Publishing services technology integration plan, 20092011

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Publishing services technology integration plan,
20092011
Newgen
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Newgens technology team currently operates
within six streams of software/services
development.
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nCompass
ITC
RT
Author Services
CE Genius
Ancillary Content Services
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nCompass is Newgens Web-based workflow and
content management system. The system controls
process adherence, scheduling and task
allocation, file versioning, and backup.
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RT is Newgens mail management system. All
incoming mails are tagged so that a complete
project history is always available. Project
managers use RT to coordinate mail responses and
push mails to individual operators to follow up.
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CE Genius is Newgens in-house editing tool for
books and journals. It manages the structuring
and normalization of files for XML output,
publisher style sheet imposition, consistency
checking, citation matching and reference
checking, and standard language checks.
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ITC is Newgens prepress data conversion tool. It
is used to manage a single tagged data stream for
composition and nonprint deliverables.
Composition software is integrated into ITC to
automate page makeup.
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Author Services comprise tools, templates, and
documentation made available directly to authors
through the production cycle. This stream of
technology development also looks at the
interfaces between Newgen and authors, such as
online proofing.
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Ancillary Content Services is an umbrella term
for the development of alternative publication
formats and ancillary content related to print
products. This area of development combines
technology with design and content creation.
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The technology teams priority for the next three
years is the extension and integration of these
six tools into a single, open prepress system.
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The key objectives for tool development in
200911 are

• continuous improvements in quality and
  productivity through automation and validation
• increased ease of use for clients and other
  stakeholders
• increased flexibility through open source
  standards
• alignment to expressed and perceived client needs

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nCompass will form the core of an integrated
system. Developments will be focused on
increasing flexibility, reducing administrative
burden, improving reporting capabilities, and
exchanging data with clients systems.
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RT is a relatively mature system. Further work
will be focused on developing its utility as a
project management tool, including direct
assignment of tasks through nCompass.
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CE Genius will become a Web-based system.
Developments will be focused on increasing the
automation of manual tasks, expanding the
databases of style and subject-specific rules,
and integrating natural language processing tools.
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ITC will be further standardized to implement an
XML-first workflow across the business.
Validation routines will be strengthened to
improve quality. ITCs output filters will be
augmented to produce a wider range of nonprint
products automatically.
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Author Services will be a Web portal for academic
authors. It will make available tools,
collaborative authoring systems, and a knowledge
base to guide authors through the production
process. It will also be the interface for online
proofing.
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Ancillary Content Services will manage the
delivery of multiple ebook formats, build
companion Web sites, master DVDs, prepare
PowerPoint presentations and Flash
resourceswhatever is required for publishers to
maximize the (re)use of content.
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Thus
Client interface
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
Author interface
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For example
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The editor of a contributed volume of legal
commentary logs in to Author Services to create a
wiki for her contributors to write their chapters.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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nCompass provides a live online tracker for the
publisher and uses RT to prompt delinquent
contributors to deliver.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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Contributors log in to CE Genius through Author
Services to check consistency of citation style.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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When the typescript is submitted, the editor
works in CE Genius with the Bluebook style sheet
and Blacks Law Dictionary loaded.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The editor pushes the edited manuscript to the
contributors through Author Services to answer
queries.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The editor tidies up the manuscript in CE Genius,
and nCompass pushes the files into ITC where they
are converted to XML and paginated in InDesign.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The text is proofed out to the authors through
Author Services, allowing them to add corrections
directly to the files.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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Meanwhile the publisher sends a mail indicating
that the law is about to change and a new section
will be added at second proof stage.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The project manager pushes the publishers mail
from RT to nCompass to create a checkpoint in the
workflow.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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When the print files are finalized, nCompass
loads them to the printers ftp site and sends a
notification mail through RT.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The final XML is pushed from ITC to Ancillary
Content Services to create the ebook and a
readers Web site that will host related primary
source documents.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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The XML also goes back into the Author Services
wiki for the contributors to work on the next
release.
RT
CE Genius
Ancillary Content
ITC
Author Services
nCompass
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