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NEWSLETTER | April 2025 STRUCTURING DATA AND CONTENT SINCE 1981
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The Process Data Module: The Secret Sauce Behind Smarter Content Delivery
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The Process Data Module is a system that dynamically delivers information based on user input or the status of a system or process. It's often used in technical manuals for complex machinery. The Process Data Module provides a combination of intelligence, adaptability, and automation to interactive electronic technical manuals (IETMs) that enhances the user experience, facilitates content reuse, and makes integration with external systems easier for efficient delivery of data and automation of the decision-making process. DCL experts Naveh Greenberg, Chuck Davis, and Jeremy Love pull back the curtain on the Process Data Module—revealing how it transforms tailored content preparation and process automation. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look. |
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Structured Content is Coming to Pharma: Steps to Take Today to Prepare for Tomorrow
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Structured content isn’t just the future of pharma—it’s already here. Hear industry experts Val Swisher, David Turner, and Simon Cavanagh illustrate the transition from traditional document-based processes to modular, reusable content strategies to streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve compliance. Learn why NOW is the time to shift away from traditional document-based approaches. |
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Reliable Science Takes Time |
In today's high-pressure research and publishing landscape, speed often outweighs accuracy—and science is paying the price. A new article in The Conversation explores how the current academic system incentivizes quick publication over careful, reproducible research. The result? Mistakes, retractions, and a growing credibility gap. Discover why truly reliable science takes time and what needs to change to protect research integrity.
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DCL Bytes: What is the SMART Program for Standards? |
DCL Bytes is a new offering from the DCL Learning Series, featuring short, informative clips on technology, structured content, and more. In this audiogram, David Nix from The IEC speaks about the SMART Program. In the evolving world of content creation, standards development and publication distinctly challenge the conventional print-centric models. Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) are pioneering innovative solutions and SMART standards refer to the formats, processes, and tools that enable users, both human and technology-based, to interact with standards in a digital environment.
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DCL LEARNING SERIES Modernizing Pharma Dossier Development with AI and Structure - April 23 | 12:00 pm ET Online
Innovative
pharma companies are proving that AI solutions can accelerate dossier
development and submission management - while preserving quality and
accuracy. Register today for this latest webinar from DCL and Content
Rules and understand the keys to their success. [REGISTER NOW]
Progress Publishers Day - May 1 | New York, NY
Mark Gross is attending
Industry leaders, technology experts, and partners come together to explore the transformative role of AI and data-driven technologies in publishing. [LEARN MORE]
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting - May 28 to 30 | Baltimore, MD DCL is exhibiting
The Society for Scholarly Publishing brings together academics, funders, librarians, publishers, service providers, technologists, researchers, and others with a communal interest and stake in disseminating scholarly information. DCL is exhibiting; Marianne Calilhanna is presenting a poster session. [LEARN MORE]
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DCL partners with many global organizations that complement our services and offer a complete workflow solution to our customers. Following are some recent highlights from DCL's Partnership Laboratory. |
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The Art of Managing Up: A Strategic Advantage for Technical Communicators
Managing up is an essential skill that technical communicators must master to ensure their contributions are recognized, their work is supported, and their teams are set up for success. In a recent CIDM roundtable, members shared their experiences, challenges, and strategies for managing up effectively within their organizations. The discussion highlighted the importance of advocacy, education, and strategic alignment in gaining managerial support and influence.
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Harness the Power of Semantic Analysis: How Xyleme Enables Enterprise AI Solutions
As the speed of change accelerates, organizations must deliver new and current content across the enterprise at an unprecedented pace. However, when content search fails to deliver quality results, it can lead to wasted time, errors, rework, safety issues, and ultimately dissatisfaction among users and employees. That’s why MadCap's Xyleme recently introduced AI Search, a search experience that harnesses the power of semantic content analysis to revolutionize content discovery and serve as a stable foundation for many other AI solutions.
[LEARN MORE]
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Webinar: European Accessibility Act
The EAA deadline is fast approaching, and Typefi has all the info you need to ensure compliance! Join their webinar on May 21st at 2 pm BST (9 am EDT) to learn exactly what the EAA requires, what you need to have ready on day one, how different countries will enforce the rules, and more. Hosted by digital accessibility expert Will Awad, this is a can't-miss session for anyone working with accessibility.
[REGISTER NOW]
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Is XML Ready for Prime Time? In March 2007, DCL published a number of questions that were repeatedly asked by customers as XML was breaking on the scene and SGML seemed to be on the decline. In hindsight many of the answers still ring true but revisiting in the context of what we know now is highly informative and amusing---Did SGML fail? Did I lose my investment in SGML? Are all PDFs created equal? Check out the full list to see what still rings true for you. [READ FAQs] |
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