A study on the development of an XML-based e-book authoring system

Joseph Fong, T. Y. Ku, Simon K.S. Cheung

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Abstract

Electronic books or e-books offer many definite advantages over the printed books, such as the convenience, mobility and flexibility of accesses and the incorporation of multimedia elements into the book contents. For e-books, an authoring system is essentially required, not only on content development but also on the subsequent revisions and updates. Ideally, the system should be easy to use and support a variety of multimedia, while adopting some structure and formatting standards so that the e-books can be accessible across different operating systems and platforms. This paper investigates the use of XML as the standards for e-book contents. It is found that using XML to develop e-books is technically feasible, and that the e-book structure and formatting styles can be effectively enforced through XML schema. The developed e-book contents can be readily deployed in different online platforms and devices. Our experience in developing an XML-based e-book authoring system is shared in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHybrid Learning
Subtitle of host publicationInnovation in Educational Practices - 8th International Conference, ICHL 2015, Proceedings
EditorsLam-for Kwok, Joseph Fong, Simon K.S. Cheung, Harrison Yang, Joseph Fong, Reggie Kwan, Harrison Yang
Pages255-266
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event8th International Conference on Hybrid Learning, ICHL 2015 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 27 Jul 201529 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9167
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Hybrid Learning, ICHL 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period27/07/1529/07/15

Keywords

  • Authoring system
  • E-book
  • E-learning
  • Online learning
  • XML

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