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The use of ereading devices in academic environments

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Schuyler Lindberg,

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iConference '12: Proceedings of the 2012 iConference

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2132176.2132252

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This study focuses on students' and professors' use of three types of reading devices in their academic studies: smart phones, tablets, and dedicated e-readers. We explored the benefits and shortcomings of these devices through informal interviews with people who own and use these devices for academic purposes. Although participants' annotation and study strategies varied widely, we discovered key ways in which these devices may streamline the research process and discuss how these devices may overcome some of the current shortcomings in order to increase their potential use for academic study.

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Höver KMühlhäuser M(2014)The Creation and Evaluation of Lecture E-booksProceedings of the 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies10.1109/ICALT.2014.190(647-649)Online publication date: 7-Jul-2014
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Hupfeld ASellen AO’Hara KRodden T(2013)Leisure-Based Reading and the Place of E-Books in Everyday LifeHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 201310.1007/978-3-642-40480-1_1(1-18)Online publication date: 2013
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Thinyane HThorne JKroeze Jde Villiers R(2012)An empirical investigation into the use of digital photo frames as low cost e-book readersProceedings of the South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference10.1145/2389836.2389868(270-276)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2389836.2389868

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The use of ereading devices in academic environments
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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ISBN:9781450307826

DOI:10.1145/2132176

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Höver KMühlhäuser M(2014)The Creation and Evaluation of Lecture E-booksProceedings of the 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies10.1109/ICALT.2014.190(647-649)Online publication date: 7-Jul-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICALT.2014.190
Hupfeld ASellen AO’Hara KRodden T(2013)Leisure-Based Reading and the Place of E-Books in Everyday LifeHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 201310.1007/978-3-642-40480-1_1(1-18)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40480-1_1
Thinyane HThorne JKroeze Jde Villiers R(2012)An empirical investigation into the use of digital photo frames as low cost e-book readersProceedings of the South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Conference10.1145/2389836.2389868(270-276)Online publication date: 1-Oct-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2389836.2389868

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