Electronic book

Ebooks in UK Public Libraries: where we are now and the way ahead

2007-04-26T13:42:00.000Z

Full reference: GARROD, Penny; WELLER, Jane; HANE, Shirley (page Web conception). Ebooks in UK Public Libraries: where we are now and the way ahead [on line]. Ukoln, 2005-01 (Available on the address: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/nsptg/e-books ). Consulted the 2007-04-25. Extract :

This wry observation was made by Clifford Lynch in: The Battle to define the future of the book in the digital world published in June 2001. Three years later ebooks still attract a lot of interest within the library and information world and in the national media. The notion of ebooks eventually replacing traditional print books has even been mooted on occasions, but Rod Bristow, president of Pearson Education UK, argues that this is unlikely to happen, quoting the history of media in general as evidence of integration rather than outright replacement"

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME.

Title: Ebooks in UK Public Libraries: where we are now and the way ahead Creator: GARROD, Penny; WELLER, Jane; KANE, Shirley Subject: e-book; library; device Descriptor: Authors define the ebook, present reader technology and show the functionnalities of reader devices. Formats of ebook and publishers on line are presented. The article ends on interlibrary loan in Enhlish libraries. Publisher: Ukoln Type: article Format: HTML Identifier : http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/nsptg/e-books Language: English Coverage : England

eBook Applications in Libraries: Challenges & Opportunities

2007-04-05T11:53:00.000Z

Full reference: GIBBONS, Susan. eBook Applications in Libraries:
Challenges & Opportunities [on line]. Electronic books in libraries, 2001-11-02 (Available on the address: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/main/ebooks/Powerpoints/charleston_files/frame.htm). Consulted the 2007-04-05. (Note: the html version of a PowerPoint document)

Extract :

"10-12 titles loaded simultaneously
Adjustable backlighting
Choice of 2 font sizes
Stylus for margin notes & highlighting
Hyperlinked dictionary (REB1100 only)
Hypertext touch screen nBookmarking
Easy to erase markings
NO printing capability"

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME.

Title: eBook Applications in Libraries: Challenges & Opportunities

Creator: GIBBONS, Susan

Subject: e-book; library; device; Gemestar

Descriptor: The slide show presents eBooks devices and features. It explains how dowloading an eBook and shows reponses of readers and librarians.

Publisher: Electronic books in libraries

Type: slide

Format: HTML

Identifier : http://www.lib.rochester.edu/main/ebooks/Powerpoints/charleston_files/frame.htm

Language: English

Coverage : United States of America

Rights : Against the Grain is copyright © 1999, 2000 by Katina Strauch

Demystifying the e-Book: what is it, where will it lead us, and who’s in the game ?

2007-03-29T11:52:00.000Z

Full reference: ARIAS TERRY, Ana. Demystifying the e-Book: what is it, where will it lead us, and who’s in the game ? [on line]. Against the Grain, [without date]. (Available on the address: http://www.against-the-grain.com/ATG_AnaEbook.html). Consulted the 2007-03-29.

Extract :

"While the idea of an e-book is no longer confined to the pages of a sci-fi space thriller, it is far from being another commonplace or indispensable tool, courtesy of the technological age. It does, however, retain a mystique for anyone who hasn’t dug into the wired trenches of its realities and possibilities. Then, depending on your interests and the publishing camp to which you belong, the adulation for this infant technology persists or ceases. Let’s take a closer look at what an e-book is, explore its state-of-play in the industry, and consider some of the players who are defining the rules of the game."

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME.

Title: Demystifying the e-Book: what is it, where will it lead us, and who’s in the game ?

Creator: ARIAS TERRY, Ana

Subject: e-book; reader; Open eBook

Descriptor: The article presents characteristics of the e-book, prices, providers of the reading device are purposed.

Publisher: Against the Grain

Type: article

Format:HTML

Identifier : http://www.against-the-grain.com/ATG_AnaEbook.html

Language: English

Coverage : United States of America

Rights : Against the Grain is copyright © 1999, 2000 by Katina Strauch

Sony Reader details and pics

2007-03-22T12:47:00.000Z

Full reference: DYBWAD, Barb. Sony Reader details and pics [on line]. Engadget, 2006-01-06. (Available on the address: http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/sony-reader-details-and-pics). Consulted the 2007-03-22.

Extract :

"We snagged some details on the Sony Reader we've been spying as well as some precious one-on-one time with the device. We should expect the device to be available in the U.S. this spring (Europe will have to wait for some licensing issues to be worked out with publishers) with a target date of April and a retail price between $299 and $399 depending on bundles accessories."

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME.

Title: Sony Reader details and pics

Creator: DYBWAD, Barb

Subject: e-book; electronic book; Sony; reader

Descriptor: The article presents how to avail to a electronic book, Sony Reader and shows prices purposed.

Publisher: Engadget

Date: 2006-01-06

Type: article

Format:HTML

Identifier : http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/sony-reader-details-and-pics

Language: English

Introduction au livre électronique.

2007-02-16T09:12:00.000Z

Introduction au livre électronique.

Source : perso.orange.fr : http://perso.orange.fr/laurence.zaysser/ebook.html

Description : resents the concept and functionalities of electronic book.

Livre électronique.

2007-02-15T13:44:00.000Z

Source : people.lulu.com : http://people.lulu.com/storage/users/184/294184/images/35436/New%20site%20logo.jpg

Livre électronique.

Ce blog porte sur le sujet du dossier documentaire qu’est le livre électronique, il recense des articles en langue anglaise et française, identifiés par une description bibliographique et par le schéma de métadonnées Dublin Core.

