Exemplars
Exemplar 1: one source, many outputs [new window]
One of the advantages of electronic editions is the potential to generate multiple outputs from a single original. This example considers how you would generate HTML, XML, PDF and plain text files from a single XML source. These different outputs would be suitable for a range of different functions, including web publication, print publication and long-term preservation.
Exemplar 2: variable transcripts [new window]
It is now common to offer users the ability to switch between diplomatic and non-diplomatic transcriptions. This example considers how this can be achieved and how you can allow users to choose between a range of levels of editorial regularisation.
Exemplar 3: textual evolution [new window]
How can the evolution of a text through several drafts be represented in electronic form? This is a particularly crucial issue for editors of letters, where the correspondent's omissions and redrafting can provide insight into their state or mind at a particular moment.
Exemplar 4: sorting letter collections [new window]
The cataloguing of electronic letter collections raises a number of issues for editors. This example describes the 'CELL model': the approach that we are developing at the Centre to deal with the kinds of issues and problems that arise.
