Content management means different things to different people. For publishers, the fundamental aspects should be metadata, content markup, and component management.
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for the benefit of an international institutional publishing office in 2014.
This document discusses Mozilla's MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) documentation platform. It provides an overview of the evolution and goals of the Kuma project, which aims to build a platform for developer engagement and improve documentation processes. The document outlines Kuma's development approach, roadmap, and how readers can get involved with the project by contributing documentation.
Code & Design Your First Website (Downtown Los Angeles)Thinkful
The document provides an overview of how to code and design a first website. It begins with introductions and then outlines a roadmap for the day which includes learning about frontend vs backend development, user experience design, wireframing a page, learning HTML, and using CSS to style the page. Key concepts covered include what frontend development is, how the web works, the user experience design process, what wireframes and their purpose are, an introduction to HTML including common tags and elements, and an introduction to CSS including selectors, properties, values, and how to link a CSS stylesheet to an HTML file. Hands-on exercises are provided for attendees to wireframe a page, write HTML for an "About Me" page,
Topic based and structured authoring - slidesNeil Perlin
The document discusses topic-based and structured authoring approaches. It begins with introductions from the presenter and an overview of the contents. Section 1 defines topic-based authoring as authoring content in topics rather than documents, with each topic answering a single question. Structured authoring is defined as authoring with consistent sectional and stylistic rules. Section 2 discusses rationales for using these approaches, such as flexible reuse of content and consistency. Section 3 covers strategy, such as defining goals, and tactics like project management and standards.
The document discusses designing teams and processes to adapt to changing needs. It recommends structuring teams so members can work within their competencies and across projects fluidly with clear roles and expectations. The design process should support the team and their work, and be flexible enough to change with team, organization, and project needs. An effective team culture builds an environment where members feel free to be themselves, voice opinions, and feel supported.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
Practical strategies for incorporating rich media in digital productsApex CoVantage
How are publishers incorporating interactive and rich media content in their publications? See seven practical strategies.
This presentation was originally presented at PIAM in Frankfurt, Germany in 2015. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com
EPUB 3 has become essential to the publishing ecosystem, providing a "master" format for virtually all e-readers. As EPUB continues to evolve, what is new and what's on the horizon? Bill Kasdorf, VP & Principal Consultant at Apex, provides an overview in this presentation originally shared at the 38th International EDItEUR Supply Chain Seminar at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2016.
New devices, changing standards and user expectations. As digital publishing continues to evolve, how can publishers make the most of the trends and technologies of today?
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for the benefit of an international institutional publishing office in 2014. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com.
This document discusses Mozilla's MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) documentation platform. It provides an overview of the evolution and goals of the Kuma project, which aims to build a platform for developer engagement and improve documentation processes. The document outlines Kuma's development approach, roadmap, and how readers can get involved with the project by contributing documentation.
Code & Design Your First Website (Downtown Los Angeles)Thinkful
The document provides an overview of how to code and design a first website. It begins with introductions and then outlines a roadmap for the day which includes learning about frontend vs backend development, user experience design, wireframing a page, learning HTML, and using CSS to style the page. Key concepts covered include what frontend development is, how the web works, the user experience design process, what wireframes and their purpose are, an introduction to HTML including common tags and elements, and an introduction to CSS including selectors, properties, values, and how to link a CSS stylesheet to an HTML file. Hands-on exercises are provided for attendees to wireframe a page, write HTML for an "About Me" page,
Topic based and structured authoring - slidesNeil Perlin
The document discusses topic-based and structured authoring approaches. It begins with introductions from the presenter and an overview of the contents. Section 1 defines topic-based authoring as authoring content in topics rather than documents, with each topic answering a single question. Structured authoring is defined as authoring with consistent sectional and stylistic rules. Section 2 discusses rationales for using these approaches, such as flexible reuse of content and consistency. Section 3 covers strategy, such as defining goals, and tactics like project management and standards.
The document discusses designing teams and processes to adapt to changing needs. It recommends structuring teams so members can work within their competencies and across projects fluidly with clear roles and expectations. The design process should support the team and their work, and be flexible enough to change with team, organization, and project needs. An effective team culture builds an environment where members feel free to be themselves, voice opinions, and feel supported.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
Practical strategies for incorporating rich media in digital productsApex CoVantage
How are publishers incorporating interactive and rich media content in their publications? See seven practical strategies.
This presentation was originally presented at PIAM in Frankfurt, Germany in 2015. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com
EPUB 3 has become essential to the publishing ecosystem, providing a "master" format for virtually all e-readers. As EPUB continues to evolve, what is new and what's on the horizon? Bill Kasdorf, VP & Principal Consultant at Apex, provides an overview in this presentation originally shared at the 38th International EDItEUR Supply Chain Seminar at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2016.
New devices, changing standards and user expectations. As digital publishing continues to evolve, how can publishers make the most of the trends and technologies of today?
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for the benefit of an international institutional publishing office in 2014. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com.
Digital publishing has changed. Understand the base components that allow modern publishers to more easily publish content in multiple formats across multiple platforms.
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for a university press in June 2016, based on presentations on this subject that he has given to many organizations over the past ten years. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com.
