The official Scala documentation for the XML facilities are poorly documented (just like everything else in the Scala library). However, the Scala XML Book fills in some of the blanks.
... until the collector arrives ...
This "blog" is really just a scratchpad of mine. There is not much of general interest here. Most of the content is scribbled down "live" as I discover things I want to remember. I rarely go back to correct mistakes in older entries. You have been warned :)