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Impact of Content Suitability and Reading Habits on E-book Consumption

open access: yesПроблеми на постмодерността, 2018
The article investigates the impact of content suitability and reading habits on e-books consumption. It presents and interprets statistical data and numerous surveys' outcome related to the trend-setting book markets in the United States, the United ...
Georgi Alexandrov
doaj  

E-books at the University of Hong Kong libraries: current status, issues and the future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
E-books are now nothing new to staff and students of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the oldest university in Hong Kong and one of the leading tertiary institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Wan, YC
core  

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

The dilemma of electronic books in the mobile age in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
As the voice profits of the mobile phone companies continuously decline in Taiwan, they need to find other revenues from the digital contents to survive in the mobile age.
Tseng, Kuo-feng
core   +2 more sources

The Role of Chemistry Across Disciplines From Humanities to Life Sciences in Understanding Complexity and Emergence

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
This study explores the origins of life by linking prebiotic chemistry, the emergence of information‐carrying molecules such as RNA and proteins, and philosophical questions about consciousness. The study emphasizes the role of molecular evolution in the Central Dogma and provides insights into the chemical origins of biology and the basis of life's ...
Harald Schwalbe   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Open Access E-Books in the Field of Health Sciences: A Scientometric Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Information Science and Management, 2018
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is a discovery service for open access e-books. It provides a searchable index to peer-reviewed e-books published under an open access business model.
Fayaz Ahmad Loan, Ufaira Yaseen Shah
doaj  

Procuring e-books for the virtual learning environment [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses the explosion in the use of electronic resources by students and the development of e-books. The existing high usage will be intensified as virtual learning environments become the primary means of interaction between students and ...
Ball, David
core  

Another Side of the E-Book Puzzle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Electronic books, while not as popular as electronic journals, continue to be produced, marketed, and used with marginal popularity. Why is it that we see a strong public demand for electronic journals and a reluctance to use e-books?
Thomas, Susan E.
core   +1 more source

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