Version 5.1.1; The English Version of KLEIO

The pioneering software system KLEIO, developed by Dr Manfred Thaller of the Max-Planck-Institut at Goettingen, has revolutionised historical computing in the German-speaking world. Starting with the principle of "source-oriented data processing", KLEIO provides historians with a range of sophisticated, discipline-specific tools which enable them to preserve the integrity of their source material while handling that material in a wide variety of ways. To this end, KLEIO offers powerful text handling facilities, routines for dealing with varieties of historical dating systems and interlocking currency systems, hierarchical and non-hierarchical relationships, record- matching algorithms, fuzzy and context-sensitive data handling, mapping, image retrieval and information exchange routines. The approach has been accurately defined as that of the "historical workstation".

The English version of KLEIO is now released, allowing a wider community of historians access to the software at last. This version consists of a substantial revision of the software itself, and a completely new tutorial written English historical practice data sets. The tutorial has been tested on classes of students during 1993, but is equally suitable for individual work.

Version 5.1.1 of KLEIO is suitable for PCs of 386 specification or above. The release also includes StanFEP, the Standard Format Exchange Program also developed by the KLEIO team. A "high- tech" version of KLEIO incorporating the features of this version as well as KLEIO's Image Analysis System (KLEIO IAS) is also available, at present only for UNIX systems.

The English Version of KLEIO has been made possible by the support of The British Academy: The Royal Historical Society: The Max-Planck-Institut fuer Geschichte, Goettingen: The Committee for Advanced Studies, University of Southampton: The Arts Faculty, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.

How to Order KLEIO

Version 5.1.1 of KLEIO comes as a package consisting of the following:

• a software disk (3.5")
• a tutorial disk (3.5")
• the reference manual (Manfred Thaller, KLEIO. A

  Database System)

• the tutorial volume (Matthew Woollard & Peter Denley,

  Source-Oriented Data Processing for Historians: a Tutorial for KLEIO)

• the KLEIO IAS manual (Gerhard Jaritz, Images. A Primer

  of Computer-Supported Analysis with KLEIO IAS), supplied as a taster for the image analysis system (currently available for Unix systems only)

Version 5.1.1 incorporates both the German and the English versions of KLEIO: you are asked at installation which version you wish to use.

Purchase of the package entitles you to multiple use; the only restriction is that you may not sell KLEIO to third parties. Further copies of the individual volumes are available as books in the Halbgraue Reihe zur historischen Fachinformatik, for which a price list and order form are attached.

English KLEIO users are also entitled to the services of the KLEIO Support Team, which will answer questions and help to resolve any problems encountered. Users will receive information about updates and enhancements to the software.

Cost and method of payment

The cost of the package is L30 excluding postage and packing. The amount to be added for postage and packing is L4.50 for orders from within the United Kingdom and L6.50 for orders from outside the United Kingdom. Payment must be by cheque, made out to "Queen Mary & Westfield College", and must reach the suppliers in sterling, free of bank or international exchange charges. Invoices and receipts can be supplied on request.

Orders should be sent to:

      KLEIO Support Team, Humanities Computing Centre,
      Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of
      London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United
      Kingdom: fax. +44 81 980 8400: email
      kleio@qmw.ac.uk

from whom information about the image analysis system, KLEIO IAS, can also be obtained.

I wish to order KLEIO Version 5.1.1.

Name ................................................... Address ...................................................

...................................................

I enclose a cheque for:

KLEIO 5.1.1 L30

           Postage & packing
             (L4.50 within UK, L6.50 outside UK)   ......

                                TOTAL              ......

Payment must be by cheque, made out to "Queen Mary & Westfield College", and must reach the suppliers in sterling, free of bank or international exchange charges.

Invoices and receipts can be supplied on request.

Orders should be sent to:

           KLEIO Support Team
           Humanities Computing Centre
           Queen Mary & Westfield College
           University of London
           Mile End Road
           London E1 4NS
           United Kingdom

           fax. +44 81 980 8400
           email kleio@qmw.ac.uk

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