Imagine a world where publishers can create a single publication that functions flawlessly both online and offline, packaged or unpacked. As publishing technologies continue to converge, it's not a far-off dream. Learn how Web Publications, EPUBs, and related standards for accessibility, annotations, and image interoperability are coming together in this presentation.
This presentation was originally presented by Apex CoVantage VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf, at the STM Digital Publishing 2016 conference in London, UK.
Our world today is constantly changing. Multiple options, multiple models, multiple devices are the norm. How do we adapt and stay flexible for the future?
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for the benefit of an international institutional publishing office in 2014.
What are the major themes and trends shaping publishing today and into 2017? All publishing is digital publishing, our multichannel world, breaking down silos, and much more.
View the presentation from the opening session of Digital Book World Conference 2017’s Production, Distribution, & Operations track led by Apex VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf.
EPUB has become widely used across many domains beyond just books. It is used for manga, textbooks, government documents, journals, and more. Major browsers and operating systems now support EPUB, including iOS, Android, Windows 10, and Edge. EPUB is also used in authoring workflows to create rich educational content like courses with multimedia and interactions. As more publishers create accessible EPUB 3 formats, it brings us closer to born accessible content for all.
The document discusses how disorganization costs businesses time and money, estimating that the average worker loses an hour per day or 31 days per year searching for information. It notes that at least 25% of the workforce feels disorganized and offers an organizational solution, stating that the company creates paper and digital filing systems to help small businesses get organized.
ArchiveslegalSolutions provides a digital archiving solution for preserving documents and ensuring their legal value through electronic signatures, timestamps, and an auditable proofing process. The solution guarantees integrity, security, interoperability, and reversibility of archived documents for 10 years. It includes features for depositing, retrieving, and searching documents within secure electronic safes that produce legal proofs of archiving with value in court. The solution complies with international standards for electronic signatures, data protection, and archiving regulations.
AWS Summit 2013 | India - Disaster Recovery, Backup and Archive in the Cloud,...Amazon Web Services
Think that cloud storage is not enterprise-class? AWS provides multiple storage options for a wide range of use cases, performance and cost levels. This presentation provides an overview of how AWS cloud storage services can be used to support application development and delivery along with use cases for backup, archive and disaster recovery.
Rivonia Trial Dictabelt Project, Save Your Archive, Gerrit Wagener, Brenda Ko...FIAT/IFTA
The document discusses the Rivonia Trial Dictabelt Project, which aims to digitize 591 dictabelt recordings of the 1963-1964 Rivonia Trial in South Africa. The recordings document the landmark trial of Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. Due to their age and fragility, the dictabelts could only be played on obsolete machines and were at risk of being lost. The project received funding from FIAT/IFTA's Save Your Archives program to have the recordings digitized by INA in France. This important collaboration between South African and French archives will preserve this pivotal part of South African history and make it permanently accessible.
natural disaster project by mirza ibrahim from greenwich academy199917
This document provides an introduction to disaster management. It discusses that while disasters have always occurred, their frequency and damage has increased significantly in recent decades. It then outlines different types of natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. For each disaster, it provides examples of management strategies like developing emergency plans and preparing supplies. The document also discusses man-made disasters, fires, and industrial hazards, and strategies for responding to them. Finally, it outlines key aspects of disaster management like preparedness, mitigation, and the full disaster management cycle.
This document discusses the debate around digitizing paper documents versus continuing traditional paper storage. It notes that paper records are vulnerable to theft, loss, natural disasters and lack proper security controls. Digital storage provides backups across multiple secure servers, reducing risk of permanent loss. Privacy and compliance with laws like FERPA are also easier with digital files that can restrict access more precisely than paper files. While there is a cost to digital storage, the document claims paper storage has much higher hidden costs relating to storage, retrieval and compliance. It introduces YellowFolder as a solution specifically designed for K-12 schools to securely digitize and manage records in the cloud.
Water is the most common cause of damage to library materials. When water damage occurs, rapid response is essential to effectively recover collections. Wet materials begin distorting immediately and are at risk of mold growth. The first steps are to remove standing water, assess damage, and freeze or air dry wet items. Very wet materials should be frozen within 6-8 hours to prevent mold. Partially wet items can be air dried or interleaved with blotting materials. Proper preparation includes assigning responders, prioritizing collections, and having disaster response kits prepared.
The document discusses the features and functions of the STORServer appliance, including online backup and restore capabilities, disaster recovery, regulatory compliance, and information lifecycle management. It provides details on the STORServer Console interface for administering backup and storage functions. Key components include the STORServer Manager software, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and support services.
The document outlines the steps taken to process a front cover image, which includes deselecting the original brick wall background, finding a replacement image, adding it as the new background layer underneath the model, adding a drop shadow to the model to make it more realistic, darkening the model's face and arms so they don't blend in too much with the brighter background, and finally brightening up the background so the model and background contrast appealingly for the target audience.
How Document Management Solutions Benefit Government Agenciesosaminc
Government agencies must maintain high levels of constituent service even with shrinking resources. Document management in Phoenix is a solution that helps government agencies of all types maintain and even improve service levels. Among the benefits to local, county, and state agencies are cost and time savings, self-service solutions and increased transparency.
