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Peer reviewedOnline & CD-ROM Review, 1997
In 1996 a working group of the World Wide Web Consortium developed and released a simpler form of markup language, Extensible Markup Language (XML), combining the flexibility of standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and the Web suitability of HyperText Markup Language (HTML). Reviews SGML and discusses XML's suitability for journal…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Futures (of Society), Internet, Programming Languages
Peer reviewedLewis, John D. – OCLC Systems & Services, 1998
Describes XML (extensible markup language), a new language classification submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium that is defined in terms of both SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) and HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), specifically designed for the Internet. Limitations of PDF (Portable Document Format) files for electronic journals…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Design Requirements, Electronic Journals, Internet
Peer reviewedMcMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Describes HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and its use on the Internet's World Wide Web, including main HTML tags and their syntaxes. Alternatives to HTML, such as Adobe's Acrobat software and Sun's new Java application language, are briefly described. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Hypermedia, Internet
Download full textKnee, Richard H.; Cafolla, Ralph – 1998
Java is an object-oriented programming language of the Internet. It's popularity lies in its ability to create interactive Web sites across platforms. The most common Java programs are applications and applets, which adhere to a set of conventions that lets them run within a Java-compatible browser. Java is becoming an essential subject matter and…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Online Systems
McConville, David; And Others – Educom Review, 1996
Discusses new trends in the World Wide Web. Highlights include multimedia; digitized audio-visual files; compression technology; telephony; virtual reality modeling language (VRML); open architecture; and advantages of Java, an object-oriented programming language, including platform independence, distributed development, and pay-per-use software.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Hypermedia, Internet
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1999
Reports on Web keyword searching, metadata, Dublin Core, Extensible Markup Language (XML), metasearch engines (metasearch engines search several Web indexes and/or directories and/or Usenet and/or specific Web sites), and the Year 2000 (Y2K) dilemma, all topics discussed at the second annual Internet Librarian Conference sponsored by Information…
Descriptors: Conferences, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Technology
Tennant, Roy – 1996
This book is a practical guide on how to create a Web document complete with images, links, tables, and forms, and how to make it appealing according to the principles of design and style. Step-by-step instructions for working through a series of practice exercises are provided to be used in the creation of a document using text and image files…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software Development, Design Preferences, Guidelines
Peer reviewedLynch, Patrick J.; Horton, Sarah – Journal of Biocommunication (JBC), 1998
The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) used to create Web pages is an attractive alternative to the proprietary authoring software currently used to produce multimedia content for CD-ROMs. Discusses advantages and limitations of HTML as a nonproprietary and cross-platform CD-ROM authoring system, and the more general advantages of HTML as a data…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Biomedicine, Computer Storage Devices, Hypermedia
Sprague, Carolyn Ann – 1999
Despite the widespread availability of Web-based information resources, it is difficult for some people who rely on assistive technology to access and process these materials. Web designers can play an active role in facilitating access by formatting resources so that they are compatible with these technologies. This can be accomplished by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer System Design
Hildyard, C. J.; Whitaker, B. J. – 1996
The rapid growth in the use of the Internet in recent years has in large part been due to the interest in and use of the World Wide Web. A reader can, in principle, locate and access information related to a specific query from servers located anywhere in the world. The ability to embed multimedia files into Web documents (in either HTML or HTF)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Electronics
