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Subject: New DITA article from IBM developerWorks: DITA Map Domains
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-dita7/ "Design Patterns for Information Architecture with DITA Map Domains. Defining a Type for Collections of Topics." By: Erik Hennum (ehennum@us.ibm.com), Advisory Software Engineer, IBM Don Day (dond@us.ibm.com), Lead DITA Architect, IBM John Hunt (john_hunt@us.ibm.com), User Assistance Architect, IBM Dave A. Schell (dschell@us.ibm.com), Chief Strategist and Tools Lead, IBM IBM developerWorks September 17, 2004 <q> The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) provides maps for assembling topics into deliverables. By specializing the map elements, you can define a formal information architecture for your deliverables. This architecture provides guidance to authors on how to organize topics and lets processes recognize your organizing principles, resulting in a consistent, clear experience for your users. When a Web site or help system lacks definition and structure, readers can get lost in the content. Information architecture is the practice of organizing and interrelating content so the reader remains oriented and gets answers. By defining formal design patterns for information architecture, content providers can apply tested architectures to improve the user's experience. Using DITA map domains, you can express these design patterns in XML so authors can reuse them consistently for many collections of content. This article explains the design technique for creating a DITA map domain. Before delving into the technique, however, you should have a solid understanding of design patterns and how they apply to information architecture... </q> --
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