The Present and Future of the TEI Community for Manuscript Encoding

This article provides a detailed analysis of the current state, needs, and desires of members of the TEI community working with manuscript material, based on the results of a survey carried out by the authors. An analysis of the survey results provides insights into the practices, problems, and limi...

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Main Authors: Marjorie Burghart, Malte Rehbein
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Language:deu
Published: Text Encoding Initiative Consortium 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of the Text Encoding Initiative
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/jtei/372
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