Free Via Library (FVL) Etextbooks

Dynamic Customization of eTextBooks

There is no reason eBooks should be monolithic containers of digital information, handled only with tools emulating their counterparts in paper. In this article, we propose to structure electronic text books (eTextBooks) as large numbers of low-granularity units that can be created, replaced and deleted independently by learning communities. We also propose a software service to dynamically del...

Prevalence of FVL and PG 20210 A

prevalence of the thrombosis in the childhood increases in recent years. In adulthood, incidence of thrombosis is 1% and in childhood the incidence is 1/100,000 per year.1 In addition to its increasing prevalence in the childhood, as thrombosis is an important reason in the childhood morbidity and mortality, the studies on thrombosis gradually increase. It is known that the general mutations in...

Public library use of free e-resources

Redundant-via-driven Standard Cell Library Design

Commercial tools and some recent work have done a great job in redundant via insertion. However, they are found with limited capability of inserting more vias (called via1) between metal 1 and metal 2. Such a limitation is caused by the way the standard cells are designed. In this paper we propose a standard cell design methodology to facilitate via1s insertion. We design two cell libraries DV1...

Increasing Engagement with the Library via Gamification

One of the main challenges faced by providers of interactive information access systems is to engage users in the use of their systems. The library sector in particular can benefit significantly from increased user engagement. In this short paper, we present a preliminary analysis of a university library system that aims to trigger users’ extrinsic motivation to increase their interaction with ...