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http://dx.doi.org/10.3745/KIPSTD.2003.10D.2.267

A Study of Standard eBook Contents Conversion  

Ko, Seung-Kyu (연세대학교 대학원 컴퓨터과학과)
Sohn, Won-Sung (연세대학교 대학원 컴퓨터과학과)
Lim, Soon-Bum (숙명여자대학교 멀티미디어학과)
Choy, Yoon-Chul (연세대학교 컴퓨터과학과)
Abstract
Many countries have established eBook standards adequate to their environments. In USA, OEB PS is announced for distribution and display of eBooks, in Japan, JepaX is announced for storage and exchange, and in Korea, EBKS is made for clear exchange of eBook contents. These diverse objectives lead to different content structures. These variety of content structure will cause a problem in exchanging them. To correctly exchange eBook contents, the content structure should be considered. So, In this paper, we study conversion methods of standard eBooks contents based on Korean eBook standard, with contemplating content structure. To convert contents properly, the mapping relations should be clearly defined. For this, we consider standard's structure and extension mechanisms, and use path notations and namespaces for precise description. Moreover, through analysis of each mapping relationships, we classify conversion cases into automatic, semi-automatic, and manual conversions. Finally we write up conversion scripts and experiment with them.
Keywords
eBook; Conversion; Standards; XML;
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