From the JoDI noticeboardE-books + E-Readers + E-journals = E-education?
Workshop: E-books + E-Readers+ E-journals = E-education?
Aims and themes of the workshop The aim of this workshop is to attract the attention of researchers and practitioners involved in electronic publishing in a broad sense and from various perspectives including both academia and industry. The development of e-book standards, the accessibility provided by the Web as a platform for distribution and use, the popularity of mobile devices such as PDAs, and the increasing demand for distance learning courses that include e-books and other digital materials as learning objects, have made electronic books a quite popular product. But the development, distribution and use of e-books also impose a wide variety of problems and issues, including new interaction models, design principles, copyright and security issues, accessibility, and so on. One of the aims of this workshop is to raise awareness in a larger research community of various opportunities and problems related to the production of electronic books and their use, specifically in education. Contributions are solicited on, but not limited to, the following topics:
Suitably revised and extended versions of papers presented in the workshop will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Digital Information (http://jodi.tamu.edu) following its normal refereeing procedure. Intended audience We would expect participants from the academic, industry, library, as well as from the publishing (traditional and electronic) communities. We are asking possible participants to e-mail us with a short profile describing the nature of their interest in e-books and electronic publishing so that we could make sure the event would satisfy their expectations. Paper submission You are invited to submit a position paper (suggested length is 5-6 pages) to the Workshop to be held at ECDL 2002 in the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy. Important dates:
Please do not feel constrained by the topic list -- we welcome all those with interests in electronic publishing. More information on the submission method and paper formats will be available at the workshop Web site http://www.dei.inf.uc3m.es/ebecdl2002 Organizers Dr Monica Landoni
Dr Paloma Díaz
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