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Digital Mappa (DM): An Introduction

Digital Mappa (DM) is a system for building digital projects, based on highlighting, annotating, and linking together text and image. Are you using DM, or are you interested in using it? Are you having questions or issues? Come to our online introductory workshop on Friday, December 11, at 12pm Noon ET - 1pm.

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December 11, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Online
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Open to the Public
screenshot of a DM project

Digital Mappa (DM) is a system for building digital projects, based on highlighting, annotating, and linking together text and image. With an open installation hosted by the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, DM is free to use. DM is developed by Dr Martin Foys at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Are you using DM, or are you interested in using it? Are you having questions or issues? Come to our online introductory workshop on Friday, October 23, at 12pm Noon ET - 1pm.

Topics covered will include starting new projects, creating annotations, making and linking highlights, and tips for publishing finished projects. There will also be time for Q&A.

Digital Mappa Website

SIMS DM installation (register by clicking in the upper right corner)

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