Valuing the text online in electronic publishing: formats and protocols

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To enhance the online text, several strategies are used. In particular, we work on typography and accessibility. We must also work on data exchange protocols (interoperability) as the OAI-PMH on data exchange formats, such as OPDS (Bookserver), Dublin Core, ONIX. … Read More

Internet Protocols and Standards

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The main difficulty that occurs when so many computers are interconnected is to find a common language to exchange information. This difficulty is resolved by adopting global standards. In the Internet world, as in other communities, defining these standards is … Read More

Internet

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Visualization of the various routes through a portion of the Internet In the general sense, an internet (with a lowercase “i”, a shortened form of the original inter-network) is a computer network that connects several networks. As a proper noun, … Read More

Messaging spam

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Messaging spam, sometimes termed spim (a portmanteau of spam and IM, short for instant messenger), makes use of instant messaging systems, such as AOL Instant Messenger or ICQ. Many IM systems offer a directory of users, including demographic information such … Read More