BUILD A CHEMISTRY RESOURCE COLLECTION IN XML

Ye Li

21:239 XML+XSLT for LibrariesJuly 28th, 2009

WHAT IS THE PROJECT? Build a collection of chemistry resources in

XML with customized schema and keep adding to it.

Audience of the XML collection – myself

Audience of the transformed display from the XML collection – users in chemistry departments

ADVANTAGE OF XML FOR THIS COLLECTION Allow the flexibility to transform into

customized HTML, XML with other schema, data set for other databases, or potentially a source for dynamic display of the collection.

Does not require any additional technical support to store and run besides text editor.

The schema is easy to tailor and open to extend for fulfilling changing needs.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTING PROCESSBuild XML schema

Input metadata into XML

Collect information of chemistry resources

Write XSLT to transform XML collection into HTML etc.

Display of collection in various formats according to users’ needs

SCHEMA BASED ON DUBLIN CORE The schema will mainly accommodate chemistry

resources in websites and database format.

The schema should allow the flexibility with sorting and searching the resources by divisions (e.g. general, organic, inorganic, analytical, physical and biological chemistry), subject, type, updated time, and accessibility etc.

The schema should also accommodate links to the resource, brief introduction to the resource, icon of the resource, and comments to the resource.

AGGREGATORS OF CHEMISTRY RESOURCES http://www.chembiogrid.org

http://bubl.ac.uk

Unfortunately, no API services is located.

XML SCHEMA http://dynamic.slis.uiowa.edu/yeli/projectpage/XML/ChemCollection.xsd Add the root element “resources”. Add elements “CollectionTitle”, “CollectionDesc” and “encoder” to briefly explain

the collection. Add the container element “resource”. Change the type and occurring times for all the elements to appropriate values. Change “date” element to “dates” and extend the “dates” element to “published

date” and “accessed date”. Add the “topic” element. Add the “comments” element. Add the “icon” element. Specify the acceptable values for “type” element within “Website”, “Database”,

“Forum”, “Blog”, “Tool” for current needs. Specify the acceptable values for “subject” element as “General Chemistry”,

“Organic Chemistry”, “Inorganic Chemistry”, “Analytical Chemistry”, “Physical Chemistry”, “Biochemistry”, and “Biomedical Chemistry”.

Specify the “format” as accessing format with the acceptable values “webpage”, “client software”, and “prints”

Add the “tutorial” element with the attribute “tutorialSource” and give option for the attribute as “Vendor offered” or “Customized”.

Delete the “any” element, “element group” and “element container”.

XML COLLECTION http://

dynamic.slis.uiowa.edu/yeli/projectpage/XML/ChemResource.xml

With five resources input as examples.

XSLT TO TRANSFORM XML INTO HTML http://dynamic.slis.uiowa.edu/yeli/projectpag

e/XML/ChemCollet_CSS.xsl

http://dynamic.slis.uiowa.edu/yeli/projectpage/XML/style.css

http://dynamic.slis.uiowa.edu/yeli/projectpage/XML/ChemcollectionYe.html

A SCREEN SHOT OF THE HTML PAGE

FUTURE PLAN Modify the schema

Aggregate the collection

Optimize the XSLT, maybe make the page dynamic.

Keep looking for API services

Or offer one???