"xml" entries
For a Workflow Change, Support from the Top is Required
Last week Laura Dawson and I spoke about StartWithXML to a group of IT and operations people from publishers at the User Group meeting for Global Turnkey Systems, a company owned by one of our lead sponsors, Klopotek. We got some great questions afterwards. On reflection, we realized that they touched an important theme: the need for CEO-level support for…
[TOC Webcast] What Publishers Need to Know about Digitization
Tools of Change for Publishing will host a free webcast with digitization expert Liza Daly on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. eastern (10 a.m. pacific). No prior experience with digitization is assumed in this overview of the conversion process. Topics will include: What's XML and do you need it? What's the cost-benefit analysis versus PDF or other formats?…
Recommended Reading on XML and Publishing
While clearing out some old files, I came across a folder of articles culled during research about three years ago, while I was building the case for increasing our use of XML for book production. If you're looking to take a break from the steady stream of terrifying financial news, here's a few hours of time well-spent on angle brackets….
Can XML Help you Avoid a Disruptive Innovation?
This semester, I'm fortunate to spend my Wednesday nights teaching management to students who are part of NYU's M.S. in publishing program. Although a significant share of the course is given over to management fundamentals, the students are for the most part already working in publishing, so they also look for connections between lessons learned and their real-world application. One…
Standardizing Tags in the Metadata Minefield
One issue we haven't discussed much is that of metadata. XML documents are by definition rife with metadata. At what point does metadata cross the line from useful to pollution? When it's not standardized. The kind of XML tagging we're primarily talking about can be sectioned into three buckets: rights data ("this picture is good for print products but not…
When it Comes to Search, How Low Can You Go?
Discussing futurist Paul Saffo's observation on search.
Respond to the StartWithXML Survey Before It Closes on Friday!
We are very pleased that over 125 people have already responded to our StartwithXML industry survey, which you can find here. We will start blogging a bit about the results later in October. Complete results will be published in our Research Paper, which will debut at the Forum on January 13, 2009 at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium. There's no attempt to…
The Future of Chunk Sales … Today!
The blog PersonaNonData pointed us to a new model that might bring the future into tighter focus for some publishers. At AcquireContent.com, a new Web site from Gale, they have made their content available for sale through "customer pull" transactions. We have tried to make the points that new revenue opportunities will be small dollars and we've suggested that XML-structured…