#25981
XML Repositories: An Idea Whose Time has Finally Come
This white paper discusses the role of an XML repository into today’s enterprise infrastructure. Virtually every database and repository provide some degree of XML support; however, there are important distinctions between support for XML as a data type and the role of a repository whose architecture and operations are optimized to support the broad family of XML recommendations and standards. Specifically, this white paper will explore: The nature and extent of XML use across the enterprise, cost and quality of service implications of an infrastructure with, and without, an XML repository, the evolution of XML repositories from both a technology and a market segment perspective, criteria to determine when an XML repository would add significant value to an existing infrastructure, and capability and packaging recommendations for XML repository functionality that can be used to evaluate specific offerings.
Holst, Sebastian. Gilbane Report (2004). Articles>Content Management>Information Design>XML
#27953
In this article, gain knowledge about the difference between elements and attributes in XML, as well as differences in character sets. The author shows the benefits and drawbacks of using XML components and why you should carefully consider your character set when developing your software.
Youssef, Michael. ASP Free (2004). Articles>Information Design>XML>ASP
#20389
In this XML tutorial you will learn what XML is and the difference between XML and HTML. You will also learn how to start using XML in your applications.
#27082
So, your company has decided to implement XML. You are tasked with figuring out exactly how, when, and why. For starters, you should find out what XML is and what you can do with it. This tutorial serves to explain the basics of XML documents. Once you understand what they are, it can help you know the how, when, and why. XML fits into a lot of places. It can replace, or work with, other technologies. It can be used instead of, or to supplement, scripts. It can work with databases, or on its own to store readable content. Before you dive into what XML might do, it can help if you learn a little more about it.
Bright Path Solutions (2005). Articles>Information Design>XML
#25039
XML: The Answer to Everything?
This article weighs the pros and cons of XML for some applications (publishing), and explores why it is the best possible solution for many programming and publishing needs.
Ethier, Kay and Scott Abel. Free Software Magazine (2005). Articles>Information Design>XML
#18209
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is often touted as revolutionary breakthrough in information management. A more realistic description is that XML is one very good tool among many used to handle information. It's true that XML could potentially save your company a great deal of money—but that depends on your circumstances. In some cases, migration to XML will be expensive. You need to know if you'll get a reasonable return on your investment. The purpose of this paper is to help you ask the right questions.
#27660
XQuery speeds up the process of finding information contained in an XML document, which is very handy when dealing with long XML documents. This article, the first of two parts, will teach you how to write XQuery expressions.
Dev Articles (2006). Articles>Information Design>Databases>XML
#27661
XQuery speeds up the process of finding information contained in an XML document -- which is very handy when dealing with long XML documents. This article, the second of two parts, will teach you how to write XQuery expressions.
Dev Articles (2006). Articles>Information Design>Databases>XML
#32091
A brief overview for a couple of fellow Austin writers who have asked me recently how and where to get started with DITA.
Gentle, Anne. Just Write Click (2007). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#32102
In this conclusion to a three-part series on path expressions, you'll learn about complex predicates, dynamic paths, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the book XQuery.
Walmsley, Priscilla. Dev Articles (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>XSL
#32239
RELAX NG is not a capitalized misspelling of something you probably get to do all too rarely as a busy programmer and web designer. If you use XML to any great degree, you'll want to take a close look at it. It can help make your life as a web developer easier, allowing you to relax a little more.
McCullough, Peyton. Dev Articles (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>XML
#32240
XML schemas don't have to be rigid. Sometimes, it's best to provide flexibility and allow the author of XML documents to make choices. In this second part of a three-part article, we'll make some modifications to the schema we created in the first part, and learn how to make some things optional.
McCullough, Peyton. Dev Articles (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>XML
#32241
Datatypes and More in RELAX NG
Welcome to the third part of a three-part series on RELAX NG. In this part, we will discuss datatypes, the grammar element, and creating named patterns.
