Source Text Problems

Indicate where text in the print edition is missing, illegible, or apparently incorrect.


Problem	Element(s)	Attribute	Description
partly illegible	`<unclear>`	`@reason` `@cert`	contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with perfect confidence because it is partly illegible in the source. Add `@reason` and `@cert`.
completely illegible	`<gap>`	`@reason`	indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription because the material is completely illegible or invisible.
misspelling	`<choice>` `<corr>` `<sic>`		encodes a choice between a typographical error in the original `<sic>` and the correction `<corr>`. Keep the order of elements as shown. `<choice> <corr>wonder</corr> <sic>vonder</sic> </choice>`
normalization	`<choice>` `<reg>` `<orig>`		encodes a choice between the original `<orig>` and a normalization `<reg>`. Used only when necessary. Keep the order of elements as shown. `<choice> <reg>HONDURAS, BRITISH</reg> <orig>BRITISH HONDURAS</orig> </choice>`
interpolated text	`<supplied>`	`@cert` `@evidence` `@reason` `@source`	Signifies text supplied by the editor when the original is completely illegible, or because of an obvious omission by the author. Include all attributes to indicate the source text.

Allowable attribute values


attribute	value	description
`@cert`
	`high`	a high degree of confidence
	`medium`	a moderate degree of confidence
	`low`	a low degree of confidence
	`unknown`	confidence level unknown
`@evidence`
	`internal`	there is internal evidence to support the intervention.
	`external`	there is external evidence to support the intervention.
	`conjecture`	the intervention or interpretation has been made by the editor or scholar on the basis of their expertise.
`@reason`
	`damage`	damage to the original from mold, staining, yellowing, etc.
	`eccentric_ductus`	indicates illegibility due to an unusual, awkward, or incompetent execution of a glyph or glyphs
	`faded`	type is too light to be read confidently
	`illegible`	other reasons for unreadability
	`omitted-in-original`	missing from the original scan
	`overbinding`	text is lost in the inside margin of the scanned imaged
`@source`
	`#UM-HT`	U. of Michigan source in Hathi Trust
	`#NYPL-HT`	New York Public Library source in Hathi Trust
	`#GRI-HT`	Getty Research Institute source in Hathi Trust
	`#UCH-HT`	U. of Chicago source in Hathi Trust
	`#PSU-HT`	Pennsylvania State Univ. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UWI-HT`	U. of Wisconsin source in Hathi Trust
	`#CORU-HT`	Cornell U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#HU-HT`	Harvard U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#MSU-Ht`	Michigan State U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UC-HT`	U. of California source in Hathi Trust
	`#COLU-HT`	Columbia Univ. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UI-HT`	U. of Illinois source in Hathi Trust
	`#OSU-HT`	Ohio State U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#PU-HT`	Princeton U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#NLS`	National Library of Scotland