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Models of E-publishing
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Introduction
The information produced is disseminated by different model of publishing information. New technologies ave transformed the process of publishing and distribution of information. In view of growth information, electronic publishing has become a foundation for the new information society to get the right nformation to the right person at the right time. Changes in the publishing industry have a direct impact on the information systems and services. This information technology has altered the mode of publication in such a way that though the traditional sources of information continued to be flooded with the attractive electronic form of publications. In the changing scenario ,libraries and librarians will have to play a crucial role in handling conventional and electronic resources Thus the era of electronic publishing has begun affecting producers, distributors, library and information professionals. The ultimate goal of electronic publishing is to provide fast and easy access to the information contained in the objective publications with simple, powerful search and retrieval capabilities. Thus, e publishing can be used effectively in the context of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s fourth law “ Save the time of user” for many purposes.
Electronic Publishing
F.W. Lancaster is one of the first pioneers who have been cited more in library literature for his vision of E-publishing, predicting that electronic publishing would eventually displace paper-based publishing methods in one of his latest article. Lancaster noted, “True Electronic publication implies that authors would compose for a different medium and in so doing would no longer be constrained by the static limitations of the printed page
that the printed book will be replaced by something quite different from anything we have yet seem, and this will occur because the medium replacing it will be widely perceived to be better”. Electronic publishing is the process for production of typeset quality documents containing text, graphics, pictures, tables, equations etc. it is used to define the production of any that is digitized form. It uses new technology allowing publishers to deliver documents and other contents quickly and efficiently as well.
Electronic Publishing can be represented as
Electronic Publishing = Electronic Technology + Computer Technology + Communication Technology + Publishing
One of the most complete definition of Electronic Publishing appears in a popular electronic encyclopedia ( Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995).this wholly electronic publication defines electronic publishing this way “the term E-publishing refers more precisely to the storage and retrieval of information through electronic communications media. It can employ a variety of formats and technologies, some already in widespread use by businesses and general consumers and others still being developed.E-publishing technology can be classified into two general categories:
1. Those in which information is stored in a centralized computer source and delivered to the users by a telecommunications systems , including online database services and videotext represents the most active area in E publishing today”, and
2. those in which the data is digitally stored on a disk or other physically deliverable medium.
What is electronic publishing?
For the purposes of this resource guide electronic publishing is defined as: • Making the content of the journal (the full text of the articles) available online. This document will also (separately) address the use of electronic tools to facilitate the processes of (print or electronic), publication, for example online electronic editorial processing.
Why do electronic publishing at all?
Many journals around the world struggle to attract authors and readers, and frequently suffer from a lack of resources – both human and financial. In addition, research habits are changing and researchers increasingly expect any information to be found online,which means that a journal which cannot be located on the web may be effectively invisible. Online publication can help to address some of these issues. At the same time, many readers still seem to prefer print so you may not feel you can stop producing a print edition as well. Publishing a journal electronically sounds very attractive. There are a number of good reasons for doing so, but it does have disadvantages too. Before committing yourself and your organisation to the effort and expense involved, it is sensible to look carefully at both the advantages and disadvantages. In the end, the decision will depend on what your main objectives are, so it is important to be clear about why you are publishing, or planning to publish, in the first place: what information you want to disseminate, and to whom.
Electronic publishing is often considered to have six advantages over print: international reach, speed, additional capabilities, lower cost, new publishing opportunities and sustainability. Each of these will be addressed below.
1 International reach
2. Speed of publication
3. Additional capabilities
4. Reduced costs
5. New publishing opportunities
6. sustainability
Models of Electronic Publishing
Electronic Books (E-Books)
The book is quiet popular document to meet the academic and general needs of user community. Project Gutenberg, perhaps the best know publisher of book length electronic texts, began in 1971 with the goal of encouraging the creation and unlimited distribution of 10,000 electronic texts by the end of the year 2001. These books fall into several main categories including light literature, the classics, reference books, and other literary fields. Publishing a book electronically is to achieve quick publishing and dissemination of information. A book may not have contemporary value that a journal has but it certainly has an archival and reference value. A number of encyclopedias do come out on CD-ROM. It is felt that the Internet is not a satisfactory platform for publishing full text of documents but CD-ROM is appropriate medium for publishing books. Book length E-text is also available on Floppy disc and CD-ROM, although distribution by floppy disc is decreasing due to the convenience and growing popularity of CD-Rom. Most E-Texts published on CD-ROM are public domain works including encyclopedias. Using the Epublishing language on Internet like SGML presented and published attractively with multimedia effect especially for documents like Yearbooks, Encyclopedias.
