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The results of a quantitative analysis project often bring about a greater understanding of how budgets are allocated to build e-book collections, general usage trends, and impact. This knowledge can [...]

I BEGAN Little eLit because I wanted to use apps and e-books in my storytimes. There were a few documented pilot projects, such as those at the Darien Public Library [...]

Abstract Chapter 3 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 48, no. 7) 'Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology' discusses a range of commonly available e-book formats and e-readers with [...]

Evaluation of e-books usage for academic teaching, by academic and support staff of Edge Hill College, are presented along with strategies for integrating e-books into virtual learning environments.

Scientific Notebook, published by TCI Software Research, is a comprehensive package that can be used to represent mathematics in graphic form. For approximately $60, consumers get a combined word processor and a computer algebra system. The program has some small drawbacks, but its low price and versatility are significant factors. A free version can be downloaded from the Internet that will last 30 days.

The CD-ROM kanaCLASSIC: An Electronic Guide to Classical Kana Writing by X. Jie Yang is marred by problems such as an awkward user interface, numerous errata, and lack of substance. However, the project does break new ground as a preliminary effort and provides an entertaining supplement to serious calligraphy study.

The Cambridge CD-ROM 'Geoffrey Chaucer: The Wife of Bath's Prologue' provides a complete collection of digitized facsimiles along with transcriptions and descriptions of all 58 witnesses to the text. The editorial decisions involved in the transcriptions could have been made more readily available, but the CD offers a wealth of material for the interested scholar., ed. Peter Robinson, with contributions from Norman Blake, Daniel W. Mosser, Stephen Partridge and Elizabeth Solopova (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996). CD-ROM (PC/Mac) with handbook. 80 pp. 150.00 [pounds sterling]. [...]

The vanishing nature of online citations is a serious cause for concern as recent studies have shown that online footnotes disappear from the original source thereby undermining research veracity and replicability. Journalism educators must emphasize the historic importance of the footnote in academic journals as footnotes uphold standards of truth upon which the integrity of media disciplines is based.

The adaptation of existing copyrighted works to new means of exploitation continues to raise issues as new technology influences our lives more each year. A court case debating on the sale in digital format of eight works, each of which was subject to an earlier publishing agreement, is presented.

The electronic textbook 'America Unbound' from the Interactive Learning Resource Network () is discussed. The text is rather fragmented, but includes fifteen interactive modules, with the potential to promote collaboration between the textbook author and course instructors, as well as between instructors and students.

Some people look at what exists and asking 'Why?' invent new and useful products. Some look at the possibilities of what exists and, without asking 'Why?' produce some interesting but […]

Hypermedia is a broadly accepted technique to develop educational systems since its hypertext structure reflects a model of learning based on the students' semantic memory model and the use of multimedia provides interactive mechanisms that allow managing, manipulating, and organizing the lessons. A hypermedia electronic book called CIPP (Curso Interactivo de Programacion en Pascal) is introduced to help students learn the Pascal programming language and the empirical evaluation that was carried out to assess the book utility as an educational tool. One of the most encouraging results from this experience was that, at the end of the course, not only did most students agree with the didactic method which integrated lectures with the use of the electronic book, but also they felt motivated to continue learning Pascal by themselves. Index Terms--Computer-assisted learning, electronic books, evaluation, usability.