Received: from UICVM.UIC.EDU by UICVM.UIC.EDU (LISTSERV release 1.8b) with NJE id 0757 for TEI-L@UICVM.UIC.EDU; Tue, 14 Nov 1995 11:02:12 -0600 Received: from delphi.com by delphi.com (PMDF V5.0-5 #10880) id <01HXMI5TRBTY9BYW1O@delphi.com> for TEI-L@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU; Tue, 14 Nov 1995 07:28:48 -0500 (EST) X-Vms-To: IN%"TEI-L@UICVM.CC.UIC.EDU" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Approved-By: tei-l Message-Id: <01HXMI5TRBU09BYW1O@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 11:00:38 CST Reply-To: Liora Alschuler Sender: "TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) public discussion list" From: Liora Alschuler Subject: ABCD... SGML To: Multiple recipients of list TEI-L Status: RO David Houghton mentioned in a recent message on converters that I had written a book on converters -- while all other details of his description are accurate, and I appreciate the mention, the book is a general introduction to SGML with a substantial chapter devoted to the transition process, including, of course, data conversion. The conceptual framework of the book also recognizes the centrality of data conversion issues. While I hope that the book will benefit those pondering an SGML conversion project, it is not a book about data conversion. I was about to post an announcement of the book to this list before I read Houghton's post, so I will proceed to do so. The book is for managers of publishing projects -- electronic or print or both -- who are in the initial stages of adopting SGML or are considering adopting SGML or who see this new technology looming over the horizon and need to know more about it before they plot their own course in response. It is also intended for programmers and system implementors, again, as a general framework that describes the new processes and changes to workflow that inevitably accompany a new technology. There are several references to the TEI and the work of those implementing TEI-compliant projects within the book, including a case study of the Women Writers Project. A case study of the use of SGML at Columbia University Press should also be of interest to those in academic publishing. Excerpts are available at http://www.thomson.com/itcp under Samples (these are in HTML). The first appendix, a general SGML resource guide, comes with the volume on disk in SGML with SoftQuad's Panorama FREE, a special version of the free browser that loads the resource guide under Windows 3.1 even if you do not have a Web connection or a Web browser. The Resource Guide will soon be available as a Thomson Web Extra at the same location with the associated Panorama files which include two style sheets and two navigators. I plan to update the online Resource Guide. A TEI maven has already volunteered to review the book for this list. If any other readers would like to review it for other print or electronic publications, please contact Kathleen Raftery (kraftery@thomson.com) -- her full contact info follows. I hope that the readers of this list will find the volume useful in their work and welcome your comments. Liora Liora Alschuler The Word Electric POB 177 East Thetford, VT 05043 802/785-2623 liora@delphi.com