[Julia Flanders <Julia_Flanders at Brown.edu>] Re: Documents to be reviewed before Council call on March 30

[Lou Burnard]

For what it's worth, ye olde TEI did try to establish a workgroup on
this very topic, and we identified quite a few people who had relevant
expertise on this side of the pond at that time. I could reactivate a
few contacts here if you like. If we're talking about people with
expertise in early print, I would have thought the EEBO folks should be
able to suggest a few names too.

And yes, there is enormous overlap with the "physical description" folks
in manuscript world too.

But the real principle is, I think, that any group of motivated people
wishing to work in an area where we know the TEI needs some work done
should be cherished and encouraged, especially if they dont want any 
money from us!

Lou

<p>Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> Julia Flanders wrote:
> 
>>
>> a) the proposal indicates only a minimal request for money (about $250 
>> for conference calls); if the question is "do they *really* need 
>> money?" then I think probably the answer is no, the workgroup could 
>> get by without it; if the council said "go ahead, but no money", I 
>> think we'd probably agree.
>>
> ok, that makes it a bit easier
> 
>> b) not sure what you mean, but let me know if there are particular 
>> standards or "standards" you have in mind, because we would certainly 
>> want to address this.
>>
> no, I have no special ideas. just a vague assumption that someone else 
> must have been at this. is there
> some overlap with Manuscript folk, who describe physical state?
> 
>> t's an Anglo-centric area of interest. 
> 
> 
> 
> thats a bit worrying :-}
> 
> Sebastian
>