Information Management News
Volume 5, Issue 3
March 2005

A monthly e-newsletter from The Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM)
JoAnn T. Hackos, PhD, CIDM Director
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Modular Content—No Pain, No Gain
JoAnn Hackos, PhD
Bill Hackos, PhD


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We've recently noticed a disturbing trend as we talk to people who are moving to modular writing and XML. Organizations are eager to report their rapid progress. They explain that they have contracted with a content management vendor not only for the software but also for the service of converting their books to modular form and XML. Others have contracted with system integrators or other consultants to create DTDs based on the structure of their existing books.

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More articles
Good Business Practices for Surviving in Tough Economic Times—Sue King
Building a Personal Network: Pain or Blessing?—Julie Bradbury

Good Business Practices for Surviving in Tough Economic Times
Sue King
Independent Consultant

As part of my investigation into the consequences of offshoring, I sought out a friend of mine, Debra Hodgens, who is the president and CEO of her own privately held business, Quality Partners. Quality Partners is US-based and presently centered on software and system level testing of wireless telephony devices and applications. She has developed this business over the course of the last ten years, successfully steering it through the high-tech and internet business downturn, as well as the migration from PDA devices to smart phones. Her business is an acknowledged leader in its field and highly sought after by offshore companies as an acquisition target.

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Building a Personal Network: Pain or Blessing?
Julie Bradbury
Independent Consultant

You've heard people say networking is important, and many trace their current employment to knowing someone in the company. But I believe networking is more than a job-finding tool and can benefit you on several levels. Connecting with other managers in your personal network can improve your ability to...

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The Center for Information-Development Management
The Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM) is an organization of information-development, training, and support managers across the United States and internationally. The CIDM is directed by Dr. JoAnn Hackos, international leader in the management of the design, development, and dissemination of information to customers and employees. Under her leadership, the CIDM conducts benchmark studies among member organizations and elsewhere, sponsors research into information development and its management, and gathers and disseminates results and resources through newsletters, the Web, seminars, two annual conferences, and research white papers. The CIDM facilitates the sharing of information among the most skilled managers in the information industry.

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