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ICE

ICE-RS: Single source flexible publishing for the academy

Stay neutral in the document format wars

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Helps to reduce production costs

ICE helps reduce costs by producing:

  • Multiple outputs from a single source.

  • Redistributing only changed files - saving time and network traffic.

  • Minimizing the handling of content.

  • Keeping the corporate look of material separate from the content.

Authoring Processes

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Utilizes open standards for data, content, and services

ICE is built using standards:

  • The OpenDocument standard developed by OASIS, as used in the OpenOffice.org odt format. Word processor documents are first converted to odt before being rendered into XHTML and PDF.

  • IMS packages, used as a basis for generating navigation and for publishing to Learning Management Systems (LMSs).

  • XHTML as specified by the W3C.

  • Atom Publishing Protocol for publishing and Atom feeds update notifications.

  • A nascent standard set of word processor style names.

Publishing Processes

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Future work – ICE as a conversion service

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