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e-Books for the Future: Here but Hiding?

editor — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information.

Web Focus: Mobile E-Book Readers

editor — Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0000

Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, writes about Mobile E-Book Readers in his regular column.

Over the past 30 years or so we have seen a wide range of computer devices. Those of us over 40 may have distant memories of paper tape and punch cards. Over time these were replaced by terminals, followed by VDUs. Although the VT100 terminal became a de facto standard developments still continued, especially in the area of graphical devices.

Evolution of Portable Electronic Books

editor — Tue, 02 Oct 2001 23:00:00 +0000

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

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 [1] 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 [2], 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 [3].

Editorial Introduction to Issue 27: The Digital Library Jigsaw

editor — Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter opens the box and looks at some of the choicest pieces of Ariadne issue 27.

Sarah Ormes, the UKOLN Public Libraries Focus is taking a short career break. Sarah has been with UKOLN for five years, which makes her positively antidiluvian in terms of web years. During that time both her role and her activities have expanded. Among other things Sarah was instrumental in the setting up of the hugely popular children's web site 'Stories from the Web', and in the last two years has run a very successful conference on Web Management issues for Public Librarians.

E-Books for Students: EBONI

editor — Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0000

Ruth Wilson on how the EBONI project will investigate the usability of e-books through user evaluations.