The TEI Guidelines, including the TEI schemas, the TEI source code, and the prose documentation, are published as open source software. They can be accessed and downloaded in a variety of forms, depending on how you want to use them. In general, they are available from the download area of the TEI project page at Sourceforge or, in paper form, from the Omnipress webstore. Some other methods of getting and using the Guidelines are discussed below.

Purchase paper copies

The text of the Guidelines is available on a Print on Demand basis from Omnipress. The retail price is $150.00 (USD) plus shipping and handling. Members and subscribers may buy the two volume set at cost ($120.00 USD plus shipping and handling) using a discount code supplied by the TEI. In addition, members are entitled to one free print copy of the Guidelines as a membership benefit. The 20% discount is available to members and subscribers whose accounts are not in arrears. Contact the membership secretary for details.

Read online documentation

The text of the Guidelines may be read online at http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/.

Download the PDF version

The PDF version of the P5 Guidelines may be downloaded from http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/Guidelines.pdf .

Get and install a local copy

The source code and other TEI materials (including beta and experimental releases) can be downloaded from Sourceforge; more detailed instructions for downloading and using these materials are available as well. The most stable recent release of the TEI materials can also be accessed by navigating the hierarchy at http://www.tei-c.org/release/, and are available as Debian packages at http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/teideb/. The entire set of TEI materials is also available on CD-ROM at TEI events.

Build a schema from the source

You can also build TEI schemas and documentation (including customized versions) using Roma. Detailed instructions for using Roma and for installing the command-line version are available.

Other points of access

The TEI schemas are now distributed with the <oXygen/> XML editor, together with a set of basic TEI templates.

A printed version of the P5 Guidelines will be published following their formal release.