The Meertens Institute, part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, is also a memory institution, where records are digitally preserved and curated. This talk will give an overview of the different types of records currently digitally curated at the Meertens Institute. We highlight our recent projects, such as the Sailing Letters project, where we use crowd sourcing to transcribe centuries-old handwritten letters, or the Radical Political Representation project, where we crowd source the analysis of political cartoons. These are all exemplary Digital Humanities cases, and we show our approach to the digital archiving of these materials, from creation to (re-)use.
“Resurrecting Lost Voices: DIY Digital Archiving” PowerPoint PresentationStan Prager
“Resurrecting Lost Voices: DIY Digital Archiving” PowerPoint Presentation. On July 30, 2016 Stan Prager did a presentation at History Camp at Holyoke Community College on the letters of George W. Gould and digital archiving techniques. The complete PowerPoint presentation is available here, although it lacks the audio narration. More info at www.resurrectinglostvoices.com
HTML5 is proposed as the future of book authoring. Traditional publishing involved writing, conversion to different formats, and printing. Digital publishing added ebooks. The document advocates writing directly in HTML5 rather than converting between formats like DocBook XML or Markdown. This reduces complexity and troubleshooting headaches. Authors also generally prefer visual editors over markup languages. The future of authoring involves visual, web-based editing with version control and seamless production of HTML5, ebooks, and print.
What book and journal publishers need to know to get accessibility rightApex CoVantage
Most publishers now realize how important it is to make their publications accessible. The question is no longer the “why,” but the “how.” This presentation is designed to show you how.
Originally presented during a webinar on April 4, noted expert Bill Kasdorf discusses practical advice for book and journal publishers to create "born accessible" publications.
View the webinar here: http://apexcovantage.com/accessible-publishing-webinar/
Contact Apex: http://apexcovantage.com/contact/
Digital publishing has changed. Understand the base components that allow modern publishers to more easily publish content in multiple formats across multiple platforms.
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for a university press in June 2016, based on presentations on this subject that he has given to many organizations over the past ten years. Learn more at www.apexcovantage.com.
Imagine a world where publishers can create a single publication that functions flawlessly both online and offline, packaged or unpacked. As publishing technologies continue to converge, it's not a far-off dream. Learn how Web Publications, EPUBs, and related standards for accessibility, annotations, and image interoperability are coming together in this presentation.
This presentation was originally presented by Apex CoVantage VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf, at the STM Digital Publishing 2016 conference in London, UK.
Our world today is constantly changing. Multiple options, multiple models, multiple devices are the norm. How do we adapt and stay flexible for the future?
Presentation originally developed by Apex VP and Principal Consultant Bill Kasdorf for the benefit of an international institutional publishing office in 2014.
What are the major themes and trends shaping publishing today and into 2017? All publishing is digital publishing, our multichannel world, breaking down silos, and much more.
View the presentation from the opening session of Digital Book World Conference 2017’s Production, Distribution, & Operations track led by Apex VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf.
EPUB has become widely used across many domains beyond just books. It is used for manga, textbooks, government documents, journals, and more. Major browsers and operating systems now support EPUB, including iOS, Android, Windows 10, and Edge. EPUB is also used in authoring workflows to create rich educational content like courses with multimedia and interactions. As more publishers create accessible EPUB 3 formats, it brings us closer to born accessible content for all.
The document discusses how disorganization costs businesses time and money, estimating that the average worker loses an hour per day or 31 days per year searching for information. It notes that at least 25% of the workforce feels disorganized and offers an organizational solution, stating that the company creates paper and digital filing systems to help small businesses get organized.
ArchiveslegalSolutions provides a digital archiving solution for preserving documents and ensuring their legal value through electronic signatures, timestamps, and an auditable proofing process. The solution guarantees integrity, security, interoperability, and reversibility of archived documents for 10 years. It includes features for depositing, retrieving, and searching documents within secure electronic safes that produce legal proofs of archiving with value in court. The solution complies with international standards for electronic signatures, data protection, and archiving regulations.
AWS Summit 2013 | India - Disaster Recovery, Backup and Archive in the Cloud,...Amazon Web Services
Think that cloud storage is not enterprise-class? AWS provides multiple storage options for a wide range of use cases, performance and cost levels. This presentation provides an overview of how AWS cloud storage services can be used to support application development and delivery along with use cases for backup, archive and disaster recovery.
Rivonia Trial Dictabelt Project, Save Your Archive, Gerrit Wagener, Brenda Ko...FIAT/IFTA
The document discusses the Rivonia Trial Dictabelt Project, which aims to digitize 591 dictabelt recordings of the 1963-1964 Rivonia Trial in South Africa. The recordings document the landmark trial of Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. Due to their age and fragility, the dictabelts could only be played on obsolete machines and were at risk of being lost. The project received funding from FIAT/IFTA's Save Your Archives program to have the recordings digitized by INA in France. This important collaboration between South African and French archives will preserve this pivotal part of South African history and make it permanently accessible.
natural disaster project by mirza ibrahim from greenwich academy199917
This document provides an introduction to disaster management. It discusses that while disasters have always occurred, their frequency and damage has increased significantly in recent decades. It then outlines different types of natural disasters like floods, tornadoes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. For each disaster, it provides examples of management strategies like developing emergency plans and preparing supplies. The document also discusses man-made disasters, fires, and industrial hazards, and strategies for responding to them. Finally, it outlines key aspects of disaster management like preparedness, mitigation, and the full disaster management cycle.
