Presentation on e-book standards

1. E-book standards
Joanna Pszenicyn

2. The Plan
● Why standards
● Some existing and missing standards
● File formats
● Data exchange protocols
● Practices
● Conclusion

3. Why?
● What is a standard?
● established norm or requirement about technical
systems
● agreement between various parties to do or say
things in a particular manner
● Why do we need them?

4. File formats
● Plain txt
● HTML

5. File formats
● XML

6. File formats
● EPUB → Sony
● Mobi → Kindle

7. Metadata
● MARC21
● Dublin Core

8. Metadata
● ONIX

9. Practices
● Differences in Hardware and Software
● E-books for a specific device (iPad...)
● Requiring proprietary software
● Available through publisher's website

10. Practices
● DRM prevent/limit Printing and Downloading
● What about fair use?

11. Practices
● Delays in publication and access
● E-books published after print versions
● Access activated after order/payment

12. Practices
● Offering MARC records
for free or for a fee
● Inconsistent quality
→ some records unusable
● MARC Record Guide
for Monograph Aggregator Vendors

13. Conclusion
● Some standards are proposed
● But not applied widely enough
● Some are evolving
● Some are still missing

14. Thank you.
Contact:
j.pszenicyn@student.uw.edu.pl
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