Web Development with XML: Design and Application

We will be using Erik Ray's Learning XML (O'Reilly, 2001) as our primary reference for this course. Each participant will be given a copy of this book on the first day of class. As a supplementary text, we recommend XML in a Nutshell (O'Reilly, 2001); this book is a bit longer and covers advanced topics like formatting objects, XLink, and programming models in greater detail. We are also preparing handouts that summarize some of the essentials of XML and its component technologies, and will distribute these to the class as well. We've assembled a few links to web resources we find particularly helpful; although there is no "assigned reading" prior to the class please feel free to explore these sites if you're interested.

XML in Libraries

• XML in Libraries

General Information

• XML.com
• XML.org
• The XML FAQ
• The XML Cover Pages
• XML Developer's Guide (Microsoft)

Newsgroups

• XML-L
• XML-Dev
• XML4Lib
• XSL-List

W3C Specifications

• XML
• XHTML
• CSS
• XSL and XSLT
• XLink and XPointer
• XPath
• XML Schema

Electronic Text Center Helpsheets

• What is eXtensible Markup Language?
• About SGML
• The Electronic Text Center Introduction to TEI
  and Guide to Document Preparation.

Technologies and Tools

• XML Syntax Quick Reference
• XML and Databases
• CSS Reference Table
• CSS Master Compatibility Chart
• XSLT and XPath Quick Reference
• XSL Transformations (from The XML Bible)
• XSL Formatting Objects (from The XML Bible)
• XSLT Frequently Asked Questions
• XML DTD Tutorial
• XML Document to DTD
• DTD to XML Schema
• XML Document to XML Schema
• XML Schema Reference
• What is XLink?
• The Apache XML Project
• CPAN (Perl resources)
• cgi-lib.pl
• XML Validation Form
• Bjondi Character Agent (for looking up Unicode values)
• SGREP
  • SGREP code fix for Solaris
• W3School Quizzes!
  • XML Quiz
  • CSS Quiz

Other Tools (eBook Readers and Development Tools)

• Microsoft Reader
• tk3 Reader and Development Tool
• Adobe eBook Reader
• The Open eBook (OeB) Forum and Specification