Publication – eLaboratories

From Macbeth to Mucedorus: Changing How We Edit and Publish Early Modern Plays

By Katie Blizzard

On April 23 at 6:00 PM (British Summer Time), Janelle Jenstad (University of Victoria) will discuss LEMDO during a presentation hosted by Animating Text Newcastle University. This talk aims to justify LEMDO’s objective to provide open-access editions of every surviving early modern text (1512-166), argue for a collaborative editorial practice, and describe its mechanism for publishing editions in sustainable digital anthologies, downloadable PDFs, and print-on-demand books.

Association for Documentary Editing 2025: “Editing for Access: Audiences and Technologies”

By Katie Blizzard

From June 16—18, the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) will gather virtually to reflect on theme of “Editing for Access: Audiences and Technologies.” Sessions wil explore best practices, innovative approaches, and boundary-expanding projects within the capacious field of editing, publishing, and recovering historical or literary texts. For more details about the conference, visit https://www.documentaryediting.org/wordpress/?page_id=3277.

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Building a Digital Edition with FairCopy and EditionCrafter

By Katie Blizzard

In this video, Nick Laiacona of Performant Software Solutions demonstrates how to go from a set of page images to a functioning online digital edition. Using FairCopy and EditionCrafter, Laicona introduces a workflow for organizing, editing, and publishing a digital edition.

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Conceptualizing and Creating a Digital Edition

By Katie Blizzard

Are you looking for a workshop environment to begin planning your edition? Join eLaboratories at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute for the course “Conceptualizing and Creating a Digital Edition.”

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Open-Assembly Teaching, Making, and Publishing: COVE Editions and Studio

By Katie Blizzard

Are you looking to build a peer-reviewed, open-access critical edition, gallery, or anthology–without any coding? Are you interested in collaborating with your class in the preparation and annotation of these materials? Join COVE at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute for the course “Open-Assembly Teaching, Making, and Publishing: COVE Editions and Studio.”

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Conceptualizing and Creating a Digital Edition

By Katie Blizzard

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Using Omeka Classic for Preparing and Publishing a Digital Edition

By Katie Blizzard

Cathy Moran Hajo discusses the benefits of using Omeka Classic for preparing, managing, and publishing her digital edition.

DEPCHA: Publishing Historical Financial Records Lessons Learned

By Katie Blizzard

Christopher Pollin demonstrates how GAMS can publish financial records, as well as discusses the lessons learned from developing this tool.

A Drupal Module for Scholarly Editions, & The Archival Benefits of Static Sites

By Katie Blizzard

Erica Cavanaugh demonstrates how to use the UVA Digital Publishing Cooperative’s Drupal module as a platform for preparing and publishing digital editions. Following, Patricia Searl discusses the archival benefits of publishing editions as static sites.