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Burritt, Kara Anne. "E-books revolutionizing book culture /." Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2010. http://worldcat.org/oclc/649701491/viewonline.
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Winsbury, Rex. "The sound of books - books, book publishing and cultural connectivity in classical Rome." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504741.
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This thesis examines the Roman book, its materials and manufacture, the process of composition, how it was 'published' and distributed, the role of a literary text in an oral society, and how the book contributed both to the selfself- justification of the ruling elite and to popular culture. It rejects the traditional picture of how 'publishing' took place in the period 80 BCE to 120 CE, the period of greatest Latin literary productivity, and substitutes a different picture, based on the literary evidence, of what a Roman author did to gain recognition. The roles of alleged 'publishers', bookshops and libraries are discussed. Also discussed are the pros and cons of materials (papyrus versus parchment or paper), format (Roman scroll versus codex) and presentation of text (without punctuation or word spaces). The thesis argues that retention or adoption of papyrus, the scroll and the 'river of letters' was neither conservative nor retrograde, but derived from the social circumstances and types of use of the Roman book. The contribution of slaves as the 'enabling infrastructure' of Roman literary life is emphasised. As a physical object, the Roman book is recognised as having a range of functions - cultural icon, elegant prestige symbol, item in a gift-exchange culture, memento to the author's life. The text itself is defined as an 'enabling device' which, like a music score, is both a record of some past oral performance or reading-aloud, and a means to generate future oral performances, whether private readings (probably aloud), after-dinner entertainments, theatrical performances, or adaptations as libretti for the Roman dance theatre (the 'pantomime'). The hazards that faced a Roman book and its author are discussed, ranging from bookworms and fire to imperial book-burning and treason. The thesis concludes that the Roman book was both a product of, and contributor to, Rome's elite culture, and a product of, and contributor to, the common fund of references and stories that helped to define for all classes what 'being Roman' meant as part of their 'Romanitas'.
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Olson, Ted. "Book Review of Robert Morgan's Nonfiction Books." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1207.
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Dwyer, Edward J. "Book Contact: Getting Prereaders Involved with Books." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1985. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3313.
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Espíritu, Galván Guillermo Andrés, Chau Carla Luciana Zunini, and Salirrosas Vanessa Garcia. "“Books and Books™”." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/622089.
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Propuesta de negocio que busca ayudar a estudiantes universitarios de Lima Metropolitana a tener un acceso fácil a los libros o textos de acuerdo a su necesidad mediante una plataforma virtual, que de una forma dinámica y amigable les permita comprar y vender libros de su interés; así como también a ahorrar o ganar dinero a través de la compra o venta de libros y/o textos. El objetivo directo del negocio es que servir como medio para enlazar a los vendedores y compradores, donde se puedan realizar acuerdos que beneficien a ambas partes, mediante las leyes de la oferta y la demanda. Es una nueva propuesta dentro del mercado de Lima Metropolitana, ya que no se ha encontrado hasta el momento algo similar que pueda cubrir esta necesidad. En base a información obtenida del Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas e Informática, sabemos que existen 91 universidades privadas, de las cuales, 42 dictan clases en Lima Metropolitana. Asi también, sabemos que la industria TIC se encuentra en plena expansión en nuestro país según el último informe de INEI, el cual indica que en nuestro país se ha incrementado el nivel de acceso al internet de un 0.5% en 1995 a 23% para el 2014, lo cual es beneficioso para nuestro negocio.Trabajo de investigación
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Emslie, Anne. "Art and book : a commentary on artists' books." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50684.
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The thesis spans two volumes ... Volume two is an artist's book and although it is part of the project I have set myself, it is not being submitted with the theoretical component of the MA dissertation, but as part of the practical component.' -- Abstract.Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis investigates the contemporary practice of book art, examining in particular the manner in which it fits both into the tradition of the book and the tradition of art making. The thesis spans two volumes. Volume One discusses the phenomenon of the artist's book from three vantage points: the attempts to define it, the attempts to catalogue it and the attempts to interpret it. Volume Two is an artist's book and although it is part of the project I have set myself, it is not being submitted with the theoretical component of the MA dissertation, but as part of the practical component. (Briefly, one of the tasks it embarks upon is an examination of the phenomenon of thesis writing, as understood and endeavoured by myself in the production of the first volume - in this sense it is self-reflective. Another is an examination of some aspects of my attempts to make examples of artist's books, which includes an investigation of some of the recurrent themes and preoccupations of my work) Volume One is set out in three chapters. The first chapter pursues a definition of book art and the artist's book in order to draw some perimeters around the subject, and to build a picture of its nature. In the course of doing this, the ideas of some book artists and book art commentators are considered in an attempt to create a richer tapestry of understanding. In the next chapter some of the ways in which book art has been categorised are discussed. This is in order to more finely delineate the nature and scope of book art. It is also to bring some clarity to bear upon the different components and manifestations of a vast and sometimes confusing oeuvre. I then suggest a system of classification of my own which offers an adjacent model for investigating artists' books and the endeavour of book art. With the above model in place, I undertake a foray into the arena of interpretation. Here I suggest the suitability of adopting certain methodologies of interpretation that come from the field of contemporary literary studies in general, and the interpretation of poetry in particular. I draw comparisons between the book artist and the poet, and suggest that they occupy a similar territory of meaning making. In the course of laying out my arguments in the three chapters, I refer extensively to examples of artists' books in order to make particular points. Where I consider it apt, I draw upon my book art as a source of example. In this way, I am able to weave into the text some information and reflection about my own practice and concerns as a book artist.