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XML and Digital Assets

This article explores the mindful management of digital assets using existing systems and future practices. It covers topics such as schedules, standardization of applications/software and desktop, internal repository, access to permanent repository, and potential sharing via grid. It also discusses XML as a digital object container, markup and transformation using XSL and XSLT, and object storage and management in XML and conventional relational databases.

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XML and Digital Assets

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  1. XML and Digital Assets November 22, 2002 Patricia Galloway School of Information

  2. Management of digital objects • “Mindful” management using existing systems • Schedules • Existing systems and assets • Applications/software standardization • Desktop standardization • Mindful practice

  3. Future systems • Internal repository • OAIS • DSpace • Access to permanent repository • Center for American History? • LBJ Library? • Knowledge Gateway repository? • Potential sharing via grid

  4. XML family • XML document: data container • XML Schema: defining data types (DTD) • XSL: defining styles (CSS) • XSLT: transforming documents • Xpath: describing the document tree

  5. XML as digital object container • Vehicle for digital objects • DTD vs XML Schema : data types • XML markup • Marking up the object • Marking up metadata (“wrapper”) • XSL stylesheet • XSLT transformation language

  6. Object storage, management, use • XML and storage • XML “native” databases • Conventional relational databases • XML and management • Direct use of metadata elements • Internal addition of metadata elements • XML and use • XSL/CSS formatting and display • XSLT and repurposing

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