Introductory TEI ODD

1. Abstract
ODD (One Document Does it all) is the XML
vocabulary which the Text Encoding Initiative has
developed to describe itself, and which users of the TEI
employ to customize the TEI and create documentation
and schemas appropriate to their varied needs. It
can be used to document and describe any XML
vocabulary. Attendees are expected to have some
basic knowledge of XML and the TEI.
Introductory TEI ODD is a three-hour tutorial taught
by the TEI@Oxford team (James Cummings and
Sebastian Rahtz) on using TEI ODD for documenting
and constraining your project's TEI XML. This
beginners-level course provides a hands-on practical
introduction to the basic ideas of the TEI ODD system,
exploring the process of designing a TEI profile from
the user perspective, and using the TEI's Roma web
application to model a schema. We will explore the
full capabilities of Roma, from designing and testing a
basic XML schema with a few clicks, up to the design of
a highly customized and multilingual application profile.
Participants will be taught using Roma and the oXygen
XML editor. They will define a detailed customization
of the TEI, generate schemas and documentation, and
have an understanding of the TEI ODD language. This
tutorial will equip participants with the necessary skills
to customize the TEI for their project's specific needs.
2. Tutorial Structure
1. Talk 1: An introduction to TEI ODD concepts and the
Roma Web Application (30min)
2. Exercise 1: Creating your first TEI customization (30
min)
3. Talk 2: More complicated TEI customizations (30
min)
4. Exercise 2: Constraining and Extending the TEI for
your Project (30 min)
5. Talk 3: The TEI ODD Format: What is happening
underneath? (30 min)
6. Exercise 3: Editing the underlying TEI ODD files (30
min)
3. Contact Information
Dr James Cummings, Oxford University Computing
Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN, UK.
+44-1865-283296, james.cummings@oucs.ox.ac.uk
Bio: Dr James Cummings helps to manage a team
of developers in the Oxford University Computing
Services working on digital humanities projects. He is
a member of the TEI@Oxford group providing training
and support for TEI projects and has served on the
TEI Technical Council since 2004. He is the elected
director of the Digital Medievalist project.
Sebastian Rahtz, Oxford University Computing
Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN, UK.
+44-1865-283431, sebastian.rahtz@oucs.ox.ac.uk
Bio: Sebastian Rahtz manages the Information and
Support Group inside the Oxford University Computing
Services. He is is a member of the TEI@Oxford group
providing training and support for TEI projects, was a
member of the TEI Board of Directors from 2000 to
2009, and has been a member of the TEI Technical
Council since 2001. He was lead architect for the ODD
system in TEI P5, and has written much of the software
which underpins the TEI's work.
4. Previous venues
Although substantially modified, much of this material
has been tested out for a much smaller group in an
Understanding ODD pre-conference workshop for the
TEI Members' Meeting and Conference 2010.
The tutors have taught TEI on summer schools at
Oxford for the last 5 years to groups of c.20 delegates,
and regular teach TEI concepts to small groups