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Discussion Groups, Newsletters, and Related Websites
A collection of links to online technical editors' communities.
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A searchable knowledge base of specifications for DITA users.
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The DITA Knowledge Base pages provide a reliable basis of technical and educational information on the standard.
XML.org (2006). Resources>Information Design>XML>DITA
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The DITA Open Toolkit is an implementation of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee's specification for Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) DTDs and Schemas. The Toolkit transforms DITA content (maps and topics) into deliverable formats.
Sourceforge (2007). Resources>Software>XML>DITA
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DITA Resources Online (Darwin Information Typing Architecture)
If you need to learn more about the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), look no further. Links to a few of the most useful DITA resources available on the web today.
Rockley Group, The (2005). Resources>Content Management>Metadata>XML
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The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML-based, end-to-end architecture for authoring, producing, and delivering technical information. This architecture consists of a set of design principles for creating 'information-typed' modules at a topic level and for using that content in delivery modes such as online help, books, and Web sites.
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This blog discusses documents and information designs “in the wild" - especially those that are exceptionally good or exceptionally bad.
Doc or Die. Resources>Documentation>Information Design>Blogs
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DocBook is an XML vocabulary that is particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software.
SourceForge (2003). Resources>Documentation>Open Source>DocBook
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DocBook is officially available as a [WWW] Document Type Definition (DTD) for both XML and SGML. It is unofficially available in other forms as well.
Docbook.org (2003). Resources>Documentation>XML>DocBook
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These are XSL stylesheets for the DocBook DTD and its derivatives (Simplified DocBook, etc.) to generate PDF/print documents or Web/HTML content.
SourceForge (2005). Resources>Documentation>XSL>DocBook
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What follows is a selected bibliography on document design. It is not exhaustive. Please feel free to add to it by contacting me.
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A directory of online resources about document management.
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Documentation Testing Checklist 
Check out this new Documentation Testing Checklist, which offers categories and suggestions to use when testing documentation.
O'Sullivan, Cara. TECHWR-L (2002). Resources>Usability>Tools
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Gurudutt Kamath's columns on technical writing. Groups for technical writers in India. Indexing, Translation, resources for technical writers.
Kamath, Gurudutt R. DocumentorG. Resources>TC>Mailing Lists>India
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Columns on technical writing. Continuation of the column written from 2001-03 for IT People.
Kamath, Gurudutt R. Topica (2004). Resources>Mailing Lists>Writing>Technical Writing
#18923
Doing Research With Internet Texts: A Brief Bibliography
A brief bibliography of works on Internet and cyberspace culture.
Gurak, Laura J. University of Minnesota (2000). Resources>Bibliographies>Online
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Scott Adams created a character named Tina the tech writer for his comic strip Dilbert. She’s brittle, humorless, literal, and wonders why she doesn’t get any respect or interesting work. Like many caricatures, Tina has a basis in reality. This blog will explore issues in technical communication and its professional association the Society for Technical Communication.
Harkness, Holly E. Don't Call Me Tina (2008). Resources>Writing>Technical Writing>Blogs
#19165
Dr. Grammar may provide help with your grammar questions.
#11734
Dreamweaver 4 Tutorial: A Guide for New Users
If you've been thinking of making the jump to Dreamweaver, you couldn't find a better time than now. Version 4 was recently released and has earned a slew of glowing reviews. We've prepared this guide with new users in mind, those who have intranet or Internet experience, but haven't tried Dreamweaver before. The instructions that follow are for Dreamweaver 4.
Dreier, Troy A. Intranet Journal (2000). Resources>Tutorials>Web Design>Dreamweaver
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This is a mailing list for users of the Dreamweaver Depot website; it will list upcoming events, changes to the website, as well as another forum for general Macromedia Dreamweaver questions.
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Dreamweaver Tutorials: Getting Started
Learn how you can get up and running quickly with Dreamweaver MX. Watch these tutorial movies, and get started today.
Adobe (2004). Resources>Tutorials>Streaming>Dreamweaver
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Dynamic Drive is a directory of free, original DHTML scripts and components to enhance your web site.
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A collection of dozens of links to online e-business resources.
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E-Commerce Usability and Trust
Egger's research starts with a model of trust for e-commerce, then derives tools that designers can use to evaluate or design trustworthiness into e-commerce websites.
Egger, Florian N. EcommUse (1999). Resources>Bibliographies>E Commerce>Usability
