The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA)
DITA is an IBM XML-based standard , for authoring, producing, and delivering
technical information. This architecture consists of a set of design
principles for creating "information-typed" modules at a topic level and for
using that content in delivery modes such as online help and product support
portals on the Web.
At the heart of DITA,
representing the generic building block of a topic-oriented information
architecture, is an XML document type definition (DTD) called "the topic
DTD." The extensible architecture, however, is the defining part of this
design for technical information; the topic DTD, or any schema based on it,
is just an instantiation of the design principles of the architecture.
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
TEI is an international
and interdisciplinary standard that helps libraries, museums, publishers,
and individual scholars represent all kinds of literary and linguistic texts
for online research and teaching, using an encoding scheme that is maximally
expressive and minimally obsolescent.
ASD S1000D
AECMA S1000D is an International Specification for Technical Publications initially
developed by the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
[former European Association for Aerospace Industries (AECMA)]. utilizing a Common Source Data Base (CSDB)
and is used for the procurement and production of technical publications. Whilst the title restricts its use
to technical documentation it has been demonstrated that the principles of the specification can easily be
applied to non-technical documentation. The specification adopts and profiles ISO and WWW standards.
Information generated is in neutral format, which means it can be used on disparate IT systems.
It is this feature together with the modular approach to data creation and storage that makes the specification
so acceptable to the wider international community.
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