How textual content is stored, delivered, exchanged, and consumed in the digital age is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The possibilities for presenting digital texts are virtually unlimited, resulting in documents that appear in a greater variety of forms than ever before: with differing layouts, rendering strategies, and a wide range of additional features such as hyperlinks, tooltips, and other event-driven enhancements. All characteristics of the presentation layer are inherently implementation-specific, even when guided by overarching design principles.
Against this background, the State and University Library Göttingen (SUB) has developed a digital editions technology stack designed to support the creation, management, and dissemination of digital editions. The stack comprises a set of APIs, services, and viewer applications that work together to transform and present data in a standardized yet adaptable manner. It provides APIs and services for tasks including text annotation, entity recognition, and data transformation, alongside viewers for presenting and exploring digital editions.
This site offers an in-depth overview of the individual components and their interrelations. A showcase section highlights selected projects that have been implemented using the technology stack.