McCullough, Peyton. Dev Articles (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>XML
#32365
Linking DITA Topics Through Relationship Tables
DITA provides a powerful means of linking using relationship tables. The benefit of using a relationship table is the ability to create and maintain links in one place with the map rather than in the topics. Links can be created both between topics of the same information type and between topics of different information types that are not directly related through parent/child relationships. Therefore, the best practice for linking in DITA is to use a relationship table within a map.
Bruski, Kylene. Center for Information-Development Management (2005). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#32366
Specializing Topic Types in DITA
The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) provides a way for documentation authors and architects to create collections of typed topics that can be easily assembled into various delivery contexts. Topic specialization is the process by which authors and architects can define topic types, while maintaining compatibility with existing style sheets, transforms, and processes. The new topic types are defined as an extension, or delta, relative to an existing topic type, thereby reducing the work necessary to define and maintain the new type.
Priestley, Michael. IBM (2001). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#32367
Migrating HTML to DITA, Part 1: Simple Steps to Move from HTML to DITA
The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) has emerged as a standard topic-oriented document architecture. DITA holds many advantages over information authored directly in HTML, including better reuse, easily changed presentation styles, and easy single sourcing. This article, the first of two parts, explains how to get a quick start with DITA using HTML topics that are already available. It shows you how to use the provided XSLT transform to do the migration, and examines what is needed to ensure quality results.
Anderson, Robert, Don Day and Erik Hennum. IBM (2005). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#32381
Some general notes on RDF, its history and prospects, and a Grand Challenge to the RDF community.
Bray, Tim. Aaron Swartz Weblog (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>RSS
#32597
Extend Enumerated Lists in XML Schema
The addition of new values to a list is a common and necessary requirement. Schema designers often seek to build into the architecture a means to permit additional values that were unknown at design time. How can schema designers create an enumerated value list that is extensible and easy to implement? Discover several approaches used to achieve this goal.
Kiel, W. Paul. IBM (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>Databases
#32682
The Wisdom of Crowds Meets the Wisdom of Authors: How XML Enables the Semantic Web
Key to the Semantic Web is semantic markup, which lets users annotate their web pages with metadata -- HTML attributes that don't get displayed in the document. Semantic metadata describes what the pages are about, letting authors define things with authority and precision.
Wlodarczyk, Paul. Content Wrangler, The (2008). Articles>Web Design>Information Design>XML
#32794
DITA is known for the rigidity of its structure, but technical communicators have opportunities to adapt it to their content through specialization, a term that refers to the customization of DITA structures.
Sliwinski, Larissa. Intercom (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#32797
Many people see DITA architecture as a shortcut to avoiding content modeling. O'Keefe warns readers against this mistake.
O'Keefe, Sarah S. Intercom (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#33028
Living With Topic Maps and RDF
This paper is about the relationship between the topic map and RDF standards families. It compares the two technologies and looks at ways to make it easier for users to live in a world where both technologies are used. This is done by looking at how to convert information back and forth between the two technologies, how to convert schema information, and how to do queries across both information representations. Ways to achieve all of these goals are presented.
Garshol, Lars Marius. Ontopia (2004). Articles>Information Design>Sitemaps>XML
#33395
Publishing DITA Without the DITA Open Toolkit: A Trend or a Temporary Detour?
I'm starting to wonder whether the adoption rate of DITA and the DITA Open Toolkit is going to diverge. Widespread adoption of DITA leads to a a sort of herd effect with safety in numbers. Not so for the Open Toolkit.
Scriptorium (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>DITA
#33400
What Do Movable Type and XML Have in Common? 
Compares Gutenberg's invention of the movable type to the creation of XML. But where movable type changed the “economics of a mechanical process,” XML changed the “economics of content authoring, formatting, and customization.”
O'Keefe, Sarah S. Intercom (2008). Articles>Information Design>Publishing>XML
#33602
With the move to XML, DITA, and other new standards, the entry cost for new tools is lower relative to established tools like Word and FrameMaker, since all tools need to invest to implement these new standards. New workflows are emerging in some cases, such as topic-based authoring and shared content, which give new tools a distinct advantage. The new tools can start with the new paradigm, rather than trying to migrate existing content and provide “backward” compatibility.
Answers for All (2008). Articles>Information Design>XML>Workflow
