SGML Resources

Here is a list of SGML resources prepared for the CETH workshop "Introduction to SGML".

SGML-aware software

Here are the software applications which were discussed during the workshop. For each category, they are listed from cheaper (which can mean free in some cases) to more expensive.

        To create SGML documents:

• Emacs for Windows: Includes a basic SGML mode.
  
  
• PSGML: A more sophisticated SGML mode that you can add to Emacs.
  
  
• SP: An SGML toolkit which includes the SGML parser NSGMLS. If you use Emacs to edit your SGML documents, you will need to use a parser like NSGMLS to validate them.
  
  
• WordPerfect: Recent versions of WordPerfect include an SGML module. Here is a description of this module.
  
  

SGML-based standards

• Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Home Page: An SGML DTD to encode archival finding aids.
  
  

Examples of SGML-based projects

• LC's American Memory.
• Blake Archive.
• Women Writers Projects.
• Virginia's Early American Fiction.
• Chadwick-Healey's Literature Online Home Page.
• Online Archive of California (EAD).

For more SGML and XML resources on the Web

• Robin Cover's SGML/XML Web Page: Probably the most comprehensive list of SGML/XML resources on the Web.

A few books on SGML

• ABCD...SGML: A User's Guide to Structured Information, by Liora Alschuler (International Thomson Computer Press, 1996): A great introduction to SGML from the management perspective: Who uses SGML in the industry and why? How do you manage an SGML-based project? Which types of SGML-tools are available? (Caution: does not cover the nitty-gritty technical details.)
  
  
• Practical SGML, by Eric van Herwijnen (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994): An introduction to SGML for people who want to start to actually create SGML documents. Includes a thorough description of SGML's syntax.
  
  
• The SGML FAQ Book, understanding the Foundation of HTML and XML, by Steven J. DeRose (Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1997): answers most questions that will arise from actually working with SGML. Includes numerous tips and tricks which should allow you to master the most obscure details of SGML. An excellent supplement to "Practical SGML".
  
  
• Developing SGML DTDs, from text to model to markup, by Eve Maler & Jeanne El Andaloussi (Prentice Hall PTR, 1996): All about developing your own DTDs.
  
  

(Resources compiled by Delphine Khanna.)

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