Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)

Although the SGML standard has been in existence for over ten years, its use in both paper and electronic journals has become widespread only in the last few years. The resources on this page should answer most of your SGML questions. All links will open a new browser window.

Overviews and Directories

• About SGML -- describes SGML and provides links to other SGML resources.
• Getting Started with SGML -- a 12-page guide to SGML with a glossary of terms.
• Information on SGML -- a brief description of SGML, including its history, structure, and presentation.
• ISO/IEC JTC1/WG4 Home Page -- includes links to resource information as well as ISO standards and a registry of WG4 documents.
• Overview of SGML Resources -- created by Dan Connolly of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), this site includes a list of links organized under descriptive headings.
• SGML - Your Multi-Platform Publishing and Information Management Solution -- created by SoftQuad, this site includes an introduction to SGML.
• SGML, DSSSL, and HyTime -- contains links to sites that range from general information resources to FTP archives to lists of software.
• SGML Resources -- Arbortext site that includes many links to SGML resources including reference books as well as discussion and user groups.
• SGML on the Web -- an extensive list of SGML and many other resources.
• The SGML Web Page -- created by Robin Cover, this site is one of the most extensive lists of SGML resources.
• Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) -Table of Contents -- a short list of U.S. Navy SGML pages, including a repository of DTDs.
• What Is SGML and How Does It Help? -- created by Lou Burnard, this site is a 14-page introduction to SGML.

Tutorials and Primers

• Introduction to SGML -- a W3C document that introduces SGML, especially in the context of the HTML 4.0 specification.
• SGML Introduction - An Introduction to the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) -- created by the University of Waterloo, this site includes the first in a series of introductions to SGML.
• The SGML Primer -- created by SoftQuad, this site discusses SGML declarations, the document instance, entities, and DTDs.
• TEI Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange: A Gentle Introduction to SGML -- a detailed 24-page chapter from the TEI Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange book.
• Tutorial - A Brief Introduction to SGML -- a short tutorial that includes a bibliography, links to Usenet frequently asked questions, and other SGML Web sites.

Standards, Declarations, and Reference Resources

• Document Character Sets by Example -- discusses how to describe character sets in an SGML declaration.
• Interoperability and Standards -- an extensive list of standards information and related organizations.
• SGML: Related Standards -- created by Robin Cover, this site lists and discusses standards for SGML, DSSSL, XML, and other language standards.
• SGML Declaration -- created by Robin Cover, this site discusses SGML declarations, including document character sets and concrete syntax.
• SGML Syntax Summary Table of Contents, with Annexes2 -- created by Harvey Bingham, this site contains SGML syntax reference resources.