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Descriptions of OCR processing, TEI transformation, and metadata creation
Entry Files
Procedures for converting single pages into Encyclopedia entries.
Process Entry Files
Run cleanup routine on all new entry files

Production
Descriptions of OCR processing, TEI transformation, and metadata creation
- Organization
  How to keep hundreds of thousands of files organized.
- Page Files
  Explains the procedures we use to get the best quality OCR of each page.
- Entry Files
  Procedures for converting single pages into Encyclopedia entries.
  - Prep and Convert Pages to Entry Files
    Before page files can be converted to entry files, we need to do some housekeeping.
  - Entry-Inventory File
    Document the filenames of every entry in a section using the entry-inventory file.
  - Process Entry Files
    Run cleanup routine on all new entry files
    - Cleanup Entry Files
      Check entry files for common problems.
    - Editorial Notes
      Check for notes by editors.
    - Fix Runovers
      Fix runover entries.
    - Review Page Inventory Comments
      Address any issues raised in the page-inventory notes.
    - Validate Entry Files
      Use Oxygen to validate the entry files.
- Master Files
  After creating entry files, we run an automated metadata generation process to add index terms to each entry.

Process Entry Files

Run cleanup routine on all new entry files

New entry files need basic processing once they are generated, before they can be added to the database. The different steps are listed here.