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Subject:course on building a document database with SGML From:janice czyscon <jczyscon -at- FACSTAFF -dot- WISC -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 25 Oct 1994 22:09:18 -0500
I'm cross posting this to several mailing lists so please excuse the
duplicates that you might run across.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Engineering Professional Development
Announces a Short Course on
Building a Document Database with SGML
January 23-25, 1995
in Madison, Wisconsin
Course Description
If your organization publishes information-catalogs, manuals, support
materials-as part of its daily business, then you can benefit from
assembling this information into a single document database. Document
databases based on the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML-ISO
Standard 8879) allow you to flexibly reuse parts of existing documents in
any combination and in any number of new documents. The combination of
document databases and SGML can be your key to intelligent document
management.
Key course objectives
o Understand the business needs driving the development of SGML-based
document databases.
o Understand how document databases and SGML affect an organization's
workflow.
o Learn how document databases can help reduce publications costs.
o Learn how to structure information so it can be flexibly reused.
o Learn the fundamentals of writing a document type definition (DTD).
o Understand the purpose and uses of SGML itself and the applications
related to it.
o Learn about designing and implementing your own SGML-based document
database.
Who Should Attend
Managers who need to know the "whys" and "hows" of document databases
should attend this course. Database and MIS managers, systems analysts,
technical writers, format developers, and managers responsible for
developing corporate documentation will benefit.
More Information Available Via e-mail
To receive a complete course brochure that includes more detailed course
descriptions, course outlines, and instructor bios via e-mail, send a note
via e-mail to Janice Czyscon at
