[Sigia-l] IA of manuals

[Ruth Kaufman]

Hi Luca,

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) may give you some of
what you're looking for. It is more about content structures than UI
design. Some of the primary concepts in DITA are: concept, task, and
reference. Its origins lie with the authoring of technical
documentation at IBM.

Here's a start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-dita1/

hth,
Ruth

On 10/4/07, Luca Rosati <lucarosati at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for resources on IA of technical documentation:
> structures and organizational models for user manuals, tutorials etc.
> (both papered and electronic) of consumer products (electronics,
> household appliances etc.).
>
> Can you suggest me best practices or guidelines?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Luca
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