1. Course objectives

1. An introduction to the concepts of text markup and XML
2. An understanding of the purpose and principles of the Text Encoding Initiative.
3. A review of the coverage and modules of TEI
4. An understanding of the customization and internationalization features of TEI P5
5. Practical experience in:
   • using online tools to build and document a TEI-conformant schema
   • using XML editing software to
     • create new encoded texts
     • standardize existing digital texts

2. Course Summary

0930-1015

Digital Text with TEI and XML. What is text? What is XML? How does XML represent text? talk-intro.xml

1015-1030

Discussion of individual projects and related encoding decisions;

1030-1045

coffee break

1045-1130

Basic TEI talk-overview.xml

1130-1200

Exercise: editing XML

1200-1230

Making and mending XML documents: the options talk-editing.xml

1330-1400

The TEI core modules (structure, header, core) talk-core.xml

1400-1430

Customizing the TEI. How do you use the TEI modular structure? talk-odds.xml

1430-1515

Exercise: Using the Roma application to generate TEI customizations.

1515-1530

Teabreak

1530-1600

More TEI modules (Analysis, Linking, Tables, Graphics) talk-modules.xml

1600-1630

Accessing XML Documents: some examples. talk-publishing.xml