Presentation on e-book standards

1. The main ebook
standards
Presented by :
T. WELEV TENTSCHEV

2. Contemporary ebook standards
• Main ebook standards:
– EPUB
– XML
– DRM

3. Some basic INFO about e-book
standards
• What does it mean - EPUB?
EPUB or ePub, ePUB, EPub, either epub is an
abbreviation of electronic publication. This is an
open, based on XML language, used for publishing
of electronic books. This standard is the newest
version of the Open eBook format. Nowadays
EPUB is an official standard of the International
Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It started in the
year 2007.

4. The EPUB
Standard
The main features of EPUB:
• Free of charge and open
• You may enlarge the fonts
• There is a vectoral graphics editor
• Metadata included
• You could use DRM

5. XML standard
• XML Extensible Markup Language. It defines
a set of rules for encoding documents in a
both human-readable and machine readable
format.
• XML is totally platform independent so you
can easily change documents between
different systems.

6. DRM standard
• DRM Digital Rights Management. It is based on
cryptographic mechanisms and other methods to hide
contents and to protect the system, to counteract some
usage of data in the electronic format in a way contrary
to the will of the publisher.
• DRM is usually used to protect copyrights but in practice
it can be used to restrict the usage of data in computer
systems and multimedia. Critics call this DRM system a
digital restrictions management .

7. Metadata
– Metadata:
• METS
• EDI
• TEI
All of them show the author, title, the publisher etc.
METS or Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard .
It is used for coding and processing of administrative and
structural metadata regarding objects in a digital library,
using XML.

8. Metadata and ebook standards
• EDI Electronic Data Interchange. It determines how the
exchange between computers clearly defined sides are able
to format messages that define the content. The EDI
defines the sequence of transmission of messages between
the parties, each of which may be the sender or recipient.
Data containing from the documents can be sent from the
sender to the receiver by means of distance
communication, or they can be transported to the storage
media. The purpose of EDI is to eliminate multiple data
entry and increase the speed and accuracy of information.

9. Something more about the
metadata
TEI Text Encoding Initiative – It is a standard for
electronic representation of text along with
information about its content, originally
developed in SGML, then also in XML.
• The primary design objective was to use the
TEI encoding it to existing materials. It is now
also used in the creation of new texts

10. Some other standards
• SERU Shared Electronic Resource Understanding . It refers to
the Joint Electronic Resources. This mechanism can be used
instead of the License Agreement.
• There is no license required here, just simple acknowledgment
of SERU based which allows a quick access to the data.
• SERU is not a legal document but it is a collection of
statements agreed upon the publisher and subscribing
institution.
• Risks using SERU: It is not legally binding.
• Positive featurures: It is good for small purchases, it includes
so called Statements of common understandings for
subscribing to electonic resourses, i.e. subscription language,
the subscribing institution and its authorized users, use of
materials, confidentiality and so on.

11. More about SERU
• Advantages using SERU:
-Libraries place and fill the order, sometimes the same
day. It is possible because there’s no licence to
negotiate and sign
-With no license, it's quick and easy to place and
manage an e-resource order
-There's no commitment to use it every time if Library
or Publisher prefers a license
- You can get access fast. It's efficient and hassle-free

12. DOI standard
• DOI Digital Object Identifier system. The DOI system
provides a technical and social infrastructure for the
registration and use of persistent interoperable
identifiers for use on digital networks. It is also used
for ebooks where itimplements the Handle system
and the Index framework.
The IDF or International DOI Foundation is the
governance and management body for the
federation of Registration Agencies providing DOI
services and registration, and is the registration
authority for the ISO standard (ISO 26324) for the
DOI system.

13. Ebook standards
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