Introductory materials on Topic Maps

• A Beginner's Guide to the XTM Syntax, by Michel Biezunski, on this web site.
• XML Topic Maps: Finding Aids for the Web, by Michel Biezunski and Steven R. Newcomb, IEEE Multimedia, April-June 2001. (article in PDF)
• The TAO of Topic Maps, by Steve Pepper.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Topic Maps
• The Ontopia FAQ
• What are Topic Maps? (Mondeca)
• Understanding Topic Maps (Infoloom)
• Topic Maps: The GPS of the Web (Ontopia)
• Easy Topic Maps
• What are topic maps?, by Peter vanDijck
• Topic Map links, provided by Lars Marius Garshol: Introductions, Examples, Books, Discussion forums, Papers and Presentations, Specifications, Software, Topic map sites.
• Topic Maps: An introduction, Bond University

In French

• Topic Maps et Web Sémantique (pour les nuls): Once you are at the web site http://tech-cico.utt.fr, click on "Liens" then on "Topic Maps"

xml.com

• Berners-Lee and the Semantic Web Vision, by Edd Dumbill: http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2000/12/xml2000/timbl.html
• Building Dynamic Web Sites with Topic Maps and XSLT, Date: Sep. 28, 2000: Link: http://www.cogx.com/Extreme2000/presall.asp, Source Author or Organization: Nikita Ogievetsky - President, Cogitech, Inc.
• http://www.xml.com/pub/rg/Topic_Maps Resource Guide | Metadata, Specifications, Linking, Topic Maps List by Date, Topic Map standards, software, mailing lists, resource sites, etc.
• Topic Maps, by Liora Alschuler, June 16, 2000, xml.com : http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/06/xmleurope/maps.html
• Getting Topical by Simon St. Laurent, xml.com, December 20, 2000, http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/12/20/topicmaps.html
• Going to Extremes by Liora Alschuler September 13, 2000, xml.com http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/09/13/extremes.html
• Report from Montreal by Lisa Rein August 25, 1999 http://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/08/excelon/montreal.html

Third International HyTime GCA Conference, 1996, Seattle, WA

• Structured Maps: Modeling Explicit Semantics over of Universe of Information, by Lois Delcambre, 1996.
• A Topic Map of this Conference's Proceedings, by Michel Biezunski and Catherine Hamon, 1996.

SGML Europe 1997 GCA Conference, Barcelona, Spain

• Introduction to Topic Mapping, by Michel Biezunski

SGML/XML 97 GCA Conference, Washington DC

• Topic Map Update - Presentation at SGML/XML 97 (Washington), by Michel Biezunski

SGML/XML 98 Europe GCA Conference, Paris, France

• Managing information networks with topic maps, Presentation at SGML/XML 98 Europe, Paris, 17-21 May 1998, by Michel Biezunski.
• Presentation at the ISO Metadata Workshop, 22 May 1998, Paris, by Michel Biezunski

XML Europe 99, GCA Conference, Granada, Spain

• Euler, Topic Maps and Revolution, by Steve Pepper
• Trying not to get lost with a topic map, by Rafal Ksiezyk
• Topic maps at a glance, by Michel Biezunski

Metastructures 99, GCA Conference, Montreal, Canada

• Technical issues on Topic maps, paper [PDF. Acrobat needed], by Hans Holger Rath, STEP Electronic Publishing Solutions GmbH
• Technical issues on Topic maps, slide presentation [PDF. Acrobat needed], by Hans Holger Rath, STEP Electronic Publishing Solutions GmbH
• Fasten your seat-belt, by Michel Biezunski

Presentation at the XML Europe 2000 GCA Conference, Paris, June 2000

• Colin Beird, Topic Map Cartography: http://www.gca.org/papers/xmleurope2000/papers/s11-03.html
• Topic Maps go XML Date: Dec. 27, 2000 Link: http://www.infoloom.com/gcaconfs/WEB/paris2000/S11-02.HTM Source Author or Organization: Steven R. Newcomb, TechnoTeacher, Inc., Michel Biezunski, Ph.D., InfoLoom

Presentation at the XML 2000 GCA Conference, Washington, December 6, 2000

• Semantic Web - XML2000, by Tim Berners-Lee : http://www.w3.org/2000/Talks/1206-xml2k-tbl/slide15-0.html
• Bridging information and knowledge, by Michel Biezunski.

Presentation at the RDF Interest Group Meeting

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Feb. 27, 2001

• Newcomb, Steven R. and Biezunski, Michel: Presentation on Topic Maps at the RDF Interest Group: http://www.infoloom.com/articles/rdf-ig/01-02-27/01-02-27.htm, W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 27, 2001

Knowledge Technologies GCA Conference, Austin, Texas, March 2001

• Topic Maps and XTM, A Manager's Overview, Knowledge Technologies 2001, Austin, March 5, 2001.
• A Processing Model for Topic Maps, Knowledge Technologies 2001, Austin, March 6 2001.

Other articles and presentations

• The TAO of Topic Maps. Finding the Way in the Age of Infoglut, by Steve Pepper.
• XSLT stylesheets for converting ISO 13250 Topic Map documents into XTM 1.0 Date: Dec. 23, 2000 Link: http://www.cogx.com/xslt4tm2xtm.htm Source Author or Organization: Nikita Ogievetsky, Cogitech Inc.
• SemanText Date: Dec. 28, 2000 Link: http://www.semantext.com/ Source Author or Organization: Eric Freese
• Harvesting RDF Statements from XLinks Date: Sep. 29, 2000 Link: http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink2rdf/ Source Author or Organization: Metacode Technologies Inc.
• Topic Maps at a glance http://www.mondeca.com/site/products/technology_topicmap.html