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Using XML for Web Site Management: Getting Started Guide

Abstract

Introduction

What is XML for Web Site Management?

Who Should Consider XML?

Benefits of XML

Implementing XML in Your Web Site Environment

The Bigger Picture

Closing Tips (A Five-Step Plan)

References

References


Books

Professional XML. 2nd Edition. Mark Birbeck et al. Wrox Press Ltd. Birmingham, England. 2001.

XSLT Programmer’s Reference. 2nd Edition. Michael Kay. Wrox Press Ltd. Birmingham, England. 2001.

XSLT Cookbook. Sal Mangano. O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. Sebastopol, CA. 2003.

XSL-FO. Dave Pawson. O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. Sebastopol, CA. 2002.

Cocoon: Building XML Applications. Matthew Langham and Carsten Ziegler. New Riders Publishing. Indianapolis, IN. 2003.

Practical Guides

Making Smart IT Choices: Understanding Value and Risk in Government IT Investments
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/smartit2

Opening Gateways: A Practical Guide for Designing Electronic Records Access Programs
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/gateways

Return on Investment In Information Technology: A Guide for Managers
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/guides/roi

On-line Resources

The XML Toolkit
http://www.thexmltoolkit.org/

Opening Gateways: The Guide and Online Workbench
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/online/gateways/portal

Web Sites

http://www.bloomington.in.us/~mongin/xml-tutorial/index.htm Dated material (last revised in 2000), but still helpful for basic information on XML.

http://www.xml.com/ A very comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date source for all things XML (O’Reilly).

http://xml.apache.org/ The Apache XML Project. Open source XML site with wide ranging information on developing standards.

http://webreference.com/xml/reference/standards.html/ Good quick reference for various XML standards and acronyms.

http://www.service-architecture.com/xml/articles/ Good reference site for various industry-specific XML vocabularies.

http://www.xmlfiles.com/xml/ Helpful, simple tutorials on XML topics; good place to learn XML.

http://www.w3.org/ The primary source for all things web related.

http://xml.silmaril.ie/ Another helpful site for answering basic XML questions.

http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php Standards body for DocBook and other XML-related activities; very technical but important.

http://www.xml.org/ Covers industry-specific content on XML standards, hosted by OASIS.

http://www.xml.gov/ Covers XML use in government.

http://www.softwareag.com/xml/about/glossary.htm General reference site on XML; extensive glossary, article, expert opinions.

http://www.xmlhack.com/ Good news site for XML developers.

http://www.devx.com/xml Another good site for XML application developers.

http://www.xmlfiles.com/ Good articles for XML developers.

http://www-130.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/ Loads of information on XML, helpful to newbies up to experienced programmers.

http://www.docbook.org/ Official site for DocBook, including full documentation.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.aspx Information on XML in the world of Microsoft.

http://www.useit.com/ Jakob Nielsen is an author and known expert and resource on user interfaces, especially Web design strategy and Web usability

Articles

Costello, J., Werthmuller, D., and Apte, D. (2002). XML: A new web site architecture. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government. http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/reports/xml

Ethier, K. (2002). Managing Content from Creation to Delivery with XML: Case studies. Paper presented at the XML Conference and Exposition 2002, Baltimore, MD. http://www.idealliance.org/papers/ xml02/dx_xml02/papers/04-03-03/04-03-03.html

Ethier, K. (2004, Sept. 15 2004). Introduction to Structured Content Management with XML. CMS Watch, 5. http://www.cmswatch.com/Feature/112

Fichter, D. and Cervone, F. (2000). Documents, Data, Information Retrieval, & XML. Online, 24(6), 30-36. http://www.infotoday.com/online/OLtocs/OLtocnov00.html

Gilbane Report. (2002). The Role of XML in Content Management (Volume 10, No. 8): http://www.gilbane.com/gilbane_report.pl/82/ The_Role_of_XML_in_Content_Management.html.

Robertson, J. (2003). XML and Content Management Systems. Australia: Step Two Designs. http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_xmlandcms/

Rockley, A. Reuse: A substantial Factor in Determining ROI for Content Management. Available: http://www.dclab.com/ann_rockley_roi.asp [2005, June 28].

Rockley Group. (2005). The Role of Content Standards and Content Management. 18. http://www.Rockley.com

Ryan, D. (2002). The Role of XML in Content Management. XML Journal (October), 6. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40510.htm

Silver, B. (2005). Content in the Age of XML. Intelligent Enterprise. Available: http://www.intelligententerprise.com/ print_article.jhtml?articleID=163100779.