Introduction to Etexts: Reading List

May 11^th and 14^th, 2002

David Seaman
Director, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library

Document Markup: Text Encoding Initiative & Extensible Markup Language

• Sperberg-McQueen, C. M., and Lou Burnard, eds., Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange. Oxford: TEI, 1999. Available on the web at:
  http://www.tei-c.org/P4X/.
  
  Read A Gentle Introduction to XML (Extensible Markup Language) -- Part 2 of the TEI Guidelines -- and About These Guidelines -- Part 1 of the TEI Guidelines.



• Seaman, David. Electronic Text Center Introduction to TEI and Guide to Document Preparation. Charlottesville, 1994-99. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/standards/tei/uvatei.html



• Seaman, David. XML for fun and profit. Charlottesville, 1998-2000. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/services/helpsheets/xml-sgml/xml-basic.html

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XML, EAD, and EBOOKS

XML

• http://www.xml.com/


• http://www.w3.org/XML/


• http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/

Encoded Archival Descriptions

• EAD Official Web Site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/ead/

Selected Ebooks

• Adobe ebook reader: http://www.adobe.com/epaper/ebooks/main.html [PDF-based]
• Microsoft Reader: http://www.microsoft.com/reader/ [XML-based]
• For MS Reader, see also PocketPC: http://www.microsoft.com/pocketpc/ and http://www.overdrive.com
• RocketBook: http://www.ebook-gemstar.com/
• TK3: http://www.nightkitchen.com/