Each digital edition can be accessed in several complementary modes. The Study tab is best for scholars and those interested in manuscript and inscription studies. There, you will find background information about the text, a summary of its content, and references to parallel texts and related publications. Users can explore the text, image, and other analysis resources through various preset views from the READ interface, or customize the views themselves. The Teach tab contains a view of READ that is optimized for non-scholarly users or those who want to present the text in a classroom situation. The Collaborate tab allows a researcher to log in add their own analysis to an edition.
Study
By developing the text in READ, the text and image are linked such that selecting a syllable, word, or compound in the text or glossary will highlight the associated akṣaras on the manuscript. This allows you to in effect “read” the manuscript as you read the transcribed text, even if you do not know the script.
Users can choose from several preset READ views by selecting the tabs at the top. Each of these convenient arrangements of text and resources is suited to a different experience with the manuscript. For instance, choose the Script view to study the paleography of the manuscript or the Glossary view to study its vocabulary. It is recommended that the user toggles through the default views to gain a holistic perspective of the text.
- Transliteration: Image and transliteration.
- Translation: Transliteration and translation.
- Chāyā: Transliteration and chāyā.
- Glossary: Image, transliteration, and glossary.
- Script: Image, transliteration, and script chart
- Visualize: Visualize the text structure display.
- Synch HTML: Interactive synchronized rendition.
- TEI: EpiDoc TEI rendition.
- Plain HTML: Transliteration in HTML format.
Teach
This tab contains a single view of READ that is optimized for those who want to present the text in a classroom situation. The image, transcription, translation, and chāyā can be scrolled in unison, and any word in the transcription can be selected to activate a pop-up glossary.
Collaborate
This tab will take you to the READ Workbench self-service portal. READ Workbench supports multiple researchers in collaborating on the editing and analysis of a text.