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Here you will find information about this repository including how to report errors, submit corrections, and contact the editors.

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How does this content differ from what is found at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu?

With few exceptions, the collection of works found here is identical to that in the current release of the Perseus Digital Library (also known as "Perseus 4.0"). There are some new materials in this repository that are not found in Perseus 4.0.

The content of these source files has been edited since the last update to http://www.perseus.tufts.edu. Therefore, there may be changes found here that are not found in Perseus 4.0. Edits range from minor typo corrections to substantive changes to the XML markup of the files and the text headers. All recent corrections, emendations, and revisions have been made to the versions of the files found in this repository.

As of the date of this page was last edited, the files are being revised to CTS (canonical text services) compliance. This work is in progress. Incomplete files are so noted via tracking files (ending in "tracking.json") within their respective directories. A rule of thumb is if a file ends in "1," it is likely this file is not CTS compliant and will not be visible in a CTS reading environment such as the Scaife Viewer or http://cts.perseids.org until conversion work has been completed. Again, please contact us as above if you would like further information.

While the majority of the Perseus Greek and Roman Collection may be found in GitHub, there are some works missing. In general, this is because the editors have not been able to ascertain that the work is clearly in the public domain. This does not mean that the work is not in the public domain, (as laws vary in different jurisdictions), but that the editors were unable to determine copyright status with certainty.

Finding Files

One of the major changes between the Perseus 4.0 files and files found here is that all files have been renamed with a unique URN. Many of these URNs will be visible in Perseus 4.0 in the right hand sidebar "Stable Identifiers" panel while reading a text. Others may be found via the Perseus Catalog. Please contact us if you are having trouble locating any data.

For instance, a Perseus 4.0 work was represented with a ten digit acquisition number (e.g. 2008.01.0593). The same work will be found in the data directory via a URN tlg0385.tlg001.perseus-grc1 (or grc2, grc3, etc.) here https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-greekLit/tree/master/data/tlg0385/tlg001

If you are having trouble locating a particular work, first, check all of the public PerseusDL repositories for the work. Primary source materials are grouped as "canonical" followed by the main primary source language (canonical-greekLit, canonical-latinLit, etc.).

Many secondary source materials, such as reference works may be found in canonical-pdlrefwk.

Information on the larger lexica is also available.

Further questions? Please do not hesitate to contact us via email or by opening an issue.