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XML for the smaller publisher Cambridge University Press – Case study

XML for the smaller publisher Cambridge University Press – Case study. Andy Williams Manager Content Services & AcPro Production Director - Europe. Context – Academic & Professional books. Approx 1500 new titles per annum XML first workflow for as many as possible

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XML for the smaller publisher Cambridge University Press – Case study

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  1. XML for the smaller publisherCambridge University Press – Case study Andy Williams Manager Content Services & AcPro Production Director - Europe

  2. Context – Academic & Professional books • Approx 1500 new titles per annum • XML first workflow for as many as possible • not author-supplied LaTeX • Probably about 65% of the frontlist • Since 2001 • Single dedicated Academic books DTD (CBML) • All front list to Adobe eBooks, bulk of XML titles to Mobi/HTML eBooks

  3. Books workflow

  4. Context - Journals • 231 journal titles; approx 1,000 issues/annum • 204 as XML workflow for full text • All require XML headers for online platform • Scanned archive – references as XML • Dedicated journals DTD (informed by NLM but more granular) – CJML • NLM used as the ‘transfer’ format to hand to our online platform plus 3rd parties

  5. Journals workflow

  6. Context – what we’ve already changed • Single DTD for books and journals didn’t work • Single DTD for books doesn’t really work… (monographs, textbooks, MRWs) • ‘Standards’ are open to interpretation (e.g. NLM) • ‘XML editing’ environment – make more user friendly • Clear, informed, decisions need to be made

  7. Decision points • Why – what are the objectives? • What do you want to get? • When in the workflow is best for you? • Where will processing & control be handled? • Who will do the work? • How – what workflow, tools and processes?

  8. Why • Benefits to the production process • End (and interim) deliverables • Direct -- XML • Indirect -- linking within PDFs • Buy in… and understanding • XML is not a magic bullet • There’s XML and there’s XML

  9. What • Bespoke DTD • Standard DTD (TEI, docbook, NLM) • No DTD • Schema • How many? • Who to maintain? • Just XML? Application files, style files?

  10. When • At start, early, late or back end? • CUP books – before copy editing • CUP journals – after copy editing (cf RSC) • Constraints • Editorial tools • Tradition • Authors • Additional QA • costs

  11. Where • In house • Out house • Offshore • Map where you stand today, future reality and draw a route plan • Take it steady

  12. Who • XML coding • Typesetting/pagination • QA • Archiving • DTD maintenance • Associated tools – automated QA and transformations

  13. How • Put it all together • Do you predicate the supplier workflow and tools, or just the outputs you want? • InDesign and InCopy • Word templates • LaTeX; 3B2 • Return to beginning – why? Monitor and review and change

  14. Other lessons learnt • Drivers and buy in • Disruptive • Traditional publishing models may not be ideal • Support and infrastructure • People and cultural issues bigger than technical issues • Still need a decent user-friendly editing tool • Don’t forget the non-XML titles

  15. Conclusions • Full cost/benefit analysis first • Be clear on the implications (technical resources etc) • “Automated not automatic” • Get your ‘customers’ on board • Small scale experiments? • Would we do it now (if we hadn’t already)… • Journals – definitely • ELT – trying to catch up • Academic books – perhaps more selectively

  16. Questions? Andy Williams Manager Content Services & AcPro Production Director – Europe awilliams@cambridge.org

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