XML, readability, and all that jazz
One thing that I found very pertinent in the Margaret Hedstrom article was her concern over the lack of standards and the question of readability in the future. The Digital History text also brings up this point.
Standards for digitizing I think are particularly important if people are going to be utilizing them more frequently as resources. One should be able to critique how a website came into being with the same critical eye with which one examines the construction of a book. If XHML is the best style for website designs, people should spend the time and effort (and money) to publish them in that style, assuming they want their work to be judged as professional.
That being said, I do not understand why XHML is better than HTML or other forms of web programs. If anyone has more knowledge, please enlighten me; otherwise, I’ll look forward to asking about it in class.