L’accès au document intégral est possible via l’adresse URL de la source dont émane l’article. Afin de prendre connaissance des termes essentiels du sujet, un glossaire sur les termes anglais suivis de leurs équivalents francophones est proposé.

Jury out on e-book technology: Nashville publishers see need for ideal device to display written word

2007-02-15T13:32:00.000Z

Full reference: WARD, Getahn. Jury out on e-book technology: Nashville publishers see need for ideal device to display written word [on line]. Tennessean.com, 2007-01-16. (Available on the address: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/BUSINESS01/701160338). Consulted the 2007-01-31.

Extract :

"[...]The psychological connection many readers have to printed books may be another reason more people haven't moved as quickly to read material on a digitaldevice, said Philip P. Stoner, president of eStudySource, a Franklin-based supplier of digital Christian Bibles and books directly via downloads to consumers. "It's the convenience and the portability, just the way we all were brought up with a physical printed book," Stoner said. Such factors could explain the relatively slow growth in e-book sales. For 2004, the latest year for which U.S. Department of Commerce data is available, sales increased 4 percent to about $1.5 billion. That equates to about 5.6 percent of the overall U.S. book market.[...]"

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME

Title: Jury out on e-book technology: Nashville publishers see need for ideal device to display written word

Creator: WARD, Getahn

Subject: e-book; electronic book; Holy Bible; Sony; Reader

Descriptor: a pastor suggests to read the Holy Bible in a personal digital assistant and software. Utilisation capacities and price of the e-book, Sony Reader are explained.

Publisher: Tennessean.com

Date: 2007-01-16

Type: article

Format: HTML

Identifier : http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/BUSINESS01/701160338

Language: English

Coverage: United States of America

Rights: Copyright © 2007, tennessean.com. All rights reserved

Evolution of Portable Electronic Books

2007-02-15T13:27:00.000Z

Full reference: WILSON, Ruth. Evolution of Portable Electronic Books [on line]. Ariadne, 2001-10-02. (Available on the address: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson/). Consulted the 2007-01-31.

Extract :

"Many months after reading and hearing about their introduction in the US,
portable electronic books are now becoming available in the UK. Franklin’s
eBookMan is available online from bestbuy.com and amazon.com and from some high street retailers, the goReader is available for purchase via their Web site, a variety of ebook reading software can be downloaded to PDAs for free via the Internet, and some Pocket PCs are being sold pre-installed with Microsoft Reader. This paper places these developments in context by outlining the evolution of the portable ebook from its original conception in the ‘60s through to the models available today,
and on to the possible directions the design of these devices may take in the
future."

DUBLIN CORE SCHEME

Title: Evolution of Portable Electronic Books

Creator: WILSON, Ruth

Subject: portable electronic book, eBook

Descriptor: Ruth Wilson charts the development of portable electronic book hardware, from the first generation models in the 1980s to the range of handheld devices available today. Presents the development and evolution of portable electronic book.

Publisher: Ariadne

Date: 2001-10-02

Type: journal article

Format: HTML

Identifier : http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson/

Language : English

Relation : see « references » into web page

Coverage : ENGLAND

Rights : © Ariadne (University of Bath) and original authors

L'avènement du livre électronique: simple transition ?

2007-02-15T13:22:00.000Z

L'avènement du livre électronique: simple transition ?

Source : hypermedia.univ-paris8 : http://hypermedia.univ-paris8.fr/jean/articles/livre.htm

Description : get onto expansion and evolution of electronic book.

Glossary

2007-02-15T13:01:00.000Z

An e-book proposed by ubergizmo.com .

Source : http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2006/4/sony-reader.jpg

E-book.

“Electronic or digital version of a book. The term is used ambiguously both to
refer to either an individual work in a digital format, or a hardware device
used to read books in digital format.”

Source : The free dictionary: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ Electronic%20Book

"Appareil destiné à la mémorisation et à la lecture de livres."

Source : ALaide : http://www.alaide.com/dico.php?q=E-book&ix=2547

Electronic book.

“Collection of reactive and dynamic pages of multimedia information”

Source : Ebook glossary: www.chartula.com/glossary

Livre électronique.

“Petit portable en forme de livre, muni d'un écran de visualisation, qui
permet de stocker et de lire les publications en ligne disponibles par téléchargement dans Internet"

Source : Office Québécois de la langue française : bibliothèque virtuelle : http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/RESSOURCES/bibliotheque/dictionnaires/Internet/fiches/8375423.html

« S’identifie à toute monographie accessible sur quelque support électronique ou
sur Internet en version intégrale (plein texte). »

Source : Télé-université du Québec : http://www.teluq.uquebec.ca/biblio/pages_site/glossaire_site.htm

Project Gutenberg :

"The oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. The collection was produced by thousands of volunteers.”

Source : Project Gutenberg : http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Projet Gutenberg :

« […] fut lancé par Michael Hart en 1971 afin d'assurer, à ce qui deviendra
plus tard Internet, une bibliothèque de versions électroniques libres (parfois appelés e-texts) de livres physiquement existants. »

Source: Techno-science.net : http://www.technoscience.net/?onglet=glossaire&definition=4043

Don't confuse with :

A Personnal Digital Assistant purposed by Toma Track.
Source :
http://www.tomatrack.com/images/pda-gps-download.jpg

Personnal Digital Assistant.

“Pocket computers or palmtop computers. PDAs have
many uses: calculation, use as a clock and calendar,
playing computer games[…]”

Source : Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

Assistant personnel.

« Ordinateur de poche est un appareil numérique portable […] boîtier de la
taille d'une calculatrice, qui tient dans la main, abritant une architecture
informatique et doté d'un écran tactile et parfois d'un clavier. »

Source : Wikipedia : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_personnel