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ARTICLES AN INSIGHT INTO E-COLLECTIONS Dr. ANGELINE SHEBA ALBERT Lecturer in Commerce, Womeris Chslan Cologe, Nogerco. ‘A. JOHNSON NAVARAJ, bration 6.) Gow Povtechnic Colege, Nogercal ABSTRACT The present paper ives bri Inrocuction about Eccollectons. it dcustes the e-books, eJoumno, uty, foctures, ‘econtoges ondiksves fer the development of-collectons. e-books wlloter cic eering experience, rhverced with ‘21080, ide0, 30 animation and collaborate learning look: @:journats onthe other hand ae electronic pubtioatons, ppublihecton reguiar bast. Tape: highs the fulureroteihe-colscton doveloprnentinrespecive anvianment. INTRODUCTION. ‘me todtional means of diseminaing infomation has {gone through a radical change, It stated win the Invention of paper and then the pining press in 15" century hot he way forthe ented books, With ne advent ‘of pescnal cormputers. desttop putting software and ase pnts Inthe ate eghtlesrevokitontzd the pining toa newer phase. he Inte and Web publiting of ho rinetles added fuel forthe growth of dissemination of Information trough electonic means. Whe actonat Pinte boots ote the form of electonic version. there cre books which are cgay bom, Le they re avalabe only In electronic forn. The computer and communication Yechnologes have castcaly changed the entte word Including cotections. Pesenty wih the we of these Yechnologes Instutons / professional assoclations ond societies are binging out various pubteatons inthe for of e-cobectons for the benefit of users. Ths paper Provides anutine of -books eoundls andthe reno Feoturos off colections: Tne mojotkey features ofe-colections ashe folowing: + tessbukythanpaper + Ghobaltedreach + aslycoplestoredanddiserinated ‘+ Fayforowse, manpuicte and merge + Uses can use the same e-esoucee at the same ‘met orypiace, + Speedy elvery + Addveluetosenices + nforoctonwthremete uses ++ Usesstrackingontine + Generate satistaction among users + Theecollectonssoveuserstime ‘+ Buying ond seling of e-colections fs avaiable on wots wide web, ‘© Ecotections enhance the R&D effecvaly and cfc. Wes ot collections: The paper mainly focuses on Wo Bes of e-colections: ‘e-books and eounats E-book: Electone books of e-books re books In computer fle format and can be read on at Ybes of computes ond handheld devices designed spectioaly for reading e- ‘books. Ebooks ciso contain audi, video and dynamic ype Ebooks can be delvered by e-mall ae an ‘ttachment or downdoaded tom the Intent. E-books on Trenager' Journal of Educational Toohnology Vol 3 No.2 Jay Seplember 7006 3 ARTICLES state or CD ROM are sont by posta mal or sldn Book stores. ‘[-book, js he. any other bookhos cover at ile pape, 10n ISBN, @ Copy Hight noice, on edttor and publisher However books come wih some enhancements such ‘shistotcal novel accompanied by music of hat pod, Chiron book ith sound tects, animation or video ora reference book wih the most curentntamation, octve hyperinis ond simulation copobities. The e-book data ors s eos. plan tet or teat mortod up in HTML is Converted through i software based fronsator into 0 readable ondciploycblefornatby he ebookhardwar, my ofebooks (© Books © power actions fo nowdgesoctety. Tho {ocutystudents, scholars, ndusties andother nowedge wotert con make Ute of @ Books duo to the folowing tot + © books add the value of teachers, leaners ond rerearchors + © books can be updated, stored ond downloadedinsontyat anyplace + © boots contan the latest ond most updated ‘lomaton '+ wh @ book reading sofware, uss con book mart, ‘onnotate andsearchos hey ta. '+ Lop top computer wser con read an e-book ony ‘mme.otenyploce, © Due to hypertinking facilites users can communicate drecty wih author. '+ Due to portable books con be foken away with Con portale computer, 1+ e800ks provide focmly hold and tun pages east) ‘+ Physcoty chalonged uss conearausbles Book + Fentszecanbechangedsutatly ‘+ Buying © Boots, the overhead charges axe totaly ‘Mledout + Some ebooks orenteracve wih background muse ondonimations 1+ © Books sove Iibaxy space and expendi on bincng. ‘© Sove human reiouices for shoting ond user cannot misplace eBooks eBooks Reader 1 Books con be read on desk top computer, Jop top ‘computes, pesional digital ossktonis and handhold © Book reading devices such 0s the Rocka Book o sot! Book reader. © Books come in mary fle formats, such os INL POF. RF Windows CE, or fle speciically or reading doves. Some Mle formats requte © Book reading sofware, offen available as 2 fee download. One can ‘evenpaintoutafewpagesorchoplesstoread. Hondheld reading devices offer many @ Bookeading ‘cavantoges over other computers @ Book reading \dovco6 are designed spectfcal for eating books. he ‘devices use pagetuming systems rather than seating fond use touch scroen technology for searching book ‘maating,highlghing ond annotating, Screens oe baci ‘ond.usvally about sze of apaperbock book © 80k reading software Is used on the computer. The ‘2dvantage of o © Book reading sofware Is betir on Sc1een fading quay ond ibxery management othe Ea Trmanagers Jour of FaUSaonelTochneloay WL 3+ No.7 Jay Saphember 708 ARTICLES books suchossearch book mating andannotating ‘Reodt 0 pocket sxe eveader is olmed ot business professionals those whe are unuling to scctice readily ond. mobily, Ful colour e-book reader shows fullcobourpictues, ‘Readks’ poctet size Eveodor Publthes oe analyzing the vbity of noble handsets or ute ote Bookpiatiom. he echnology of course, cready ‘ts ond stoing and reading tage volumes of fxs Possble on most of todays mictenge and high end hondsot Uworsof eBooks: + Students acces © Books and cigtalibatos, + Desttop computer users read on © Book ot Conyime thoy x8 atthe compute '+ Tevellas who ore on the move, load @ Books on ‘ne portable computers and handhelds wihout fedaing weight or taking up space in thei ‘uggoge. Where tfofinde Books? © Books are sid from e-publshers and online books ‘os. Downioads range trom $3 on the lower end and upwards of $ 24.98 onthe high end, They ae delvered ether by download or ema fle ottachment. Pint pubsnes often pice the downloadable @ books athe hard cover price; tectonic publishes often use paper backprioss. Some downloadable © Books ore sold with sot locks @ sofware thot allows one to view ports ofthe © Books betore buying I. Soflock works with POF les. {© Books on satis oF CD-ROM are sold form the © PubIshor web sos, on ine book soles, and at physiol ‘book sors. Pubic Ibxates also cony dskates and CD- ROMS and @ few ore testing downloads using © Book reading devices og exes, Eounals Eoumals ore electronic puoleatons, publshed on reguorboss such as weeky, monty, quortatyor annul Generally ¢Jounciscre poupedasunder ‘+ An Glectonic ection of @ Jounal that is also ovolkbioln pt 1+ An alectonic Jounal thot Is solly avatobie in Intomot ‘+ Commercial ful text Journals os wot! os freely ovalkeioonee ‘Who publishes journals? Mony groups pubth @ founds, tom srl organbations wih © Ingle pubscation 0 lage publhing houses ‘tterag many tes Some ofthe lagers jours peices crelstodbetow: ‘Academic Pros, Black wall Sclonce, CRC Pos, Esovor, Highwio,JSTO® Project Muse, OCLC Election Journals, ‘online spinger and verog. The Electors Jounal inet ony sis @ouncs ond other onine sofals that cre ‘ovale from publi oF drecty from thek producer Mony eloctoricJounsl ere found in aggregations (og EBscohos! Gale nfo Tac), These may be found by using Gold Rush itiouiaoldus.coaiance.cia) a system Produced by the Colorado Allance of Research Ubraes that ate sorts embedded wihin other aggregations or ctobosos. Trenager' Journal of Educational Toohnology Vol 3 No.2 Jay Seplember 7006 Ey ARTICLES Grown otejouncis Intemet Nos encbled the publishing fosk much more {eae and foster. Pubishing world