Talk:XML - Managing Data Exchange/Author guidelines

Editorial Board Communications

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Viji (1/16/06)    Subject: Editorial Board: meeting notes

(add to this things I forgot and left out)

Presentation of Editorial Board guidelines, monday 1/23

- Dr. Watson:
 * history of XML wikibook
 * future of XML wikibook
 * XML books he has that can be borrowed

- Viji:
 * schedule [actual due dates for chapter revisions; planning begins one month ahead; use of discussion tab in documenting revision recommendations; order and timeline of revision list (student, board, Dr. Watson); content due on given date; further revision may be recommended by board]
 * concept capsules and breathing room [analyze content - break down into component pieces; leave whitespace for room to breath and digest]
 * contact the board [author guidelines link; editorial board will periodically make announcements in class - then add the info to the author guidlines page]

- Moussa:
 * code examples [uniform color (black); keep comments in code; leave space above and below comments; copy and paste into editor to see differences - mention this in the first few chapters; keep all example code on the same topic - tourGuide]
 * NetBeans [remove from chapter => go to 'XML Editor' page (see contents table) => create link for your chapter => insert netbeans info]; put a link in chapter to the page that has that chapter's netbeans contents - at the spot(s) that there were netbeans contents; currently no need to edit this - may edit in future]

- Christina:
 * references and citations [no plagarism; citation page in appendix (chapter name - citations)]
 * wiki how to [help link on left navigation bar; sandbox for experimenting; author guidelines]
 * layout [learning objectives / sponsor banner; bold new words and jargon; exercises and answers links and pages (remove the link in the table of contents once you are done); use wiki format (ex: table) info in help page; make edit mode of page easy to follow so future edits are smooth]

other
 * list and document ideas for book restructuring (see entry below)
 * divide contents page into parts - organize the appendix, nice presentation (viji)
 * create cover page - nice presentation - include sponsor(currently UGA, Terry, MIS) (Christina, Moussa)
 * look for ways of decoupling (XML editor/NetBeans page)
 * document agreement to manage expectations

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Viji (1/16/06)    Subject: Topical Links

As you think of topical suggestions please submit here =>


 * Restructuring Plans
 * Contents Page demos

feel free to make links to topics that we each may want to contribute to or have samples to show each other and Dr. Watson. We can have all those contributions in one place under one topic heading --- be sure to always link from this Editorial Board communications page entry.

Thank You ---