XML: Modeling Data & Metadata
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work systems call for a portable information delivery format ñ
- XML is self-descriptive, to cross ontological boundaries
- XLinks can reduce the burden of marshaling interdependent information amongst agents
- RDF & Namespaces promise composable schema definition ñ for XML tags, and for other metadata
Web-based CSCW applications are using XML:
- Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Interchangeable Process Models (Endeavors)