Collection-level analysis tools for books online

ABSTRACT

Efforts to develop ebook-based functionality have focused thusfar on the individual artifact--the hardware and software reader--and on promoting user engagement with the page by supporting annotation, clipping, and navigation. In this position paper, I will discuss collection-level analytic functionality that will take advantage of the characteristics of online bodies of literature. This functionality includes (1) wisdom-of-crowds tools; (2) analytic tools for gathering; and (3) form- and function-based discovery tools.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: User issues

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
analytic tools, annotation, collections, ebooks, social software