[jats-list] [ANN] Introduction to BITS (Book Interchange Tag Suite)

[Tommie Usdin <btusdin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

                      BITS  JATS for Books
(Book Interchange Tag Suite -- Journal Article Tag Suite for Books)


BITS is a new XML model for books. Who cares? Who needs it? Isn't building Yet
Another XML Tag Set irresponsible? We will discuss the whys and wherefores in
a short (free) seminar on the BITS Book model.


  What: A free seminar on BITS

  When: November 29, 2012 and December 18, 2012.
        Participants are invited to join us for coffee, cookies, and
        conversation at 1:30, the seminar will start promptly at 2:00.

  Where: Mulberry's Classroom in Rockville, MD

  Registration: Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To
       pre-register send email to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or call
       +1 301/315-9631. Attendance is limited.

The National Library of Medicine has just announced the public availability of
a new XML model: BITS (Book Interchange Tag Suite). The BITS, now in draft for
public comment, was designed to meet the needs of publishers who are using
JATS for journal articles and want to process their books in similar XML.

The JATS (the Journal Archiving Tag Suite) has been widely adopted for the XML
encoding and interchange of journal articles, and has recently become an
ANSI/NISO Standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2012). The JATS models work well for much
of the body of books, but there are significant differences between journal
articles and books, which the new BITS model accommodates. Features of books
that are modeled in BITS include:

  Table of Contents (with editorial content)
  Indexes
  Nested named structures, e.g., chapters, volumes, and parts
  Collections, such as sets and book series


In this introduction to the BITS Book, we will discuss:

  Expected uses of the BITS
  Book-specific structures in BITS
  Relationship between BITS and JATS (similarities and differences)
  The high-level structure of the BITS
  Book and article features BITS does not (currently) support


Prerequisites: Participants should be involved in some aspect of the
publishing process and have an interest in books. No XML syntax knowledge is
required. Knowledge of JATS would be useful, but is not essential.

Call 301/315-9631 or email info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with questions or to register
for either session of this free seminar.

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B. Tommie Usdin                        mailto:btusdin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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