This document discusses the debate around digitizing paper documents versus continuing traditional paper storage. It notes that paper records are vulnerable to theft, loss, natural disasters and lack proper security controls. Digital storage provides backups across multiple secure servers, reducing risk of permanent loss. Privacy and compliance with laws like FERPA are also easier with digital files that can restrict access more precisely than paper files. While there is a cost to digital storage, the document claims paper storage has much higher hidden costs relating to storage, retrieval and compliance. It introduces YellowFolder as a solution specifically designed for K-12 schools to securely digitize and manage records in the cloud.
Water is the most common cause of damage to library materials. When water damage occurs, rapid response is essential to effectively recover collections. Wet materials begin distorting immediately and are at risk of mold growth. The first steps are to remove standing water, assess damage, and freeze or air dry wet items. Very wet materials should be frozen within 6-8 hours to prevent mold. Partially wet items can be air dried or interleaved with blotting materials. Proper preparation includes assigning responders, prioritizing collections, and having disaster response kits prepared.
The document discusses the features and functions of the STORServer appliance, including online backup and restore capabilities, disaster recovery, regulatory compliance, and information lifecycle management. It provides details on the STORServer Console interface for administering backup and storage functions. Key components include the STORServer Manager software, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and support services.
The document outlines the steps taken to process a front cover image, which includes deselecting the original brick wall background, finding a replacement image, adding it as the new background layer underneath the model, adding a drop shadow to the model to make it more realistic, darkening the model's face and arms so they don't blend in too much with the brighter background, and finally brightening up the background so the model and background contrast appealingly for the target audience.
How Document Management Solutions Benefit Government Agenciesosaminc
Government agencies must maintain high levels of constituent service even with shrinking resources. Document management in Phoenix is a solution that helps government agencies of all types maintain and even improve service levels. Among the benefits to local, county, and state agencies are cost and time savings, self-service solutions and increased transparency.
The Meertens Institute, part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, is also a memory institution, where records are digitally preserved and curated. This talk will give an overview of the different types of records currently digitally curated at the Meertens Institute. We highlight our recent projects, such as the Sailing Letters project, where we use crowd sourcing to transcribe centuries-old handwritten letters, or the Radical Political Representation project, where we crowd source the analysis of political cartoons. These are all exemplary Digital Humanities cases, and we show our approach to the digital archiving of these materials, from creation to (re-)use.
“Resurrecting Lost Voices: DIY Digital Archiving” PowerPoint PresentationStan Prager
“Resurrecting Lost Voices: DIY Digital Archiving” PowerPoint Presentation. On July 30, 2016 Stan Prager did a presentation at History Camp at Holyoke Community College on the letters of George W. Gould and digital archiving techniques. The complete PowerPoint presentation is available here, although it lacks the audio narration. More info at www.resurrectinglostvoices.com
HTML5 is proposed as the future of book authoring. Traditional publishing involved writing, conversion to different formats, and printing. Digital publishing added ebooks. The document advocates writing directly in HTML5 rather than converting between formats like DocBook XML or Markdown. This reduces complexity and troubleshooting headaches. Authors also generally prefer visual editors over markup languages. The future of authoring involves visual, web-based editing with version control and seamless production of HTML5, ebooks, and print.
What book and journal publishers need to know to get accessibility rightApex CoVantage
Most publishers now realize how important it is to make their publications accessible. The question is no longer the “why,” but the “how.” This presentation is designed to show you how.
Originally presented during a webinar on April 4, noted expert Bill Kasdorf discusses practical advice for book and journal publishers to create "born accessible" publications.
View the webinar here: http://apexcovantage.com/accessible-publishing-webinar/
Contact Apex: http://apexcovantage.com/contact/
This document summarizes a presentation on leveraging object-oriented programming techniques in LotusScript. It introduces object-oriented concepts like classes, objects, and encapsulation. It then walks through building an application to monitor news sites for company mentions using a class to represent each site and a nested class to represent individual news items. The presentation demonstrates encapsulating the news item class within the site class and using inheritance by extending all classes from a base class. It shows how to make the application more robust by adding logging through the base class.
Companion slides for the presentation "HTML5 is the Future of Book Authorship" at Digital Book World 2014.
"Combining HTML5 and version control provides key advantages to authors and publishers looking to create and produce books in the brave, new digital world. HTML5-based authoring offers a streamlined production workflow for producing both print and digital outputs, facilitates “digital first” content development, and is a perfect fit for creating a WYSIWYG, Web-based writing experience. Version control enables richer, more streamlined collaboration, ensures a consistent history of changes, and leverages tools used for decades in the software industry. Come learn how O'Reilly is successfully combining these technologies in practice in its own publishing program."
XML for Humans: Non-geek Discussion of a Geek-chic TopicPublishing Smarter
The document provides an introduction to XML for non-technical audiences. It defines XML as a markup language that structures and stores information in a human- and machine-readable format. The document explores basic XML code examples and discusses how XML can benefit documentation by enabling structured writing, tool independence, and separation of content and format. It also notes that XML forms the basis of file formats for Microsoft Office applications.
Neil Perlin is an internationally recognized content consultant who helps clients create effective content across various mediums. The document discusses several predictions for the future of technical communication, including increased use of mobile-friendly responsive design, topic-based authoring, structured authoring using standardized styles, and analytics to track content usage. It also covers trends toward open web standards, cloud-based tools, and smaller chunks of reusable content.
