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| 8:30-8:45 | OPENING SESSION |
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| David Emblidge, Emerson College, Boston Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Common Ground, Australia |
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| 8:45-9:45 | PLENARY SESSION 1 |
| The Digitization of Everything Sven Birkerts,Author, The Gutenberg Elegies, Editor of AGNI,USA Dan Viesel, Institute for the Future of the Book Moderator: John Cole, Director, Centre for the Book, Library of Congress, USA |
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| 9:45-10:00 | Introduction |
| Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Introduction and Procedures for Common Ground | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Morning Tea |
| 10:20-11:25 | Parallel Sessions | |||
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| 10:20-10:50 | 10:55-11:25 | |||
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Future Memories: A Case Study of a Student Book Publication in the Middle East Asst Prof. Peter Stockwell Martin, Communication Design Program, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, Dr. Halim Choueiry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, International Council of Graphic Design Associations ICOGRADA, QATAR Overview: A collaborative book design project about everyday life in the rapidly changing society of Qatar by 18 3rd year graphic design students at VCU Qatar. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
Publishing the Institutional Book: Brave New World or the Ultimate Vanity Press? Dr Robert Nichols, Military History Section, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, AUSTRALIA Overview: Issues surrounding book publishing in a museum setting. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Preserving Our Books for the Future: Is Legal Deposit Realizing the Aim? Cecilia Penzhorn, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA Overview: This paper provides an overview of an investigation into the attitudes and opinion of publishers regarding the legal deposit of their books. Stream: Publishing |
Electronic Book Publishing in Turkey Prof. Halil Gurcan, Dept. of Journalism and Publishing, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, TURKEY Overview: Paper focuses on the forces in play in the process of e-publishing in Turkey. This will examine the e-book practice and will analyse the home-pages of web sites of e-publishers. Stream: Publishing |
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The Active Archive: Revisionist Poetics of Susan Howe and Lisa Robertson Kimberly K. Minkus, Bennett Library English Department History Department Political Science Department, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, CANADA Overview: My position will interrogate archival theory as established by Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault, and as it applies to two poets Susan Howe and Lisa Robertson. Stream: Libraries |
A Vision for the Future of Academic Library Collections Peter Spitzform, Pongracz Sennyey, Collection Management Services, University of Vermont, VT, UNITED STATES Overview: A proposed vision for creating a patron-driven collection development model for academic libraries as a way of addressing the financial drain of a high volume of unread books. Stream: Libraries |
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Teaching Book Culture Dr. N. Bradley Christie, Professor of English Director of First-Year Seminar Coordinator of Theater Program, Erskine College, South Carolina, UNITED STATES Overview: Narrative description and working examples from a college course on books as physical and aesthetic objects. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
Consistency in the Face of Change: Critical Literacy on Pages and Screens Dr. Alice Horning, Department of Rhetoric, Communication and Journalism, Oakland University, MI, UNITED STATES Overview: Study of the psycholinguistic features of literacy shows that the underlying abilities that make literacy possible are consistent from page to screen, but they are also evolving in specific ways. Stream: Literacy |
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Forming Hybrid Innovative Communities in the Book Publishing World: An Exploration Prof. Nina D. Ziv, Department of Management, Institute for Technology and Enterprise, Polytechnic University, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper explores the notion that technological innovations have been the catalysts for the development of new hybrid (digital/physical/mobile) kinds of communities in the book publishing world. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
The Problem of the Aggregate Author: A Theory of Attribution and Accountability in Online Knowledge-Base Communities Stephen T. Jordan, Department of English, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation adapts authorship theory to account for knowledge-bases that aggregate content from multiple sources without attribution, and traces the implications of this practice for judicial, repressive, and material studies. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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The New Book: Ebook Authoring Past, Present & Future Prof. William Harroff, Holman Library, McKendree College, Prof. Charlotte Johnson, Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University, UNITED STATES Overview: The main thrust of the workshop will be the use of Comic Life Deluxe as a multipurpose tool for the creation of unique electronic books. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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| 11:25-11:30 | 5 Minute ChangeOver |
