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E-books: Threat or Supplement to Traditional Documents?
Session coordinator: Filip Vojtášek,  Albertina icome Praha s.r.o., Czech Republic
Where: 26. 5. 2004, 9:00 - 12:30, New Auditorium

E-Book Trends: a Knovel Perspective

Author: Barbara Dixee,  Knovel Corporation, USA

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Abstract

Moving printed content to electronic format is no longer enough. Users now need 24/7 live information tied with the ability to work with what-if scenaria on their computers. Integrating e-book content with productivity software is setting a higher standard in this industry. Together with expert search engines, a new way of finding and utilizing technical information, is being launched.

About the author

Monica Nogueira is the sales director of Knovel Corp., in the US, being directly responsible for new business opportunites both in the domestic and international marketplaces. Prior to Knovel, Ms. Nogueira spent 10 years working in the technical software industry (finite element analysis).

Before this assignment, she worked as a press liaison and spokesperson for multinational coporations in Brazil, her country of origin. Ms. Nogueira holds a master's degree in International Business Management, which complements her master's degree in Marketing, and undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Public Relations. She is also fluent in four languages.


Other papers in this session:

Features e-books and ways of making them access

Author: Filip Vojtášek, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o., Czech Republic


The Gale Virtual Reference Library - Taking eBooks to the Next Level

Author: Ulrike Engel, KG Saur Verlag / A Part of the Thomson Corporation, Germany


A New Generation of Web-Based E-book Services - Safari Tech Books Online

Author: Barry Smith, ProQuest Information & Learning, United Kingdom


Books@Ovid - Full Integration With Electronic Databases and Electronic Journals

Author: Reiner Klimesch, Ovid Technologies, Germany


Oxford Online: E-books with a Difference

Author: Susanna Lob, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom


Kluwer E-Books

Author: Ladislav Svršek, Albertina icome Bratislava, Slovakia


Author: Filip Vojtášek, Albertina icome Praha s.r.o., Czech Republic


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