Where can I learn more about topic-oriented writing and user assistance?

The DITA FAQs provide additional information about topic oriented writing. The following sites also provide background on information architecture principles inherent in DITA:

  1. Minimalism (John Carroll)
  2. DITA: An XML-based Technical Documentation Authoring and Publishing Architecture
  3. Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture (AIfIA)
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