This document provides an overview and instructions for building basic image filters using the CamanJS library and JavaScript. It begins with downloading the necessary tools and introducing the presenter. It then covers HTML basics like tags and attributes before introducing JavaScript functions. It explains what third-party libraries are and introduces CamanJS. It provides instructions for importing CamanJS and documentation resources. It demonstrates basic functions for applying and reverting filters. Challenges are presented to modify the starter code by changing images, filters, and adding multiple filter buttons.
This document provides an overview and instructions for a workshop on building Instagram filters using JavaScript, including introducing the speaker and teaching assistant, describing the goals of learning HTML, JavaScript basics and using third-party libraries to build a photo filtering application, and outlining the Thinkful program for learning web development through individual mentorship.
The document discusses Ruby on Rails, a web application framework. It provides an overview of Ruby and Rails, explaining that Ruby is an object-oriented programming language and Rails is a full-stack framework built on Ruby that follows the model-view-controller pattern. It also discusses how Rails emphasizes conventions over configuration and helps developers build applications quickly.
The document discusses the evolution of databases and the rise of content applications. It argues that traditional databases are no longer suitable for next-generation applications that require flexible querying of content. New specialized database systems optimized for XML and content are needed to power applications that help users complete tasks and gain insights from unstructured data. Content applications will blend software and content to seamlessly support users in interactive, read-write experiences.
This document provides an overview and instructions for a workshop on building Instagram filters using JavaScript. It introduces HTML and JavaScript basics like tags, attributes, and functions. It discusses using the CamanJS library to apply filters to images. Attendees are guided through setting up a static web page with starter code, importing the CamanJS library, and defining functions to apply and remove filters. Challenges encourage applying different built-in filters, adding multiple filter buttons, and cropping images. The goal is to build the first version of an Instagram-like photo filtering application using HTML, JavaScript and third-party libraries.
This document provides an introduction to MongoDB and Python. It discusses how to install and run MongoDB, set up a Python environment connected to MongoDB, perform basic read and write operations on MongoDB collections from Python. It also covers common patterns for modeling data in MongoDB like embedding documents and indexing, and integrating MongoDB with popular Python web frameworks.
Painless XML Authoring?: How DITA Simplifies XMLScott Abel
Presented at DocTrain East 2007 by Bob Doyle, DITA Users -- This introduction to XML Authoring will acquaint you with over fifty tools aimed at structuring content with DITA. They are not just DITA-compliant authoring tools (editors) for writers. They also include content management systems (CMS), translation management systems (TMS), and dynamic publishing engines that fully support DITA. You will also need to know about tools that convert legacy documents to DITA and help to design stylesheets for DITA deliverables. The best DITA tools for technical communicators implement the DITA standard while hiding all the complexity of the underlying XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
As a tech writer and not a tech, you should be able to forget about XML - except to know that you are using it (DITA is XML) and that it consists of named content elements (or components) with attributes. You need to know enough about the content elements so you can reference (conref) them for reuse. You need to know about their attributes so you can filter on them for conditional processing. And you should appreciate that because components are uniquely identifiable they lend themselves perfectly to automated dynamic assembly using a publishing engine.
We will describe how you can get started with structured writing without knowing XML or installing anything.
The promise of topic-based structured authoring is not simply better documentation. It is the creation of mission-critical information for your organization, written with a deep understanding of your most important audiences, that can be repurposed to multiple delivery channels and localized for multilingual global markets. You are not just writing content, you are preparing the information deliverables that enhance the value of your organization in all its markets.
To do that well, you must understand the latest tools in structured writing that are revolutionizing corporate information systems - today in documentation but tomorrow throughout the enterprise, from external marketing to internal human resources. Whether you are trying to push a new product into a new market or are “onboarding” a new employee, the need for high quality information to educate the customer or train the new salesperson is a challenge for technical communicators. You need to think outside the docs!
The key idea behind Darwin Information Typing Architecture is to create content in small chunks or modules called topics. A topic is the right size when it can stand alone as meaningful information. Topics are then assembled into documents using DITA maps, which are hierarchical lists of pointers or links to topics. The pointers are called “topicrefs” (for topic references).
Think of documents as assembled from single-source component parts. Assembly can be conditional, dependent on properties or metadata “tags” you attach to a topic. For example, the “audience” property might be “beginner” or “advanced.”
At a still finer level of granularity, individual elements of a topic can also be assigned property tags for conditional assembly. More importantly, a topic element can be assigned a unique ID that makes it a content component reusable in other topics.
As you will learn, DITA is a leading technology for “component content management,” which multiplies the value of your work. You need to leverage DITA and structured content to multiply your income.
Lotusphere 2007 AD507 Leveraging the Power of Object Oriented Programming in ...Bill Buchan
Co-presented with Jens Augustini
Object Oriented Programming (OOP) may drastically reduce your coding time in projects that reach a higher degree of complexity, as it brings re-usable and consistent logic in the form of your own objects to your fingertips. This session will show how to create and use your own classes and how they can relate to the LotusScript Object Model. If you are familiar with LotusScript but don't know how to create your own classes, this session is for you!
This is my professional bookshelf with a review of each book.
