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Gutenberg DTD'sby "Frank Boumphrey" <bckman(at)ix.netcom.com> |
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here is a list of proposed goals for the Gutenberg DTD's together with a tentative time line. Everything here is up for possible change, and debate, so please wade in with your views. Frank GOALS ===== 1. Goals To produce a set of XML DTD's suitable for marking up Project Gutenberg Etexts by Volunteer markers. 2. At a minimum the DTD's should be suitable for: Books Poetry Plays Saga's Diarys Compendiums Letters Mixed content *Atlases *Encyclopedias Dictionaries Historic Documents *Scientific Documents *Parallel Translations Other *These may be too ambitious for our initial DTD's, but we should at least have a look at them. (The time line below assumes that these needs can be met by 4 schemas, Books Plays Poetry Mixed content However it is possible that the needs for other specialized schemas will be identified.) 3. Author Requirements Document. A document laying out the standard,s the DTD must meet. E.g. Extensibility, modularity, granularity, ease of use etc. 4. The following steps will be carried out for each of the DTD types under consideration (See 2). a. Identifying and classifying the potential DTD components and validating needs b. Modeling and preparing element lists c. Selecting components d. Document Analysis report e. Build a Document Hierarchy f. Build classes, mixes, and Units g. Author Preliminary DTD h. User Testing i. Prepare final DTD j. Documentation k. Issue final DTD TIMELINE ======== 5. Time Line April Prepare requirements document. Component selection for Books May Preliminary Book model Component selection for plays Component selection for Poetry Component selection for Mixed content June Test Book Model Preliminary Play model Preliminary Poems model Preliminary Mixed model July Final DTD for Book Model Test Play model Test Poems model Test Mixed model Aug. Documentation for Book Model Final DTD for Play model Final DTD for Poems model Final DTD for Mixed model Sept. Release Book Model Documentation for Play model Documentation for Poems model Documentation for Mixed model Oct. Release Play model Release Poems model Release Mixed model Nov. Review needs for other models Review needs for Other schema types. Useful reading Chicago Manual of Style Elements of Typography Robert Bringhurst Book Design Hugh Williamson Developing SGML DTD's Eve Maler Structuring XML Documents DocBook Norman Walsh If you have time have a look at: A Shakespeare play A modern Play A Compendium of Poetry The Bible Pilgrims Progress An ordinary novel A book of short stories. A book with footnote or side notes. A translation of Chaucer, and/or one of Homers, Virgils or Dantes works A Math or Engineering text book. (Plus try and lay your hands on as many books, both ancient and modern as possible.) Marking up a book with an existing DTD will also give an insight into the problems likely to be encountered by the marker!) F.B 1:14 AM 3/5/00
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