电子图书--图书业发展的必然趋势

电子图书的诞生，是人类知识和信息的生产、存储、传播、学习和使用方式上的巨大革命，为人们的终身学习和不断创新提供了保障。它是以电子文档发行、传播和阅读的电子书籍，其媒介为因特网；它具有“多、快、好、省”的特点，同时存在着知识产权和格式标准两大问题，它也是图书业发展的必然趋势。     

论现代电子图书的作用

传统纸质书虽在人们的头脑中已根深蒂固,而现代Internet网上的电子图书却打破了以往书的宁静。它独到的特点有先进的语音功能,能大声朗读书的内容,超大存储容量,无灯光的环境也能阅读,更便于快速的查找和检索。     

E—Book将改变图书出版及读者阅读模式

Ｅ－Ｂｏｏｋ（Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃ Ｂｏｏｋ）直译成中文就是电子图书，比较严肃的说法应该是指被高科技电子化了的图书，它以电子版的方式在互联网上出版、发行，具有可以无损保存、易复制低成本的特性，通过便携式阅读终端进行有线下载或无线接收，最后实现一种新的阅读方式。同ＩＴ产业的一大特点相同，即它的边际成本趋近于零。其具体的运作方式，是先将书的内容制作成电子版，以大约传统纸质书籍三分之一的价格，采用信用卡或电子货币付款在网上出售，读者购买下载后，即可使用电脑屏幕或专用阅读器离线阅读。Ｅ—Ｂｏｏｋ不同于现…     

试论“图书”发展的历史轨迹—图书、电子图书、网络图书、纳米电子图书

图书是文化载体的表现形式,它的发生和发展都有一定的基本规律。本文从社会发展角度来探索“图书”演进变化的历史,并提出“图书”不是一个固定 的词汇,而是一个发展中的概念,随着科学技术的进步,其内涵必将注入新的内容。     

电子图书——未来图书馆的主要信息源

电子图书是计算机技术与传统的书籍出版相结合的一种新型文化传播媒介，本文分析了电子图书潜在的发展优势，电子图书的市场竞争状况，认为随着数字图书馆研究和建设的深入，电子图书必将成为未来图书馆的主要信息源。     

数据库有效采购流程及利用问题

面对有限的纸质资源，您是否期待一次性获得更多行业数据和信息？面对庞杂的纸质文献资料，您是否苦于不能快捷的所需资料？数字信息容量大、内容广泛、新颖、齐全和能满足读者各种检索需求，具有不可比拟的优越性。电子化图书馆是图书馆的发展方向、而数据库建设是其重要的组成部分。图书馆信息网络只有依赖高质量数据库才能发挥其应有的作用，因此图书馆对数据库的引进和购买在图书馆的建设发挥着重要的作用。并且有着密切的关系，就数据库的采购流程及利用问题作些探讨。     

方兴未艾的网上调查

网上调查是一种新兴的调查手段，它凭借其独特的优势成为未来调查业的发展趋势。本文首先对网上调查发展现状作了简明介绍，然后阐述了网上调查相对于传统调查的优势和弊端，最后在此基础上提出了切实推进网上调查发展的若干对策。     

E—book阅读探析

E－book是随互联网发展而产生的新的文献形式。本文分析了E－book的阅读特征，探讨了它对阅读效果、阅读普及的影响，讨论了阅读习惯与E-book的关系，并指出了E－book在阅读中可能出现的问题及对策。     

超星E-Book探析

本文以起星数字图书为例，探析电子图书的基本构造、功能及操作技巧。以期能抛砖引玉，使更多用户了解、使用电子图书，江将其用得更好，充分开发网络电子图书这一现代资源优势。     

21世纪电子出版物、网上出版物印刷型出版物展望

本文通过简述出版物的发展历程，提出21世纪的主流出版物是电子出版物、网上出版物和印刷型出版物，印刷型出版物仍将占据出版物的统治地位。分别论述了电子出版物、网上出版物、印刷型出版物的定义、类型、特点以及电子出版物与网上出版物、电子出版物与印刷型出版物之间的关系，认为电子出版物与网上出版物是包含与被包含的关系，电子出版物与印刷型出版物将长期并存、相互补充，印刷型出版物具有永久保存价值。     

Students' Reactions to the Introduction of Videoconferencing for Classroom Instruction

This study examined how students who had no prior experience with videoconferencing would react to the use of videoconferencing as an instructional medium. Students enrolled in seven different courses completed a questionnaire at the beginning of the semester and again at the end of the semester. Students at the origination and remote sites did not differ in their reactions toward videoconferencing but there was a significant difference for gender. Women reacted less favorably to videoconferencing. Compared to the beginning of the semester, students reported significantly less positive attitudes toward taking a course through videoconferencing at the end of the semester. There were no significant differences in students' attitudes toward videoconferencing across courses at the beginning of the semester but there were significant differences across the courses at the end of the semester. The results suggest the need for better preparation for both students and instructors.     

Cooler temperatures inductive to locust outbreaks

Ajoint study by Prof. ZHANG Zhibin from the CAS Institute of Zoology and his co-workers from Norway, US and Swiss have indicated that historical outbreaks of migratory locusts in China were associated with cold spells, suggesting that China＇s projected climate warming could decrease the pest＇s numbers. The study was published in Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences on 17 September, 2007.     

