The ability to automatically record the marks applied to paper documents on their electronic originals would preserve the information represented by those annotations. Users could even lose the original paper document. The marked-up version could be re-generated by merely re-printing it. We describe a solution that saves an electronic representation for the highlights users commonly apply over ...

The Information Retrieval System "Manuscript" is intended for storing, editing and processing electronic copies of manuscripts. By retaining all the peculiarities of the ancient treasures, the Manuscript system provides a thorough input of texts/manuscripts under study while preserving the integrity of the original electronic copy of the manuscript, text transcription, and transliteration for t...

This paper presents an overview of principles and problems connected with the preparation of an electronic edition of the largest Old Church Slavonic manuscript, the Codex Suprasliensis, in the context of a project funded by UNESCO. Specifications of the manuscript, its history, and previous paper-based and electronic editions are discussed, together with a strategy for the preparation of a com...