Why Publishing Is No Longer The Last Step STC Summit – Philadelphia PA 2 nd June 2008

What is Publishing? pub·lish v. To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale. To bring to the public attention; announce.

pub·lish v.

To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale.

To bring to the public attention; announce.

Why Do We Do Publish? To spread knowledge To record events To share thoughts and ideas To instruct To tell stories

To spread knowledge

To record events

To share thoughts and ideas

To instruct

To tell stories

When Did It Start?

When Did It Start?

Do he write for publication?

Veneration of the Printed Word

Technical Publications – A Personal History

Technical Publications – A Personal History

Technical Publications – A Personal History

The Traditional Model

The ePublisher Platform Model

Publishing in a Web 2.0 World

Publishing in a Web 2.0 World

Technical Publishing in a Web 2.0 World

Technical Publishing in a Web 2.0 World

Publishing is no longer the last step..

What we need to be thinking about… The consumer information space is ahead of the ‘professional’ information space What we do with technology at home migrates into the work space People Access Information from Multiple Sources Users Want To Contribute Feedback is important

The consumer information space is ahead of the ‘professional’ information space

What we do with technology at home migrates into the work space

People Access Information from Multiple Sources

Users Want To Contribute

Feedback is important

How do you leverage the new paradigm. “ Listen” to the people who consume your information. Involve them in the process Leverage the technology they are using anyway. Social networks Wikis Get used to “letting go.”

“ Listen” to the people who consume your information.

Involve them in the process

Leverage the technology they are using anyway.

Social networks

Wikis

Get used to “letting go.”

WebWorks ePublisher & Wikis ePublisher FALL 2008 release will include Productized “PUBLISH TO WIKI” functionality. Publish your Word, Frame or XML content to a wiki Concept Demo on Booth #422

ePublisher FALL 2008 release

will include

Productized “PUBLISH TO WIKI” functionality.

Publish your Word, Frame or XML content to a wiki

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