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Print, Profit and Pedagogy: The School Aids and Text Book Publishing Company MaryLynn Gagné, University of Saskatchewan Library, Education Library, Saskatchewan, CANADA Overview: History and analysis of the School Aids Publishing Company which operated in Saskatchewan from the mid-thirties through to 1978. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Using Power Point in Theme Development Austin Melton, Department of Computer Science, Kent State University, Ohio, Dr Sonja Melton, Portage County Library System, UNITED STATES Overview: Point Power presentations are used to help students organize and develop written assignments. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Graphic Novel: Engaging New Literacies Dr. Gretchen Schwarz, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, UNITED STATES Overview: The growing popularity of the graphic novel, both in and outside the school setting, presents educators the opportunity to engage students in multiple literacies. Stream: Literacy |
Books and Reading as Elements of Pleasure: The Meaning of a University-Wide Reading Program in an Oral Society in the Middle East Robin L. Fetherston, Department of English/School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, QATAR Overview: This presentation focuses on the establishment in the face of such obstacles in Doha, Qatar, of a university-wide reading program, inspired by Chicago Library System’s “One Book, One City” project. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Inside Story: Exploring Classical Texts from a Variety of Cultures in the Primary School Classroom Dr Nicholas McGuinn, Department of Educational Studies, University of York, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: A report on how three primary schools in the north of England engaged with three classical texts as part of an outreach project organised by the British Library in London. Stream: Libraries |
Animal-Assisted Librarianship: Delivering Books to Remote Readers Jason Vance, Camden-Carroll Library, Morehead State University, KY, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper will present historical and modern uses of animals to deliver books to indigent populations in remote, rural areas of the United States, Africa, and Asia. Stream: Libraries |
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Managing Expectations for Educational Hybrid Books Kendra Leonard, Thomson Custom Solutions, Ohio, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper explores the editor’s function in the developmental process for hybrid books and offers methods for communicating the scope and intention of dynamic-content books to authors and readers. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
From Manuscript to Printed Page: Training Student Editors on Real Publications Casey L. Huff, Department of English, California State University, Chico, CA, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation describes how a medium-sized public university far from the publishing centers of the country developed a strong certificate program based on practical experience and mentoring from experienced editors. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Why I Will Always Teach LCSH: Helping Information Seekers Interpret the Meaning of Digital Records Rebecca Feind, Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr. Library, San Jose State University, UNITED STATES Overview: Reference Librarian Rebecca Feind will present examples of the necessity of teaching information seekers the basics of interpreting the meaning of formal digital records. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
Self-publishing an Artist's Book: An Artist's Journey into the Book Publishing World Chantal Zakari, Text and Image Arts Area, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation will address the challenges of publishing an art book about internet nudity and sex in today's political climate. Stream: Publishing |
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The World of Independent Publishing Dr. Kate Gale, Managing Editor Red Hen Press Editor Los Angeles Review Director Los Angeles Summer Institute, Red Hen Press, California, UNITED STATES Overview: Independent publishing, the future of publishing and digital printing. Stream: Publishing |
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| 12:35-13:35 | Lunch |
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| 13:35-14:40 | Parallel Sessions | |
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| 13:35-14:05 | 14:10-14:40 | |
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A Census of the Beaumont and Fletcher First Folio: Comedies and Tragedies (London, 1947) Dr David Rush Miller, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, UNITED STATES Overview: The Shakespeare First Folio (1623) was an edition of 1000 copies. The Beaumont and Fletcher First Folio (1647)was an edition of 2500 copies. My research collates information from libraries world-wide. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
A Historiographic Analysis of Visual Texts: Reviewing Information Graphic Methodologies as a Means of Historical Argument J.D. Jordan, Department of History, The University of Georgia, Georgia, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation examines the use of visual texts as a medium of communication for historical argument, emphasizing methods for interpretation and an analysis of successful visualization methods. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Future of Bookselling Dr Sidney Berger, Communications Department, Simmons College, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper looks at the old methods, examines where we stand now, and makes some predictions about where we are headed. Stream: Publishing |
Economic Issues in Shifting Publication Risk in Academic Publishing M. Gillian Mothersill, School of Graphic Communications Management, Ryerson University, Ontario, CANADA Overview: This paper explores the impacts of shifting the economic risk of monograph publishing from academic presses to authors in author-managed publishing. Stream: Publishing |
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From Athens to the Monastery: The Contentious Relationship between Scholarship and the Library and its Books Dr. Margaret Zeegers, School of Education, University of Ballarat., Victoria, AUSTRALIA Overview: This paper highlights unquestioned relationships between scholarship, libraries and books in the context of postmodernist concerns, when we atarted questioning everything. Stream: Libraries |
