TrainingMaterials2013

Session 1

1. What we do
2. Work flow (diagram)
   • transcription and encoding
   • validation
   • error checking and proofreading
   • review
   • publication
   • version control
3. A closer look at what markup is...
   • markup and data modeling
4. A look at the publications:
   • DHQ (interface, XML, visualizations)
   • WWP exhibits (interface, XML)
   • WWP textbase (interface, XML,  lab)
5. Tools we're going to be using
   • the Guidelines
   • an XML editor (Oxygen)
   • a version control system (Subversion, svn)
   • a server ("teller") where the encoded texts are stored
   • a wiki (for work management, some documentation)
   • documentation

Session 2

• Introduction to XML
• Basics of TEI encoding

Session 3: Encoding practice

The following set of exercises will walk you through the basics of encoding a text.

Sample texts:

• poem sample 1
• prose/letter sample
• drama sample
• poem sample 2

Exercise 0: basic encoding of a short prose letter

Exercise 1: basic encoding of a poem (use poem sample 1 above)

Exercise 2: a more complex prose example (use the prose/letter sample above)

Exercise 3: drama (use drama sample above)

Exercise 4: more complex verse (use poem sample 2 above)

Exercise 5: rendition and the appearance of documents

Exercise 6: title pages and tables of contents (use drama sample above)

WWP documentation