NDLI: E-library of medieval chant manuscript transcriptions

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Barton, L.W.G. Caldwell, J.A. Jeavons, P.G.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: St Anne's Coll., Oxford Univ. (Barton, L.W.G.)
Abstract	In this paper we present our rationale and design principles for a distributed e-library of medieval chant manuscript transcriptions. We describe the great variety in neumatic notations, in order to motivate a standardised data representation that is lossless and universal with respect to these musical artefacts. We present some details of the data representation and an XML schema for describing and delivering transcriptions via the Web. We argue against proposed data formats that look simpler, on the grounds that they will inevitably lead to fragmentation of digital libraries. We plan to develop applications software that will allow users to take full advantage of the carefully designed representation we describe, while shielding users from its complexity. We argue that a distributed e-library of this kind will greatly facilitate scholarship, education, and public appreciation of these artefacts
Sponsorship	ACM SIG on Inf. Retrieval ACM SIG on Hypertext, Hypermedia and the Web IEEE Tech. Comm. for Digital Libr
Starting Page	320
Ending Page	329
File Size	668355
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1581138768
DOI	10.1145/1065385.1065458
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-06-07
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)
Subject Keyword	Software libraries XML Art Permission Distributed computing Laboratories Buildings Application software Scholarships Music information retrieval transcription chant comparison data representation digital libraries medieval manuscripts musical notation search
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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