Part 2: Top 6 books for people starting XML/SGML publishing projects

This is part two of a four-part series.

I have never found the one book that describes how to put it all together. These are the top 5 books, I’d recommend to anyone starting a single-sourcing project. They’re a selection of books from both sides of the issue: the writing side and the programming side. Together, they begin to bring any project into focus.

The XML Handbook (2nd Edition) – Charles Goldfarb & Paul Prescod (Prentice Hall:2000) (ISBN: 0130147141)All about XML.
Definitive XSLT and XPath – G. Ken Holman (Prentice Hall:2002) (ISBN: 0130651966)This is the ultimate xlst & xpath book.
Definitive XSL-FO (Charles F. Goldfarb Definitive XML Series) – G. Ken Holman (Pearson Education:2003) (ISBN: 0131403745)The authority for learning XSL-FO
Developing SGML DTDs: From Text to Model to Markup – Eve Maler & Jeanne El Andaloussi (Prentice Hall PTR:1996) (ISBN: 0133098818)Although this book is written about SGML, the basics for data modeling are all here and apply to XML projects as much as to SGML projects. This is a great basic data modeling beginner’s book.
Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation – Kurt Ament (Noyes Data Corporation/Noyes Publications:2002) (ISBN: 0815514913)An excellent book for people staring single-sourcing projects. How to plan and implement as well as how to handle the inevitable staff issues.
Introduction to DITA: A User Guide to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture Arbortext Edition – JoAnn HackosProcedures and Examples in this book use Arbortext Editor.