The Teaching of Information Literacy by Public Community College Librarians in the United States Dr. Jan Zuke, Granite City Campus Library Learning Resources, Southwestern Illinois College, Illinois, UNITED STATES Overview: A nationwide survey of community college librarians to determine to what extent they teach information literacy as described by the American Library Association. Stream: Libraries |
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A Practical Guide to Developing and Distribuing Multiple Media Texts Prof. Jennifer A. George-Palilonis, Journalism Department, Ball State University, IN, Prof. Brad King, College of Informatics, Northern Kentucky University, KY, UNITED STATES Overview: Paper will chronicle the authors' experiences in exploring a variety of digital publishing models for different types of content, including fiction, non-fiction and multimedia texts. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
Digital Rights Management and E-Learning Dr. Vicki L. Gregory, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, Florida, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper will focus on the current and probable future issues arising from the twin growth of digital rights management and distance education. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Comic? Book? or Of Maus and Manga: Visualizing Reading, Reading the Visual in Graphic Novels Prof. Donald F. Larsson, Department of English, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, UNITED STATES Overview: Drawing from narrative theory, this presentation will examine whether current theoretical accounts of narrative texts and readers’ activities are sufficient to deal with the complexities of the graphic novel. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Man of Letters as Hero Marianne Egeland, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, The University of Oslo, NORWAY Overview: In 1840, Thomas Carlyle defined the man of letters as his surpreme hero. The reason why and how his status later developed is the subject for this paper. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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From Aldus to iPod: Books and Personal Media Devices as Extensions of the Self Dr. Anna H. Perrault, Florida, Courtney Crummett, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida, UNITED STATES Overview: The role of the book in the formation of “the early modern self,”and the iPod as its modern equivalent are explored in a two-person dialogue. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
Defining the Book Today: A Perplexing Endeavor Catherine Zekri, Communications Division Arts and Science Faculty, University of Montreal, CANADA Overview: Building on empirical research to define emerging forms and practices of the book, this paper shows how the book has recently become a complex, elusive object difficult to circumscribe. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
| 14:40-15:45 | PLENARY SESSION 2 |
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| Truth Telling in the Book Publishing Marketplace Helene Atwan, Publisher, Beacon Press, USA Sara Nelson, Editor, Publisher's Weekly, USA Moderator: Jeff Seglin, Assoc Professor, Emerson College, Ethics Columnist New York Times, USA |
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| 15:45-16:00 | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 16:00-17:05 | Parallel Sessions | |||
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International Co-authorship in Academic Journals: A Chinese Perspective on Patterns, Motivations, Barriers and Benefits Jo Royle, Department of Communication, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, Louisa Coles, Communication and Languages, The Robert Gordon University, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: Based on the findings of recent research, this paper will focus on the motivations, barriers and benefits associated with international co-authorship amongst Chinese academics. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Lost Between Fact and Fiction: An Examination of Race, Slavery and Publishing in early New York City Dr. Thomas D. Beal, Department of History, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, NY, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper explores the way writers and publishers portrayed (fact and fiction) the life and death of Rose Butler, an African American arsonist. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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A Boy's Life: The Popularity of the Male Memoir Dr. Diane Penrod, Department of Writing Arts, Rowan University, NJ, UNITED STATES Overview: Centers on the rising popularity of memoirs written by men and the changes it brings to memoir. Highlights work by Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, Dave Eggars, and others. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Book Sprint: A New Model for Rapid Book Authoring and Content Development Marco Zennaro, Science Dissemination Unit, Enrique Canessa, Science Disssemination Unit, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Carlo Fonda, Science Dissemination Unit, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theretical Physics, TS, ITALY, Martin Belcher, INASP, UNITED KINGDOM, Rob Flickenger, Hacker Friendly LLC, UNITED STATES Overview: We discuss our experiences and successes with the "book sprint" methodology for use in rapid authoring and content development for books using a distributed team and appropriate collaborative technologies. Stream: Publishing |
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Intervention Programme In Disadvantaged Non-Reading Communities In South Africa Prof Myrna P. Machet, University of South Africa (UNISA), Nicoline Wessels, Department of Information Science, Unisa (University of South Africa), Gauteng, SOUTH AFRICA Overview: This paper focuses on family literacy as a reading intervention in disadvantaged communities in South Africa. An overview of various projects will be given and research results and lessons learnt. Stream: Libraries |
