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.Figure I.1: Executive overview path.Project management Project managers and administratorscan use this book to define processes for information developmentfor the Web and to examine specific processes for skills and processrequirements.Figure I.2 summarizes this path.Specialists ininformation development for the Web also can use this track alongwith in-depth study of their specialized chapter.Web marketers,for example, should examine Chapter 9 onpromotion in detail, in addition to appreciating how promotionfits into the other processes of development.Figure I.2: Project manager's/ administrator's path.Information designers Information designerswho might not be involved in implementation can use this bookas in Figure I.3.Starting with an understanding of the Web'scomponents and potential, the designer should appreciate the generalprinciples and structure of the development methodology, and thenknow the web design process and design issues in detail.For designerswho might be using automated implementation environments, Chapter 18presents an overview of some of the current possibilities.Figure I.3: Information designer's path.Web implementation For Web implementers whowill be working only with HTML (and not gateway programming),Figure I.4 shows a path through this book.Starting with an understandingof the Web's components and potential, the HTML developer shouldunderstand the development processes for the Web and the implementationand analysis processes in particular.An HTML implementer shouldknow all of Part III in detail and read Chapter 32for an idea of how implementation proceeds in a case study.Figure I.4: HTML implementer's path.Finally, Figure I.5 summarizes the path through the book requiredfor a developer who will be involved with many aspects of webdevelopment and gateway programming in detail.Figure I.5: Web developer's path.Conventions Used in This BookA glossary of terms related to the Web's technologies and developmentis provided near the end of this book.This book attempts to usestandard terminology for HTML elements and entities as well asWeb concepts and technologies.This book uses the words "Web" and "web" withthe following special meanings:Web (noun) the global collection of hypertextdelivered using World Wide Web servers; (adjective) relating tothe World Wide Web-for example, Web servers, Web browsers, andWeb users.web (noun) a collection of hypertext consideredto be a single work; often located on a single server or writtenby a single author or organization; (adjective) relating to aset of hypertext-for example, the web administrator, the web'smarketing plan, and web development.This book uses the following typographic conventions:Initial caps for the names of Internet protocols and all capitalletters for those that are acronyms or abbreviations.For example:Telnet, FTP, WAIS, and Gopher.Monospaced font for keywords in computer languages or elementsof HyperText Markup Language-for example, BLOCKQUOTE,FORM, and TABLE.Book Support WebTo connect to the latest information about this book's contents, open the URL http://www.december.com/works/hcu.html.This support web provides links to on-line information about the book,updates on resources, and related information.Check with the errata page of this support web for corrections, and send reports of other errors or comments to john@december.com
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