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar word in die tesis ondersoek ingestel na die hedendaagse praktyk van die boekkuns en in die besonder die wyse waarop dit aansluit by die tradisie van die boek en die tradisie van die kuns. Die tesis beslaan twee volumes. Volume Een bespreek die fenomeen van die kunstenaarsboek vanuit drie invalshoeke: pogings om dit te definieer, pogings om dit te katalogisieer en pogings om dit te interpreteer. Volume Twee is 'n kunstenaarsboek en, hoewel dit deel uitmaak van die projek wat ek ondemeem het, word dit nie voorgele saam met die teoretiese komponent van die MA- dissertasie nie maar as deel van die praktiese komponent. (Een van die take wat dit ondemeem is, kortliks, 'n ondersoek van die fenomeen tesis-skryf soos ek dit met die produksie van die eerste volume self verstaan en benader het - in die sin is dit selfreflektief. 'n Ander taak is 'n ondersoek van sekere aspekte van my pogings om kunstenaarsboeke te maak, insluitende 'n ondersoek na van die deurlopende temas en preokupasies van my werk.) Volume Een bestaan uit drie hoofstukke. Die eerste hoofstuk streef na 'n definisie van die boekkuns en die kunstenaarsboek met die doel om die onderwerp nader te ornlyn en 'n beeld daarvan op te bou. In die proses word die idees van 'n aantal boekkunstenaars en boekkuns-kommentatore oorweeg in die poging om n ryker begripstapisserie te weef. In die daaropvolgende hoofstuk word van die wyses waarop die boekkuns gekategoriseer is, bespreek, om die aard en rykwydte van die boekkuns nog nader te omlyn. Dit work ook gedoen om lig te werp op die verskillende onderdele en manifestasies van 'n omvangryke en soms verwarrende oeuvre. Ek stel vervolgens my eie klassifiseringsisteem voor, wat 'n verdere model hied vir die ondersoek van kunstenaarsboeke en die boekkunsbedryf. Aan die hand van hierdie model betree ek dan die arena van interpretasie. Ek stel voor dat sekere interpretasiemetodes ontleen aan die tydgenootlike literatuurwetenskap, en spesifiek die interpreteer van poesie, oorweeg word. Ek vergelyk die boekkunstenaar met die digter en stel voor dat hulle op soortgelyke wyses met die skep van betekenis omgaan. In die loop van die uiteensetting van my argument in drie hoofstukke, verwys ek ekstensief na voorbeelde van kunstenaarsboeke om spesifieke punte te maak. Waar ek dit as gepas beskou, verwys ek, by wyse van illustrasie, na my eie boekkuns. Op hierdie manier is dit vir my moontlik om inligting en besinning oor my eie praktyk en pre-okkupasies as boekkunstenaar met die teks te verweef.
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Feather, John P. "Studies in the history of books and the book trade." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1985. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/32889.
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The books and papers offered in this submission are concerned with the history of books and the book trade. Three papers (nos. 1, 2, 3) offer a theoretical and conceptual framework for historical studies of the book. In essence, it is argued that since the book is a societal object it can only be understood in a societal context. Consequently historical studies of books are concerned with far more than physical bibliography, important as that is. The writing, publishing and reading of books are activities which develop out of, and influence the further development of, political and economic systems. The political context of publishing and its legal status is of central concern to the book historian (nos. 12, 14, 15); so too are the mechanisms of sale and distribution (nos. 9, 10, 11, 16) and the relationships between the author who is the primary producer, and the publisher who provides his commercial link with the reader (no. 13). More specifically, the central group of works is concerned with the provincial book trade in 18th-century England. The general study (no. 8) is a wide-ranging survey, largely based on primary sources, of the development and operation of the complex systems which allowed the printed word to permeate English society at every level and in every part of the country between 1700 and 1800. Shorter studies consider some more detailed aspects of the same subject (nos. 4, 6, 7) and survey previous work in the field (no. 5 ).
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Howsam, Charlotte L. "Book fastenings and furnishings : an archaeology of late medieval books." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13105/.
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Throughout the late medieval period, books were an integral part of religious monastic life, and yet such objects have received little attention from an analytical archaeological perspective, despite the significant quantity of metal book fittings recovered from archaeological sites. This thesis explores the archaeological collections held by English Heritage together with published excavation reports, investigating late medieval book fittings, dating between the mid-eleventh and mid-sixteenth centuries, which have been archaeologically recovered from English monastic sites. This work presents the first typology of these artefacts and considers in detail the many and varied forms of late medieval book fittings. In order to contextualise and give a clear understanding of this material, this study investigates late medieval book production, monasticism, and the types of books housed within monasteries and the locations in which they were used and stored. This research goes on to examine the wider social and cultural contexts of book fittings within late medieval monastic society using pictorial and documentary evidence, and extant late medieval bookbindings and library catalogues, in conjunction with the archaeological material. The themes explored include the types of books on which book fittings were used, the influences of different monastic orders, their geographical distribution and the significance of their deposition, particularly as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. By undertaking these methods of investigation, it has become clear that, within the catalogue, different forms of book fittings and styles of decoration were more commonly used in certain regions and by particular monastic orders, and that significant numbers of books were destroyed and their fittings disposed of during the Dissolution in the 1530s both on and away from monastic sites. This research brings together both archaeological and historical approaches to the study of late medieval book fittings, creating an innovative and broad-based study of this particular form of material culture so leading to a new insight into the archaeology of late medieval books.
