Abstract

With the advent of digital books it is recommended that librarians take an active role, defending the rights of citizens to be able to continue enjoying free reading, and also maintaining their own image of being up-to-date professionals. Librarians should know technical, economic and legal details of the publishing world to act on new fronts, such as being literary agents, promoters of issues of local interest or licensing consultants.

Abstract

Presentation of the OpenOffice suite and the ODF format. The basic characteristics of OpenOffice and ODF format are presented. The need for the adoption of opensource software and open formats is discussed. Finally, an ODF case study of converting xhtml documents related to an e-learning course is presented.