The goal is to produce a data model for XML documents, a set of query operators on that data model, and a query language based on these query operators. (W3C Working Draft 15 February 2001)

This specification defines an Abstract Model of XML Protocol. An abstract model is one way to establish a consistent set of concepts. and is a tool for the description of complex behaviour. (W3C Working Draft 9 July 2001)

An envelope to encapsulate XML data for transfer in an interoperable manner that allows for distributed extensibility, evolvability, as well as intermediaries like proxies, caches, and gateways. (W3C Working Draft 19 March 2001)

Describes the XML Protocol Working Group's requirements for the XML Protocol (XMLP) specification.

A specification of constructs that support addressing into the internal structures of XML documents. It provides for specific reference to elements, character strings, and other parts of XML documents, whether or not they bear an explicit ID attribute...

Official W3C site describing this language for addressing parts of an XML document which is designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer. (W3C Recommendation 16 November 1999)

W3C specification that allows elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to create and describe links between resources. (W3C Recommendation 27 June 2001)

Describes the interaction of XLink linking elements and styling. Provides a clear conceptual model for linking and styling and suggestions for the practical application of that model using current W3C Recommendations. [W3C NOTE 5 June 2001]

This W3C note addresses the issues of using Japanese characters in XML documents. In particular, ambiguities in converting existing Japanese charsets to Unicode are clearly pointed out.

Provides a set of definitions for use in other specifications that need to refer to the information in an XML document. (W3C Recommendation 24 October 2001)