sone, wich has hac mo® effects, compored to any other fold, since the Iniroduction of Inemet. The number of eyoundls Is {10wing fost year by yeor. The crectoy of electrics Joumdls, news letters ond academic ascusion Isis brought outby ossoctaton of Research Inates publiring (N68 0 clear picture cout the growin of journals. The ‘gros clay dently hat intomet hasbeen accepted by ‘many publshesstoreachout the end ses. Foctors lo be considered while formulating e-cotections strotegy: Ine etrental forthe Ubxatons in he area ot science and fechnology to formulate strategic policy for the evelopmentote-colectont Onthe base ofemmerionce ond Htratue review, the folowing mojor factors may be: taken inlo cccount while formulating e-coleetions strategy: Who may have acces to the content? Members ottnetbrayoniy? © Content can be copied into cousoware ILL oF pubications? + Wat cost be bated on a fhed 198 oF related fo conoualusoge? ‘+ WII soge be Emited too fied number of Jerrinals oranumborofsimutanoous use? + Copacty and need for Investing in electonic contentcreaton + Guidelines for developing collaborations for Contentcreaton. Howto ensuretne quailty nelectonic collections? + Costbonett + Uoonsnganduserstiacting + Pevocicevaluationote-colections ‘Tring suppodtor usersond stot Evaluation of Collections -Collection developments an on-going process wich requres various inate on the pat of Indkgual ond Insstons voted in he process of e-collectons, The fotowing factors may be kop view wile evaivting the e-cobectons ‘+ Tescope othe e-colectonssnouldbe related othe ‘ms objectives octhtes, programmes ond potios ofhattone 1+ Te content featuet cre etsenaly needed fo be: ‘occuaie, authortatve, laos ond uso + Adequate nomic inistootherrsources. ‘+ Quy ofpresenitionofsubject atte. ‘+ Groptic, mitredtadesignandettect. + Perodicalupdates + Usertiondtiness ‘+ asyseorching anddownloading ote. Rote for bratlansinE-colections There sno doubt cout the key role needed onthe pat of Curent fexatone and the staff of Sclonce & Technalogy LUprates ninca.Inthisregar, Stephen Pils hignighs the folo of Ixafons In his paper entiled "Managing Eecttonic Ubray Services: curent issues in UK. higher echcatonittone’ 1+ Mutt media user: comfarbity wih @ wide range: ottornats ‘+ Intermediary: wih 2 good knowedge of sources cond usorrequkernents 1+ Enabler proactively conecting use wininfomation theyrequi. ‘+ Metadata producer: creating records of Information soucesinavatetyofschemes. Ey Trmanagers Jour of FaUSaonelTochneloay WL 3+ No.7 Jay Saphember 708 ARTICLES © Communicator. Foraly ond informally cornected wih uso. Team ployer: working wih coleagues In rary. sewicesandocodomics. '+ Taner Educator faking on 6 formal roo fo teach Information sits ond information tracy. + Eyluator: forrerouceson behatof wor. * Negotiator: dealing wth publisher ond suppor. "+ Proect Manager: leading on development Projects to enhancethe tentoet © Innovator not st folowing the routine but aso looking ctimproved waystodelvertnesenices. + Fund alsor: Working for grecior Income for ho letter, Conclusion Tomeet he wer need in he world of cig ntornation, Iorates must revs hk polcies ond the way of working Pint and electonie Inomation ouces a thay fo c0- 2%! for sometime fo come, athough there wil kl be, ‘major change in the scien pubising sector Ae Information f Increasingly produced in dial rtfoct fon, paper colections wilsowty fa inio dsuse andoxge Portions of sch colections wile warehoused at remote locations, Iovres wil continue to be associoted wth bbulngs. though physica locations of books, jouncis fond other motetls wil no longer corsurse valuable space in these bukangs, we con envision the need for wok spaces where uses consu sale of he computor workstation. References: ‘Ana Atos Ter, Demystving he e-book what 8 where Wit Head us, and whos In he game? 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