Training
Programs that sometimes require an introduction are generally used to create an edition. Both professional typesetting programs for analog editions such as InDesign and classic XML editors such as Oxygen can only be used effectively once basic functions have been taught in advance. However, it is not only such programs that are indispensable for editorial work; transcription software is also becoming increasingly relevant. Transcription methods are used in particular in digital editing, which exceed the application possibilities of a manually created transcription: Transcription software can not only be used for automated character recognition of printed texts, typescripts, and sometimes even manuscripts, but it can also be used to create the basic structure of an XML file, for example by automatically recognizing the layout of the document to be edited and then preparing it for transcription. These procedures not only make the editing work much easier, they can also be used to prepare the synoptic presentation of an edition, which has now become standard, in a more communication-oriented way.
HEDIT regularly offers training courses on the basics of common editing programs and introductions to coding languages relevant to digital editing, such as XML/TEI. If you are interested in a training course that we do not offer, please let us know. We collect requests from HEDIT members in order to expand our range of courses accordingly. This page provides information about upcoming training courses, while the HEDIT events website lists past courses. If you are a HEDIT member and would like to participate in a training course, please register by emailing
Maximiliane Nietzschmann & Maximilian Kramer
maximiliane.nietzschman@uni-heidelberg.de
maximilian.kramer@uni-heidelberg.de
Upcoming Training Courses
The next training session will take place on July 17, 2025, on eScriptorium, a platform for manual or automated segmentation and text recognition of handwriting and printed text. The training will take place in the practice room of Heidelberg University Library and will consist of two parts. The first part (2–4 p.m.), which is primarily aimed at beginners, will cover the basics. The second part (4–6 p.m.) will build on this and is aimed at advanced users. Topics will include training models and the creation of training material. The topics will be taught by Mr. Jan Kamlah and his colleague Larissa Will from the OCR Competence Center of the University Libraries of Mannheim and Tübingen (OCR-BW).
The next training session will take place on December 13, 2024, on Git and the XML editor Oxygen in the German Studies Department (Palais Boisserée). In the first part (2–5 p.m.), Simon Martens (Theodor Springmann Foundation) will teach the basics of data backup and version management with Git, and in the second part (5–6 p.m.), Maximiliane Nietzschmann and Isabel Langkabel will introduce the XML editor Oxygen.