SALEM in History: A Collaborative Primary Source Website for K-12 History Teachers Abaigeal Duda, SALEM in History, Peabody Essex Museum/SALEM in History, Irene Axelrod, Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation explores issues in a collaborative effort to create a website using primary sources from a substantial manuscript library collection for the use of K-12 American history teachers. Stream: Libraries |
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Communicating about Cancer Research through Cronicas Dr Maria Cristina Dal Pian, DEPECOM, Advanced Centre in Oncology, Luiz Fernando Dal Pian, Institute of Economical Development and Environment – IDEMA, State Secretariat of Planning and Finance of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, BRAZIL Overview: The paper describes an attempt to bridge the gap between school science and public science knowledge by adding supplementary material to science textbooks in the form of 'Cronicas'. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
Which One Book would you Recommend to Entering College Freshmen? Dr. Charles Grenier, Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University, Louisiana, UNITED STATES Overview: Survey analysis of university summer reading programs for entering college freshmen in the U.S. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Hearing What's Read Dr. Rudi Meyer, Design Division, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, CANADA Overview: The dematerialization of written books into audio files has profound implications for our understanding of the idea of authority. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
Prescience Or Presumption: Vidal & McLuhan Prof. Thomas Nelson, School of Communications, Elon University, North Carolina, UNITED STATES Overview: The end of the book as we know it was predicted by authors Gore Vidal and Marshall McLuhan many years ago. Have the years proved them correct? Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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Teaching the Anthropology of Books and Reading Kevin Grace, Archives & Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation will focus on methods and resources for teaching how other cultures and societies around the world approach the physical book and the act of reading. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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| 17:05-17:50 | PLENARY SESSION 3 |
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| Print on Demand: A Revolution in the Making Bob Young, Lulu Moderator: Lisa Diercks, Graduate Program Director for the M.A. Program and Assistant Professor (2001) B.A., Tufts University; M.S., Boston University |
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| 18:00-19:00 | Literary Tour |
| Guide Susan Wilson, Author, The Boston Literary Trail Former Globe columnist "Sights and Insights," and author of The Literary Trail of Greater Boston, Boston Women's Heritage Trail: Guidebook, Walking Trails, Maps, Sights and Insights: A Multicultural Guide to Boston, and Forest Hill Cemetery Guidebook. In 1992 she received an award from the tourist organization Boston by Foot for enhancing public awareness and appreciation of Boston history, architecture, and the urban environment. In addition to being a professional writer, Ms. Wilson is also a photographer and educator. |
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| 19:30-19:35 | RECEPTION at OMNI PARKER HOUSE |
| Sponsored by Emerson College and Hougthon Mifflin Publishers |
| Saturday, 21 October |
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| 8:30-9:30 | PLENARY SESSION 4 |
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| The Bicentennial and Future of America’s First Dictionary John Morse, President & Publisher, Merriam-Webster Inc Moderator: Grafton Nunes, Dean, School of the Arts, Emerson College, USA |
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'Between' and the Neo-Existentialist Bildungsroman Prof Laurie Petrou, School of Radio and Television Arts, Ryerson University, Ontario, CANADA Overview: The connection between midlife and Bildungsroman in contemporary fiction, demonstrating a kind of neo-existentialism that reflects contemporary culture. Creative work as response. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Race for a Cure: Diabetes Doctors, Their Remedies and Their Publications Dr. Elizabeth Lane Furdell, Department of History, University of North Florida, FL, UNITED STATES Overview: During the 19th century, British competition for a cure for diabetes resulted in the promulgation of a variety of remedies. This paper examines key diabetologists and their often contradictory publications. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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May Massee and Marjorie Flack: A Classic Collaboration Jane Claes, University of Houston Clear Lake, Dr. Maureen White, School Library & Information Science Program, University of Houston - Clear Lake, Texas, UNITED STATES Overview: This study places the May Massee/ Marjorie Flack collaboration within the historical and literary framework of American children’s publishing. The contributions,the impact,and the legacy of their partnership are explored. Stream: Publishing |
The Origins of Hispanic Publishing in the Early American Republic Dr. Nicolas Kanellos, Arte Público Press And Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage, University of Houston, UNITED STATES Overview: The foundations of Hispanic publishing in the United States are to be found in the political tracts published on Early American presses by Hispanic exiles. Stream: Publishing |
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Core Lists, Teaching, and the Humanities: Resources for College Libraries as a Case Study Dr. Marcus Elmore, CHOICE, Association of College and Research Libraries, CT, UNITED STATES Overview: Examines the problems of building core lists in the humanities. Stream: Libraries |
