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Introduction to TEI

This workshop is in development and not yet complete.

Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)

Are you interested in computational methods in the humanities? Do you want to know more about Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) XML? This is a workshop for those interested in getting started with TEI. By diving into examples of projects and through introductory hands-on activities, we will explore several use cases of text encoding as well as the skills necessary to embark on text encoding projects.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  1. Articulate what TEI is and why you would use it

  2. Describe how TEI documents are structured and what common elements are

  3. Mark up a basic text with TEI

Schedule

5 min Welcome and using Zoom
20 min What is text encoding and what is it used for?
30 min The anatomy of XML
5 min BREAK
20 min Examples of TEI projects
30 min Hands on with TEI
10 min Q&A

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