Workshop Outline

1. Introductions and course objectives
2. Administrative details (Robyn)
3. Demonstration: (Chris and John ) TextClass and Image Class Functionality (structured searching, presentation of results, sessions, bookbag/portfolio, etc.)
4. Overview (Alan)
   1. XPAT
   2. Web Server
   3. Authentication / Authorization System
   4. Directory Structure
   5. Collection Database and Collection Manager
   6. Middleware
5. Installation (Phil)
   1. Discussion of XPAT installation
   2. Actual installation of Middleware (for this workshop, only one XPAT installation, but one entire Middleware and data installation with DLXSROOT and virtual host per participant)
      1. The install process
      2. Install steps
      3. Post-install step
   3. Multiple release strategy
6. Text Class Sample Data (Chris and John)
   1. Configuration
   2. Trial run of installed system
7. Troubleshooting Middleware (Phil)
8. Database Migration (José)
9. XPAT (Alan)
   1. Discussion of text and region indexing
   2. Searching / Query Language
      1. Searching
      2. "quieton raw" mode
   3. fabricated regions
      
10. Text Class (Chris)
    1. Content preparation
       1. Text Class DTD Overview
       2. Text Conversion Strategies
       3. Other Text Modifications
       4. Validate and Normalize SGML
       5. Storing Texts and Page Images
    2. Text Class Index Building with XPAT
       • Set Up Directories and Files for XPAT Indexing
       • Build the XPAT Index
    3. Text Class Collection to Web
       • Review the Collection Database Entry with CollMgr
       • Review the Groups Database Entry with CollMgr
       • Make Collection Map
       • Set Up the Collection's Web Directory
       • Try It Out
11. Image Class (John) Click here for entire workshop section on Image Class
    1. Content Preparation
    2. Indexing with XPAT
    3. Collection to Web
    4. Collection Customization
    5. Other / Advanced Topics
       
12. User Interface Issues (Matt)
    1. HTML Templates
    2. Text Class
    3. Image Class
       
13. Broker (Kat and José)
    
14. Wrap up (Everyone)
    1. The Future
    2. Other Topics (time and energy) permitting)
    3. General Questions