Books in a Virtual World: The Evolution of the E-Book and Its Lexicon

Autor/in	Armstrong, Chris
Titel	Books in a Virtual World: The Evolution of the E-Book and Its Lexicon
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 40 (2008) 3, S.193-206 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000608092554
Schlagwörter	Electronic Publishing; Definitions; Dictionaries; Libraries; Books; Information Technology; Electronic Equipment; History; Foreign Countries; Data; Universities; Public Libraries; Schools; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; Begriffsbestimmung; Dictionary; Wörterbuch; Library; Bibliothek; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Informationstechnologie; Elektronisches Gerät; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Ausland; Daten; University; Universität; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; School; Schule; Großbritannien
Abstract	Over recent years there has been considerable confusion over the use of the term "e-book", and this article examines the variety of definitions used to date while proposing a definitive construct. Beginning by examining the definitions of "book", the paper moves on to consider the essential element of a book--the content, and to examine publishing and structural aspects of e-books, as well as their place in libraries, before arriving at a final definition. The definition and its derivation embrace all of the issues that affect the way in which e-books are understood and used today. In conclusion, the article looks at both the genesis of e-books, and the stage of acceptance and adoption that they have reached, with brief reference to 3rd-generation e-book readers available at the time of writing. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10