If a publication is document-like, exporting and transforming the core intellectual components to an existing standard for full text publications e.g. to EPUB, TEI, or JATS/BITS XML is a robust approach. This includes publications that contain multimedia or remote content since these enhanced features can be managed more easily at scale when the rest of the publication is expressed in a standard form. Existing standards can be validated at scale, support both platform migration and preservation, and may steer enhanced features to be expressed more consistently to work with the document.
These guidelines may also be helpful when considering the export package for a linear publication:
- 3 - Use existing standards for export formats
- 10 - Identify and document the core intellectual components of a work
- 20 - Ensure exports cover all core intellectual components