Thanks for this history of IATH, Matt. I didn't know about the "large, unsolicited gift from IBM." Wow. How often does something like that come around?

Once, when John Unsworth was speaking at the University of Maryland, Martha Nell Smith introduced him as one of the most generous scholars she had ever met, and I think this is true not only of John but of just about everyone I ever met from IATH. I learned a great deal from people at IATH, even though I only ever visited there about 3 or 4 times in my graduate career.

Happy anniversary to IATH, and best wishes for the next 10 years!

For me, one of the most impressive accomplishments was the development of software such as Inote which allowed researchers to explore a space in electronic editing between digital imaging and the encoding of transcriptions. It is a development characterized by a savy understanding of where metadata may reside and a determination to make an accessible tool available.

Some day we will get John Unsworth's take on Matt's contribution to the life and workings of IATH :)

So how was the symposium Matt? Any plans for a write-up?

I thought about it, Jason, and I dunno: it's not something I'm going to write up right now. Maybe, however, if you ply me with . . . coffee.

Mmmm. Mayorga. Better tasting, and less writing :)