Brown, David J. <br/><br/>
The impact of electronic publishing  the future for publishers and librarians /  [electronic resource] : 
David J. Brown, Richard Boulderstone 
 - Munchen, Germany :  K.G. Saur,  c2008 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Background -- Industry evolution -- End user behaviour -- Measuring the value of information -- Electronic information industry structure -- The key players -- Publication formats -- Legal developments -- Geographical trends -- Research disciplines -- Drivers for change -- Financial and administrative drivers -- Business models as driver for change -- Funding research as a driver for change -- Efficiency improvements as a driver for change -- Technology as a driver for change -- Data and datasets as a driver for change -- Mining of text and data -- E-science and cyberinfrastructure as drivers for change -- Workflow processes and virtual research environments -- The Semantic Web as a driver for change -- Mobile devices as driver for change -- Archiving and preservation as drivers for change -- Findability as a driver for change -- Web 2.0 and social collaboration as drivers for change -- Trust -- Timeline - emergence of electronic publishing -- Summary and recommendations. 
<br/><br/> Provides practical data to support investment decisions in information systems for electronic media, quantifies the future size of the electronic publishing industry, and serves as an aid to forward planning 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Farmington Hills, Mi : <br/>Gale. <br/>Available via World Wide Web 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783598440137 (electronic book) 9783598115158 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Electronic publishing<br/>Libraries and electronic publishing<br/>Digital media--Management