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Aly, Islam Mahmoud Mohamed. "Historical book structures and artists' books as a teaching tool." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3040.
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This study focuses on developing a book arts curriculum as a tool for teaching about creativity and problem solving. The curriculum's ultimate goal is to introduce and emphasize book arts as an expressive and powerful medium to future teachers and artists.
Book arts will be used to offer potentialities for collaborative, learner-centered instruction. Students will create structures and artists' books from their experience, their learning will emerge from personal interactions with the structures and artists' books presented.
The curriculum is planned into three modules, each module containing a different set of projects and activities organized to scaffold students learning in an engaging process. The modules examine book structures, artists' books, and a project that can either further explore book structures and artists books, or it can explore incorporating some other aspect of book arts in the project. Each module provides a broad range of examples, discussions, questions, and applications.
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Gieske, David P. "ART WITHIN:The Excavated Books of David P. Gieske." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1416585800.
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Hupfeld, Annika. "Designing the social life of books and e-books." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43528/.
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E-books have seen a significant proliferation over recent years. In the UK, about a third of the population today owns an e-reader with about half either owning an e-reader or tablet. Nevertheless, only about 4% of readers have moved to reading e-books only. These numbers suggest that, while e-books have caught on among a large number of users, they seem to complement rather than replace books. In light of the significance of books to past and contemporary cultures and societies it is little surprising that the emergence of e-reading technologies has sparked a plethora of writing on the topic, particularly in journalism and the humanities. With a common focus on the relative merits of books and e-books, and ultimately, their respective futures (some writers go as far as either mourning or celebrating the death of the book), the debate largely suffers from a technological determinist stance, neglecting the role of social practice as a driving force in technology adoption and use. Regardless, the sheer volume of the discourse suggests that something important is at stake in the move from analogue to digital reading technologies and that books continue to be valued as physical artefacts in the digital age, if not with more fervour than ever. What is surprising then is the lack of empirical research aiming to understand how books and e-books are used and valued in everyday life. Existing work in the area is almost exclusively concerned with practices of reading, with a particular emphasis on reading in academic and professional environments, thereby not only disregarding the social and material nature of reading, but also the rich life of the book beyond its role as a reading technology. The aim of this thesis then is to provide an understanding of the practices and values surrounding books and e-books in everyday life. Based on this understanding, it further aims to explore alternatives to the current e-reading ecosystem through designs that are sensitive to some of the broader values people associate with books and e-books. To do so, it takes a situated approach to studying books and e-books as they are used over the course of their lifecycle inside and outside the home. Through a combination of a series of in-depth interviews, guided ‘home tours’, and participant diaries ‘context-rich’ data on people’s uses of, and orientations towards, books and e-books are gathered. Subsequently, design responses are iteratively developed before being returned to readers for analysis. The contribution of this thesis is fourfold: (1) an account of the socially and materially situated practices associated with books and e-books inside and outside the home, (2) an explication of the distinct, yet complementary, values reflected in and driving book and e-books use, (3) an explication of the ways in which developing a sense of self and connecting with others are actualized through the use of books and e-books, and (3) the development and in situ analysis of a design exemplar in support of these goals.
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Cela, Mark Angelo. "Unique Emotional Attachment to Analog Books Over Digital Alternatives." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1524777659842907.
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Aly, Islam Mahmoud Mohamed. "Using Historical Bindings in Producing Contemporary Artists' Books." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4811.
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I regard the culturally rich bookbinding as formats that hold great meaning; I made models of books that existed in different cultures through the history of the book. I became interested in how each structure had unique features and how the books themselves transmitted knowledge about their form.
This interest in bookbinding formats led me to explore ways to add content to The binding plays a powerful role in producing my artist's books, the look and presence of these bindings is an integral part of my work and they are linked to the content and aesthetics. The final pieces encourage the viewer to interact with the work.
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Markle, Kelly Elizabeth. "Judging Books By Their Covers: Adolescent Meaning Making From Newbery Book Jackets." Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1114194605.
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Musgrove, Brian Michael. "D.H.Lawrence's travel books." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293786.
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Tan, Check Meng. "Hypermedia electronic books." Thesis, Teesside University, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393843.
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Tuzzo, Jacob Thomas. "Baseball and Books." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73663.
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Excitement is rumbling through the city just waiting for the grand opening. A fresh new face has been added to the streetscape of downtown Roanoke. A new branch library and baseball stadium is set to open soon. The site is near the edge of downtown Roanoke, Virginia at the intersection of Jefferson St. and Elm Ave. All the construction is complete and cleared away.
Residents and employees all around Roanoke are eager for a new baseball season to start up. Those especially eager are downtown employees, who have just a short walk from work to the stadium. The new stadium has created a buzz from all the downtown businesses looking forward to the influx of people this summer, not to mention the amount of jobs the stadium will provide residents of Roanoke.
Fans will be treated to a great event and will be fully entertained. The mountains far away create a beautiful backdrop for all. With baseball games becoming more and more of a social event and atmosphere, this stadium’s seating exhibits a new socially driven design while still mixing in the simplicity of the traditional seating style.
