Unlocking the Celtic Collector; The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912).
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Grant Holder:
Dr John Scally
The Carmichael Watson collection in Edinburgh University Library, centred on the papers of the pioneering folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), is the foremost collection of its kind in the country, and is crucial to understanding the customs, storytelling traditions, poetry, songs and general lore of the Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland. The project will see an intense dissemination and research programme alongside development of a digital resource that will enable users to search fully-indexed catalogue descriptions, full text transcriptions and biographical records. The project will also develop a website with a variety of research tools including a guide to the often convoluted handwriting of Alexander Carmichael. The project seeks to answer one of the burning questions in Celtic Studies, the authenticity of Carmichael’s 'Carmina Gadelica' and his creative intervention in editing his material.
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| Project start date: 2009-07 | Project end date: 2011-06 |
Subject domains:
Era(s):
Country/region(s):
| Methods used | Category |
|---|---|
| Cataloguing and indexing | Data structuring and enhancement |
| Indexing | Data analysis |
| Geo-referencing and projection | Data structuring and enhancement |
| Text encoding - descriptive | Data structuring and enhancement |
| Risk management | Strategy and project management |
| Searching and querying | Data analysis |
| Server scripting | Data publishing and dissemination |
| Interface design | Data publishing and dissemination |
| Curation | Strategy and project management |
| preservation | Strategy and project management |
| General website development | Data publishing and dissemination |
| General project management | Strategy and project management |
| Manual input and transcription | Data capture |
Funding sources:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Content types created:
Dataset/structured data, Still Image/Graphics, Text
Source material used:
The project will focus on the field notebooks of Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912) which form the foundation of the Carmichael Watson collection.
Digital resource created:
A fully indexed and searchable digital resource linking EAD catalogue records, TEI text transcriptions, EAC biographical records and a selection of digital images. The data created during the project will focus on the field notebooks of Alexander Carmichael and the purpose of the on-line resource is to help unlock the material and make it both accessible and navigable for research usage. The project will additionally produce a number of on-line research tools including a handwriting guide.
Access to digital resource:
Open Access
Data Formats created:
Extensible Markup Language (XML), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), JPEG
Metadata standards employed:
Encoded Archival Description (EAD), Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), Metadata Authority Description Standard (MADS), Encoded Archival Context (EAC), Visual Resources Association Core 4.0 (VRA)
Project staff and expertise:
| Principal staff member: | Dr John Scally |
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| Other staff: | Postdoctoral researcher(s) / Research assistant(s) |
| External expertise: |
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| Author(s) of record | Lesley Doig |
| Title | Unlocking the Celtic Collector; The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912). |
| Record created | 2010-11-19 |
| Record updated | 2010-11-19 15:02 |
| URL of record | http://www.arts-humanities.net/node/3706 |
| Citation of record | Lesley Doig: Unlocking the Celtic Collector; The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912).. <http://www.arts-humanities.net/node/3706> created: 2010-11-19, last updated 2010-11-19 15:02 |