Tag Archives: Technology Trends

The Web and Books of the Future

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Eriko Hironaka

Given the way the internet has become firmly entrenched in our lives, how do you think books of the future will look and how will these “new books” be read and used?   Is the web making books obsolete, or will … Continue reading →

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Libraries and the art of browsing

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Eriko Hironaka

Those of you over a certain age may remember when searching for math resources meant going to the library and perusing the subject catalog, spending time in shelving sections devoted to a topic, or leafing through heavy volumes of math … Continue reading →

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Open Math Notes: Free as in beer.

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Eriko Hironaka

Recently, the phrase “free as in beer vs. free as in speech” caught my attention. It was the first I had heard of this way of distinguishing two English meanings of free, and how it particularly applies to what is … Continue reading →

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Comments on e-books

Posted on September 4, 2016 by admin

There were several responses to my e-books blog post, so I will share them here.   Thanks all!   Matilde Marcolli says: August 11, 2016 at 11:56 pm Certainly the current formats of ebooks are not suitable for mathematical content: apart … Continue reading →

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Personal webpages as publications

Posted on August 30, 2016 by admin

Thanks to those of you who commented on my previous post on ebooks. This conversation brings home to me that what will drive substantial math ebook innovation (apart from simply making existing math books readable on electronic devices) will be … Continue reading →

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Books: Hard Copy or E-?

Posted on August 10, 2016 by admin

How important are e-books for math?  I always start a blog with one question, and end up asking many more. People according to their personality, their intentions, limitations and environments read differently.   Even when there were only hard copy books, … Continue reading →

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