The new branch library sits atop the stadium having its own autonomous nature while also blending in with the stadium form. It has its own specific entrance designed only for library use. Its grand entrance reaches out from the brick stadium wall signifying its special use. The library is one long floor filled with book stacks, personal reading spaces, large group meeting rooms, and computers. Views outward toward the baseball field and overlooking the Roanoke area provide a peaceful spot for all to sit back and enjoy a good read. At night, the large rooms are rentable for parties on game nights allowing for a private feel while still getting the great atmosphere of the game.Master of Architecture
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Mullins, Sophie. "Latin books published in Paris, 1501-1540." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6333.
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This is a study of the Parisian Latin book industry in the first four decades of the sixteenth century. It challenges the assumption that the Reformation brought about a profound change in the European print world. Luther's engagement with a mass audience is believed to have led to an increase in the number of vernacular publications produced by printers throughout Europe. This was not the case in Paris. Parisian booksellers traded on their established expertise with certain genres, such as theological texts, educational books, and works by classical authors, to maximise their readership both in Paris and farther afield. Working in close proximity inspired the Parisian bookmen to unity and collaboration rather than enmity and direct competition. When printers, booksellers and publishers collaborated they were able to undertake bigger and riskier projects. Such projects might have involved testing new markets or technologies (such as Greek or music printing), or simply producing a book which required a high capital investment. The familial unity extended to the widows of printers, some of whom were able to capitalise on this and build substantial businesses of their own. This high level of collaboration and the continued focus on the established Latin market give the Parisian book world its very specific character. It also helped Paris build an international reputation for high-quality books.
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Keaton, Matthew. "HOLY BOOKS OR POCKET BOOKS? CLASS AND VALUES IN AMERICAN POLITICS." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3229.
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There has been much speculation recently as to the political effect that "moral values" have on Americans and much research has shown inconclusive results as far as the effect of class. This paper aims to study how class and values, including moral values and postmaterialist values, interact with politics in the United States. The analyses performed to determine these effects include crosstabulation and logistical regressions and will include data from the National Election Studies (NES). It is found that postmaterialist values have little effect on political behavior but in separate analyses, class and moral values have increasing influences on vote choice and partisan identification. It is also determined that moral values currently has more influence on presidential votes, but there is no clear indication that values are consistent indicators of House vote choice or partisan identification.M.A.
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Juneby, Anna. "Don't judge a book by its cover – Using E-books in higher education." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20617.
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Denna uppsats handlar om användningen av E-böcker inom högre utbildning vid Malmö Högskola. Syftet är att undersöka studenters attityder när det gäller användningen av E-böcker jämfört med den tryckta motsvarigheten vid akademiska studier. Studien granskar studenternas preferenser vidanvändningen av E-böcker jämfört med tryckta böcker, samt hur dessa media påverkar studenternas läsvanor. Genom att klargöra i vilka situationer E-böcker eller tryckta böcker har mest fördelar, så kan studenterna göra välgrundade val om vilket medium som de har störst nytta av. En nätbaserad enkät och inspelade intervjuer utgjorde metoderna för insamlingen av data, som sedan jämfördes med tidigare publicerade relevanta studier. Det visade sig att studenterna föredrog tryckta böcker för sina studier, och dessa böcker används fortfarande i första hand vid läsning och analys av längre textavsnitt. Däremot befanns E-böcker vara bäst när man skriver forskningsrapporter. Detta betyder att båda dessa media även framgent har en given plats inom denhögre utbildningen.This thesis is about the use of E-books in higher education, specifically at Malmö University. The purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes students have towards the use of E-books for scholarly purposes in higher education versus their printed counterparts. This study looks at student preferences in the use of E-books compared to printed books, along with the effects these media have on students reading habits. By discovering in which situations E-books or printed books are most beneficial, students can make informed decisions about which medium will benefit them the most. An online survey and recorded interviews were used as methods for collecting data, whichwas then compared to previously published studies related to this subject. Students were found to prefer the printed book for studying purposes, and it still remains as the main source for reading and analyzing longer passages of text. E-books, on the other hand, were found to be most advantageous when preparing research reports. This means that both media still have their place inhigher education, which is likely to continue in the foreseeable future.
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Tornérhielm, Ebba. "Swipe the Right Books : How swipe gestures can affect a book recommendation system." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209250.
