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What software powers RTI?

Reading the Inquisition is powered by Omeka 2, with a custom theme and transcription plugin developed by The Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio at the University of Iowa Libraries.

Who got this software to work like we wanted?

As far as we know, this site is unique in its ability to display the same document in three formats at once. Getting the software to do this took additional thinking, programming, and trouble shooting from the talented and patient folks from Curricular and Research Computing and Information and Library Services at Bates College, including:
Michael Hanrahan
Cori Hoover
Jason Moreau
Jake Paris
Branden Rush
Ashley Wilbur

Who read the handwriting in the original cases and who translated it into English?

Sanjana J. Friedman, Stanford ’22
Cristopher Hernandez Sifontes, Bates College ’18
Karen Melvin, Bates College
Sylvia Sellers-García, Boston College
William B. Taylor, University of California, Berkeley

Who shared these cases with RTI?

The Huntington Library in San Marino, California and the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley generously gave permission to present materials from their collections here. Special thanks to José Adrián Barragán-Álvarez at the Bancroft Library and to Clay Stalls at The Huntington Library for their help in securing permission.

What if I have questions about RTI?

The principal investigators and founders of RTI are Dr. Sylvia Sellers-García (Boston College) and Dr. Karen Melvin (Bates College). Please contact us.