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Vol. 6, Issue 8 August 2004


L e a d   S t o r i e s:

7.5 Secrets For Managing XML Migration
PDAs Lengthen Long Arm Of The Law


E x t r a!

Conference: E-Labeling And Beyond - Advancing Pharmaceutical Labeling And Medication Safety

O t h e r   N e w s:
Scholarly Publishing - Open Access Debate Still Raging
Capturing & Reusing Content Should Be Integral to Employees' Job
Indianapolis Hospital Trades Paper Trail For Keystrokes
Schools & Colleges Adopt Content Management
U.S. Sends Dari & Pash Language Health E-books To Afghanistan

A s i d e s:
Are You Really Qualified To Be A "Professional"? (Take The "Giraffe Test" To Discover The Truth)

F a v o r i t e s:
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LEAD STORIES

7.5 Secrets For Managing XML Migration

August 24th, 2004, DCLnews

How XML is leveraged and how much you do at one time can be the critical factor in the success of an implementation. In this ground-breaking article, DCL's Don Bridges asks: How much change is too much?
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PDAs Lengthen Long Arm Of The Law

August 24th, 2004, DCLnews

Police departments across the U.S. are using wireless handhelds to share and gather data on the move - foiling crime big time, and informing you of your parking ticket via e-mail.
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EXTRA!

Conference: E-Labeling And Beyond - Advancing Pharmaceutical Labeling And Medication Safety

September 29-30, 2004, Sheraton Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA

Is XML finally making it into the Pharma world? This two-day conference will feature educational sessions and demonstrations by some of Pharmaceutical Labeling's best-known names and companies. You will be able to:

  • Attend a Labeling workshop conducted by Leander Fontaine
  • Hear about Emerging Initiatives in Prescribing Safety from Express Scripts
  • Learn about the Pharmacovigilance Considerations of the Package Insert from a former FDA Medical Director
  • Discuss the pros and cons of using MedDRA.

Plus: As a special bonus session, attend a Hands-On Live SPL/XML Demonstration and Work with a Trainer from the SPL Working Group in Creating an SPL Submission Using the XML Application.

Don't miss it! Click below to download the conference brochure:
http://wt.dlisys.com/barnett/1pdfs/BI1012/BI1012WEB1.pdf

  • PC Users: You must Right-Click the link above and choose "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As..." to save the file to a location on your computer.
  • Mac Users: Use Ctrl + Click and the "Save to Disk" command to save the file to your computer.

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Scholarly Publishing - Open Access Debate Still Raging

July 26th, 2004, Chemical & Engineering News

Government committees in the U.S. And U.K. are taking steps to promote free online access to scientific literature. The Public Library of Science, an open access publisher is all for it, and says: "Open access is the only acceptable outcome."

The Association of American Publishers, however, responded by saying it didn't oppose open access publishing, "but only its premature and unwarranted imposition through government mandate."

Robert D. Bovenschulte, president of the American Chemical Society's Publication Division, also remained unconvinced that open access is the way ahead.

"We see no compelling case to abandon our traditional subscription model for a risky, untried model, which could put our journal publishing program in jeopardy."
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Capturing & Reusing Content Should Be Integral to Employees' Job

June 22nd, 2004, Line56

Capturing knowledge and reusing content should become a natural part of a factory employee's job in order to capture undocumented corporate knowledge and battle "skill dilution." According to John Snow of Enigma, a content, commerce and collaboration integrator, it would also significantly reduce after-hours paperwork.

"Businesses should seek a platform for capturing the undocumented, organizational knowledge and experience of a global workforce ," he says. "(This should) integrate into current operational activities in a way that won't disrupt the daily work pattern."

He adds that, in modern companies, manufacturing, service and support personnel have become knowledge workers.

"As the complexity of today's factory operations continues to grow, so does the importance of capturing specific expertise and reusing the collective experience of this large workforce."

One of the most popular methods of capturing employees knowledge is to build XML-based content management systems into the IT structure of a firm. This can then be integrated seamlessly with employees' every day tasks.
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Indianapolis Hospital Trades Paper Trail For Keystrokes

Aug 4th, 2004, Associated Press

Like growing numbers of others nationwide, the Indianapolis Heart Hospital has traded its once scattered medical charts, file folders, X-rays and other documents for a unified electronic records system accessible with a few keystrokes. Federal officials, keen to convince more hospital executives to go "paperless," say electronic records can make hospitals more efficient, reduce medical errors and lower health-care costs.

Digital records are a big leap ahead for records systems rooted in cumbersome, 19th century filing systems. But, despite its digital records system, which cost $15 million to implement, the hospital is not fully paperless. It still generates paper so it can interface with the majority of the medical community that remains burdened with paper-filled records rooms.

This may change, however, because the federal government is determined to move things along and meet President Bush's goal of making sure most Americans have computerized medical records available within ten years.
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Schools & Colleges Adopt Content Management

Aug 4th, 2004, PR Newswire

The digital age has dramatically increased the volume of content in academic institutions, just like it has in commercial organizations. Educators are demanding more efficient ways to manage content enterprise-wide, which is why many are adopting content management systems based on XML. Such systems enable them to easily share and reuse large volumes of content across courses, organizations, groups, departments and over the entire institution.

One institution that has recently adopted a content management system is the University of California College Prep.

"(Adopting a content management solution) has drastically reduced our administrative overhead and made course preparation considerably more manageable for our faculty," said Patty Herkins, Manager, Technology and Computing at the university. "In just four months, we can already see a significant increase in productivity that is tangible both financially and academically as our students and staff become more fully immersed in the e-Learning experience."

U.S. Sends Dari & Pash Language Health E-books To Afghanistan

Aug, 2nd, 2004, Associated Press

The U.S. Government is sending talking, electronic books to Afghanistan to give women basic lessons about public health. The e-books are similar to the top-selling product LeapPad, which helps children learn to read. Health clinics initially will distribute 20,000 books to Afghan women.

A small wand is used to operate the e-books. Tap it on images of everyday life in Afghanistan and these are described in Dari or Pashto, the country's two principal languages. One scene describes how to make water safe to drink, another how to give basic care to an infant.

"The people of Afghanistan continue to suffer from high maternal and infant mortality rates," the Health and Human Services department said in a statement. "By providing health information in a culturally competent manner, women's health, which had been ignored under the Taliban, can be improved throughout the region."
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ASIDES

Are You Really Qualified To Be A "Professional"?

Aug 24th, 2004, DCLnews

I don't want to worry you. You may have a good job and have been through college and various levels of training. But the thing is, you may not be qualified to be a "professional." Click the link below to take the Giraffe Test which will reveal the truth... if you dare ...

http://www.dclab.com/qualified_professional.asp

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Adobe PDF Conversion: How, For Whom, And When? - Part 1
http://www.dclab.com/pdf_conversion.asp

Adobe PDF Conversion: How, For Whom, And When? - Part 2
http://www.dclab.com/pdfwhitepaper2.asp

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