Most of them are related to analytics, development and automation.
Rating is indicated by 0-5 stars.
Many developers used to believe that class-free, lean markup and descendant selectors were the answer. Many developers still build websites for a single resolution, or a small range of devices. However, these practices are now being questioned. Where do we stand? What is best practice web development today? Russ Weakley will explore these topics and more... or possibly less...
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
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1. Bill Kasdorf
VP and Principal Consultant,Apex Content Solutions
Gen. Editor, The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing
Content Management,
Archiving, and Repurposing
Making content easy to create and find
in today’s products—and tomorrow’s
8. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
1. WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
It’s about
managing what’s on your website.
9. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
1. WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
“Throw your [print] publications over the wall
and the IT geeks will put them on the web.”
10. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
1. WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
“Throw your [print] publications over the wall
and the IT geeks will put them on the web.”
“How do they expect us to get this stuff online
when the print just got finished a few days ago?”
11. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
1. WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
“Throw your [print] publications over the wall
and the IT geeks will put them on the web.”
“How do they expect us to get this stuff online
when the print just got finished a few days ago?”
“EPUBs? We don’t do EPUBs in IT.
Check with Procurement.”
12. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
It’s about
managing all the stuff.
13. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
“Do you remember what you named that file?”
14. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
“Do you remember what you named that file?”
“Why is this image taking so long to load?”
15. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
“Do you remember what you named that file?”
“Why is this image taking so long to load?”
“Didn’t we already create this diagram
for a project a year or two ago?”
16. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
“Do you remember what you named that file?”
“Why is this image taking so long to load?”
“Didn’t we already create this diagram
for a project a year or two ago?”
“I didn’t think we’d need that file anymore.”
17. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
It’s about
who does what, when.
18. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
“Has this been copyedited yet?”
19. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
“Has this been copyedited yet?”
“What do you mean nobody proofread it?”
20. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
“Has this been copyedited yet?”
“What do you mean nobody proofread it?”
“I kinda think I kinda sent
the wrong file to the printer, maybe.”
21. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
“Has this been copyedited yet?”
“What do you mean nobody proofread it?”
“I kinda think I kinda sent
the wrong file to the printer, maybe.”
“We’re supposed to check the EPUBs?”
22. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
Getting granular:
managing the markup and metadata.
23. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
What exactly do you mean by “XML-FIRST”?
24. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
What exactly do you mean by “XML-FIRST”?
All digital products from XML?
25. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
What exactly do you mean by “XML-FIRST”?
All digital products from XML?
Print pages typeset from XML?
26. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
What exactly do you mean by “XML-FIRST”?
All digital products from XML?
Print pages typeset from XML?
Copyediting in XML?
27. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
What exactly do you mean by “XML-FIRST”?
All digital products from XML?
Print pages typeset from XML?
Copyediting in XML?
Authoring in XML?
28. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
5. XML REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
Not just storing the stuff.
Doing things with the stuff.
29. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
5. XML REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
Do you build the content of your repository
from your products/publications?
30. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
5. XML REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
Do you build the content of your repository
from your products/publications?
Or do you build the products/publications
from the content of your repository?
31. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
5. XML REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
Do you build the content of your repository
from your products/publications?
Or do you build the products/publications
from the content of your repository?
You can do both.
32. Six Things “Content Management”
Might Mean
1. WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT
2. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
3. WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
4. XML WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
5. XML REPOSITORY MANAGEMENT
6. ALL OF THE ABOVE
34. Three Things “Content Management”
Might Mean but Doesn’t, Usually
1. TITLE MANAGEMENT
It’s all about the metadata.
Acquisition and development
Scheduling and monitoring the workflow
Cost estimating, budgeting, invoice processing
Load balancing and vendor management
Marketing and sales
35. Three Things “Content Management”
Might Mean but Doesn’t, Usually
1. TITLE MANAGEMENT
2. DIGITAL ASSET DISTRIBUTION
It’s about the products you send your customers.
EPUBs, apps, PDFs, POD
Variants for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, etc.
Getting metadata to the retailers
& aggregators
36. Three Things “Content Management”
Might Mean but Doesn’t, Usually
1. TITLE MANAGEMENT
2. DIGITAL ASSET DISTRIBUTION
3. WEB HOSTING
It’s about making your content
available online.
40. Three Fundamental Aspects
of Content Management
1. METADATA
2. CONTENT MARKUP
3. COMPONENT MANAGEMENT
Making these three aspects work in concert
is what results in effective
content management in today’s ecosystem.
44. THOUGHTFUL GRANULARITY
What are the pieces you need to:
SELL?
RE-ARRANGE?
REUSE?
RENDER?
FIND?
Typically
maintained
as separate
components.
45. THOUGHTFUL GRANULARITY
What are the pieces you need to:
SELL?
RE-ARRANGE?
REUSE?
RENDER?
FIND?
Typically
maintained
as separate
components.Best
managed via
metadata
and markup.
46. Good structural and semantic
markup and metadata
are key to content management.
Formal, standards-based schemas
and clear, thorough specifications
are invaluable.
47. CONTENT MARKUP
Structure
What are the pieces, and how do they relate?
Semantics
What are the pieces for, what are they about?
Resources
Images, multimedia, scripts, stylesheets, etc.
