Using EPUB 3 and the Open Web Platform for Enhanced Presentation and Machine-Understandable Metadata for Digital

R. Verborgh, M. V. Sande, Pieter Heyvaert, R. Walle, T. Nies, E. Mannens, W. D. Neve, J. Herwegen
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Various methods are needed to extract information from current (digital) comics. Furthermore, the use of different (proprietary) formats by comic distribution platforms causes an overhead for authors. To overcome these issues, we propose a solution that makes use of the EPUB 3 specification, additionally leveraging the Open Web Platform to support animations, reading assistance, audio and multiple languages in a single format, by using our JavaScript library comicreader.js. We also provide administrative and descriptive metadata in the same format by introducing a new ontology: Dicera. Our solution is complementary to the current extraction methods, on the one hand because they can help with metadata creation, and on the other hand because the machine-understandable metadata alleviates their use. While the reading system support for our solution is currently limited, it can offer all features needed by current comic distribution platforms. When comparing comics generated by our solution to EPUB 3 textbooks, we observed an increase in file size, mainly due to the use of images. In future work, our solution can be further improved by extending the presentation features, investigating different types of comics, studying the use of new EPUB 3 extensions, and by incorporating it in digital book authoring environments.
使用EPUB 3和开放Web平台增强表示和机器可理解的数字元数据
从当前(数字)漫画中提取信息需要多种方法。此外,漫画发行平台使用不同的(专有的)格式会给作者带来额外的开销。为了克服这些问题,我们提出了一个利用EPUB 3规范的解决方案,另外利用开放Web平台来支持动画、阅读辅助、音频和多种语言的单一格式,通过使用我们的JavaScript库comicreader.js。我们还通过引入新的本体Dicera,以相同的格式提供管理和描述性元数据。我们的解决方案是对当前提取方法的补充,一方面因为它们可以帮助创建元数据,另一方面因为机器可理解的元数据减轻了它们的使用。虽然我们的解决方案对阅读系统的支持目前是有限的,但它可以提供当前漫画发行平台所需的所有功能。当将我们的解决方案生成的漫画与EPUB 3教科书进行比较时,我们发现文件大小有所增加,这主要是由于使用了图像。在未来的工作中,我们的解决方案可以通过扩展表示特性、调查不同类型的漫画、研究新的EPUB 3扩展的使用以及将其整合到数字图书创作环境中来进一步改进。
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