This book presents a concise, real-world description of DITA principles. Explanations are provided on the basis of simple, applicable examples. The book will be an excellent introduction for DITA novices and is ideal as a first orientation for optimizing your information environment. What is DITA?- Basic principle for DITA: topic-oriented structuring.- Sample class concept.- Implementation in DITA.- Assembling topics.- Defining relations.- Reusing contents by embedding.- Addressing.- Different maps.- Collaboration under full control.- How is an information product produced? Sissi Closs ist Professorin für Informations- und Medientechnik an der Hochschule Karlsruhe, Inhaberin und Geschäftsführerin der Firmen Comet Computer GmbH und Comet Communication GmbH in München und gehört zu den führenden Experten für Online-Dokumentation und XML in Deutschland. "The book covers DITA as a thorough overview of the software technology. It starts with describing DITA and its basic principle, and then a series of chapters describe individual portions of DITA. ... it is a useful little book and a good introduction to a tool for organizing and publishing technical documentation." (Anthony J. Duben, Computing Reviews, January, 2017)
