All entries for Metadata
iiRDS – The New Delivery Standard for Technical Documentation
At this year’s TC world conference, the tekom working group „Information 4.0” introduced the first results of the group’s work for defining a new content delivery standard for technical documentation in the age of Industry 4.0: iiRDS. tekom is the German association for technical communication. read more
Why the manual is dead
Remember your first mobile phone? Mine was shaped like a bone, nine inches high and weighed at least a pound. I used it to make phone talks, that's it. Today I have a smartphone that I sometimes use for calls. read more
Chaotic wiki vs. structured authoring
Wikis are old, and old are the problems that wiki authors and readers struggle with. Collaborative authoring in wikis might tap new synergies but often the outcome is as chaotic as a humming beehive. So how can you structure your content? How can you make it accessible? How can you organize reviews and input supply? read more