| Title: |
E-texts and E-Books: misconceptions and missed opportunities
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| Authors: |
Nesta, Frederick
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| Issue Date: |
2008-06-03
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| Abstract: |
The commonly used term 'e-book' for electronic texts is a misnomer that leads some to believe that an electronic text is the equivalent to a codex. This paper will argue that the two are vastly different, that the medium is in fact very much the message and the human interaction with a screen is very different from human interaction with a codex. The codex itself was an improvement on the scroll and the electronic text may be taking us back to the scroll rather than forward to a better medium.
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| Citation: |
Emerging Paradigms for Academic Library E-Book Acquisition and Use: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Hong Kong, 3 June, 2008.
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| Type: |
Presentation
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| presentation.html | View/Open |
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