Academic Relationships and the Future of the Library: The University of Alabama and the IMLS Fellowship Mei Mendez, University of Alabama Libraries, UNITED STATES Overview: Several IMLS Fellows share their experiences in mentor relationships and their resulting projects, which covered metadata, the role of the scholarly monograph in journal literature, and Google Book Search. Stream: Libraries |
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Literacy in the Global Village: The Impact of New Media on Democracy Prof. Brenda Wilson, Instructor of Communication Department of English and Communication, Tennessee Technological University, TN, UNITED STATES Overview: A theory-focused research paper presentation on the impact of new media and technology on literacy and democracy. I compare the impact of the Internet to Gutenberg's press. Stream: Literacy |
Performance Criticism: Dramatizing the Nature and Art of Fiction in Teaching Prof. David Madden, English Dept., Louisiana State University, LA, UNITED STATES Overview: A description of more of my experiments in teaching literature, especially fiction, as they relate to the nature and art of writing fiction. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Accordion Book: An Old Idea Reinvented for Digital Printing Prof. Manfred Breede, Ryerson University Faculty of Communication & Design, School of Graphic Communications Management, Assistant Professor Jason Lisi, School of Graphic Communications Management Faculty of Communication & Design, Ryerson University, CANADA Overview: The architecture of an accordion book prototype that is reproducible on a digital printing device. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
Is There a Book in you? The Resources Writers Need to Get Published Alison Mary Baverstock, The Business School Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: An exploration of the personal and professional resources needed by the would-be published, based on extensive research with writers, publishing professionals and other influencers Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Watching Readers: Service or Spyware? Michael Lesk, Department of Library and Information Science, Rutgers University, NJ, UNITED STATES Overview: If a system keeps track of what you read in order to recommend other items, is this is a reader service or is it an invasion of privacy? Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Oprah's Reading Revolution Prof Cecilia Konchar Farr, English and Women's Studies, College of Saint Catherine, MN, UNITED STATES Overview: Oprah's Book Club has challenged the way Americans choose and evaluate books. From promoting authors to encouraging readers, Oprah Winfrey is a literacy force to be reckoned with. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
| 10:35-10:45 | MORNING TEA |
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| 10:45-11:45 | PLENARY SESSION 5 |
| The Future of Bookselling Ed Morrow, Nothshire Bookstore, Vermont Sarah McNally, Mcnally-Robinson Book Sellers, New York Moderator: Sidney Berger, Simmons College, USA |
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Annotations on the Failure of Socialism in America Dr. Jason D. Martinek, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper uses an annotated copy of John Spargo's 1906 textbook to reflect on why socialism failed in the United States. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
When Not to Judge (Manuscript) Book by Its Cover (or Hands in It): Case of Codex Vaticanus Ottobonianus Graecus 210 (Ba) of Aeschylus Prof. Charles J. Zabrowski, Classics, Gettysburg College, PA, UNITED STATES Overview: This manuscript of Aeschylus was long ignored because the first scholar to examine it declared it damaged and supplemented by several hands. In fact they collaborated in this valuable witness. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Charles Carrington and the Commerce of the Risque Dr Paul Douglas, Department of English, Towson University, Maryland, UNITED STATES Overview: 19th century publisher Charles Carrington has a reputation of a publisher of erotica. However, he should be as well known as a publisher of well produced classical literature. Stream: Publishing |
Built By the Book for the Book: A New Perspective on the Urban University Library Prof. Neil Hunt, Information Systems & Operations Management, Robert Dugan, Mildred F. Sawyer Library, Suffolk University, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: Practice research presentation on how Suffok University created a library that is a signature, visual structure that accents the book, while still maintaining a state of the art technology focus Stream: Libraries |
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Google Book Search: Value-Added or Added Hype? Jaena Hollingsworth, University of Alabama, Alabama, UNITED STATES Overview: This session focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Google Book Search, as compared with the library catalog. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
What do Librarians Do: Facets of a Profession JoAnna Berry, Knowledge Services/Information Services Technical Library, United States Government Accountability Office, DC, Juliane Schneider, Ebsco Corporation, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: We will compare media, public, and indexing perceptions of librarians. Stream: Libraries |
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Student Writers, Student Authors and Technology: How Can Teachers Help Students Assert Their Voice Prof Sheila F. Sandapen, Arts and Sciences, Neumann College, PA, UNITED STATES Overview: What is the function of student writing in the classroom? How to inspire students to write for an audience and how can technology help achieve this goal? Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
