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Course Description
The Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is a powerful tool for transforming XML documents into other formats. This workshop focuses on applying XSL to transform documents encoded in the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) standard into HTML files viewable on the web.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between XSL, XSLT, XPath, XLink, CSS and HTML
- Describe a variety of XSL elements and their function in transforming TEI to HTML
- Select and manipulate TEI nodes using abbreviated and full XPath.
- Troubleshoot XSL stylesheets
- Know enough XSL to create simple stylesheets for transforming TEI to HTML
- Construct 3 stylesheets from scratch
Target Audience
This workshop is ideal for librarians, archivists and humanities scholars with experience in encoding texts in TEI, who wish to enhance their knowledge by learning how to transform their texts to HTML using XSL.
Prerequisites
Participants are strongly encouraged to have experience or training in encoding texts using the TEI standard.
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Class attendance or listening to recording for four sessions, and participation in online sessions. Additionally, students are required to complete three stylesheets that transform supplied texts to specified HTML output.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
- Installation of Oxygen XML Editor (requires Java Runtime Environment)
- Download Exercise files (files contained in TEI2HTML.zip or TEI2HTML.exe)
Please note that you may need your IT person to help you if you do not have administrative privileges on your computer.
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
| Instructor: Bill Walker - [ E-Mail ]
[ Bio ] |
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| Contact Hrs:
8.00 |
CEUs: 0.80 |
| Amigos Member Early Bird Fee: $ 500.00 | Non-member Early Bird Fee: $ 650.00 |
| Amigos Member Fee:
$ 525.00 |
Amigos Non-member Fee:
$ 675.00 |
| Available On Request |
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