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The perception of a good user experience can be fundamental in an app for users to be willing to engage in it and use it more than one time. An important part of the user experience is the interactions of the used interface. In this study, the goal has been to answer the question 'How can swipe gestures be used in a book recommendation system to introduce users to new content and allow them to sample it'. To answer the question, a user study with 18 participants has been done in which prototypes based on three different swipe gestures, defined by Google, have been tested: edge swipe, overscroll collapse and paging swipe. The study is based on the previous studies 'Clicking, Assessing, Immersing, and Sharing' by Oh et al. and 'Power of the Swipe: Why Mobile Websites Should Add Horizontal Swiping to Tapping, Clicking, and Scrolling Interaction Techniques' by Dou and Sundar. The study shows that it is possible to design swipe gestures in a recommendation tool for books in such a fashion that it engages the users. The study also shows that the participants thought that the prototype with the paging swipe was statistically significantly more easy to browse and that their attention was less diverted while browsing the content of that prototype. How swipe gestures can be used in a book recommendation system for the intended purpose depends on the purpose and the context of the tool. One way to do it would be to create a tool based on the paging swipe gesture with factors such as content, attractiveness and intuitiveness of the interface in mind.Upplevelsen av god användarvänlighet kan vara fundamental i en app för att användare ska vilja engagera sig i den och använda den fler än en gång. En viktig del av användarupplevelsen är interaktionerna i det använda gränssnittet. Målet i den här studien har varit att besvara frågan 'Hur kan swipegester användas i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg för att introducera användare till nytt material och låta dem sampla det'. För att besvara frågan har en användarstudie med 18 deltagare genomförts i vilken prototyper baserade på tre, av Google definierade, swipegester har testats: edge swipe, overscroll collapse och paging swipe. Studien är primärt baserad på de tidigare studierna 'Clicking, Assessing, Immersing, and Sharing' av Oh et al. och 'Power of the Swipe: Why Mobile Websites Should Add Horizontal Swiping to Tapping, Clicking, and Scrolling Interaction Techniques' av Dou och Sundar. Studien visar att det är möjligt att designa swipegester i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg på ett sådant sätt att det engagerar användare. Studien visar också att deltagarna fann prototypen med paging swipe statistiskt signifikant enklare att utforska och att deras uppmärksamhet var mindre delad när de utforskade innehållet i den prototypen. Studien skulle dock behöva genomföras med fler deltagare. Hur swipegester kan användas i ett bokrekommendationsverktyg beror på verktygets syfte liksom på kontexten det ska användas i. Ett sätt som swipegester skulle kunna användas på är i ett verktyg baserat på paging swipegester i vilket hänsyn tagits till faktorer som innehåll, attraktionskraft och gränssnittets intuitivitet.
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Grinols, Susan. "Mind states /." Online version of thesis, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11308.
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Chitturi, Sushma Reddy. "MyBookStore-eshopping for books." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4161.
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Pönisch, Jens. "E-Books selbst gebaut." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2010. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-61971.
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Lengauer, Ulrike. "E-Books in Spezialbibliotheken." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-70166.
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Bereits vor zehn Jahren gab es den ersten großen E-Book-Boom. Während damals noch digitale Buchinhalte für spezielle Lesegeräte im Mittelpunkt der Diskussion standen, dominieren inzwischen webbasierte Angebote den stetig wachsenden Markt. Für Bibliotheken eröffnen sich durch diese E-Books der nächsten Generation völlig neue Möglichkeiten in der Informationsversorgung ihrer Benutzer. Sowohl der globale Wissensaustausch, als auch der Zugriff auf Fachinformationen können mit ihrer Hilfe beschleunigt werden. Dies spielt insbesondere für Spezialbibliotheken, wie die der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, eine große Rolle. Denn gerade von ihnen wird erwartet, dass sie die Mitarbeiter ihrer Institute stets mit den aktuellsten Fachinformationen versorgen.
Aufgrund der Vielzahl an Lizenzierungs- und Angebotsformen auf dem E-Book-Markt ist hier ein Anbietervergleich unerlässlich. Dieser erfolgt im Rahmen dieser Diplomarbeit für die Bibliotheken der Max-Planck- Gesellschaft. Hierfür werden zunächst die aktuelle E-Book-Marktsituation und die Strukturen der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft beschrieben. Anschließend untersucht die Verfasserin die bisherigen Entwicklungen in der zentralen und lokalen E-Book-Erwerbung der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Zu diesem Zweck werden u.a. eine Befragung unter den Institutsbibliothekaren und mehrere Experteninterviews durchgeführt. Auf diese Weise können geeignete E-Book-Anbieter für die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ermittelt und Kriterien gefunden werden, um diese schließlich miteinander vergleichen zu können. Im Ergebnis des Vergleichs gibt die Verfasserin Empfehlungen für die weitere E-Book-Erwerbung in der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ab.
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加藤, 信哉. "Books, Bytes and Bridges." 名古屋大学附属図書館研究開発室, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/11079.
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Rainer, Baier. "E-Books im Schulbereich." MANZ Verlag Schulbuch GmbH, 2016. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6041/1/Rainer_etal_2016_MANZ_E%2DBooks%2Dim%2DSchulbereich.pdf.
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Smith, Simon. "The Books of Catullus." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2014. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5133/.
