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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"E-book"”.
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E-book adoption in academic and research libraries
Electronic books (e-books) have grown in importance in Academic and Research Libraries (ARLs). Some ARLs are now spending more on e-book acquisitions than hardcopy books. Whether this investment in e-book provision is justified by adoption outcomes is often the subject of simplistic, rather than …
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Dynamic Demand and Pricing Strategy in the E-Book Market
… such as Amazon jointly sell e-readers and e-books. It remains unclear how they can coordinate the two products to conduct intertemporal price discrimination (IPD). On the demand side, it remains unclear how much of e-book sales come from cannibalizing print books and how much serve as market …
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Přednášky na cesty - konverze záznamu přednášky do e-book formátu
Tato práce se zabývá převodem záznamu přednášky, uloženém v XML souboru, do formátu EPUB verze 3.0. Výsledný soubor obsahuje přednášené snímky, které jsou doplněny zvukovým výkladem přednášejícího. Řešení je implementováno v jazyce Python.
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Digital Self-publishing as Planned Behaviour: Authors' Views on E-book Adoption
… suggests that the economic advantages of e-books will lead to a boom in self-publishing. However, this position focuses on economic factors at the expense of other potential influences. This thesis applied Azjen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behaviour to explore which factors have the most …
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Case Study of E-book Use in an Academic Library: A Communication Perspective
… research examines the integration of electronic book (e-book) technology within an academic library. The University of Ottawa library is explored as a qualitative case study. The perceptions of use and communication pertaining to e-book adoption from the perspectives of students, faculty members, …
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Using the organizational and narrative thread structures in an e-book to support comprehension.
… organized structurally and purposefully in most books. A person reading a book needs to understand themes and concepts within the context. Schanks Dynamic Memory theory suggested that building on existing memory structures is essential to cognition and learning. Pirolli and Card emphasized the …
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An Exploratory Study of Involving Parents in E-book Joint Reading with Voice Agents
… development. However, contemporary digital book formats---such as e-books or audiobooks---often overlook the role of the parent in reading the text, by either dubbing voice narration over it or reading it aloud automatically. With the advancement and prevalence of voice-based conversational …
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Altas Habilidades ou Superdotação com Síndrome de Asperger: relato de experiências na dupla excepcionalidade em E-book
Nas últimas décadas, a pesquisa sobre Dupla Excepcionalidade, característica do âmbito da Educação Especial relacionada às pessoas com altas habilidades e algum tipo de deficiência sensorial, física, comunicacional, ou múltipla, vem aumentando visivelmente. Contudo, é necessário avançar mais, a fim …
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The growth of e-book collections at South African academic libraries : a case study of the Western Cape
Libraries are still unsure of the value e-books can add to their collections and subsequently to their users’ research. E-book integration into library collections is made difficult by complicated purchasing and lending models and ever-changing technological requirements. Additionally, it is …
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E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ?
… of their budget to the provision of electronic books (e-books). While circulation statistics provided by the e-book vendors indicate that the e-books are being used, they do not inform the libraries of the reasons behind use, how they are being perceived and user satisfaction. In recent years, …
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A adoção de e-books científicos na área de Administração: estudo de caso da biblioteca Prof. Emérito Agrícola Bethlem – instituto COPPEAD/UFRJ
… the insertion of a collection of scientific e-books, in the Administration Area, in an academic library, having as empirical field the Biblioteca Prof. Emérito Agrícola Bethlem (Library Professor Emeritus Agrícola Bethlem), of the Instituto COPPEAD de Administração (Institute COPPEAD of …
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Enhancing environmental and water science education: the development and evaluation of multi-media coursework materials
… and evaluation of a multimedia interactive e-book designed to enhance conceptual understanding, engagement, and inclusivity within university-level Environmental and Water Science education. The study had two objectives: (1) to develop multimedia coursework materials packaged as an interactive …
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Electronic Books: An Overview of the First Two Generations.
<p>The electronic text reading device, or e-book, is an idea that has reached the implementation stage. Technology has only recently made possible the production of a device to challenge the printed book’s dominance as the media for information transmission. These microprocessor-based devices are …
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An evaluation of the impact of gaming technology on learning
… the on-going technological revolution, and e-books have now become one of the most important resources for learning. The majority of university students today use e-books to perform their tasks and research. In addition to e-books, gaming technology is frequently thought of as a promising …
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Revision Cycles For Economics Textbooks: An Application of the Theory of Durable Goods Monopoly
<p>In this dissertation, I study economics textbook markets as an example of durable goods monopoly. Textbooks are protected by copyrights, and from a student's point of view, different textbooks are not good substitutes because students wish to use the textbook adopted by their instructors. …
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Óleos essenciais como tema condutor de uma sequência didática para o ensino de química orgânica
… pesquisa teve como objetivo final elaborar um e-book para professores do Ensino Médio com uma sequência didática a ser aplicada no ensino de Química Orgânica. Portanto, a investigação é de abordagem qualitativa e tem uma natureza bibliográfica e descritiva. Inclui uma revisão da literatura …
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The effects of a digital educational intervention on undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, knowledge and self-efficacy with female genital cutting
… was to examine the impact of the FGC digital e-book on the level of the knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing students in a public university located in Central New York State.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A pretest and posttest quasi-experimental …
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Cota não é esmola: manual antifraude a cotas raciais
Este memorial trata da realização do e-book “Cota não é esmola – manual antifraude a cotas raciais”, um guia voltado a estudantes e futuros universitários para conscientização sobre a importância da política de cotas para a reparação histórica, a equiparação social e a construção de uma sociedade …
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