Challenges to the digital preservation and production of Ethiopia's literary texts
26 June 2021
Challenges to the digital preservation and production of Ethiopia's literary texts.
The event is the second in a series of events united by the theme of text processing of Ethiopian and Eritrean languages hosted by Yale University Library and partners. This open Zoom event will include a panel and round-table discussion focused on the challenges presented by existing digital tools in relation to efforts to digitize historical Ethiopian manuscripts as well as develop new textual materials in Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. We will also explore a horizon of potential solutions, including a number of ongoing projects. Topics will include the W3C ElReq effort to develop digital layout and formatting standards for Amharic, the EMUFI font project that will provide additional Ethiopic characters and punctuation not currently covered by existing font options, the state of the field of Natural Language Processing for Ethiopian languages, and an overview of digitization efforts being carried out at the Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency.
Held on June 26 from 11am - 1pm EST (6pm - 8pm East Africa Time), the event will be moderated by Dr. Isabelle Zaugg (Columbia University). We look forward to hearing from the following distinguished panelists, as well as engaging with our audience on these topics:
• Dr. Solomon Teferra and Dr. Martha Yifiru (School of Information Science at Addis Ababa University)
• Abba Bisrateab Getachew (NALA)
• Daniel Yacob (Ge’ez Frontier Foundation)
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Time: Jun 26, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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