For full information about this event please see the Bodleian website.

The Quill Project is a platform for the study of negotiated texts, developed by Dr Nicholas Cole (Senior Fellow, Pembroke College) and Dr Alfie Abdul-Rahman (Oxford e-Research Centre).

This workshop is aimed at those whose research involved the study of parliamentary or quasi-parliamentary processes and the records that they produce.  It will be an opportunity to discuss the design of the platform and the ways in which it could be used for future research projects.

This half-day workshop will guide participants through the range of tools that the Quill platform provides, including the data-entry interfaces.  Users who might wish to bring their own datasets are requested to contact nicholas.cole@history.ox.ac.uk in advance to discuss the suitability of their material for the Quill platform.  Otherwise, the workshop will use records provided by the U.N. on the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. to guide users through the process of using the editorial and data-entry tools provided by the Quill Platform.

The objectives of the event are:

• To provide participants with experience using the Quill tools for exploring existing datasets.
• To give participants an overview of and some experience with the Quill data-entry methodology and tools.
• To help participants understand the kinds of dataset for which the Quill platform is useful and an opportunity to discuss with them potential future uses.

Participants are requested to bring a laptop to use during the workshop. If you do not have access to a laptop, please let us know beforehand.

This event is free, however you must register for a place.