Metadata is a textual description of the structure of data; in other words it's "data about data". This valuable site contains information on Data Standards for naming and storing data, Guidelines for data developers, and a special section devoted to Pac Bell's Data Warehouse Metadata.
The Standard Desktop web site contains several vaulable resources relating to technical writing and documentation management. These include a site for Cool Tools, a discussion of Styles, and a wonderful intoduction to Web Publishing.
This site describes the effort by the Standard Desktop Management Team to define the requirements for an enterprise-wide electronic document management system. The system they have selected is the Saros Document Management System. Saros is a business unit of FileNet.
This site contains an extensive list of on-line references, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, acronyms, usage guides, etc. You name it, it's here.
What can you do here? Look up a definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling, or usage point in the WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus (the on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition). Check out the Word of the Day.
Wow!!! An excellent list of business, computer, humanities, and science reference documents (acronyms, dictionaries, etc.). Also fact books, libraries, and general reference resources.
The largest professional organization serving technical communicators. Provides regional and chapter information, resources, publications, educational opportunities, membership requirements, and more.
Quarterly online newsletter about technical writing and the business of documentation. It contains material of interest to communications specialists, including writers, editors, graphic designers, and desktop publishing operators.
Excellent reference lists and articles about indexing, reference sites, and much more. Includes membership information and--no surprise--a thorough index of the site.