Electronic Periodicals
This new media is a vehicle of scientific communication and purely a product of scientific research.This category includes electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, zincs and discussion lists. Perhaps no other area in E-publishing has received more study than the area of E-journals, particularly as they apply to scholarly research.
Electronic Database
With the emergence of computers & communication technologies the strength of information system in the development of modern database has taken new shape. Information originating from a database has become a large segment of Electronic publishing that provides a base for procedures such as retrieving information, drawing conclusions, and making decisions.
The holding of the library database consisting of books, periodicals, reports & theses can be converted to electronic form that allows access for public use through digital networks. The online electronic library card catalog (OPAC) shows how information could be published and that enable user to search the document with various access points like author, title, subjects.
The six major developments that have taken place since the 1960s that have squared the use of
databases are: -
1) Networking and co-operative arrangements.
2) Leasing arrangements for information access.
3) Establishment of scientific information dissemination centers.
4) Increased online access (remote access via terminals).
5) Emergence of the online retails (i.e. Dialog, Lexus etc).
6) Improved distribution (via CD-ROM or other means).
Various electronic databases publishers today account for publishing information both bibliographic and full text on CD-ROMs as well as making them available for online retrieval. The prominent online publishers include DIALOG, BRS, and EBSCO host etc. An excellent example of electronically published databases, the ERIC (Educational Resource Information Centre) database is the largest educational database in the world that contains more than 800,000 records per year. ERIC is available in CD-ROM format as well as on the net free of charge.
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Introduction
The information produced is disseminated by different model of publishing information. New technologies ave transformed the process of publishing and distribution of information. In view of growth information, electronic publishing has become a foundation for the new information society to get the right nformation to the right person at the right time. Changes in the publishing industry have a direct impact on the information systems and services. This information technology has altered the mode of publication in such a way that though the traditional sources of information continued to be flooded with the attractive electronic form of publications. In the changing scenario ,libraries and librarians will have to play a crucial role in handling conventional and electronic resources Thus the era of electronic publishing has begun affecting producers, distributors, library and information professionals. The ultimate goal of electronic publishing is to provide fast and easy access to the information contained in the objective publications with simple, powerful search and retrieval capabilities. Thus, e publishing can be used effectively in the context of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s fourth law “ Save the time of user” for many purposes.
Electronic Publishing
F.W. Lancaster is one of the first pioneers who have been cited more in library literature for his vision of E-publishing, predicting that electronic publishing would eventually displace paper-based publishing methods in one of his latest article. Lancaster noted, “True Electronic publication implies that authors would compose for a different medium and in so doing would no longer be constrained by the static limitations of the printed page
that the printed book will be replaced by something quite different from anything we have yet seem, and this will occur because the medium replacing it will be widely perceived to be better”. Electronic publishing is the process for production of typeset quality documents containing text, graphics, pictures, tables, equations etc. it is used to define the production of any that is digitized form. It uses new technology allowing publishers to deliver documents and other contents quickly and efficiently as well.
Electronic Publishing can be represented as
Electronic Publishing = Electronic Technology + Computer Technology + Communication Technology + Publishing
One of the most complete definition of Electronic Publishing appears in a popular electronic encyclopedia ( Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1995).this wholly electronic publication defines electronic publishing this way “the term E-publishing refers more precisely to the storage and retrieval of information through electronic communications media. It can employ a variety of formats and technologies, some already in widespread use by businesses and general consumers and others still being developed.E-publishing technology can be classified into two general categories:
1. Those in which information is stored in a centralized computer source and delivered to the users by a telecommunications systems , including online database services and videotext represents the most active area in E publishing today”, and
2. those in which the data is digitally stored on a disk or other physically deliverable medium.