Associations
Links, references, annotations, indexes, etc.
49. <CN> </CN>
</CT>
</AU>
<INTRO>
</INTRO>
<H1>
<H2>
</H1>
</H2>
<CT>
<AU>
<GLOSS> </GLOSS>
Here’s one possible
markup scheme:
“Chapter number”
“Chapter title”
“Author’s name”
“Introductory
paragraph”
“Level 1 subhead”
“Level 2 subhead”
“Glossary term”
That’s XML markup.
Those are “tags.”
XML is the
best form of
markup.
It enables you
to not only
render
the pieces
differently
in different
contexts but
manage
the pieces
independently.
50. <CN> </CN>
</CT>
</AU>
<INTRO>
</INTRO>
<H1>
<H2>
</H1>
</H2>
<CT>
<AU>
<GLOSS> </GLOSS>
Here’s one possible
markup scheme:
“Chapter number”
“Chapter title”
“Author’s name”
“Introductory
paragraph”
“Level 1 subhead”
“Level 2 subhead”
“Glossary term”
That’s XML markup.
Those are “tags.”
The best form
of XML
is based
on a well-
established
standard
structure
augmented
with your
semantic
vocabulary.
51. Some Standard Models
DocBook
A generic book model, initially developed
for technical books and documentation
TEI, the Text Encoding Initiative
Mainly used for textual research
NLM/JATS/BITS
The model for scholarly journals and books
XHTML
The language of the Web, as XML
These each
provide a
standard,
widely used
framework
to which a
publisher’s
specific
vocabulary
can be added
to address
their needs.
52. Semantics
Semantics Supercharge Your Content
Distinguish elements with same tag
that have specific structural functions
Disambiguate text: is “Washington” the
president, the city, the bridge, or the state?
Describe content to enhance discovery,
enable filtering via keywords, controlled
vocabularies, taxonomies
53. Structure Inherent in the Model
XHTML 1.1 has Generic Structures
<div>s, <p>s, <span>s, etc. have no
inherent structural semantics
(X)HTML5 has Semantic Structures
Nested <section>s = linear hierarchy
<aside>s, <figure>s are outside linear flow
<article>s can stand alone outside context
<nav>s provide navigation . . . etc.
Systems (e.g., browsers) can be built
to understand & use these structures.
54. Separate Standard Structural Semantics
EPUB 3 provides “structural semantics”
vocabularies to add structural meaning
This augments the inherent structure
of HTML5 with the @epub:type attribute
HTML5 has no concept of “chapter”
Use <section epub:type="chapter">
HTML5 has no concept of “footnote”
Use <aside epub:type="footnote">
Vocabularies for indexes, magazines, and
educational content are being added
55. Industry/Discipline-Specific Semantics
Industries and disciplines have semantics
used primarily or only by their practitioners
or for one type of content (e.g., recipes)
PRISM: Extensive magazine metadata
MARC: Library cataloguing
ONIX: Book supply chain metadata
UMLS: Enormous medical metathesaurus
hrecipe: Simple vocabulary for recipes
Semantic enhancement makes content
more discoverable, more usable,
and more valuable.
56. Industry/Discipline-Specific Semantics
Industries and disciplines have semantics
used primarily or only by their practitioners
or for one type of content (e.g., recipes)
PRISM: Extensive magazine metadata
MARC: Library cataloguing
ONIX: Book supply chain metadata
UMLS: Enormous medical metathesaurus
hrecipe: Simple vocabulary for recipes
Semantic enhancement makes content
more discoverable, more usable,
and more valuable.
Semantic Inflection:
Adding more specific structural meaning
Done in EPUB via @epub:type
Semantic Enrichment:
Additional information (metadata) about an element
Done in XHTML5 via RDFa or microdata, e.g.
<span itemprop="name">Rock Stone</span> (b.
<span itemprop="birthDate">June 16, 1904</span>)
57. Semantics
Semantics in Content Management
Categorize and describe individual assets
(documents, images, media, etc.)
or portions of assets (via markup)
Enable more automated processing
(process certain things certain ways)
Facilitate repurposing across a repository
60. METADATA
Identifiers
Unique, unambiguous, machine-processable
Enable precise linking and “chunking”
Subject Codes
Terms + codes facilitate discovery,
enable “recommendation engines”
Supply-Chain Metadata
Essential to retailers, distributors,
aggregators, licensees, etc.
ISBN: Int’l Standard Book Number
Aproduct identifier (need one for each format)
ISSN: Int’l Standard Serials Number
Identifies series as a whole, not one issue or volume
DOI: Digital Object Identifier
Persistent, actionable identifier often used for linking
ISNI: Int’l Standard Name Identifier
The public identity of a person or organization
61. METADATA
Identifiers
Unique,unambiguous,machine-processable
Enable precise linking and “chunking”
Subject Codes
Terms + codes facilitate discovery,
enable “recommendation engines”
Supply-Chain Metadata
Essential to retailers, distributors,
aggregators, licensees, etc.
Thema: Int’l Subject Codes
20+ national groups, 15+ languages
Replace or augment individual national schemes
Semantics Important to ADB
Geographic codes (regions, countries, cities, etc.)
