Tools & helper files University of Vermont Special Collections


URL: http://bailey.uvm.edu/specialcollections/

Encoding Procedure:  

We begin with WordPerfect files -- we've had to rekey or scan virtually all we've done. We then cut and paste our front matter text into templates we've had developed for us following the model. We also have a utility that marks our container lists by responding to embedded characters. Therefore, in the rekeying of container lists, we add certain characters which the program turns into appropriate mark-up. For example, a file that reads #b 1 #1 Folder title *date #2 Folder title *date  will come through the utility marked up as <c02><did><container type="carton">Carton 1</container><container type="folder">Folder 1</container><unittitle>Folder title</unittitle><unitdate>Date</unitdate></did></c02> <c02><did><container type="carton">Carton 1</container><container type="folder">Folder 2</container><unittitle>Folder title</unittitle><unitdate>Date</unitdate></did></c02> When both the front matter and the container list have gone through the utilities, we merge them by hand in an ASCII editor and tweak the mark-up. Then we move the merged file to WordPerfect and tweak it some more. We use WordPerfect only at the end because it's not as flexible as an ASCII editor. For example, WordPerfect won't let us work with one part of a tag set at a time, the way an ASCII editor will. Thus, we find inserting large wrappers not included in the template takes a long time in WordPerfect, and is fairly simple in an ASCII editor. After we parse it through WP, we move it to our DynaText software for publication, and from there it goes into the web.

Delivery Mechanism:  

DynaText/DynaWeb suite - on the fly conversion

Contact:  

Chris Burns cburns@zoo.uvm.edu

RLG Member:  

Yes

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