DITA

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is a format for topic-based authoring and publishing developed by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards). It is an XML-based format.

DITA files normally have the .dita extension, but sometimes use .xml. Other things used in the DITA standard are map files with a .ditamap extension and conditional processing profiles with a .ditaval extension.

Specifications

 * DITA 1.3 standard

Sample files

 * Open Source DITA Collections

Links

 * Wikipedia article
 * OASIS site
 * Community gathering site
 * What is DITA and Why Should You Care?
 * Introduction to the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (IBM)