How is SGML different from HTML and XML?
HTML is actually an SGML application (a Document Type Definition – DTD and a set of processing conventions), but it’s important to note that most HTML browsers don’t support some basic SGML constructions. And, nearly ALL SGML authoring tools are capable of producing good HTML documents. SGML also allows, of course, for all of the additional benefits of creating smart valuable data outlined above – durable data that can translate for the future. b) XML is in essence, SGML. Unlike HTML, however, XML is not an SGML application – instead, it’s a set of simple conventions for using SGML without some of its more esoteric features. 3) Which publishers should be taking advantage of SGML? Those publishers who: • Want to restyle, revise or repurpose their current data. • Want to preserve their content in a vendor-neutral format that will be most universal for their online strategy now, and for the future. • Have multiple journals, rich content to demonstrate, and significant backfile in need of
