The storage and distribution of information in a machine readable electronic format made accessible to users for viewing onscreen, printing, or down loading to storage. The major forms of electronic publishing now include CD-ROM discs and online information services. Several other electronic publishing media, such as videotext (transmission via television programming to TV sets), have not yet become commercially successful. Future electronic publishing media may include new developments such as transmission via satellite to mass storage devices. (7/96)
A process by which information is created and/ or distributed in electronic or magnetic formats. (i.e. CD ROM or web.) The usage of this term has expanded to include digitally created designs that are reproduced on conventional printing presses.
Converting a print version of a document or presentation to a digital representation. An electronically published document can usually be used in diverse ways, such as distributed it on CD-ROM or displaying it on the World-Wide Web.
Dissemination of information via electronic media such as the Internet, Intranets, CD-ROM, networks and diskettes.
The publication and dissemination of information by electronic means, especially by the use of optical disc format and networking.
All encompassing term that applies to everything from digital printing techniques, to photocopied or fax machine publishing, to email publishing.
The industry involved with the design, production, and dissemination of information in electronic form. Includes a wide range of disciplines, such as multimedia, World Wide Web site design, on-line services, and CD-ROM.
The use of computers, networks and the Internet to distribute information.
Not to be confused with Desktop Publishing, this term refers to documents created by a computer but are meant to be read by electronic means such as web pages.
A generic term for the distribution of information, which is stored, transmitted and reproduced electronically. Teletext and Videotext are two examples of this technology in its purest form, i.e. no paper. Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) is becoming the de facto standard. The Internet is a prime example of electronic publishing. Also books on CD ROM are considered Electronic publishing.
a generic term for the distribution of information which is stored, transmitted and reproduced electronically. Teletext and Videotext are two examples of this technology in its purest form, ie no paper.. Desktop publishing forms just one part of the electronic publishing market.
Electronic publishing is publishing information in an electronic form such as a CD or a website. Source: TechSoup.org
(1) Publishing by printing with device, such as a photocopy machine or ink jet printer, driven by a computer that can change the image instantly from one copy to the next. (2) Publishing via output on fax, computer bulletin board or other electronic medium, as compared to output on paper.
publishing in which information is distributed by means of a computer network or is produced in a format for use with a computer
dition électronique A working definition can be "publishing in which the information is designed to be delivered, read and displayed using digital electronic technology". It does not mean computer-assisted print publishing. The user end of electronic dissemination is usually a microcomputer, either stand-alone or hooked up to a "host" for the information, and its attendant information retrieval (search, manipulation and delivery) software.
providing a wide range of information in electronic form delivered via Website, email, or one of the many public forums such as bulletin boards and chat rooms.
n. A general term for distributing information via electronic media, such as communications networks or CD-ROM.
Electronic publishing includes the digital publication of ebooks and electronic articles, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues. Electronic publishing has become common in scientific publishing where it has been argued that peer-reviewed paper scientific journals are in the process of being replaced by electronic publishing. Although network distribution is nowadays strongly associated with electronic publishing, there are many non network electronic publications such as Encyclopedias on CD and DVD, as well as technical and reference publications relied on by mobile users and others without reliable and high speed access to a network.