Prerequisites
Below is a list of materials you might find helpful as you discover and explore DITA:Please peruse this material before the Workshop.
Websites
Online community for the Darwin Information Typing Architecture OASIS Standard http://dita.xml.org/ |
Helping you get started with topic-based structured writing http://www.ditausers.org/ | |
Advancing open standards for the information society http://www.oasis-open.org/ |
A set of Java-based, open source tools that provide processing for DITA maps and topic content http://dita-ot.github.io/ |
Articles and Blogs
Here are several articles and blogs that provide excellent background information about DITA.
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Can you explain that again? DITA for Beginners (![]() By Tony Self, published in tcworld March 2011 |
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Learning DITA. “I DITA know that!” By Lisa Logan, published in Carolina Communiqué August 2014 |
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Learn DITA on Your Own” By Nathalie Laroche, May 2014 |
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DITA Resources From TechWhirl Magazine |
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The DITA Open Toolkit – What You Really Need to Know From the DITA Chicks Blog |
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What is DITA and Why Should You Care? By Chris Benz, published in Learning Solutions Magazine, September 27, 2010 |
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DITA Primer (Learn the DITA basics) From Publishing Smarter |
Books
- The DITA Style Guide: Best Practices for Authors, by Tony Self
- DITA 101 by Ann Rockley, Charles Cooper and Steve Manning
- Introduction to DITA - A User Guide to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture, by Jennifer Linton and Kylene Bruski
- Practical DITA, by SDI Global Solutions and Julio Vazquez
- Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (2nd Edition), by Gretchen Hargis, Michelle Carey, Ann Kilty Hernandez and Polly Hughes
Additional Material
Bernard Aschwanden's "DITA Tools and Technology: Introduction to DITA" video provides a nice overview of DITA:Flash player not available.