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Extensible Publishing in New Zealand
Elizabeth Styron & Chris DaisheXtensible Publishing Alliance (XPA)
Publishing!? Yes, you!
Creators are disseminators. Today any organisation that creates content, that generates information for an internal or external audience, can consider itself a publisher.
In the “knowledge economy,” there is clear value placed on information …but that value is directly related to how accessible it is.
Expectations for Information are placed on you by your customers, shareholders, associates and staff:
• Immediacy• Ease of location• Accessibility• Reliability• A choice of formats• Personalisation
eXtensible publishing combines a number of concepts to satisfy those expectations
• XML• Metadata• Single source/multiple channels• Open standards• Common tools
eXtensible Publishing in New Zealand
• New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://www.nzetc.org
• Libraries – “Matapihi”• Learning Media• NGO’s – NZ Foundation for the Blind• Government departments:
WorkSite Emergency Planning Manual Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand
• NZX / ICANZ
Collaboration is vital
• Creation of XML, XBRL, and other open standards
• Open source community• New initiatives in a small country• NZETC & 3months.com• ICANZ & NZX and Project First Step
Print-centric workflow
Content Rekeying Print
Proof cycle
Transitional publishing workflow
Content
Rekeying Print
WebRekeying
Proof cycle
Proof cycle
Extensible publishing workflow
Content
Style sheet
Style sheet
Style sheet
Style sheet
Web
Mobile
Digital paper
Proof cycle
Annual Reports
Audited Financial Statement
Internal Financial Reports
Benefit #1 - multiple channels
Singleauthoritativesource
Benefit #2 - separation of concerns
Content
Content creators focus on preparing media-neutral authoritative content and metadata
Organisation/logic
Information architects focus on the organisation of information and the logic controlling its display
Presentation/format
Designers focus on presentation for different media and audiences
Accounts Team
Analysts Marketing
Benefit #3 - cost effectiveness
• Low marginal cost of adding new channels
• Improved workflow• Improved information management• Flexibility going forward
Benefit #4 - rapid dissemination
• Design and logic prepared ahead of time • Design changes are rapid• Content changes are rapid• Simultaneous publication through
multiple channels• PDF workflow and print-on-demand
Benefit #5 - interoperability
• Improved information exchange• Open standards• Enriched content - metadata• Vendor independence• Longevity
Demonstration in context - XBRL
• Presentation at 11.30 am Wednesday• Use of extensible publishing framework
as proof-of-concept for Project First Step• Single source of XBRL• Multiple formats
Questions?
• www.xpa.co.nz• [email protected] • Conference trade stand