Preserving and Publishing Digital Content Using XML Workflows

Abstract

In digital publishing, encoding documents in XML can produce several advantages for libraries that have invested in hosting and publishing services or plan to in the future. XML workflows enable publishers to output content quickly and easily in several electronic formats (ePub, HTML, PDF); repurpose content into other channels (catalogs, websites, databases, printers); automate processes; scale their services and publications; and preserve the digital content for the future. The following chapter will introduce the reader to a few flavors of XML encoding used at Michigan Publishing such as JATS XML, Scribe, and TEI, as well as present a generalized workflow for creating and publishing encoded XML documents for monographs and journal articles that begins with a Word document, outputs an XML encoded document, and presents the article or monograph to readers as HTML and PDF, yet is also available for repurposing into other channels.