Most importantly, all the links
between the various elements, which
are established when placing them
in the same page or in the same
section, are automatically re-created
in the library, so that it is possible
to search for a story and then jump
to the page where it was published
and from there to list all the pictures
used on that particular page. All
of this, again, without requiring
any post processing of the archived
data, possible because Tark and
GoodNews are designed by the same
Company, and share the same goal:
to make all the aspects of newspaper
production as effective as they
can be.
Tark is a full WEB aware library
system where data is maintained
in a WEB compatible format (HTML
for stories, GIF and JPEG for pictures,
PDF for pages) and can be searched
from any standard WEB browser like
Netscape or Internet Explorer. This
means that the data stored in Tark
is not only available to the newspaper’s
staff on the local intranet, but
can also be published to the public
as is via the Internet. The concept
of re-purposing and re-selling information,
which is becoming more and more
important to newspapers, is a milestone
in the Tark design. As part of this,
Tark implements specific functions
to make photo sales an easy-to-achieve
and effortless activity.
Nonetheless, following its original
and very strong dependence on GoodNews,
during 1999 Tark will be extended
in order to interface with publishing
applications developed by other
vendors.
