Developing a simple production and dissemination model for a complex DL-news service using XML, XSLT and TEI

Electronic publishing makes it possible to reach every corner of the world and opens up new research and communication paths. In this article we describe the production model and implementation of an electronic news service for a DL, that manages altogether five different DL-newsletters plus a monthly journal, each one of them delivered in several optional output formats, and all managed and produced based on XML-TEI and XSLT technology. Articles and news may appear in different newsletters and/or the journal, and they have different periodicity (some are published quarterly and some monthly). The news and articles come from different sources, which generally coincide with departments or units of the DL. A general editor reviews the articles or news, decides where must they appear, and also manages the distribution lists. The newsletters are not preserved, but the most relevant news and articles are published in the monthly journal called Dulcinea, which is published through Internet and preserved for historical purposes. Its contents are indexed by means of an XML indexer that allows advanced XML searches to be performed. In addition to describing the production model we will discuss our current efforts to improve the dissemination model used for these newsletters. We will also talk about the spirit and objectives of the MCDL’s interactive services in general.