After some encouraging conversations following the TEI conference in Paderborn, I readied myself to offer consulting and training for digital humanists and librarians as a side business.

  • XML for Digital Humanists (XML, XSLT, ISO Schematron, RELAX NG, TEI ODD)
  • Processing and publishing library data (MARC, PICA, MODS, LIDO et al.)
  • Building and maintaining XML-based workflows
  • Developing custom solutions (modules) for VuFind®-based discovery systems
  • Salvaging DH projects that are in the danger of going awry

Feel free to get in touch!

David Maus shared 3 days ago
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sigh Of course a talk about discovery systems and "AI" is just personal anectodes and assuring, that "generative AI" is what users want. How convenient! And sure as well: The other half of the presentation is about the possibilities and the advanced technology of the future.

From what I understand the whole product is reselling ChatGPT with a light veneer of infrastructure.

Katz & Maus

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Using an off-the-shelf software like is nice and all - but boy, oh boy, what an attack surface! All these controllers and routes exposed to the web.

Time to trim the module.conf I guess...

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Kayaking the Soča, Day 8

Yesterday was my last day on the Soča. We again went from Srpenica 1 to Srpenica 2, other parts of the river are just to shallow now. Had some fun playing in a big stopper, wet exit right before the break. Reasons unknown: Hit a stone again, turned 360 and then it just happened.

Looking forward to come back next year in June.

Kayaking the Soča, Day 7

Once again Srpenica 1 to Srpenica 2 for the main group, Srpenica 2 to Trnovo for the most experienced ones. A lot of eddies and stoppers to play with. Learned that I also stop active paddling when entering an eddy, too (see day 3).

Proud that I managed a difficult situation without wet exit and/or breaking sweat. A quick snap with my hip, edging enough and not loosing nerves after hitting a rock & turning 360° got me through.

Tomorrow will bey last day on the Soča 😿