What is electronic publishing?
For the purposes of this resource guide electronic publishing is defined as: • Making the content of the journal (the full text of the articles) available online. This document will also (separately) address the use of electronic tools to facilitate the processes of (print or electronic), publication, for example online electronic editorial processing.
Why do electronic publishing at all?
Many journals around the world struggle to attract authors and readers, and frequently suffer from a lack of resources – both human and financial. In addition, research habits are changing and researchers increasingly expect any information to be found online,which means that a journal which cannot be located on the web may be effectively invisible. Online publication can help to address some of these issues. At the same time, many readers still seem to prefer print so you may not feel you can stop producing a print edition as well. Publishing a journal electronically sounds very attractive. There are a number of good reasons for doing so, but it does have disadvantages too. Before committing yourself and your organisation to the effort and expense involved, it is sensible to look carefully at both the advantages and disadvantages. In the end, the decision will depend on what your main objectives are, so it is important to be clear about why you are publishing, or planning to publish, in the first place: what information you want to disseminate, and to whom.
Electronic publishing is often considered to have six advantages over print: international reach, speed, additional capabilities, lower cost, new publishing opportunities and sustainability. Each of these will be addressed below.
1 International reach
2. Speed of publication
3. Additional capabilities
4. Reduced costs
5. New publishing opportunities
6. sustainability
Models of Electronic Publishing
Electronic Books (E-Books)
The book is quiet popular document to meet the academic and general needs of user community. Project Gutenberg, perhaps the best know publisher of book length electronic texts, began in 1971 with the goal of encouraging the creation and unlimited distribution of 10,000 electronic texts by the end of the year 2001. These books fall into several main categories including light literature, the classics, reference books, and other literary fields. Publishing a book electronically is to achieve quick publishing and dissemination of information. A book may not have contemporary value that a journal has but it certainly has an archival and reference value. A number of encyclopedias do come out on CD-ROM. It is felt that the Internet is not a satisfactory platform for publishing full text of documents but CD-ROM is appropriate medium for publishing books. Book length E-text is also available on Floppy disc and CD-ROM, although distribution by floppy disc is decreasing due to the convenience and growing popularity of CD-Rom. Most E-Texts published on CD-ROM are public domain works including encyclopedias. Using the Epublishing language on Internet like SGML presented and published attractively with multimedia effect especially for documents like Yearbooks, Encyclopedias.
Electronic Periodicals
This new media is a vehicle of scientific communication and purely a product of scientific research.This category includes electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, zincs and discussion lists. Perhaps no other area in E-publishing has received more study than the area of E-journals, particularly as they apply to scholarly research.
Electronic Database
With the emergence of computers & communication technologies the strength of information system in the development of modern database has taken new shape. Information originating from a database has become a large segment of Electronic publishing that provides a base for procedures such as retrieving information, drawing conclusions, and making decisions.
The holding of the library database consisting of books, periodicals, reports & theses can be converted to electronic form that allows access for public use through digital networks. The online electronic library card catalog (OPAC) shows how information could be published and that enable user to search the document with various access points like author, title, subjects.
The six major developments that have taken place since the 1960s that have squared the use of
databases are: -
1) Networking and co-operative arrangements.
2) Leasing arrangements for information access.
3) Establishment of scientific information dissemination centers.
4) Increased online access (remote access via terminals).
5) Emergence of the online retails (i.e. Dialog, Lexus etc).
6) Improved distribution (via CD-ROM or other means).
Various electronic databases publishers today account for publishing information both bibliographic and full text on CD-ROMs as well as making them available for online retrieval. The prominent online publishers include DIALOG, BRS, and EBSCO host etc. An excellent example of electronically published databases, the ERIC (Educational Resource Information Centre) database is the largest educational database in the world that contains more than 800,000 records per year. ERIC is available in CD-ROM format as well as on the net free of charge.