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EVT 3 (Edition Visualization Technology) Workshop
Presenter
Chiara Martignano, University of Padua (chiara.martignano@unipd.it)
Description
This workshop offers an introduction to digital philology and electronic editions, with a particular focus on preparing and visualising digital genetic editions. The practical session, however, is open to all types of scholarly editions, especially critical editions and also diplomatic editions with facsimile. By the end of the course, participants will have gained a basic understanding of how to prepare and publish digital genetic editions—as well as other kinds of editions—using texts encoded according to the TEI XML standard and EVT. Participants will have access to the workshop slides and to an archive containing all the materials needed to follow the lecture and complete the training exercises. Those who already have an edition project are encouraged to bring the basic materials: images, text transcriptions, and, if available, TEI‑XML encoded files. No prior knowledge is required, although even minimal familiarity with XML editors is helpful. The software used for visualisation is EVT (Edition Visualisation Technology).
Programme
10:00 – 10:30 | Opening and Introduction
● Welcome and overview of the workshop goals.
● Roundtable: Brief introduction of participants, their projects, and skill levels (based on the preliminary survey).
● Theoretical introduction to Digital Philology.
10:30 – 11:30 | Part I: Fundamentals of TEI/XML Encoding
● Introduction to XML and the TEI standard.
● Specific focus: The module for critical apparatus (critical editions) and an overview of authorial philology (genetic editions).
● Demo: Overview of sample editions created with EVT to showcase different possibilities (critical, diplomatic, genetic).
11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee Break (Provided by the organisers)
11:45 – 13:00 | Practical Session I: Text Encoding
● Guided exercise: Encoding a sample text (including critical apparatus and/or genetic phenomena).
● Individual support for those wishing to work on their own materials.
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break 14:00 – 14:45 | Part II: Introduction to EVT 3
● What is EVT and how its configuration works.
● Setting the stage: checking the installation of necessary tools (EVT and local server).
14:45 – 16:30 | Practical Session II: Visualisation with EVT
● Loading the TEI files produced in the morning into the software.
● Basic personalisation: interface configuration and brief notes on using CSS for styling.
● Troubleshooting and fine-tuning of the created editions.
16:30 – 17:00 | Conclusions and Q&A
● Final discussion, advice on how to proceed with individual projects, and closing remarks.
Information for participants
We strongly encourage participants to bring the materials underlying the digital editions they are currently working on or have previously worked on, such as images and transcriptions in plain text format, as well as TEI‑XML encoded texts if available. We will also provide a set of ready‑to‑use downloadable materials so that everyone can test EVT 3 features during the workshop. In addition to a standard web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari), before the workshop participants will need to install the following:
● The latest release of EVT 3,
● Visual Studio Code (VSC) with the Scholarly XML extension for validation and the LiveServer extension for testing.
To prepare and edit TEI‑XML data, Visual Studio Code with the ScholarlyXML extension is fully sufficient for the workshop. Participants who already use Oxygen XML Editor are welcome to continue using it.
In case of difficulties with the installation, please contact Chiara Martignano (chiara.martignano@unipd.it).
Last but not least, to better organise the workshop programme and contents, we kindly ask participants to fill out this skills assessment survey.