Minutes from January 27, 2009

Attending: Syd Bauman (notes), Kevin Hawkins (chair), Chris Powell, Melanie Schlosser, Natasha Smith, Rich Wisneski, Perry Willett (notes)


 * Header:
 * see e-mail sent 2009-01-25 by KH for more details
 * everyone should read and response (deadline?)
 * The BPG recommends including series title in  but doesn't mention any other series information. Should we recommend other info like ISSN or series editor?


 * Levels
 * Level 1: CP: thinks AB is fine.
 * Level 2: RW: nothing to report
 * Level 3: NS: needs a P5 example
 * discussion of LBs and genesis of Level 3; does anyone have a true example?
 * Level 4: Linda Cantara no longer working on this, but Matt Gibson is
 * Level 5: same is w/ L4
 * we need to add an example or two, although don't need to go into full detail


 * Filenaming:
 * agreed to point to or incorporate IUDLP guidelines
 * agreed to 8-dot-3 health warning
 * question on ".tei" vs ".xml" extension: agreed to use *.xml extension
 * agreed that internal consistency is more important than following a particular set of restrictions [I'm going to suggest this become a general recommendation--SB]


 * AB vs. P:
 * in the pseudo-paras of Level 1 and Level 2 we agreed to AB


 * Numbered/unnumbered divs: we agreed that there is no consensus on this issue, and we shouldn't make a recommendation for one over the other. Instead, we should:
 * encourage consistency within texts and collections
 * describe the reasoning behind choosing one
 * describe process of converting one to the other (and provide tools?)
 * recommend a place in the header to record the decision
 * schema should enforce consistency within text


 * PBs
 * leave recommendation as is


 * meeting at DLF Spring Forum in Raleigh NC (May 4-6)
 * KH will check with Barrie about getting a meeting room
 * propose a paper/panel about it?


 * People should remove comments from BPG if they feel the issue has been resolved. KH will oversee the process.