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The Books of Catullus consists of a completely new translation of Catullus’s poems divided into the three ‘books’ some scholars have agreed is the right order of the poems. These ‘books’ are divided as book one 1-60, book two 61-64, book three 65-116. This main text is prefaced by six essays: ‘Starting Line,’ ‘The Flâneur: Catullus, Martial, Baudelaire, Frank O’Hara,’ ‘Catullus and Modernism,’ ‘The Question of Voice in Catullus,’ ‘The Accessibility of Catullus,’ and ‘Sourcing the Origin: Translations of Catullus since 1950’. The essays together have an aesthetic of their own, reflecting what I take to be the most important features in ‘the books’ of Catullus: the key feature is a flâneurist wandering. The essays are speculative and diverse in their enquiry, and are not only representative of the ‘matter’ of thought which was going on behind the translations, but also represent the ‘form’ and circumstances that that thinking took place in. So the essays wander through and around questions relating to the gaze, collecting, ‘occasion’ and voice, the modern and Modernism, the contemporary, accessibility and difficulty, coterie and the evolution and practice of translation itself, in general, and in relation to Catullus in particular. If the essays wander (and wonder) in these ways, as a flâneur might conduct his perambulations, they also reflect the ‘form’ of the ‘books’. The poems are anchored by metrical form, they ‘wander’ around, through and across other possible categorical orderings as diverse as genre (lyric, elegy, epigram, hymn, translation, verse-letter, ‘epyllion,’ etc.); theme (love, loss, friendship, rivalry, marriage, adultery, politics, sexuality, etc.); length (the poems vary in length from two lines to in excess of four hundred), and so on. George A. Sheets in his essay ‘Elements of Style in Catullus’ (Skinner 2007, 190) sums up the poems in this way: ‘the single most characteristic aspect of Catullan “style” is its protean character’. Other epithets can be added: quotidian, contingent, exploratory, speculative. The essays, therefore, reflect this ‘protean character’ of the poems in how they address the reader: they can be chatty, informal, formal, comical, serious, academic, intellectual (and intelligent), playful, precise, digressive, ‘occasional,’ accessible, difficult, ‘modern’ – all rich characteristics of the poems – in short the art of the poems can be found in the expression of the essays.
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Pourbabai, Farahnaz. "A museum of books." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53154.
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I think of a book as an act of human generosity. In its offerings are the treasures of a mind. The architecture of a library should celebrate the presentation of the book. In celebrating its presence, the library becomes a museum of books.
IN THE ORDER OF THE CIRCLE
GEOMETRY
WARM GARDEN COLD GARDEN
GREEN GARDEN STONE GARDEN
IN THE NATURE OE THE WALL
HOW TO FINISH THE LAND
AT THE WATER’S EDGEMaster of Architecture
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Cooper, Lou Ann. "A wall for books." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74545.
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To begin is the time of belief in form. Design is the maker that serves this belief. To build is action from a sense of order. When the work is completed the beginning must be felt.
I recall the beginning as Belief. It is the time of realizatlon of Form. It is feeling as religion, and thought as philosophy. Then there is no material no shape no dimension.
And then recall the adventure of design when dream-inspired. Form must answer to the laws of order so as to be.Master of Architecture
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Nowak, Kelly Ann. "MY MOMMY DIED, IS THERE A BOOK ABOUT ME?: DEATH AND DYING IN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS, 2000 - 2006." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1174786861.
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Sassaman, Tyler. "One Hundred Books: A journey through a century of John Newbery Award books." Digital Commons @ Butler University, 2019. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/516.
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"On a quest to read all of the existing Newbery award-winning books (est. 1921), a reading specialist examines the history of the books and the award itself. Considered the “most distinguished contribution to children’s literature,” the John Newbery gold medal, awarded by the American Library Association, is a high-water mark for upper elementary-aged children across the United States. The author’s two decades of teaching experience provide the analytical perspective and memoir-style investigation. Interviews with a book buyer for the Scholastic publisher, children’s librarians, former Newbery committee members, and a visit to the famed Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature, frame the author’s adventure as he reads all the winners."--Provided by the author.
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Porcelluzzi, Nicolo' <1990>. "Of Babel, Books, Libraries and other Ghosts: Foreign Books in the U.S. Marketplace." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/6880.
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My master thesis deals with the north-American publishing industry (present day, spring 2015) focusing specifically on its attitude toward foreign literature. As far as fiction and poetry are concerned, every year less than 3% of all the titles published in the U.S. is translated from a foreign language. The first section aims to provide the reader with an accurate landscape of the present situation.
The second section deals with who (and how and why) cares for foreign literature in the US - a small niche fostered by small publishing houses (no profit, indie, university presses). The third section presents a case-study: one of the most astonishing literary sensations of the last decade, namely Roberto Bolaño's posthumous success in the US. This last chapter will provide essential information about the unpredictable case in which everything falls in its right place - quality of the book, its marketing and promotion.
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Lohfink, Gayla S. "Responses to postmodern picture books : a case study of a fourth grade book club /." Search for this dissertation online, 2006. http://www.lib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.
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Conley, Katanna Lee. "Thinking outside the books: Literacies of an after-school book club for adolescent girls." Diss., Connect to online resource, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3219031.
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Lee, Landis R. "They wore what? : style and social roles of boots in mid-19th and early 20th centuries Nevada /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1461541.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2008."December 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-138). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2009]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.
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Maher, Kimberly A. "Two lives." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2014. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1358.
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Kylin, Alessandra. "Copyright and digitisation of books : from Google Books to preserving the European cultural heritage." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-109461.
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Simionato, Andy. "What remains is the book: The idea of the book in and around electronic space." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2014. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1477.
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The purpose of this study is to question the idea of the book in general and how this idea is transforming in electronic space, understood as a space of flows as distinct to a space of places (Castells, 1989, p. 349). In order to question the idea of the book in electronic space we must begin at its ending, or more specifically, at a point in the histories of the book that is widely understood as representing a closing of a parenthesis - that began with the invention of the printing press, up to the end of print—spanning some 500 years, beginning half way through the 15th century in Western Europe.
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Lewis, David Harry. "The metafictive in picture books : a theoretical analysis of the nature and origins of contemporary children's picture books, with case studies of children reading picture book texts." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1994. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10021312/.
