Pablo FernicolaGroup Manager

Microsoft Corporation

Beta 1 released at SSPhttp://blogs.msdn.com/exscientia/archive/2008/05/30/beta-of-microsoft-s-article-authoring-add-in-now-available-broadly-for-download.aspx

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Content, Metadata, and XMLWord 2007NLM and Docx FormatsAuthor ExperienceBehind the Scenes LookEditor ExperienceWhat’s Next?Downloads

At the beginning of the transition to digital consumption

Fully realizing benefits from transition to digital content will depend on structured data

Improved search resultsSemantic analysis based recommendations and relationships

Connected lifestyle and consumption of digital content

Technology enablersAccess to computers and connectivity

XML formats

Mainstream use of XML in authoring

Provide an experience that assists and incentives authors to enter a core set of metadata and content semantics

Capture author intent and domain expertise

Authors need not become aware of the underlying format

Re-use author metadata to simplify submission experience

Preserve data through publishing and archival

Free add-in for Word 2007Open and save documents to the NLM formatTemplates for structured contentMetadata editing and validation

Support for NLM Book formatIntegration with Design Science’s MathType control

Releasing Beta 1 this week

We welcome your feedback, requirements, and scenarios

http://blogs.msdn.com/exscientia/

DemoDemo

Author Experience

Full access to Metadata editing within Word

Access to article information within docx files

Validation against DTD and style guide

Connect content to data or additional material

Journals and conferences are still two of the main conduits for new information

As content became available electronically, search provided an additional way of locating new content

New ways of discovering content may come from semantic analysis, recommendations, and social connections

Search and automated recommendations depend on structured information, in addition to full text content

XMLBasis for structured contentPart of mainstream workflowsNow part of authoring

Metadata provides one of the means for deriving insights into the content and its connections

SearchSearch

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Add-inAdd-in

AuthorAuthor

JournalJournal ArchiveArchive

ContentMetadata

MetadataTemplatesConversion

MetadataConversion

Metadata

DemoDemo

Author Experience

Separation of presentation from semantics

Structured content:Beneficial for searchBeneficial for long term archival

Can even be used to derive presentation

Enable authors to express information as part of the writing process

MetadataAuthor and co-author informationKeywords and taxonomy

ContentSections, statements, and other semantic information

Brings together fundamental advances

XML formatPackagingContent extensibilityUser Interface extensibility

Article Authoring Add-in Builds on native Word UI as much as possible

Lower the learning curve

Simplifies authoring processTemplates, validation, metadata entry

Four NLM formatsJournal Publishing tag set (Blue)Book tag set (Purple)

NLM formatsExtensive metadataLight on presentation

Docx/OpenXMLExtensive support for presentation and editingLight on metadata

Introduce as few new concepts as possible

Not directly aware of XML or NLM format

Simplicity in usability over features, avoid taxing the author

Experience driven by templates and centered around:

Required sectionsMetadata (keywords, subject, authors)

Outlining

Tables

Math

Citation Manager

A docx file is a zip file

Document partsImagesCustom XML

Metadata is stored within docx files as XML using the NLM format

Keeps the content and metadata together in a single file

Word content is augmented with custom XML elements where needed

A second audience for the add-inEditors, journal and archive staff

Likely to have some specific knowledge of the NLM format

May want to access all of the metadata

But without having to resort to a XML editor

To be created by journals

Subset of a NLM article

Custom properties to indicateRequired and optional sectionsMinimum and maximum length for sectionsMinimum number of keywords or subjectsAbility for authors to add custom sections or keywords

Author related informationName, affiliation, email, biography, etc

Simplify entryAutomate author informationCo-authors can be grouped for re-use

Reduce data entry errors

Enable other add-ins to be created and to work alongside the Authoring Add-in

Provide a simple way for content to be extended or annotated

Enable institutions to use their own metadata form

How best to extend content and have it preserved in the generated NLM XML file?

Named-Content allows for tagging of terms

Other add-ins can rely on Authoring Add-in and use this element to annotate the document content

Present a form for authors to fill inEnable custom workflows within institutionsData entry in a structured way and not as part of the content

Custom Document Information Panel or InfoPath form

Existing or new tools can access the different parts of a docx file

Validate or convert content

Extract or add metadata

Connect metadata elements to a database

Tools can run on any platform, and on client or server

Just need a zip library and XML tools

Beta 1 availableDownload and try itProvide feedback

Investigating Mac Word 2008 capabilities

What additional functionality would you like to see in the add-in?

Add-in Beta 1Download hereProject blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/exscientia/

Word File Format CompatibilityOpen and save docx files from Word 2003http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

Save as PDF add-in for Word 2007http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&DisplayLang=en

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