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Why is an XML Why is an XML Workflow an Workflow an Advantage ? Advantage ? It’s all about solving It’s all about solving business problems bringing business problems bringing out new products! out new products! 1 XML for the Smaller Publisher: The Right Choice? - Why is an XML Workflow an Advantage? Bob Kelly – American Physical Society Director Journal Information Systems [email protected]

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Why is an XML Why is an XML Workflow an Workflow an Advantage ?Advantage ?

It’s all about solving It’s all about solving business problems bringing business problems bringing out new products!out new products!

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XML for the Smaller Publisher: The Right Choice? - Why is an XML Workflow an Advantage?

Bob Kelly – American Physical Society

Director Journal Information Systems [email protected]

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THE FUTURE OF SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION:THE FUTURE OF SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION:BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CYBERSCHOLARSHIPBUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CYBERSCHOLARSHIP

(being competitive in the future))(being competitive in the future))

The widespread availability of digital The widespread availability of digital content creates opportunities for new forms content creates opportunities for new forms of research and scholarship that are of research and scholarship that are qualitatively different from traditional ways qualitatively different from traditional ways of using academic publications and research of using academic publications and research data. We call this "cyberscholarship”.data. We call this "cyberscholarship”.

The widespread availability of content in The widespread availability of content in digital formats provides an infrastructure digital formats provides an infrastructure for novel forms of research. To support for novel forms of research. To support cyberscholarship, such content must be cyberscholarship, such content must be captured, managed, and preserved in ways that captured, managed, and preserved in ways that are significantly different from conventional are significantly different from conventional methods.methods.

A report sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the A report sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Joint Information Systems Committee – April 2007Joint Information Systems Committee – April 2007

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Why XMLWhy XMLfor text, equations and figures for text, equations and figures

Because, with a standardized archival Because, with a standardized archival file, you can create other deliverables file, you can create other deliverables with out re-creating the source.with out re-creating the source.

Supports current and future deliverables Supports current and future deliverables and business decisionsand business decisions

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Single, standardized production / composition / archival process.

MultipleProduct andBusiness opportunities

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Content will be reused! Content will be reused! It is a web world! It is a web world! It should only be created once!It should only be created once!

Multiple readable Multiple readable deliverablesdeliverables

PrintPrint WebWeb

PDFPDF BrowsersBrowsers Smart DevicesSmart Devices E-BooksE-Books Accessible Readers Accessible Readers

Multiple system Multiple system deliverablesdeliverables

Secondary Publisher Secondary Publisher Data BaseData Base GoogleGoogle

Federated SearchingFederated Searching Web 2.0Web 2.0 Web 3.0Web 3.0

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Business and Product Business and Product RationaleRationale

Organizational Organizational restructuringrestructuring

Separate formatting Separate formatting from productionfrom production Multiple formats from Multiple formats from

single sourcesingle source Reusable contentReusable content

Automate navigationAutomate navigation Search index creationSearch index creation On Line On Line

Integration with Integration with content from other content from other publisherspublishers

Data feed productData feed product Web 2.0 ProductsWeb 2.0 Products Web 3.0 productsWeb 3.0 products Accessible productsAccessible products Interactive productsInteractive products

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IBM 198o’sIBM 198o’s

Multiple authoring locationsMultiple authoring locations

Share documentation development across locations.Share documentation development across locations.

Solution – Generalized Mark Up Language – Solution – Generalized Mark Up Language – predecessor to SGML.predecessor to SGML.

Separate composition from formatting – use tagging Separate composition from formatting – use tagging for navigation and formatting.for navigation and formatting.

Unexpected Benefit – Unexpected Benefit – First electronic deliverable, searchable, First electronic deliverable, searchable,

navigable, readable, for sighted and for visually navigable, readable, for sighted and for visually impaired with a screen reader – all built from same impaired with a screen reader – all built from same file file

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APS 1995 +APS 1995 +Create new productsCreate new products

Migrate PRL from manual, past-up process to an “SGML (now Migrate PRL from manual, past-up process to an “SGML (now XML) first” production processXML) first” production process

Deliver articles in print and acrobat readerDeliver articles in print and acrobat reader

Title, abstracts, authors, references on line and article in Title, abstracts, authors, references on line and article in pdf.pdf. TOC and Front Matter freely availableTOC and Front Matter freely available

Print and online plus search index all single sourcedPrint and online plus search index all single sourced

Unexpected benefitUnexpected benefit 1998 all APS journals online from single dtd 1998 all APS journals online from single dtd 1998 all journal back files, to 1893, online with front and back 1998 all journal back files, to 1893, online with front and back

matter in SGML/XMLmatter in SGML/XML 1998 - articles published daily – deconstruct the journal 1998 - articles published daily – deconstruct the journal

production processproduction process Linking to other online journal via doi, part of production processLinking to other online journal via doi, part of production process

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APS CurrentAPS Current

New deliverablesNew deliverables Exploit common back file XML Source to introduce Exploit common back file XML Source to introduce

new deliverablesnew deliverables Develop revenue producing products, such as Develop revenue producing products, such as

harvesting XML via Open Archive Initiative harvesting XML via Open Archive Initiative ProtocolProtocol

RSS - RSS - a family Web feed formats used to publish frequently a family Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works –Tables of Contents, etc. in a standardized format updated works –Tables of Contents, etc. in a standardized format - Wikipedia- Wikipedia

Microformats Microformats – a web-based approach to semantic markup to re-– a web-based approach to semantic markup to re-use existing tags to convey metadata and other attributes - use existing tags to convey metadata and other attributes - WikipediaWikipedia

MathML- MathML- Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is an application Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and describing both of XML for describing mathematical notations and describing both its structure and content. - Wikipedia its structure and content. - Wikipedia

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APS Near and Not So Near APS Near and Not So Near FutureFuture

RDF RDF – Resource Description Framework a World Wide Web Consortium – Resource Description Framework a World Wide Web Consortium specification for a metadata model and component in the proposed Semantic specification for a metadata model and component in the proposed Semantic Web WikipediaWeb Wikipedia

PersonalizationPersonalization

SVG for Figures – SVG for Figures – an XML specifiction and file format for an XML specifiction and file format for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic - describing two-dimensional vector graphics, both static and dynamic - Wikipedia Wikipedia

XML, MathML and SVG to DAISY Readers for XML, MathML and SVG to DAISY Readers for Accessibility Accessibility -project with ViewPlus Technologies to make APS -project with ViewPlus Technologies to make APS Journals Accessible to people with print disabilities, those who Journals Accessible to people with print disabilities, those who are sight impaired or dyslexic.are sight impaired or dyslexic.

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Wrap upWrap up

Different deliverables based on publisher provided Different deliverables based on publisher provided content can provide a sustainable revenue stream – content can provide a sustainable revenue stream – with a focus on sciencewith a focus on science

Reusable content saves re-inventing a production Reusable content saves re-inventing a production processprocess

Guarantees consistency of informationGuarantees consistency of information

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Single, standardized production / composition / archival XML process. MultipleProduct andBusiness opportunities

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ThanksThanksBob KellyBob Kelly

Director Journal Information SystemsDirector Journal Information SystemsThe American Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society

[email protected]@aps.org

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