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E-books : Advanced Session

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Information Literacy Programme 2006-2007

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Purpose of this session

Explore e-books in your subject area Use enhanced features such as

personalization options Understand interactive features of e-books Use subject and keyword searching of e-

book web pages and publisher sites

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E-books

First e-book: 1971, in what later became Project Gutenberg

Demand from general public alongside demand from academia:– Born digital texts– Digitised content from paper editions

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E-books: advanced features

Advanced search functionality (by word or phrase) Personalisation and annotation Audio and visual components Compatibility with screen readers Copy protection / DRM Portable reader compatibility (new readers being

launched from Sony etc following initial failure of formats like Rocket)

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Example: annotating content

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E-books: keeping up to date

Updated chapters and editions Online-only content Searchable tables of contents, texts and

indexes Interactive quizzes and exercises to support

teaching

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Example: interactive e-book (Mathcad)

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E-books: into the future

Audio books and podcasting Chapter libraries (e.g. eChapters) Wiki-type content that can be added to and

updated by anyone Collaborative e-books and services Digitised content (Google, Amazon, etc.)

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Into the future: audio books

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Into the future: podcasts

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Into the future: eChapters

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Into the future: collaborative e-books

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Into the future: digitised content

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What Next?

Explore the extra features of e-books using the workbook provided

Take a look at coverage for your own subject area of interest

Use the e-book collections to support your teaching and research areas