Center for Information-Development Management

Do you need information development help from a group of industry professionals with years of experience in industry best practices? Are you looking for a new way to network with other information developers?

The Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM) brings together the most highly skilled and talented managers in the field of information development from across the US and internationally to facilitate the sharing of information about current trends, best practices, and developments within the industry, from information development to training and support.

Led by Dr. JoAnn Hackos, an international expert and leader in the management of design, development, and dissemination of information to customers and employees, CIDM

• conducts benchmark studies among member organizations and others in the information development industry
• sponsors information-development and management research
• circulates industry best practices, studies, and other resources through the Best Practices newsletter, the CIDM website, Information Management News, online seminars, annual conferences, and research white papers
• holds three annual conferences to promote networking, best practices, education, and development

Introduction to DITA: A User Guide to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture—Second Edition

This new 2011 edition of the bestselling Introduction to DITA includes DITA 1.2 mechanisms, including keyref, conkeyref, constraint mechanism, and more information to bring DITA users up to date. The tutorial lessons guide you step-by-step through the learning process from developing information topics and maps through content reuse mechanisms and modifying the DITA environment to better meet your needs. Buy your copy today!

Welcome New CIDM Member—Gnostyx Research

Accelerating changes in the global marketplace make it imperative that organizations look closely at how they handle their content resources. More and more, traditional models that viewed content only in limited contexts cannot cope with the realities of today. More and more, content comes from many sources, travels through many paths, and is expected to reach many destinations. Strategies, standards and solutions exist that enable radically superior ways of operating and it is the mission of Gnostyx Research to help organizations make this transition as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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