[tei-council] NASA looking to digitize Wernher von Braun's Notes

Fri Aug 7 16:05:58 EDT 2009

I got an answer emailed the same day of your email. I now have 
information on the size and format of the archive (they've updated their 
RFP).

James was willing a little while ago to help oversee the coordination of 
this. I'll forward the information to the list and if we're still 
willing to divide the work up, we can take a crack at it.

-dan

Laurent Romary wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> I am back from two weeks unplugged and trying to take up things...
> There may be a specific reason for their not responding to emails, 
> independantly of their interest for what we have to offer. I do think 
> a call would be a good way to have a feeling of what they actually 
> expect.
> Have a try!
> Laurent
>
>
>
> Le 21 juil. 09 à 21:15, Daniel Paul O'Donnell a écrit :
>
>> Hi Dot,
>>
>> I have been moving on it, but to be honest, NASA don't seem that
>> interested. Emailing council this week to recommend dropping it was on
>> my to-do list.
>>
>> I've sent two emails to the contact addresses asking for basic
>> information--e.g. the size of the collection and any models they have. I
>> haven't had a response. I was debating calling them but hadn't really
>> decided yet.
>>
>> I could give them a go by phone tomorrow morning, I suppose. in the
>> absence of that, we could write something fairly generic, I suppose.
>>
>> Dot Porter wrote:
>>> Out of curiosity, is anyone moving forward on this effort? If so,
>>> could the council have a report? Responses are due August 31.
>>>
>>> http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/363386main_von_Braun_notes_RFI.pdf
>>>
>>> Dot
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Daniel Paul
>>> O'Donnell<daniel.odonnell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've written up a bunch of questions for their point people--e.g. how
>>>> big is the collection? what level of detail are you interested in
>>>> regarding hands or corrections, etc.
>>>>
>>>> The RFI was very bare bones.
>>>>
>>>> -dan
>>>>
>>>> Gabriel BODARD wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't have a whole lot of time for this right now but I'm happy to
>>>>> help out with drafting and/or proofing. I note that I'm more a
>>>>> text-transcription than facsimile person, however. (I like that 
>>>>> module,
>>>>> but I've never used it.)
>>>>>
>>>>> G
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel Paul O'Donnell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> If this works for everybody. There could be some external people as
>>>>>> well. Because of time-lines, we should play as much as possible to
>>>>>> everybody's strengths and current work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am willing to pull it together, though I'd appreciate some 
>>>>>> assistance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps the thing for me (or perhaps better a couple of us) to do is
>>>>>> read through the RFI in detail tonight and propose an approach 
>>>>>> and break
>>>>>> down of the sections (Sebastian, would you be interested given 
>>>>>> Oxford's
>>>>>> interest in participating in any eventual bid as an 
>>>>>> institution?). Then
>>>>>> we solicit these from one or more council members each and 
>>>>>> perhaps also
>>>>>> external experts and/or members, where they have particular
>>>>>> expertise--e.g. in mass digitization work-flows, markup of modern
>>>>>> manuscript texts, facsimile and text linking, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it sounds like a cool idea. We certainly have access to 
>>>>>> all the
>>>>>> expertise from intellectual content to workflow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Laurent Romary wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I anticipate you compile the thing. We need volunter on:
>>>>>>> - XML/TEI (Oxford?, by cpying and pasting from the ISO stuff)
>>>>>>> - Some generic words on textual transcription (David, Peter, ?)
>>>>>>> - A little thingy on fac similes (Gaby)
>>>>>>> Since ot initiated the hint, she could volunteer for some 
>>>>>>> proofreading.
>>>>>>> Action?
>>>>>>> Laurent
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Le 1 juil. 09 à 21:39, Daniel Paul O'Donnell a écrit :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, as I look at the RFI, I can see that we could distribute it.
>>>>>>>> There is a general section to be written on XML and TEI, 
>>>>>>>> something to
>>>>>>>> be written on facsimiles and on textual transcription within 
>>>>>>>> the TEI,
>>>>>>>> something on use cases, and then something on digitization.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Laurent Romary wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's a very good summary of a feasible strategy. Who would
>>>>>>>>> volunteer to take the lead on this (from council or board)?
>>>>>>>>> Laurent
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Le 30 juin 09 à 23:07, Daniel Paul O'Donnell a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So, shall we propose a TEI answer to the RFI, which helps us 
