XML


W3C (XML in 10 points)
FAQ (Flynn)

XML links (Bourret)

XML cover pages
    Articles

www.xml.com (O'Reilly)
A Technical Introduction to XML

XML Tutorials (Møller & Schwartzbach)
XML101

XML news (xmlhack.com)


XML Database

Introduction to Native XML Databases (NXD)

Introduction to dbXML

XML:DB
    FAQ

XML and Databases (Bourret)

ScrollKeeper: Open Source Document Management

dbXML Group

eXist



RDF

FAQ

An introduction to RDF (IBM)


SOAP

FAQ
Tutorials

Python (2.0) examples (with SOAP.py):
import SOAP
====
server = SOAP.SOAPProxy("http://services.xmethods.net/soap")
print server._ns("urn:xmethods-delayed-quotes").getQuote(symbol = "AMZN")
====
server = SOAP.SOAPProxy("http://services.xmethods.net/soap/servlet/rpcrouter")
print server._ns("urn:xmethods-EbayWatcher").getCurrentPrice(auction_id = "1304109465" )
====
server = SOAP.SOAPProxy("http://services.xmethods.net/soap")
print server._ns("urn:xmethods-CurrencyExchange").getRate(country1="usa", country2="canada")
print server._ns("urn:xmethods-CurrencyExchange").getRate(country1="usa", country2="japan")
====
server = SOAP.SOAPProxy("http://services.xmethods.net/soap/servlet/rpcrouter")
print server._ns("urn:xmethods-Temperature").getTemp(zipcode="21202")
====
server = SOAP.SOAPProxy("http://services.xmethods.net:80/perl/soaplite.cgi")
print server._ns("urn:xmethodsBabelFish").BabelFish(translationmode="en_fr", sourcedata="soap is good for translation")



XSLT

XSLT and XQuery: a difference of culture



XQuery



Music

International Music Metadata Projects Working Group (Phase II)
 

MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz Initiative 2

FreeAmp (audio music player)
Ogg Vorbis (open audio encoding)

LOC Preservation
LOC duplication charges

Magnetic tape storage and handling

International Preservation News



References

Owen, Catherine. "Metadata for Music and Movies." Audiovisual Librarian 24(1), February 1998, p.47-50.
 

Vellucci, Sherry L. "Metadata for music: issues and directions." Fontes: Artis musicae, v. 46, no. 3-4 (July-December 1999):
205-217.
 



Search terms:
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
XML Database Manager (XDBM)
Native XML Database (NXD)

Started 2001.12.06 Ichiro Fujinaga