Exploring Multiplexity: Social Network Structures in a Computer-Supported Distance Learning Class

A computer-mediated group is a complex entity whose members exchange many types of information via multiple means of communication in pursuit of goals specific to their environment. Over time, they coordinate technical features of media with locally enacted use to achieve a viable working arrangement. To explore this complex interaction, a case study is presented of the social networks of interactions and media use among members of a class of computer-supported distance learners. Results show how group structures associated with project teams dominated who communicated with whom, about what, and via which media over the term, and how media came to occupy their own communication niches: Webboard for diffuse class-wide communication; Internet Relay Chat more to named others but still for general communication across the class; and e-mail primarily for intrateam communication. Face-to-face interaction, occurring only during a short on-campus session, appears to have had a catalytic effect on social and emotional exchanges. Results suggest the need to structure exchanges to balance class-wide sharing of ideas with subgroup interactions that facilitate project completion, and to provide media that support these two modes of interaction.     

The Role of Intermediating Institutions in the Diffusion of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): How Industry Associations Intervened in Denmark, Finland, and Hong Kong

Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides means for interorganizational communication, creates network externalities, requires an advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure, and relies on standards. In the diffusion of such innovations, institutional involvement is imperative. Such institutions contain governmental agencies, national and global standardization organizations, local government, and nonprofit private organizations like industry associations. The last type of organizations we call intermediating institutions. They intermediate or coordinate ("inscribe") the activities of a group of would-be adopters. Unfortunately, little is known of how these organizations shape the EDI diffusion trajectory. In this article we examine one specific type of intermediating organizations?industry associations?and how they advanced the EDI diffusion process in the grocery sectors of Hong Kong, Denmark and Finland. We identify six institutional measures, placed into a matrix formed by the mode of involvement (influence vs. regulation) and the type of diffusion force (supply push vs. demand pull), that can be mobilized to further the EDI diffusion. Industry associations were found to be active users of all these measures to varying degrees. Their role was critical especially in knowledge building, knowledge deployment, and standard setting. Furthermore, institutional involvement varied due to policy and cultural contingencies and power dependencies.     

How Electronic Publishers are Protecting Against Piracy: Doubts About Technical Systems of Protection

The increasing prospects of digital piracy has prompted the perceived need by electronic publishers to adopt technical systems of protection, and governments to reform their copyright laws. This article is a preliminary study of the management of intellectual property by electronic publishers, defined as those involved in the production of online databases, and CD-ROMs. It focuses on three main issues: (1) how electronic publishers view the increasing threat of piracy; (2) the methods of protection employed to protect intellectual property in digital format; and (3) the importance of technological protection of intellectual property in electronic publications. The analysis is based on a sample of 23 UK electronic publishers. The interviews revealed an interesting assortment of protection methods and did not show that technological protection was a preferred way. Instead, the means of protection, in addition to copyright law, comprised niche markets, pricing, trust, bad publicity, and nontechnical and technical means.     

Rough Justice: A Statistical Assessment of ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy

Long-standing conflict between domain name registrants and trademark holders prompted the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to create a global, mandatory arbitration procedure known as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The UDRP has been used in 2166 cases involving 3938 domain names as of 1 November 2000. The policy gives the initiator of a complaint, generally a trademark holder, the right to choose which ICANN-accredited dispute resolution service provider (RSP) will handle the case. During the preparation of the UDRP,some feared that complainant selection would lead to "forum shopping" that might bias the results. This article performs a statistical assessment of the forum-shopping thesis and finds support for it. There are statistically significant differences in the various RSPs' propensity to take away names from defendants; there are also major differences in the number of cases brought to each RSP. RSPs who take away names have the larger share of cases. The study examines other variables that might explain differences in market share, such as price, the plaintiff's nationality, or the time taken to decide a case. It finds that nationality and time also are correlated with market share. The study concludes that shopping for a favorable outcome is an important factor in the UDRP.     

Prevalence of soft neurological signs in Chinese people

Prof. Raymond C.K. Chen, a neuropsychologist with the CAS Institute of Psychology, has made novel progress in his studies of schizophrenia. His work has been reported by a recent issue of Behavioural Neurology.     

Monoculture Rubber Plantations Have Negative Ef ects on Controlling Splash Erosion

<正>In Xishuangbanna,one of China’s most biodiverse regions,landscape has changed dramatically during the past three decades due to the conversion of tropical rainforest to rubber plantations.In steep areas,terraces are often constructed before planting rubber trees,which causes two important changes in the soil:the destabilization of soil in the bench terraces and the increased vulnerability of unvegetated riser faces to erosion.Few studies have documented the nature and intensity of erosion on bench terraces.Prof.LIU Wenjie and his colleagues from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden(XTBG)conducted a study in Menglun County(21°5′39″N,101°15′55″E),Xishuangbanna to evaluate the influence     

Chinese Scientists Use Earth Observation Technologies to Study and Protect Wild Camels

<正>Chinese scientists plan to apply Earth Observation technologies to protect the critically endangered wild camels(Camelus ferus).With the help of remote sensing,satellite positioning,geographical information system and wireless sensors networks,they will be able to access the distribution and population of the wild camels and protect their habitats.The project will be carried out by the International Research Center for Wild Camel Conservation,which was jointly established earlier this year by the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth(RADI)of the Chinese     

More than Skin Deep – Understand Skin Biology by Means of Dermatogenomics

<正>The Paul Gerson Unna Research Group on Dermatogenomics was founded in October 2012 at the Partner Institute for Computational Biology.The ultimate goal of the group is to understand the biology of skin and skin appendages.