* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANNOUNCEMENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REGISTRATION INFORMATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TEXT ENCODING FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE A Tutorial Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative A workshop to be held at ACH/ALLC '95 in Santa Barbara The organizers of ACH/ALLC '95 are pleased to announce a pre-conference workshop on the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines. Title: Text Encoding for Information Interchange: A Tutorial Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative Date: 10 July 1995, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Place: UCSB Microcomputer Laboratory Instructors: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, Lou Burnard, David Chesnutt Registration fee: $50 This workshop will introduce the encoding scheme recommended by the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) in its Guidelines for Text Encoding and Interchange. The main focus will be on introducing the tag set defined in the Guidelines, but the context within which the TEI Guidelines were developed and general problems of text markup will also be addressed. Topics to be covered include: 1. General Principles of Text Markup: What is markup for? Varieties of markup; effect of markup. What are electronic texts for? Markup and interpretation. Markup as a means of enabling intelligent retrieval. 2. Basics of SGML: What it is and isn't; the case for using it. Basic SGML syntax for the document instance (tags, entity references, comment declarations). Examination and explication of simple examples. 3. Document Analysis: What document analysis is, and why it is an essential part of any e-text project. Phases of document analysis. Group document analysis of a sample text. 4. Basics of the TEI: origins and goals of the TEI, overall organization of the TEI encoding scheme, basic structural notions of the TEI DTD and the pizza model: the base, additional, and core tag sets, and how they may be extended, modified, and documented; group tagging of the sample document. 5. Hands-on Session: introduction to standard commercial or public-domain SGML-aware editor. 6. Putting the TEI into Practice: types of software available for SGML, how the adoption of TEI encoding affects the practical work of an e-text project, and a review of where to go for further information. The Text Encoding Initiative The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) is an international cooperative research effort, the goal of which is to define a set of generic Guidelines for the representation of all kinds of textual materials in electronic form, in such a way as to enable researchers in any discipline to interchange texts and datasets in machine readable form, independently of the software or hardware in use, and also independently of the particular application for which such electronic resources are used. The first full version of the TEI Guidelines was published in May, 1994, after six years of development in Europe and the US. It takes the form of a substantial reference manual, documenting a modular and extensible SGML document type definition (DTD), which can be used to describe electronic encodings of all kinds of texts, of all times and in all languages. It is sometimes said that the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML: ISO 8879) provides only the syntax for text markup; the TEI aims to provide a semantics. Computer-aided research now crosses many political, linguistics, temporal, and disciplinary boundaries; the TEI Guidelines have been designed to be applied to texts in any language, from any period, in any genre, encoded for research of any kind. As far as possible, the Guidelines eschew controversy; where consensus has not been established, only very general recommendations are made. The object is to help the researcher make his or her position explicit, not to dictate what that position should be. Viewed as a standard, the TEI scheme attempts to occupy the middle ground. It offers neither a single all-embracing encoding scheme, solving all problems once for all, nor an unstructured collection of tag sets. Rather it offers an extensible framework containing a common core of features, a choice of frameworks or bases, and a wide variety of optional additions for specific application areas. Somewhat light-heartedly, we refer to this as the Chicago Pizza model (in which the customer chooses a particular base -- say deep dish or whole crust -- and adds the toppings of his or her choice), by contrast with both the Chinese menu or laissez-faire approach (which allows for any combinations of dishes, even the ridiculous) and the set meal approach, in which you must have the entire menu. Materials and Presenters All participants will be provided with a printed introductory summary guide to the TEI scheme, and supporting materials on PC disks, including full versions of the TEI DTDs, public domain SGML software and sample TEI texts. Subject to availability, participants may be able to acquire the CD-ROM of the TEI Guidelines at a discounted price. The tutorial will be taught by three instructors: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen (Computer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago), Lou Burnard (Oxford University Computing Services), and David Chesnutt (Dept. of History, University of South Carolina). ======================================================================== Registration Form ----------------- (please return before July 1, 1995) TEI Tutorial University of California, Santa Barbara Monday, July 10, 1995 9 am to 4 pm UCSB Microcomputer Laboratory Fee $50 Registration for the TEI Tutorial will take place in the lobby of Anacapa Hall on Monday, July 10, from 8 to 10 am. Those staying on-campus at UCSB during ACH/ALLC '95 and wishing to arrive early for the purpose of attending the TEI Tutorial may check in after noon on Sunday and stay an additional night for $29 double or $42 single, no meals included. Meals may be purchased separately. 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