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Understanding the needs of music editors in a digital world. Adding support for editorial markup to the mei-friend editor

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The mei-friend editor aims to address the challenges faced in the "last mile" of preparing MEI encodings, specifically the conversion and correction of the encodings through a user-friendly interface that allows users to manipulate the MEI encoding through an interactive rendering display. To complement these functions, various tools for enriching encodings with annotations and markup are currently under further development, allowing for the creation of high-quality digital resources and digital music editions. The goal is to increase the users’ abilities to manipulate the encoding based on selections within the visual rendering of the score. However, the complexity of adding support for editorial markup in MEI requires careful consideration of technical possibilities and project needs. This paper explores the needs of music editors based on user-centred approaches to understand the challenges of UI design and bridge the gap between user goals and technological systems. By considering the people, activities, contexts, and technologies involved in digital music editing, the aim is to develop a tool that enhances the creation of digital music editions while accommodating the complexities and requirements of the musicological research community. Interviews conducted with music editors as prospective users provided valuable insights into their work, informing the development process.

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      DLfM '23: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Digital Libraries for Musicology
      November 2023
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      DOI:10.1145/3625135
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