From: "Joan K. Lippincott" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:57:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.104.70.2] (HELO [10.108.98.73]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPS id 28040074 for cni-announce@cni.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:37:59 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_43557F7A-851A-45B7-B942-BA3E7CBC6501" Subject: Workshops on XML and Library Metadata and XSLT X-Original-Message-Id: <6CAE486C-310A-4C06-A86E-22C24DAF740E@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 14:36:43 -0500 X-Original-To: "cni-announce@cni.org (cni-announce@cni.org)" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_43557F7A-851A-45B7-B942-BA3E7CBC6501 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Posting on behalf of our ARL colleagues: An Introduction to XML and XML Applications=20 March 11=9613, 2015, in Washington, DC (see http://www.arl.org/events/upcoming-events/event/132#.VJL47kAFMAA = for more information and registration) Taught by experienced XML instructors and developers Matthew Gibson, = director of digital initiatives at the Virginia Foundation for the = Humanities at the University of Virginia, and Christine Ruotolo, digital = services manager for humanities and social sciences at the University of = Virginia Library, this three-day workshop is designed for the relative = newcomer to XML. The workshop will be a mix of lecture and hands-on = demonstration and experimentation. Some topics the workshop will cover = include: Differences between XML and HTML and SGML Writing well-formed XML Writing and validating XML with DTDs, Schema, and Schematron XML Namespaces Exploring XML applications specific to librarians and digital humanists: = MODS, METS, TEI, KML, etc. Transforming Library Metadata with XSLT May 20=9622, 2015, in Washington, DC (see http://www.arl.org/events/upcoming-events/event/133#.VJL6HUAFMAA = for more information and registration) Taught by experienced XML/XSLT instructors and developers Matthew = Gibson, director of digital initiatives at the Virginia Foundation for = the Humanities at the University of Virginia, and Christine Ruotolo, = digital services manager for humanities and social sciences at the = University of Virginia Library, this three-day workshop will explore = XSLT with a specific focus on the role of XSLT in digital library = projects and an emphasis on practical tasks such as metadata = crosswalking. The workshop will be a mix of lecture and hands-on = demonstration and experimentation. Lectures, exercises, and projects will allow participants to gain = experience using some of the more powerful components of XSLT 1.0 and = 2.0, including: Navigating the XML tree with XPath 2.0 Working with recursion, modes, and named templates Using and creating functions Combining source documents and creating multiple result documents Sorting and grouping data Using branching and control structures This workshop is designed for information professionals who have a good = understanding of XML and work with it frequently. While some = understanding of and experience with XSLT is a plus, this is not a = requirement. --Apple-Mail=_43557F7A-851A-45B7-B942-BA3E7CBC6501 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
An Introduction to XML = and XML Applications 

March 11=9613, 2015, in = Washington, DC

(see http://www.arl.org/events/upcoming-events/event/132#.VJL= 47kAFMAA for more information and registration)

Taught by experienced XML instructors and = developers Matthew Gibson, director of digital initiatives at the = Virginia Foundation for the Humanities at the University of Virginia, = and Christine Ruotolo, digital services manager for humanities and = social sciences at the University of Virginia Library, this three-day = workshop is designed for the relative newcomer to XML. The workshop will = be a mix of lecture and hands-on demonstration and experimentation. Some = topics the workshop will cover include:


Transforming Library Metadata with = XSLT

May 20=9622, 2015, in Washington, DC

(see http://www.arl.org/events/upcoming-events/event/133#.VJL= 6HUAFMAA for more information and registration)

Taught = by experienced XML/XSLT instructors and developers Matthew Gibson, = director of digital initiatives at the Virginia Foundation for the = Humanities at the University of Virginia, and Christine Ruotolo, digital = services manager for humanities and social sciences at the University of = Virginia Library, this three-day workshop will explore XSLT with a = specific focus on the role of XSLT in digital library projects and an = emphasis on practical tasks such as metadata crosswalking. The workshop = will be a mix of lecture and hands-on demonstration and = experimentation.

Lectures, exercises, and projects will allow = participants to gain experience using some of the more powerful = components of XSLT 1.0 and 2.0, including:

  • Navigating the XML = tree with XPath 2.0
  • Working with recursion, modes, and named = templates
  • Using and creating functions
  • Combining source = documents and creating multiple result documents
  • Sorting and = grouping data
  • Using branching and control = structures

This workshop is designed for information = professionals who have a good understanding of XML and work with it = frequently. While some understanding of and experience with XSLT is a = plus, this is not a = requirement.