BIO

My name is Leslie Alday and I am from Gainesville, Florida. I am a Junior at FSU and I am studying Biochemistry. My research interests include biology, statistics, Latin, and information science. In the future, I hope to pursue a career in one of these fields.

Modeling Overlapping Textual Data and Describing the Relationship Between the Overlapping Layers.

Abstract

Modeling textual data helps make the data contained in large or information-dense texts easier to manage. At times, information is found in overlapping layers on a page. Utilizing an encoding method to interconnect the various layers can help with the interpretation of the text. This research aims to develop a bibliographic data model that describes the layered text and shows the connections between the layers. Two documents that contain two overlapping layers of information each from the FSU Digital Library Paul A.M. Dirac Papers will be used. Each document will be encoded using a different application of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) guidelines. The first application will focus on the logical structure of the text. The second application will focus on the graphical location of different objects on the document. These methods will be used to create a data model and the results of this research will be published editions of text that can go online.

Keywords: Digital Humanities