the structure and semantics of EAD; use of software tools to create and publish finding aids; conversion techniques and methodologies; and the integration and management of EAD in an archive or library, including funding and organizational models. The class will jointly encode and publish a finding aid that will illustrate a wide variety of essential EAD and XML concepts. Students will also encode and publish one of their own finding aids.
Fundamentals of Digital Imaging Workshop
Instructor: Marc Bragdon
August 13–14
Registration limited to 15
Marc Bragdon is Electronic Services Librarian with the University of New Brunswick Libraries Electronic Text Centre. Marc plays a lead role in the ongoing development of digital preservation strategies for UNB Libraries that incorporate international standards in digital imaging and information exchange as well as associated networked indexing and search/retrieval applications.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Digital Imaging combines technical infrastructure with people, policies, and techniques for capturing, processing, archiving and Web publishing collections of visual resources. Such resources might include manuscripts, photographs, maps and paintings. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, workshop participants will be introduced to the practical considerations of creating a digital imaging environment that meets the highest standards for preserving and making accessible visual resources. Topics to be covered include:
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
This years Summer Seminar Series suggests that participants have some experience with the Web and an elementary understanding of HTML or XML. Applicants should have, at a minimum, a basic knowledge of archival descriptive practices and experience using word-processing software with a graphical user interface for the EAD Workshop.
FACILITIES:
The workshops will be held in two state-of-the-art research and teaching lab facilities in the Harriet Irving Library (map) on the UNB campus. A Windows PC will be available for each participant in a comfortable air-conditioned environment.
REGISTRATION FEES / HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS:
Registration before June 30 is $950.00 (CDN) for either five-day workshop and $275.00 (CDN) for the two-day workshop. Late registration fees are $1,050.00 (CDN) for either five-day workshop and $300.00 for the two-day workshop.
Tuition includes taxes; all course fees, nutritional breaks and lunches. Tuition does NOT include cost of accommodations.
To register for the Summer Series Workshops, use the Web Course Registration Form.
A block of rooms have been reserved in each of the Hotels listed below. Please note that participants will be responsible for making their own reservations. Rooms are set-aside under UNB Libraries and must be booked by July 16 to ENSURE RATE AND AVAILABILITY. Additional accommodations are available at the City of Fredericton tourism webpage.
Delta Fredericton Hotel
http://www.deltafredericton.com/
1-888-462-8800
1-506-457-7000
Price: $115.00.00 (CDN) Single/Double + HST
The Delta Fredericton is located on the banks of the beautiful St.John River and is a 25-minute walk from the University.
Lord Beaverbrook Hotel
http://www.lordbeaverbrookhotel.com/
1-866-444-1946
1-506-455-3371
Price: $109.00 (CDN) Single occupancy + HST
The Lord Beaverbrook Hotel is located in picturesque downtown Fredericton and is within walking distance of the University of New Brunswick, unique shops and restaurants.
Carriage House Inn
http://www.bbcanada.com/4658.html
1-800-267-6068
1-506-452-9924
Price: $85.00 - $105.00 (CDN) + HST
The Carriage House Inn is a delightful Victorian bed and breakfast built in 1875. It is conveniently located near the University, shops and restaurants.
Please note that Fredericton has a very efficient taxi system, where taxi cabs are readily available at reasonable prices; therefore, whether walking or "cabbing it," transportation to and from the University will not present a problem.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR AUGUST 16-20 WORKSHOPS ONLY:
Please note that modest additional charges will apply to some of above special events. Additional details will follow in early August.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Please contact Susan Oliver
OR
Lori Tozer at 506-452-6325
Information on prior institutes is available at: http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/SGML_course/Aug2003/summerinstitute.html