Why Use DITA to Produce HTML Deliverables?

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML-based format for structuring and authoring technical content. This article explores advantages DITA provides for producing HTML content -- including easy global changes, portability through standards, superior linking and Web management, conditional processing, content and design reuse, and better writing through focused content. DITA consolidates all of the benefits in a consistent, overall information architecture that can evolve and grow along with your product information needs and delivery modes, and with the evolution of standard tools for delivering XML as the presentation mechanism.

Hunt, John, Don Day, Erik Hennum, Michael Priestley and Dave Schell. IBM (2005). Articles>Information Design>HTML>DITA

Migrating HTML to DITA, Part 2: Extend the Migration for More Robust Results

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) holds many advantages over information authored directly in HTML, including better reuse, easily changed presentation styles, and easy single sourcing. In Part 2 of this two-part series on how to quickly migrate HTML topics to DITA, the author explains the details of migration, and shows you how to override parts of this process for ideal results.

Anderson, Robert. IBM (2005). Articles>Information Design>HTML>DITA