List of stemma already in the base

[gabays]

We need to find a way to produce a list of stemma in the base, not to have several times the same text. Which raises a question: do we accept different stemmas for a single text?

[Jean-Baptiste-Camps]

I'd say yes, because it might be interesting for, e.g., epistemological purposes. Of course, it also means that serial studies on tradition will have to pick for themselves.

And, the more we talk, the closer the need of an actual database comes forth. Perhaps we can get away with a good naming policy ?

[gabays]

Encoding the metadata in XML and running an XSLT script to have nice tsv would be enough? Did you discuss the metadata format? Small schema, a few teiHeader elements, et voilà.

[GusRiva]

I think we should accept different stemmas for the same text.
The idea of adding a VIAF number for the text is to have a way of disambiguating, even if the name given to the text or the file is different.

[Jean-Baptiste-Camps]

I agree ! Ok, so, basically, we just need a script (ideally, one that runs with every PR) to check metadata and create a list of existing stemmata.

[gabays]

VIAF number is the one of the work or a specific edition? It is pretty unclear… Because if there is always a VIAF number for an edition (held in a library), there is not always one for a work

[gabays]

Btw: Viaf is unstable, espacially for author's names. We should ISNI

[GusRiva]

For the work.
So many texts are known by different names and in different languages, but have the same Viaf id. I have found Viaf numbers for all the texts we had until now. If a text is not on Viaf, that should not be a great deal.

[GusRiva]

For author's names, I haven't heard of ISNI before. I think VIAF should be good enough for our purposes, but I don't mind, whatever you consider best.

[gabays]

Many people have discovered that VIAF is not stable and it is true: it is not. Only ISNI is. VIAF is a stock exchange between libraries before final reconciliation.

[Jean-Baptiste-Camps]

I personally don't care ! I'll do as you choose.