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The thesis is about picture books and how children read them, and is divided into three parts. In part one I identify a striking parallel between certain exemplary contemporary picture books and the tendency within adult fiction known as postmodernism or metafiction. I enlarge upon this analogy and attempt to establish a tentative taxonomy of metafictive picture books. Part one concludes with an account of an early attempt at exploring how young children read such texts, and with the establishing of the core questions of the thesis: i.e. what is the relation of the metafictive picture book to the form in general?; why is such a highly self-conscious, reflexive form of text found in picture books for young children?; and how do young children read such books? In part two I begin by reviewing the available literature on picture books and then attempt to construct a theory of picture book text. These core theoretical chapters (chapters five, six and seven) are concerned with the nature of pictorial representations and how readers read them; with a revisionist account of the historical origins of the picture book; and with the developing of a view of the picture book as a distinctivelypolysysiemic form of text - i.e. a form of text closely akin to the novel. An attempt is then made to answer the first two of the three main questions. The final part of the thesis explores, through a number of case studies, how young children might construe metafictive texts and traces some of the different ways in which they attempt to make sense of them.
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McClanahan, Roxanne L. "Study of marketing techniques involving color and texture associations as used in book publishing /." Online version of thesis, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11473.
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Burger, Dominique, and Lilian Genaro Motti. "Adapting diagrams for DAISY books." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-69309.
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Looking for the best way to publish accessible graphics, this presentation gives some information about how to deal with non-textual contents when adapting documents for DAISY books. It is based on a study conducted by Braillenet for enriching the Helene’s digital library with technical contents. By analysing publishing guidelines, transcribers’ work in specialized centres and main relief printing formats, this work presents thoughts on how to analyse a graphical content, how to produce vectorial images, the main steps for preparing digital image files that could be downloaded and printed, how to index these files into the DAISY book, and finally make them accessible.
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Vasileiou, Magdalini. "E-books and academic libraries." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.541593.
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This study contributes to knowledge and practice in the area of e-book management in academic libraries. The thesis is a three part study, two preliminary studies and the main study, with each part making a distinct contribution. As practitioners and researchers embark on a more extensive engagement with e-books and while the e-book market is developing rapidly, it is increasingly important that some agreement is reached regarding the definition of the term 'e-book'. Hence, the first study reported a content analysis of 36 e-book defmitions in order to determine a valid and representative definition of 'e-book'. The study proposed a two-part definition of the term reflecting both the persistent characteristics of e-books, and their dynamic and developing nature, driven largely by the changing technologies. Despite the growth in the e-book market, the e-book industry has been researched much less than the e-journal market. An overview of the e-book marketplace is a valuable starting point for academic library decision making about the management of e-book collections. Hence, the second study provided an overview of key e-book marketplace players and their services, by analysing the web sites of nine publishers and eleven aggregators as a basis for profiling their main services. The findings showed that the e-book market is changing. The majority of ebook vendors market typically to libraries, and publishers are increasingly using e-aggregators to distribute their titles. Collections of e-books are expanding gradually and e-book business models are complex and range considerably. Academic libraries are changing and e-books have been incorporated into their collections. The demand for e-books by library users is increasing and academic librarians are planning expansion of their e-book holdings. E-books are an exciting and controversial area for librarians but they pose various challenges to academic libraries. Nevertheless, the impact of ebooks on collection management practices is under-documented. Furthermore, the future of ebooks in academic libraries is a topic that has not been extensively investigated in the current literature. Therefore, the main study of this thesis provided in-depth insights into e-book management activities and what are the associated issues and challenges faced by the librarians. In addition, the study identified and validated the main stages of the e-book management process in academic libraries. Moreover, the main study gathered opinions on the factors that will affect the future and adoption of e-books in academic libraries. The survey approach was employed for the main study. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 librarians working in seven UK academic libraries, each with different sizes and with different levels of engagement with providing e-book services. The card-game method was incorporated into the interview process mainly in order to test and establish the process of e-book management in academic libraries. Overall, the findings confirmed past and recent studies on the management of e-books, whilst offering additional insights into specific practices and challenges. The central and most significant part of the study is the proposed e-book management framework of activities and the associated issues and challenges in academic libraries. The e-book management process is complex and practice needs further development at all the stages of the process
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Santos, Bernardo Vilaça Ribeiro dos. "Marketing plan for Snack Books." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9470.
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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsIn 2008 LeYa had the desire to grow in two different ways: gaining market share to competitor firms in the book publishing market; and develop a strategy for market size growth, benefiting from first mover advantage. At that time we were already catalyzing and collecting the benefits of dimension, either by using our enhanced negotiation power or through the exploration of available synergies from the acquisition of several firms. The Snack Books project was developed with the intent of maximizing the potential market of the industry, translating into one single objective: explore the market potential of Light Readers engaging them to the pleasures of reading. This was the main insight used in the development of ideas that could lead to the introduction of a new product. The only restriction of the project was the obvious necessity of using the core competence of a publishing company, the development of written contents, facilitating the connection between creators and consumers of written contents. Using the insights collected from an initial and exploratory research several concepts were developed and discussed. From these initial ideas one was highlighted as having the higher potential, Snack Books. This stage was followed by a quantitative research study with the aim of confirming the insights gathered from the exploratory research and data collection under product specifications, price and distribution channels. With those results we developed the marketing plan of Snack Books. Generally speaking we can define Snack Books as being a collection of titles which offer two pieces, one fictional and one non-fictional, the articulation between them is given by a common and general theme. The main attributes of Snack Books are the size (no more than 30 pages and 10.000 words which is equivalent to an average of 40 minutes reading), easiness (simple words; easy to understand narrative construction; plot easy to follow) and portability (10 x 14cm). Another core attribute is the distribution close to consumption occasions, therefore outside bookshops. To achieve this we designed a distribution channel whose core resource is the implementation of vending machines, favouring impulse purchase. The price is 2€ for all items of the collection, thanks to expectable high unit sales and low industrial costs. An integrated promotion plan will be deployed to get the attention of target customers based mainly on the use mass media, point-of-purchase material, trade promotions and institutional communication to all stakeholders.
