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Putting XML to work in the library : tools for improving access and management /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Dick R.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Clarke, Kevin S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004.
Subjects:
XML (Document markup language)
Libraries > Data processing.
Cataloging > Data processing.
Digital libraries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • It's elemental, my dear Watson. What is XML?
  • Markup minihistory : prelude to XML?
  • Picking up the pieces: Extensible markup syntax ; Markup and XML ; Types of markup ; Elements and structure ; Elements ; Attributes ; Empty elements ; Mixed content ; Entities ; Comments ; Character data sections ; White space ; Character encoding ; The XML declaration ; Processing instructions ; Well-formed documents ; Putting it all together
  • All in the family: Valid documents ; Document type definitions ; XML-based schemas ; Namespaces ; Stylesheets ; XHTML ; Browsers and viewing ; X whatever
  • Libraries strategic opportunity: Generic aspects of XML
  • "The nice thing about standards ... ". Getting started
  • What's in a name(space)?
  • I need some (XML) validation! : DTDs (Document Type Definitions) ; XML schemas (W3C) ; Relax NG schemas
  • Where do I go from here?: Xpath ; Xlink ; Xpointer
  • Doing it with style(sheets): Getting started ; XSLT stylesheets ; XSL FO stylesheets ; CSS stylesheets
  • In the scheme of things. Schema development: The development process step-by-step
  • Library information in context: Open content ; Open libraries? ; Think globally, act locally
  • Bibliographic and authority records: MARC : the ultimate crazy quilt? ; AACR : fixity versus fluidity? ; XOBIS : simplicity without sacrifice?
  • XML tools : what do you want to do today? Open source solutions
  • XML editors : mark it up!: Simple text editors ; Jedit ; XMLOperator ; Bit Flux editor ; XML eXchaNGeR (XNGR)
  • XML transformers : the changing face of XML: Saxon ; Cocoon and Xalan ; Kawa and Qexo
  • XML browsers : not just another pretty face: Mozilla ; Amaya
  • Conclusion
  • The future is now : trends and possibilities. Trends and future standards: Xinclude ; Xforms ; Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) ; Docbook ; VoiceXML ; OpenOffice, AbiWord, and Microsoft Office
  • XML possibilities: Transitional e-journals list ; Updating MARC with MARCUTL ; Maintaining PubMed LinkOuts ; MARC to XOBIS in 2003 and beyond.