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Stakeholders and standards in the e‐book ecology: or, it’s the economics, stupid!
Karen CoyleStandards are being developed in five primary areas of e‐book development: e‐book formats, digital audio formats, digital rights management languages, digital rights management…
E‐book devices and the marketplace: in search of customers
Roberta BurkSince the introduction of the rocket e‐book several years ago, e‐books have promised to revolutionize the way we read. Corporate giants Microsoft and Adobe Systems have developed…
Electronic books: challenges for academic libraries
Ray Lonsdale, Chris ArmstrongThis paper, based on three recent research projects, addresses some of the issues that are central to the acceptance and integration of electronic scholarly monographs and…
A Web‐based electronic book (e‐book) library: the netLibrary model
Lynn Silipigni ConnawayDespite some skepticism about the adoption of electronic books (e‐books) in libraries, there has been substantial growth in e‐book acquisitions and usage. The e‐book task force…
E‐books: the University of Texas experience, part 2
Dennis DillonThis article follows‐up on an earlier Library Hi Tech article on the e‐book program at the University of Texas. It notes changes in usage that have occurred with the addition of…
Growing competition for libraries
Susan GibbonsThis article begins with an analysis of Questia’s online collection of digitized books and articles. Although the collection is not found to be a strong one, Questia’s strength…
Use of electronic monographs in the humanities and social sciences
Carol Ann Hughes, Nancy L. BuchananThis article provides preliminary information about patterns of access and use of a collection of 35,000 electronic scholarly monographs in the humanities and social sciences…
Electronic ink technologies: showing the way to a brighter future
Ana Arias TerryElectronic ink and reusable electronic paper technology are painting their way out of R&D labs and into the world of signage, e‐books, and other hand‐held devices. This paper…
Beyond print: reading digitally
Gary J. BrownThe development of reader devices and improvement of screen technology have made reading on screens less cumbersome. Our acts of reading are not univocal, as we read in many…
The economics of a cooperative EAD project
Clay ReddingRetrospective conversion is a costly endeavor, especially when the quality of description utilized during the mark‐up process is insufficient according to data content standards…
Serving XML: practical techniques for the dissemination of structured electronic information
Ron GilmourThe self‐describing nature of data marked up using extensible markup language (XML) allows the XML document itself to act in a manner similar to a database, but without the large…
What is “SCUP” and so what?
Morell D. BooneLibrary planners often have the problem of finding institutional or organizational support to assist them with their building projects. The Society for College and University…
Survey research design
Joseph JanesThis column continues a series on topics in research methodology, statistics and data analysis techniques for the library and information sciences. It discusses issues related to…
Copyright in the networked world: multimedia fair use
Michael SeadleThis column examines a “non‐legislative” report on “Fair use guidelines for educational multimedia”. Although the guidelines have serious flaws, they offer several positive…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Dickson K.W. Chiu
- Dr Kevin K.W. Ho