Digiquest Mailing List

Background

Following on from the successful and informative 'Digital Text and Digital Image' colloquium, organised by Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, an electronic mailing list entitled 'Digiquest' has been set up.

Purpose

The large number of academic projects involved in the digitisation of materials pertaining to Ireland's literary, linguistic, and visual history was highlighted at this conference. It is intended that this mailing list should provide a forum for ongoing discussion and exchange of ideas about any aspect of digitisation for members of these projects.

Possible discussion topics include:

• Projects can inform members of the list about the current status of their work, advise members of the existence of newly digitised materials, and discuss the aims of their particular project within the wider context of digitisation.
• Members can discuss their projects from a technical perspective e.g. discuss the merits of using one markup language over another.
• Theoretical topics will also be acceptable e.g. what are the key differences between a digital and hard copy version of a text?

Aim

The long term aims of the list include:

• Setting up a website where all such academic projects can register and submit a project description, should they wish to do so.
• To promote the use of digitised materials in the area of wider scholarship and their role in e-education.
• To recognise the wealth of resources that currently exist in a digitised form and to consider how each project can co-operate to build on this existing foundation.

Joining the List

Point your browser at: http://lists.ucc.ie/lists/archives/digiquest-l.html and follow the link to join the list.

If you have any further questions or queries you can contact Julianne Nyhan at owner-digiquest-l@lists.ucc.ie