Electronic Publishing: Emerging Trends

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING :
EMERGING TRENDS
Introduction

• Electronic publishing, like all other types of
publishing, is concerned with dissemination of
information for public sale or use. Recent changes
in the supporting hardware base -
• particularly personal computers with reasonable
screen resolution of 70-100 dots per inch (dpi)
and laser printers with reasonable screen
resolution of 300-600 dpi – have enabled
widespread application of electronic publishing
concepts. It allows traditional publication to be
done better and has introduced a new medium
not possible before.
From Stone Carving to Electronic
Publishing
• The history of printing technology is fascinating.

The earliest documents were carved in stone,
scratched in wet clay or drawn on parchment or
matted, fibers.
• Invention of the printing press and movable type

allowed reductions in the cost of production of
books and made archival knowledge available to
an ever expanding audience.
Advent of Electronic PubliShing
• The information content of a document goes far

beyond the simple text and graphics which hit
contains. How information is presented is not less
significant. It is here that the new technologies re
having a major impact. Everything is handled
using a computer.
• Tools have now emerged to support the
development of documents and their
maintenance. The personal computer equipped
with a visual text editor has replaced the
typewriter in any environment where documents
are created. The ability to manipulate text
without having
Components of Electronic Publishing
. The term 'electronic publishing' is generally

used to sign& the use &computers in the
production . But electronic publishing is a more
radical service than either document delivery or
information. It is a form of publishing where the
computer network becomes the primary medium
of creation, storage and distribution of
information
• The process of technical publication, in its broad

sense, leads from gathering of information during
research and development to its appearance in a
journal.
Growth of Electronic Publishing
• The existence of a large, and numerate,

computer-owning population is what makes
possible many of the recent advances in
electronic publishing. As a matter of fad, the
growth of electronic publishing is the result of
several diverse factors coming together. On the
more positive side, these include improvements
in computer power, reduced storage costs, ,
improved and cheaper
• The publishing technologies have a major role, it
is continuing advances in telecommunication
which have made possible much of the recent
growth in electronic publishing.
Electronic Publishing Technologies
• The base technologies of electronic publishing are
diverse and this is true for the products that
result from their application. Over the years,
combinations of computing, communication and
publishing technologies have been used to
generate products falling.
Tele text
• Tele text comprises one-way broadcast narrow-
band services delivered via use of the VBI
(vertical blanking interval). In function, the
broadcast tele text signal is carried on five or six
blank lines (the VBI) at the start of each
television frame. Tele text information is stored ?
in the frames, and for technical reasons each
Online
• Online computer-based information services

probably comprise the most mature market
sector of electronic . It forms a fundamental
part of the information infrastructure in most
developed countries. In an online system, the
user approaches a database via
telecommunication link between his terminal
and the database. The microcomputer
terminal provides interaction between them.
The user can search for a specific information
by narrowing down his search through
descriptors and index terms.
Videotext
• Videotext system functions by using the

television set as a display terminal, while linking
it to a computer via a conventional telephone
line. Information is stored on the host computer,
with one or more frames making up a page of
information.
Electronic joumal
• An electronic journal is the one where the -a.
refereeing and distribution of an item are carried
out without any pa& intermediaries. Much of the
drive for the electronic journal comes from the
concern within the scientific community over
current pressures on conventional publishing.
The conventional bibliographic databases
Absence of Standards
• The absence of proper guidelines and

standards in many areas is a major
disincentive, both to corporate investment
and purchases by individual end-users. In
some hardware areas, there has been a
willingness by companies to switch
manufacture from one product to another
with scant regard for users who may be
locked into an earlier system.
Legal Implications

• The whole electronic publishing area is
littered with legal problems which
demand a solution. Delays and
uncertainties in the legal area will
undoubtedly have an impact on the
speed with which many electronic
publishing products reach the
marketplace.

Conclusion

• While many publishers turned to electronic 4
publishing in the 1970s seeking some sort of
panacea for the economic and industrial
problems they faced, it is now becoming
increasingly clear that this form of publishing
offers no easy solutions. In fact, it is a very
complex area where few companies are currently
making money and the cost of entry is often vey
high both in terms of capital investment and
skilled staff.
• People will be publishing more and more material
on paper. The information glut will continue to
expand. The new electronic media would not
replace paper, but augment it by providing more

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ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING :

• The history of printing technology is fascinating.

• Invention of the printing press and movable type

• The information content of a document goes far

. The term 'electronic publishing' is generally

• The process of technical publication, in its broad

• The existence of a large, and numerate,

• Online computer-based information services

• Videotext system functions by using the

• The absence of proper guidelines and

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