Are Text Books & Slides Enough to Reach a Digital Savvy Multi-cultural Generation? Prof. Alice I. Chu, School of Fashion Faculty of Communication & Design, Ryerson University, Ontario, CANADA Overview: Teaching Color in a Digital Savvy and Multi-cultural Environment Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Anticipating Antiquity: Jean Jacques Boissard's 'Topographia Urbis Romae' (1681) and the Reworking of Rome Ir Willem de Bruijn, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: This paper investigates Boissard's book on Rome as a space of reconstruction and material reworking. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Poaching the Print: Theorising the Scrapbook in Stephen King's The Shining and Misery Amy Palko, Department of English Studies, University of Stirling, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: An investigation into the scrapbook as a site of struggle in Stephen King's Misery and The Shining. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Information Literacy: Teaching Students to Use What They Find Dr. Dave Cassady, Department of Media Arts, Lynda Larremore, Electronic and Information Services Coordinator, Pacific University, Oregon, UNITED STATES Overview: Though students have access to an overwhelming amount of information in today's world, using that information successfully can be a problem. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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| 12:50-13:50 | LUNCH |
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“Here is something methinks I should like to read”: American Access to Periodical Literature in the Eighteenth Century Prof. Keith A. Pacholl, Department of History, University of West Georgia, Georgia, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper will explore how Americans accessed periodical literature during the eighteenth century. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Pages from the Ashes: Publishing the Watts Writers Workshop Dr Béatrice Mousli Bennett, USC Francophone Resource Center, University of Southern California, California, UNITED STATES Overview: How three significant publications help established a literary community and gave voice to a minority. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Weeding in the Communal Garden Jeff Heck, Reese Library, Augusta State University, Georgia, UNITED STATES Overview: Examines weeding options for electronic books in the academic library. Stream: Libraries |
The Future of the Book in the Library Emily Missner Devaney, Drexel University, PA, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper will explore the book’s future role in libraries and will consider library books in terms of economics, traditions, practicality, and intimacy and emotions. Stream: Libraries |
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Linear Thought in an Age of Non-linearity: Threat of Interactive Technology to the Book Dr. Don A. Grady, School of Communications, Elon University, NC, UNITED STATES Overview: The book is a medium of linear expression. Interactive technology is radically altering our all forms of communications, such as the book. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
Addressing the Difficulty of Poetry Through the Use of Hypertext Lois O'Neill, Swirbul Library Electronic Resources/Reference, Adelphi University, NY, UNITED STATES Overview: Using hypertext tools to address the difficulty readers have understanding poetry. These tools foster active involvement, when reading, as well as a means to link to those details needing clarification. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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On the Optimal Use of the Print Collection in the Digitalization Epoch Assoc. Prof. Jianxin Liu, Foreign Languages Books Section, Tsinghua University Library, Beijing, CHINA Overview: The paper is about the best use of the print collection resources in the University Library in the context of digitalization in the epoch of highly advanced science and technology. Stream: Libraries |
Quo Vadis Book Culture? The German Publishing Industry and the Emergence of Film Jasmin Melanie Adam, Insitute of Book and Media Studies, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Rheinland-Pfalz, GERMANY Overview: The paper analysis the reactions and strategies of the German publishing industry in the wake of the emergence of the new medium film before World War I. Stream: Publishing |
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Sampson Low: A London Publisher Behind the Scene of the Victorian Book Trade Prof. James J. Barnes, Social Science Division, Wabash College, Indiana 47933, UNITED STATES Overview: The Victorian book trade would never have been the same had it not been for the multi-faceted activities of Sampson Low & Company. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Text as Mirror Dr. Donald R. Sunnen, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia, UNITED STATES Overview: Modern communication is seriously compromised by the lack of a guiding Text such as was sought during the Middle Ages. Stream: Literacy |
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The Technology and Storytelling of Color in the Sequential Narrative: Using Color to Tell Stories Prof. Durwin S. Talon, School of Informatics, Indiana University, IUPUI, IN, UNITED STATES Overview: Exploring the techniques of color theory and production technology used to immerse the reader within a graphic narrative. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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| 14:55-15:55 | PLENARY SESSION 6 |
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| Print on Demand: A Revolution in the Making [Part 2] Jason Epstein, Partner, On Demand Books, and former Editorial Director, Random House Moderator: Lisa Diercks, Writing, Literature & Publishing Department, Emerson College |
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| 15:55-16:10 | AFTERNOON TEA |
