TEI
TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) is a consortium and a set of guidelines for encoding digital texts in the humanities and social sciences, using XML. It provides a standardized framework for representing textual features like structure, metadata, and linguistic annotations, enabling interoperability and long-term preservation of scholarly digital editions. The TEI Guidelines define a comprehensive schema and best practices for creating machine-readable texts that support analysis, search, and publication.
Developers should learn TEI when working on digital humanities projects, archival systems, or text-based applications that require structured representation of complex textual data, such as historical documents, literary works, or linguistic corpora. It is essential for ensuring data consistency, facilitating scholarly collaboration, and building tools for text analysis, visualization, or digital publishing in academic and cultural heritage contexts.