>>>>>>>>>> position
>>>>>>>>>> ourselves as an organisation, perhaps in cooperation with 
>>>>>>>>>> some members
>>>>>>>>>> who would be interested in proposing a bid in response to and 
>>>>>>>>>> RFP
>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>> things get that far?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We'd need to run this by the Board if it is to be a TEI 
>>>>>>>>>> answer to the
>>>>>>>>>> RFI, and I'd say we might want to put out a call for interested
>>>>>>>>>> parties
>>>>>>>>>> to work with us and, if it gets that far, submit any actual 
>>>>>>>>>> bids.
>>>>>>>>>> But I
>>>>>>>>>> think that might be a very good approach: the TEI as a 
>>>>>>>>>> semi-standards
>>>>>>>>>> organisation is in a good position to give relatively 
>>>>>>>>>> distinterested
>>>>>>>>>> answers to the RFI; and by associating with the TEI on the RFI,
>>>>>>>>>> members
>>>>>>>>>> who might be interested in submitting a bid help profile 
>>>>>>>>>> themselves
>>>>>>>>>> early in the process.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What do others think?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -dan
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> David Sewell wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> certainly I think Oxford would be interested in joining a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> tender
>>>>>>>>>>>> if we get that far. I wonder if NASA would allow non-US 
>>>>>>>>>>>> offers?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Considering the background of Wernher von Braun, it would be
>>>>>>>>>>> intensely
>>>>>>>>>>> ironic if they did not...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>> Daniel Paul O'Donnell
>>>>>>>>>> Associate Professor of English
>>>>>>>>>> University of Lethbridge
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Chair and CEO, Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org/)
>>>>>>>>>> Co-Chair, Digital Initiatives Advisory Board, Medieval 
>>>>>>>>>> Academy of
>>>>>>>>>> America
>>>>>>>>>> President-elect (English), Society for Digital 
>>>>>>>>>> Humanities/Société
>>>>>>>>>> pour l'étude des médias interactifs (http://sdh-semi.org/)
>>>>>>>>>> Founding Director (2003-2009), Digital Medievalist Project
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>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Daniel Paul O'Donnell
>>>>>>>> Associate Professor of English
>>>>>>>> University of Lethbridge
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chair and CEO, Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org/)
>>>>>>>> Co-Chair, Digital Initiatives Advisory Board, Medieval Academy of
>>>>>>>> America
>>>>>>>> President-elect (English), Society for Digital Humanities/Société
>>>>>>>> pour l'étude des médias interactifs (http://sdh-semi.org/)
>>>>>>>> Founding Director (2003-2009), Digital Medievalist Project
>>>>>>>> (http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Vox: +1 403 329-2377
>>>>>>>> Fax: +1 403 382-7191 (non-confidental)
>>>>>>>> Home Page: http://people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odonnell/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Daniel Paul O'Donnell
>>>> Associate Professor of English
>>>> University of Lethbridge
>>>>
>>>> Chair and CEO, Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org/)
>>>> Co-Chair, Digital Initiatives Advisory Board, Medieval Academy of 
>>>> America
>>>> President-elect (English), Society for Digital Humanities/Société 
>>>> pour l'étude des médias interactifs (http://sdh-semi.org/)
>>>> Founding Director (2003-2009), Digital Medievalist Project 
>>>> (http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/)
>>>>
>>>> Vox: +1 403 329-2377
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>>
>> -- 
>> Daniel Paul O'Donnell
>> Associate Professor of English
>> University of Lethbridge
>>
>> Chair and CEO, Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org/)
>> Co-Chair, Digital Initiatives Advisory Board, Medieval Academy of 
>> America
>> President-elect (English), Society for Digital Humanities/Société 
>> pour l'étude des médias interactifs (http://sdh-semi.org/)
>> Founding Director (2003-2009), Digital Medievalist Project 
>> (http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/)
>>
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Daniel Paul O'Donnell
Associate Professor of English
University of Lethbridge

Chair and CEO, Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org/)
Co-Chair, Digital Initiatives Advisory Board, Medieval Academy of America
President-elect (English), Society for Digital Humanities/Société pour l'étude des médias interactifs (http://sdh-semi.org/)
Founding Director (2003-2009), Digital Medievalist Project (http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/)

Vox: +1 403 329-2377
Fax: +1 403 382-7191 (non-confidental)
Home Page: http://people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odonnell/