The document discusses the ePub e-book format. It provides details on the structure of an ePub file, including that it uses an OEBPS container in a ZIP file with an OPF, OPS, and content files. It notes China and Taiwan's agreement to promote ePub. It also discusses the International Digital Publishing Forum's work on ePub 2.1/3.0 and ASTRI's membership. Potential enhancements for e-learning are listed, as well as next generation e-book requirements from IDPF and ASTRI's local response.

1. ePub
ASTRI/ECE/MMCT:Chow King Wai (周經偉)
19th May 2010
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2. Great Expectations.epub
OCF (OEBPS Container Format) : OEBPS Publication
in ZIP container
mimetype
META-INF/
container.xml
OPF (Open [manifest.xml]
Packaging [metadata.xml]
[signatures.xml]
Format) [encryption.xml]
• Pub. metadata [rights.xml]
• Table of Content
• Spine OEBPS/
Great Expectations.opf
Great Expectations.ncx
cover.html
OPS (Open
chapters/
Publication chapter01.html
Structure) chapter02.html
• XHTML … HTML and other files for the
• CSS remaining chapters …
• Core media types

3. Almost global adoption
China and Taiwan agreed in principle to promote the EPUB e-
book format for the Chinese-language market at a
technology conference last week, and officials plan to meet
again next year to solidify the deal, Taiwan's economics
ministry said Wednesday.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/183506/china_and_taiwan_agree_to_promote_epub
_ebook_standard.html
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4. International Digital Publishing Forum
• Driving force behind ePub standard maintenance and
development
• ASTRI’s membership granted in Apr 2010
• ePub 2.1/3.0 Working Group
– Address deficiency in current ePub (v2.0.1)
– May 2010 – May 2011
• 1st working draft in Sep 2010
• Public draft in Dec 2010
– 1st Face-to-face meeting in NYC in mid Jun 2010

5. Possible enhancement for e-Learning
Annotation
Interactive graphics and animation
- e.g. Adobe Flash
Supplementary multimedia elements
- audio and video
Tighter integration w/ online resources
Assessment and integration with LMS
(Learning Management System) and personal
learning portfolio
Peer assisted learning
ASTRI Proprietary

6. Next Generation e-Book requirement
IDPF ePub 2.1/3.0 Prelim. Local response
• Asian support • Asian support:
– character sets, Ruby markup, and – Hong Kong Chinese character set
typographic rules (e.g. column-wise left to
right)
– Probably no need for vertical layout
• Pagination • Pagination: Yes
• Intrinsic rich media support • Intrinsic rich media support: Yes
– video
• Interactive activity • Interactive activity: Yes
– Exercise and possibly assessment
– Quiz and crossword puzzle
• Enhanced article support • Enhanced article support:??
– Magazine and newspaper
– PRISM standard for interchange and
archival of digital content
• Enhanced navigation support • Enhanced navigation support: Yes
• Annotation support • Annotation support: Yes
• Mathematics • Mathematics: Yes
– Symbols and equations
• Enhance extension mechanisms • Enhance extension mechanisms