T-PEN: transcription for paleographical and editorial notation

T-PEN: transcription for paleographical and editorial notation

A New Tool for the Digital Humanities

T‑PEN is a web-based tool for working with images of manuscripts. Users attach transcription data (new or uploaded) to the actual lines of the original manuscript in a simple, flexible interface.

Interoperability

T‑PEN...
• Is an open and general tool for scholars of any technical expertise level
• Allows transcriptions to be created, manipulated, and viewed in many ways
• Collaborate with others through simple project management
• Exports transcriptions as a pdf, XML(plaintext) for further processing, or contribute to a collaborating institution with a click
• Respects existing and emerging standards for text, image, and annotation data storage
• Avoids prejudice in data, allowing users to find new ways to work