Economic, industrial, linguistic classifications
62. METADATA
Identifiers
Unique,unambiguous,machine-processable
Enable precise linking and “chunking”
Subject Codes
Terms + codes facilitate discovery,
enable “recommendation engines”
Supply-Chain Metadata
Essential to retailers, distributors,
aggregators, licensees, etc.
ONIX for Books, PRISM for magazines
Rich metadata vocabularies that provide
Marketing metadata,publication metadata,
technical metadata, usage and rights metadata, etc.
schema.org
Versatile metadata, incl. accessibility, pedagogical
63. Good markup and metadata that express
useful structure and semantics,
along with good identifiers for
textual, image, and media content
are essential for
good content management.
Having a good grasp on these
will help you make good decisions
regarding CMS system design and
implementation.
Here are some fundamental questions.
64. What have you already got,
and how’s it working for you?
65. What have you already got,
and how’s it working for you?
What are your products now,
and what new ones make sense for you?
66. What have you already got,
and how’s it working for you?
What are your products now,
and what new ones make sense for you?
What things (and versions of them)
do you need to keep track of?
67. What have you already got,
and how’s it working for you?
What are your products now,
and what new ones make sense for you?
What things (and versions of them)
do you need to keep track of?
Who does what?
At what stage(s) of the workflow?
68. Four Basic Ways Publishers
Address the Content Management Issue
1. COMMERCIAL CMS
(e.g., OpenText, Documentum, RSuite)
2. CUSTOM, BESPOKE CMS
(e.g., on top of MarkLogic, SharePoint, Oracle, etc.)
3. OPEN SOURCE CMS
(e.g.,Alfresco, Drupal, Joomla, DSpace/Fedora, etc.)
4. WIKI/BLOG PLATFORMS
(e.g., WordPress, MediaWiki, etc.)
69. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
1. EFFICIENCY
Automate things you’re doing manually.
Trigger the automated processes automatically.
Automated alerts, notifications, file transfers.
Eliminate redundant steps.
Create multiple products from one set of content.
Keep track of stuff!
70. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
2. ECONOMY
Streamlined workflows save money . . . duh!
Easier to create derivative products.
Easier to interface with partners, vendors
(lowers the “transaction overhead”).
Avoid rework, duplicated efforts.
71. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
3. PREDICTABILITY
Less queue time in the workflow.
Participants get files & assignments promptly.
Everybody knows what happens when.
It’s easier to maintain schedules.
72. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
4. ACCOUNTABILITY
Responsibilities are clearer.
The system keeps people on track.
There’s a record of everything.
73. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
5. VERSATILITY
Generate multiple products from a single source.
Systems can guide choices between options.
“Systematic” does not have to mean “rigid.”
74. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
6. AGILITY
Respond quickly to opportunities.
Incorporate new technologies,
adapt to new platforms.
Manage content granularly.
Create digital products before print.
75. The Nine Best Reasons to Develop an
XML-Based, Workflow-Focused CMS
7. QUALITY
8. QUALITY
9. QUALITY
This is really what it’s all about.
Poor quality is a waste of
time, money, and energy.
A good CMS helps you get it right,
the first time and every time.
77. Number of Content Management Systems
that are Magic
They only work
if you work to make them work!
Analyze your workflow, models, products, and plans
so you know what you want the CMS to do.
Implementing a CMS helps you understand,
document, and improve how you do what you do!
78. You can buy
a Content Management System
but you can’t buy
good content management.
You have to do
good content management.
80. Publications today are composed of
a multitude of files and formats.
Text Files
Metadata
Image Files
Video and Audio Files
Scripts
Fonts
Stylesheets
Deliverable Products
81. Publications today are composed of
a multitude of files and formats.
Text Files
Metadata
Image Files
Video and Audio Files
Scripts
Fonts
Stylesheets
Deliverable Products
Archiving
You need to
archive many of
these files.
You also need
to archive
information
about them . . .
. . . in the files, or
linked via IDs.
83. Archiving and Repurposing
are Inextricably Tied
What are you archiving for?
What do you plan to do with the files?
Update them for a new edition?
Convert them to a format an author
can use to update them?
84. Archiving and Repurposing
are Inextricably Tied
What are you archiving for?
What do you plan to do with the files?
Update them for a new edition?
Convert them to a format an author
can use to update them?
Two different things.
You may need to do both.
Depends on workflow, extent, and nature of changes.
85. Archiving and Repurposing
are Inextricably Tied
What are you archiving for?
What do you plan to do with the files?
Update them for a new edition?
Convert them to a format an author can
use to update them?
Use assets from one publication
in other publications?
Slice and dice the content to create
new products?
Also two different things.
Images, tables, even whole sections can stay intact.
You may want to publish “chapters” separately.
Or you may want to repurpose chunks of content
based on the XML markup.
Don’t lose the relevant metadata!
86. Where are the files
actually stored?
Just need to retrieve files
when you need to work on them?
Offline storage—incl. the cloud—is sufficient.
Need ongoing, immediate access?
Local file servers or
more expensive cloud storage is required.
Does the metadata need to be in the asset?
Good IDs enable separate maintenance—
essential if metadata can change.
87. Key considerations for effective
archiving and repurposing.
Good file naming syntax.
Good version management.
Robust IDs.
What things can easily be regenerated?
Which things have had modifications
that will need to be redone?
You’re not just saving the files,
you’re saving the work!