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Electronic books and libraries of the future

Philip Barker (Interactive Systems Research Group, School of Computing and Mathematics, The University of Teesside, Cleveland, UK)

The Electronic Library

ISSN: 0264-0473

Article publication date: 1 March 1992

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Abstract

Since their inception in the early 1980s electronic books have grown substantially in popularity, mainly due to their usefulness in distributing large volumes of interactive multimedia information in the form of text, pictures and sound. This paper describes the basic nature of electronic books and the philosophy underlying their use. A basic taxonomy of electronic books is then presented and a description is given of the various techniques involved in their design and fabrication. The paper concludes with a description of some application case studies and an outline of some possible future directions of development.

Citation

Barker, P. (1992), "Electronic books and libraries of the future", The Electronic Library, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045143

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1992, MCB UP Limited

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