This presentation will describe how we used design-oriented research methods to prototype a digital scholarship tool. Specifically, we will discuss how we used Drupal and TEI encoding guidelines for XML to create an extensible online reading and research tool that has the potential to supplement and improve access to a variety of library texts. Paying equal attention the technical and theoretical aspects of this project, this presentation will examine the specific tools that we integrated, outline our approach to markup and description, and consider ways in which digitization processes can enable or foreclose the formulation of research questions and the application of research methods. This presentation will conclude with some practical ideas for developing crowd-sourced digitization projects, as well as assignment-based digital instruction based around this tool.
Learning Outcomes
Compare methods for digitizing texts;
Understand interaction between Drupal content management system and XML markup;
Describe differences between digital publishing and digital scholarship.