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Burger, Dominique, and Lilian Genaro Motti. "Adapting diagrams for DAISY books." Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Blinde Leipzig (DZB), 2010. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A1174.
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Looking for the best way to publish accessible graphics, this presentation gives some information about how to deal with non-textual contents when adapting documents for DAISY books. It is based on a study conducted by Braillenet for enriching the Helene’s digital library with technical contents. By analysing publishing guidelines, transcribers’ work in specialized centres and main relief printing formats, this work presents thoughts on how to analyse a graphical content, how to produce vectorial images, the main steps for preparing digital image files that could be downloaded and printed, how to index these files into the DAISY book, and finally make them accessible.
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Eckhart, Tami Marie. "Good strategies for "bad" books." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1237311795.
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Keith, Karin, A. Horton, and A. Roache. "Producing Memorable Cloth-Bound Books." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/989.
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Li, Guang-ming, and 李光明. "E-books Designed For Using Knowledge - E-books Design In A User Book Model." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j8czkr.
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碩士國立中央大學
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Read a book, for the author, in the hope that readers can follow their own choreographed way, step by step guide the reader to understand the content they want to convey knowledge; But for readers to write the authors, for example, may need to browse quite a lot books, find the desired reference content, to complete the writing goals in the data exploration process is bound to spend a lot of time, and may not be able to find the right information. Therefore, we hope to find a solution to create a new kind of e-book mode, allowing users to create scenarios based on their experience with the experience of these cases it becomes a collection of knowledge manual that provides a solution to other users direction of the problem, and is determined by the user "how to use" knowledge, to the community to share knowledge, establish common goals book. This study proposes a society to establish e-book mode, allowing users to digitize paper several books, and in the form of a dictionary exists, as Reference Book; another user's experience to build a variety of use cases, it is a collection of these cases the knowledge manual, as User Book, Reference Book assist other users from being to find answers to your questions, and then record them on a user browsing behavior on the system, so can provide a more convenient, faster query. Experimental results show that the use of knowledge for the e-book designed to help users know the current reading position, avoiding lost reading direction, the use of User Book can help users solve problems and quickly find the right content, to improve data search efficiency and the joy of reading, thus enhancing the user's willingness to use.
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Shen, Yu-Teng, and 沈有騰. "A Study of Book Design Differences between the Paper-based books and E-books." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/tzfzey.
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Because of the increasing popularity of mobile devices, paper-based books and magazines have been gradually replaced by electronic books and magazines. The advancement of the Internet technology enables readers to have access to almost unlimited knowledge sources. Digital reading is considered an inevitable trend in the future. As paper-based books are replaced by e-books, the different carriers of books enable readers to acquire a reading experience distinct from previous experiences and also considerably influence the original design of books. The most direct influence is on the binding and cover design of books; this is because the design and concepts for binding paper-based books is no longer applicable to e-books. Therefore, this study determined whether the considerations and design ideas involved in the binding design for paper-based books should still be emphasized in this era of digitalization; this study also explored how the binding and cover design for paper-based books can be converted or adjusted to maintain the meaning and spirit produced by the original design. E-book and digital publication is a technique that has not been universally learned because of its short development history. In this study, a review of literature on e-reading and e-books as well as book design was conducted and experts from relevant fields were interviewed to obtain related operational data and trends observed in practice. Subsequently, the results derived from the interview data were analyzed and summarized. Using the results, we combined the application of multimedia technology with appropriate design performance and incorporated a book design, which itself invited “exploration, interaction, consideration, and touch.” The objective was to propose the concept of digital binding for e-books to serve as a reference for planning, designing, and publishing e-books in the future.
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Liu, Ying-Chieh, and 劉穎捷. "“Travel Books” - Artists’ Books." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k9e3se.
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The main concept of the artistic creation theory “Travel Books” is to explore ways of expressing dynamic time and space through static media “Artists’ Books”, and to develop the special creative thinking and the presentation of works in consequence through the introspection of the duration and the move. Moreover, I proceed to sum up and put things in order by writing this thesis. This article is presented with the following chapters: The first chapter, “Introduction”, is “creative motive” and “background exploring”. Chapter two, the main concept of the thesis based on “Travel Books”, analyzes the meanings of the title, and is compared to the origin and the foundation of the personal creation. Chapter three, “Artists’ Books”, is the exploration of painting and drawing, printmaking and monoprints, collage, bookbinding, sequential art, and artists’ books. Furthermore, it particularizes several artists creation achievement to be the reference object of the bibliographies. The fourth chapter, features the compositions, the colors, the bindings of blank sketchbooks, the space, the concept of the display in my solo exhibition, and the topic of each artwork. “Conclusion” reorganizes for the research attainment of this creation elaboration and relates the development and expectation in the future.