Towards A CDL Structure Text Repository:

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Towards A CDL Structure Text Repository

• A Progress Report from the Structured Text
  Working Group
• (STWG)
• 05/20/2004

Jared Campbell UC DAVIS jlecampbell_at_ucdavis.edu
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STWGs Charter

• Advise CDL on specific issues surrounding
  implementation of XML text repositories.
• Bring together the expertise of individuals who
  already had experience with structured Texts
  projects.
• Develop TEI encoding guidelines and DTDs for a
  cross campus Structured Text Repository.

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Current STWG Work in Progress

• Best Practice Guidelines ensure consistent use of
  TEI elements (or those of any other DTD) that
  will allow for a functional digital repository.
• Main Issues that have informed the development of
  the guidelines
• Interoperability
• How to handle external data streams
  (images, sound, etc.)
• Descriptive Metadata (indexing, search and
  retrieval.)
• Preservation
• The OAC EAD BPG has been used as a model for what
  types of instruction should be provided.

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Current STWG Work cont.Encoding Guidelines

• Currently the group is in the process of creating
  5 encoding documents.
• These Include
• Base Encoding
• TEI Header Information (Descriptive Metadata)
• Book Encoding
• Oral Histories/Interviews
• Manuscripts/Archival Documents

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Base Encoding Guidelines

• These will provide a basic outline of encoding
  practices for all texts that are to added to the
  CDL System.
• Issues covered
• Character Encoding (UTF 8)
• Assigning Unique Identifiers (ARKs)
• Basic structuring of texts.
• Encoding of related external data streams
  (images, sound, moving image).

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ltteiHeadergt Guidelines

• Designed to insure regularized descriptions of
  the digital file and the source text.
• Insure the creation of metadata that allows for
  useful indexing (names, subjects, etc.) and
  searching.
• Is being designed as a possible source of data
  that can be transformed into Dublin Core records
  for the files corresponding METS record.

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Text Specific Guidelines

• Published Books Rare books, monographs,
  journals, etc
• Interviews/Oral History Transcription of
  interviews
• Archives/Manuscripts Guidelines for unpublished
  material.

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Next Steps

• Currently all guideline documents and DTDs are
  in various draft stages, which still need to be
  reviewed by STWG and CDL/OAC. (Reviewed in late
  June).
• Document procedure for submission of structured
  texts. (No date yet).
• Continue development of guidelines to include
  other kinds of texts (newspapers) and to take
  advantage of new technological advances at CDL.
• Suggestions?

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STWG Membership

• Nancy Kushigian (UCD) Alvin Pollack (UCB)
• Kirk Hastings (CDL) Sally Thomas (UCB)
• Jared Campbell (UCD) Hannah Walker (UCLA)
• Ahn Bui (UCB) David Dunham (UCB)
• Megan Andres (UCB) Gabriela Montoya (UCSD)

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Thank You