Digital Monograph Technical Landscape Study
Duration
February – December 2011
Website
http://jiscpub.blogs.edina.ac.uk/ (blog no longer updated)
Summary
This project was a short six-month landscape study looking at the issues surrounding the adoption of e-book reader technology to assist with the publishing of scholarly literature, in particular monographs.
The marketplace had recently exploded with a proliferation of e-book devices and demand for content to read on them. There was a great opportunity for readers and authors of scholarly materials to write, publish and read their works in new ways taking advantage of the benefits that the network and new e-book reader devices will deliver.
The project created working demonstrators of tools for authors to use to create and publish their works in e-book device accessible formats. By working with active authors we gained insight on the technical implications that the project discovered and provided commentary on the tools that the project created.
Finally, the project carried out independent research into the current landscape of digital monograph publishing in Higher Education and Further Education in both the UK and internationally, and provided recommendations to JISC on future activities in this area.
Final Report
EDINA Contact
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