Main entry:

Miller, Dick R., author.

Title & Author:

Putting XML to work in the library : tools for improving access and management / Dick R. Miller and Kevin S. Clarke.

Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 2004.

Description:

xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
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.

Resources:
Table of contents
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ISBN:

0838908632 (paperback ; alk. paper)
9780838908631 (paperback ; alk. paper)

Subject:

XML (Document markup language).
Libraries Data processing.
Cataloging Data processing.
Digital libraries.
Electronic data processing.
Computer science.
Cataloging.
Information resources management.
Libraries.
Electronic Data Processing
Information Management
Information Storage and Retrieval
Libraries, Digital
Metadata
XML (Langage de balisage)
Bibliothèques Informatique.
Catalogage Informatique.
Bibliothèques virtuelles.
Informatique.
Catalogage.
Gestion de l'information.
Bibliothèques.
data processing.
computer science.
cataloging.
libraries (buildings)
descriptive cataloging.
XML.
Dataprocessing.
Elektronische informatie.
Digitale bibliotheken.

Added entries:

Clarke, Kevin S.

Holdings:

Location: Library cataloguing office 248328
Call No.: Z678.93.X54 M5 2004
Status: Available