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Fiction and Immigration Politics: Case of Reyna Grande's Across a 100 Mountains Prof. Andrew M. McLean, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Wisconsin, UNITED STATES Overview: Grande's debut novel explores the humanity of "illegals" and the American politics of immigration. Her fiction presents the struggles of individuals in light of the confusing national discourse on immigration. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Novel Encounters: Publishing Yvonne Vera in the West Melissa R. Root, Department of English, University of Denver, CO, UNITED STATES Overview: Farrar, Straus and Giroux published four of Zimbabwean novelist Yvonne Vera's novels in the United States. What does her reception here tell us about global publishing? Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Value-added Processes in Publishing and the Impact of ICTs, the Democratization of Publishing and Globalization Dr Stuart Ferguson, School of Information Studies Faculty of Science & Agriculture, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Overview: Costs of publishing in a competitive global market make it increasingly difficult for publishers to continue adding value in what many have come to call a knowledge society. Stream: Publishing |
Back to the Future: Bookseller as Publisher-Once Again Graeme Connelly, Melbourne University Bookshop, University of Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA Overview: Describing the role that Booksellers can play in commissioning books for publication and assisting authors to self publish Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Texts, E-texts, and Research Questions for Academic Librarians Daniel Daily, Ramaker Library, Northwestern College, Iowa, UNITED STATES Overview: The paper will propose questions on undergraduates' reading, technology and library experiences. Discussion will focus on a capturing stories useful for library planning that envisions both printed and electronic books. Stream: Libraries |
Literacy Failure Case Studies: What Is Holding Them Back? Dr Margaret Carroll, School of Education, Saint Xavier University, Illinois, UNITED STATES Overview: Not all students learn to read at the expected age or with expected fluency and comprehension. An examination of several cases identifies contributing factors and potentially effective responses. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Literary Things: Marketing Authors in Objects Dr. Patricia Ard, School of American and International Studies, Ramapo College of New Jersey, New Jersey, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation will analyze the increase in marketing brand name authors through objects. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Hardly Worth Reading?: Recuperating the Great War Popular Novel Dr Jane Potter, Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: An illustrated analysis of the neglected popular novels of the Great War. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Has the Book Got a Pulse? Life after the “Terminal” Diagnosis Prof. Marnie Jones, University of North Florida, Florida, UNITED STATES Overview: Two “dire” reports, from the NEA and NAAL, suggest that technology undermines literacy. The workshop explores fallacies and what professionals ought to do in response. Stream: Literacy |
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Writing Their World: Exploring Authorship in Teacher Education by Writing Books for Children Dr. Peggy Laughlin, Elementary Education, University of Wyoming, Wyoming, Dr. Cheryl Winkley, Teacher Education, University of San Francisco, UNITED STATES Overview: Teacher authored books promote identity, voice and authentic language experiences in the classroom. A critical, transformative framework is considered, while exploring books written by teachers for children. Stream: Literacy |
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| 17:15-18:15 | PLENARY SESSION 7 |
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| Dan Tobin, Poet Pamela Painter, Short Fiction Richard Hoffman, Memoir Moderator: Henry DeWitt, Literature Faculty, Emerson College, and Founding Editor, Ploughshares |
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| 19:30-19:35 | CONFERENCE DINNER |
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| 8:30-9:00 | PLENARY SESSION 8 |
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| Reading the Cover: How Books are Positioned in the Market Angus Phillips, Director, Centre for Publishing Studies, Oxford Brookes University, UK |
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Microchip Implants and The Culture of Print: Abstraction Over Obsolescence Dr. Roy Joseph, Department of Journalism and Multimedia Arts, Duquesne University, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES Overview: Microchips and their attendant modes of information storage/dissemination will profoundly impact print culture. This analysis parses features of ‘abstraction’ that will foster survival of the ‘book’ in a different context. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
The Role of Books as Mentors for Women in Leadership Positions Dr. Helena Knorr, University of Minnesota, PA, UNITED STATES Overview: This presentation presents findings on a study conducted with women in top management positions that used books as mentors in their career advancement process. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Was There Irrational Exuberance in the U.S. Book Publishing Industry? An Analysis of University Presses and Commercial Academic Professional Book Publishers: 1989-2000 Dr. Albert Greco, Graduate Svchool of Business Administration, Fordham University, New York, Clara Rodriguez, Department of Sociology, Fordham University (NYC), Robert Wharton, Department of Management Systems, Fordham University, UNITED STATES Overview: Was there a decline in new title book output of university presses 1989-2000? Stream: Publishing |
