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The following outline shows possible analysis, development and assessment
tasks related to the TEI-MS / traditional descriptive cataloging component
of Digital Scriptorium. These tasks should, if possible, be
accomplished over the next six months both to provide web access to
the Huntington's cataloging but also to provide the technology testing
and assessment necessary for further project planning.
Phase 1
- TEI-MS DTD: Review & test current version of
new DTD for manuscript description (tei-ms.dtd)
- HEH Catalog: Review and edit XML version of HEH two-volume
set as needed to conform to TEI-MS DTD
- HTML Presentation #1: Write XSLT scripts to create basic
HTML version of text that incorporates image links for HEH digital
images; start with existing printed texts as display spec.
- HTML Presentation #2: Work with DS curators to develop
enhanced display spec; with features such as:
- flexible navgation
- internal URL links for references
- separate browsable indexes / concordances, e.g., by shelfmark,
script, title, place of origin
Write additional XSLT scripts to create enhanced HTML version
of text.
Phase 2
- Crosswalks: Create detailed crosswalk / data element
map between the Access format, the TEI-MS format, and USMARC
- Merge to TEI-MS: Write scripts / programs to convert
and merge data from Access & HEH into TEI-MS format
- Merge to MS Access: Write scripts / programs to convert
and merge data from HEH into Access
- Assessment: Prepare written assessment of the pros and
cons of creating, merging, managing Digital Scriptorium metadata
in the tested formats.
- HTML Presentation #3: Regenerate HTML presentations (created
in 1.4 above) using merged Access & TEI-MS files.
Phase 3
- Indexing Requirements. Working with DS curators and technical
advisers, develop requirements and specifications for XPAT-type
indexing and result display of merged TEI-MS & Access file.
- Load Files into XPAT. Process and load composite TEI-MS
file onto Columbia's DLXS / XPAT server.
- Configure & Test. Configure and test indexing, retrieval
and display according to specifications developed above.
- HTML Presentation #4: Create integrated HTML display
and XPAT index search and retrieval functionality.
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