TEI in Libraries: Guidelines for Best Practices Working Group

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Working Group Charge
In April 2008, a joint meeting between the Digital Library Federation (DLF) TEI Task Force and TEI in Libraries SIG was held as part of the DLF Spring Forum in Minneapolis. One of the main points of discussion was the necessary revision of the TEI in Libraries: Guidelines for Best Practices (current released version, development version) (GBP) to reflect general conformance and any changes brought about by the TEI P5 release.

The GBP were originally authored by members of the DLF TEI Task Force, but they will fall under the TEI in Libraries SIG purview moving forward. One of our many goals in revising the GBP is to have official bodies of the TEI-C review and approve them, and having them linked from the TEI-C web site for greater exposure.

To further the revision work, a working group has been established to address the various the main components of the GBP: TEI Header and levels 1-5. The revision work entails:
 * updating the narrative
 * finding TEI P5 examples for each level (perhaps by migrating P4 examples)

If you are interested in participating, please contact [mailto:msg2d@virginia.edu Matt Gibson], [mailto:kevin.s.hawkins@ultraslavonic.info Kevin Hawkins] or [mailto:mdalmau@indiana.edu Michelle Dalmau] for additional information and to get you signed up!

Working Group Members

 * Editors: ([mailto:kevin.s.hawkins@ultraslavonic.info Kevin Hawkins] and ([mailto:mdalmau@indiana.edu Michelle Dalmau])
 * Consultant for all levels: [mailto:Syd_Bauman@brown.edu Syd Bauman]
 * Level 1: Fully Automated Conversion and Encoding ([mailto:emcaulay@library.ucla.edu Lisa McAulay] and [mailto:arouner@wustl.edu Andrew Rouner])
 * Level 2: Minimal Encoding ([mailto:emcaulay@library.ucla.edu Lisa McAulay] and [mailto:rlw54@case.edu Richard Wisneski])
 * Level 3: Simple Analysis ([mailto:mdalmau@indiana.edu Michelle Dalmau])
 * Level 4: Basic Content Analysis ([mailto:nsmith@email.unc.edu Natasha Smith]), [mailto:msg2d@virginia.edu Matt Gibson] and ([mailto:mdalmau@indiana.edu Michelle Dalmau])
 * Level 5: Scholarly Encoding ([mailto:nsmith@email.unc.edu Natasha Smith]) and [mailto:msg2d@virginia.edu Matt Gibson]
 * TEI Header ([mailto:kevin.s.hawkins@ultraslavonic.info Kevin Hawkins] and [mailto:schlosser.40@osu.edu Melanie Schlosser])


 * Planning group:
 * Syd Bauman, Brown University
 * Michelle Dalmau, Indiana University
 * Matthew Gibson, University of Virginia
 * Kevin Hawkins, University of Michigan
 * Lisa McAulay, University of California, Los Angeles
 * Chris Powell, University of Michigan
 * Melanie Schlosser, Ohio State University
 * Natasha Smith, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
 * Perry Willett, California Digital Library
 * Richard Wisneski, Case Western University
 * Glen Worthey, Stanford University

Conference Calls
1-866-519-2804 or 1-719-234-7307 (Always Available) Participant Passcode: 245220


 * February 10: 1 pm EST
 * February 24: 1 pm EST
 * March 10: 1 pm EST
 * March 24: 1 pm EST
 * April 14: 1 pm EST
 * April 28: 1 pm EST
 * May 26: 1 pm EST
 * etc

Working Documents

 * TEI in Libraries: Guidelines for Best Practices (Undergoing revision)

Timeline

 * Conference calls for WG members to occur every 2nd and 4th Tuesday each Month (see above)
 * April 7: Complete draft (all levels and introductory/background content complete; examples in place)
 * April 7-14: Group proofreads; makes final edits
 * April 14: Discuss pending issues; establish public commenting process
 * April 14-20: Copyediting
 * April 20: Generate HTML version
 * April 22-May 6: Disseminate draft for public comment
 * May 6: Convenors/editors will compile public comments ; Discuss at meeting
 * May 6 - May 22: Make changes agreed to on May 6
 * May 26: discuss any remaining issues during conference call
 * by end of June: Create mappings from header to MARC fields. Renee McBridge (UNC) volunteered. Could get help from Rich Wisneski (Case Western); consult Kevin Hawkins (Michigan) if questions.
 * July 1 - August 3: Syd will generate TEI P5 version of BPG; Generate ODDs for each level
 * TBD: Proofread the ODDs
 * August-end/early September: Submit final version for TEI-C vetting
 * Nov 11-15: Promote the Best Practices at the SIG