New Release of DICT and HTML Monier-Williams - User Survey
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H-ASIA
June 13, 2008
New Release of DICT and HTML Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
- User Survey
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Ed. note: Richard Mahoney's labors on the project to make the monumental
Monier-williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary readily and reliably available
to scholars through the internet represents a wonderful contribution to
students everywhere. A small token of 'payback' would be for any H-ASIA
members who have used the present versions of the Monier-Williams, and/or
those who might do so in the future, would be to link to the online survey
noted at the end of the post and let Richard know your thoughts. FFC
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From: Richard MAHONEY <r.mahoney@iconz.co.nz>
Dear Colleagues,
I have received a number of queries about the possibility of updated
versions of the HTML and Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT)
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Many seem to continue to
find these versions useful, often finding them easy to change and adapt
to suit their own needs:
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: DICT and HTML versions
http://indica-et-buddhica.org/sections/repositorium ...
Lexica: Query Interface for Sanskrit, Tibetan and English word lists
and dictionary
http://lexica.indica-et-buddhica.org/dict/lexica
Unfortunately both versions are somewhat unsatisfactory. In many ways
they have always been provisional, a bit of a stop gap until something
better was possible.
I have had it in mind for a while to put together and release updated
versions, granted that there was sufficient interest amongst those who
use them. (As a conservative estimate they have received somewhere over
2,500 downloads.)
It was a pleasure then, to receive the go ahead from Thomas Malten to
produce a new release, based on the most recent version of the Cologne
source file:
Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Downloads
http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/download.html
The current source is a marked improvement on the file on which the
original HTML and DICT versions were based:
Marking Monier: Current state of digitized Monier-Williams Dictionary
Jim Funderburk, Honesdale, Pennsylvania & Thomas Malten, University of
Cologne
http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/talkMay2008/markingMonier.html
While working on the new versions it would be helpful to receive
comments from users of the original versions. I am especially
interested in how these versions are used, and how well they help you
to do your work. To this end I have set up a brief user survey:
DICT and HTML Monier-Williams User Survey
http://indica-et-buddhica.org/sections/repositorium ...
[N.B. This survey is now complete. DICT and HTML Monier-Williams User
Feedback can now be submitted by following the link at the bottom of
this page.]
I would be grateful if some of you could take the time -- five to ten
minutes -- to complete this form.
Best regards,
Richard Mahoney
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Richard MAHONEY | internet: http://indica-et-buddhica.org/
Littledene | telephone/telefax (man.): +64 3 312 1699
Bay Road | cellular: +64 27 482 9986
OXFORD, NZ | email: r.mahoney@indica-et-buddhica.org
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