Mark Twain Project

FAIN: CHA-286607-23

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA 94704-5940)
Robert H. Hirst (Project Director: September 2021 to present)

Migration of the Mark Twain Project Online, a digital scholarly edition of the author's writings, to a new minimal computing infrastructure that will ensure its long-term availability and sustainability.

The proposed grant will enable the Mark Twain Project, during 2022-26, to replace its failing digital publishing and data-management system with a new lightweight and sustainable system that will allow the Project's digital enterprise, Mark Twain Project Online, to thrive for at least the next ten years. Activities under this grant will include the creation of a new Mark Twain Project Online website using the Hugo framework; implementation of the XML eXist database for Project metadata; development of workflows for the production of digital surrogates and metadata (MARC, etc.); renovation of the Project's data stack (XML, XSLT, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) for a minimal computing environment; and the launch of MTPO Labs for experimental editorial and data analysis interfaces and tools, expanding online offerings to our users.