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Online services of the National Library of Technology in Prague
Hedvíková, Květa ; Římanová, Radka (advisor) ; Drobíková, Barbora (referee)
The topic of this thesis focuses on the online services in the National Technical Library in Prague including e-books, the acquisition of e-magazines through consortiums and the different search catalogues that are available to users. The thesis also provides an overview of other services offered such as the TECH Subject Gateway, the Virtual Polytechnic Library, the National Repository of Grey Literature, eBooks on Demand and Ask you Library. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the current benefits of the online services for users and to determine the future direction of their development. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Czech Electronic Book Market – Obstacles and Opportunities
Šperková, Lucie ; Koubský, Petr (advisor) ; Brodský, Jiří (referee)
This master dissertation "Czech Electronic Book Market -- Obstacles and Opportunities" analyzes Czech market with e-books. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation on the market in terms of technologies, distribution models and legal issues. It describes commercial, free and illegal sources in the market, including a description of digitisation projects in Czech libraries. The thesis also includes a theoretical introduction to e-books and their development in the past. Details are discussed, focusing on technology, modern electronic readers with electronic ink. For comparison, the thesis also analyzes the U.S. market with e-books. In analytical part the individual portals with e-books on the market, their supply and user interfaces are compared. The real example analyzes the costs of an e-book and its comparison to costs of a printed book. At the end of the thesis, alternative models of distribution requirements for establishment of a new portal with e-books are characterised, the Creative Commons licenses are described and the current trend of e-journals is mentioned. Finally, I suggest recommendations especially for sellers on the Czech market describe the advantages and disadvantages of e-books in terms of individual roles in the distribution model and estimate the future market development. More detailed information related to the comparison of different types of electronic ink, a list of electronic readers that are available on the Czech e-book market at this time and specific examples of various users' interfaces that are being used on Czech e-books portals can be found in Appendix.
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