Darin McBeath XML Holland
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The document summarizes a presentation by Darin McBeath on how XQuery and XML databases are impacting publishers. It provides an overview of XQuery and why XML databases and XQuery are useful for publishers. It then shares the results of an informal survey of publishers that shows how they are using XQuery for tasks like content analytics, rapid prototyping, custom publishing, and more. Publishers see benefits like functional fit for content and development speed but also challenges in areas like standardization and skills.
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Darin McBeath XML Holland
- 1. The Publishing [R]evolution Darin McBeath XML Holland 2007 Amsterdam
- 2. Agenda Historical Perspective [R]evolutionary Technology Examples Survey Results Questions
- 3. Evolution or Revolution Evolution Gradual Progressive change Revolution Sudden Complete or marked change
- 5. 1970s - Revolution SGML
- 7. 2002 - Evolution XML
- 8. 2007 - Revolution XQuery (and XML Databases)
- 9. What is XQuery XQuery Query Language Programming Language Transformation Language Integration Language Full-Text Search Language
- 10. Why XML Databases and XQuery? Technologies and user expectations are pushing business models to the wall. Faster than license agreements can keep up, new ways to use, copy, share, slice, and dice information arise . With easy access, content usage explodes at a rate that institutions can’t sustain under current charging models, and publishers are challenged to come up with new metrics or shift more of the revenue burden from institutions to individuals. Workflow is an increasing concern of knowledge workers, and publishers are responding. With more content and less time to analyze it, users need content that reaches out in an actionable way – it’s not about searching but about using . STM publishers are increasingly looking for ways to incorporate content and tools, to offer slices of content to answer questions , or to add analysis and structure to content in ways that make it useful in very specific situations. Information Industry Outlook: FutureFacts 2007 Volume 2, September 18, 2006 © Outsell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- 11. Why XML Databases and XQuery? Match for document centric applications Eliminate transformations due to the storage repository XML XML XML
- 12. Why XML Databases and XQuery? Speed of Development and Agility Elsevier RBI Oxford University Press O’Reilly
- 13. Why XML Databases and XQuery? No predefined granularity Search and retrieve by <article> Search and retrieve by <p> Search and retrieve by <caption> Search and retrieve by <section>
- 14. Why XML Databases and XQuery? Simplicity Focus on the solution Merge various XML markup streams
- 15. How is XQuery impacting publishers today ?
- 16. Content Analytics O’Reilly Labs
- 20. Content Repurposing O’Reilly Labs
- 21. XML Repository
- 23. and another one …
- 24. eLearning
- 25. Web Applications
- 26. Complete Applications We are confident that the combination of XQuery on the server side and cross-browser AJAX libraries will give us all the functionality that we need in a user front end and will also make it easy for us to continue adding features to that front end without the typical long development cycles of Java web application development. Survey Quote
- 27. Web 2.0
- 28. Web 2.0
- 29. Article 1.0
- 30. Article 2.0 How would you present an Article? What external services would you incorporate?
- 32. Informal Survey 8 Questions Aggregated responses Guaranteed anonymity Non-scientific study Participation Small publishers Large publishers Traditional publishers Non-traditional publishers
- 33. Question 1 How and where is XQuery utilized by your organization? Digital Asset Management Knowledge Management Applications Content Fabrication Online Publishing Platform Prototypes Web 2.0 Integration
- 34. Question 2 What are the biggest challenges (technical and non-technical) XQuery poses for publishers? XQuery Skillset Availability Training Quality Examples Tool Integration Management Understanding of New Opportunities Opposition From SQL Groups
- 35. Question 3 What are the main benefits of XQuery? Functional Fit For Content Problems One Language, One Data Model Content Transformation/Manipulation Development Speed XML Structure Awareness Breadth Of New Possibilities
- 36. Question 4 What are the main weaknesses of XQuery? Standardization (Conformance) Syntax Interoperability Reusable Component Libraries Weak Encapsulation Tuning Complexity
- 37. Question 5 Are you able to use XQuery as extensively as you want to? If not what are the obstacles you face? Cost Internal Politics Resource Availability Developers Still Learning
- 38. Question 6 Has XQuery provided some assistance with justifying a business to migrate from legacy formats to XML? XQuery permitted a radical cost reduction and improvement in function for our KM application. Yes, although it was not XQuery alone. It was our publishing platform (which uses XQuery) that has made this argument. XQuery has justified a move from initial DAM to inclusion of an XQuery server that frees us to some degree from the constriction of DAM.
- 39. Question 7 How has your use of XQuery changed over the past year? Are more projects using XQuery? How are you using it differently when compared to last year? It is appearing in many projects that fall in gray areas between content and data and between KM and publishing. Much more interest across the organization in potentially leveraging XQuery in product development. Definitely a greater awareness of the technology.
- 40. Question 8 Is XQuery is a tool that enables publishers to unleash the power of XML and revolutionize the publishing industry? We are not a publisher per se, but if we were, and we had any amount of content stored as XML, I think this would be a no-brainer “yes”. Yes, for the simple reason that it opens opportunities in using XML that were not possible before in a more efficient and effective manner. It has the potential, but what you really need are publishers that can move beyond the current “print-centric” mindset or order to leverage the capabilities.
- 41. The Future Mind the gap Levels of intermediation Focus on Markup Local distribution of content Mashup (Web 2.0)
- 42. Thank You Darin McBeath Elsevier, Disruptive Technologies [email_address]