Toward Non−Expert Oriented Digital Archives

An Application of XML to Kanbun Expressions

Abstract

Digital archives of kanbun expressions have had very limited options for their outputs, and thus have excluded non−expert users. In this paper, we present an application of XML（eXtensible Markup Languge）to kanbun expressions. We show that, using the XML−based system, we can transform a single source of kanbun into five output formats, which correspond to five levels of accessibility. This system makes it possible to consruct a digital archive, in which various non−expert users easily access kanbun expressions.