Digital document: a reference for architects, engineers and design professionals / Bruce Duyshart

The Digital Document: A Reference for Architects, Engineers and Design Professionals; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. A New Medium for Documents .; Chapter 2. The Document; The Document Defined; Use of Paper as a Document Substrate; Use of Digital Documents.; Chapter 3. Document Use in the Construction Industry.; Architects in the Construction Industry; The Scope of Architectural Services; Office Document Types; The Volume of Project-Related Documents; Known Problems with the Use of Documents; Other Influences on Document Use. Performance Criteria for DocumentsChapter 4. The Digital Document Environment; The Integrated Computing Environment; Computing Fundamentals; Computer Hardware; Networks; Operating Systems; Applications; Chapter 5. Digital Data Types; Basic Principles; Numerical Data; Text Data; Graphical Data; Audio Data; Digital Ink Data; Compression of Data; Data Retrieval; Chapter 6. Digital Document Types; An Overview of Digital Documents; Classification of Digital Documents; Proprietary Application-Based Documents; Output Documents; Interchange Documents; Messaging Documents; Dynamic Compound Documents. Processable Compound DocumentsElectronic Reference and Hypermedia Documents.; Viewer Documents.; Multimedia Documents; A Comparison of Digital Documents; Summary; Chapter 7. Applying Digital Documents; Selecting Digital Document Technologies; Distribution Methods; Document Management; Document Security; Document Storage; Chapter 8. Professional Opportunities; Benefits of Digital Documents; Implications for Professional Practice; Recommendations for the Industry; Abbreviations; Internet Resources; Index; Colophon.