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Framing Business Setting and Systems Development Life Cycle within an Information Systems Course Dr. Ali Ovlia, Department Of Mathematics and Computer Science, Webster University, Missouri, UNITED STATES Overview: Incorporating a practical and business setting into systems development life cycle theories and concepts Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Back to the Books: Literary Studies and Special Collections Prof. Susan Jaret McKinstry, English Department, Kristi Wermager, Gould Library, Carleton College, MN, UNITED STATES Overview: Our presentation describes a collaborative project focused on the book as object in liberal arts courses. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Demise of the Disguise: Plagiarism and Translation in an Emerging Global Context Prof. Marilyn Piety, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel University, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper argues that the increasing ease of the spread of information is beginning to threaten the once thriving practice of plagiarism across languages. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Books as Media: The Adaptation Industry Dr Simone Murray, School of English, Communications & Performance Studies, Monash University, Victoria, AUSTRALIA Overview: This paper proposes reconfiguring adaptation studies by conceptualising adaptation as an industry - a complex network of authors, literary agents, editors, publishers, literary prize committees, film/TV producers and screenwriters. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Visions of Modernity: The Brazilian Vanguard Text and the Search for a National Identity Patricia A. Soler, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University, DC, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper discusses publications produced by Brazilian Modernist (avant-garde) literary groups during the 1920s. Drawing upon Art Deco aesthetics, the artists sought to establish new forms of national identity. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Big Read: Cultural Authority and the Construction of the Popular Canon Dr David Wright, CRESC (ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change) Sociology Discipline, The Open University, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: An analysis of The Big Read, a UK television and internet search for 'the nation's favourite books', in the context of sociological accounts of the literary field. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Why Socrates Was Wrong about Books: How to Write Non-Fiction That Sells - Without Prostituting the Truth Dr. Michael Babcock, Department of Fine Arts, Liberty University, VA, UNITED STATES Overview: A practical 'how to' workshop designed to challenge and equip academics to popularize their knowledge through mainstream writing and publishing. Stream: Publishing |
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| 10:10-11:00 | PLENARY SESSION 9 |
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| Towards the Semantic Web: A Survey of Contemporary Text Transformations Prof Mary Kalantzis, Dean, College of Education, University of Illinois, USA Overview: This presentation takes as its counterpoint heritage textual practices from the world of modern literacy, and the social and cultural tendencies that these have historically reflected and supported. It addresses the ways in which the new textual practices of the incipient ‘Semantic Web’ are emerging to be paradigmatically different. |
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| 11:00-11:15 | MORNING TEA |
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Readers’ Perceptions: The Book as Device or as Aesthetic Object Prof Claire A. Woods, School of Communication, Information and New Media, Assoc Prof Kurt Lushington, School of Psychology Division Education, Arts and Social Sciences, South Australia, Dr Jonathan Crichton, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures Education, University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA Overview: Student response to interacting with electronic books, digital texts and the book. The e-book as an educational tool and the aesthetic pleasures of creating and responding to texts. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Riposte Readers’ Perceptions: The Book as Device or as Aesthetic Object. Prof. Richard Bellaver, Center for Information and Communication Sciences, Ball State University, IN, UNITED STATES, Assoc Prof Kurt Lushington, School of Psychology City East Campus, Prof Claire A. Woods, School of Communication, University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA Overview: Critical review of the title paper. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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The Illustrated Henry James: 'The Beast in the Jungle' as Example Prof. Susan Bazargan, English Department, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper considers illustrated editions of Henry James's works and examines, in particular, the 1963 illustrated edition of 'The Beast in the Jungle.' Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Noblesse Oblige: France's Bibliotèque de la Pléiade Claire Keith, Department of Modern Languages & Cultures, Marist College, NY, UNITED STATES Overview: The paper reviews the cultural and historical idiosyncrasies behind the prestigious and successful French book collection La Pléiade. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Volumes Reconfigured: Sculptural Investigation into the Life Cycle of Ideas/Books Holly A. Senn, Mortvedt Library; Information, Technology & Services, Pacific Lutheran University, WA, UNITED STATES Overview: A presentation of visual images demonstrates the sculptor’s investigations about the life cycle of books, ideas, and the transfer of knowledge. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Innovation or Tradition? Information Literacy and Its Foundation: A Critical Library View John Buschman, Dorothy Warner, Rider University Library, Rider University, New Jersey, UNITED STATES Overview: Information Literacy is touted as natural for the young. Our work reviews data in librarianship indicating there are problems with this view. Traditional book/print basis of IL is much underestimated. Stream: Libraries |
Multicultural Books and the Culture Wars in the 21st Century Dr. Christopher A. Shinn, Department of English, Florida State University, Florida, UNITED STATES Overview: This paper analyzes the discourse on multiculturalism in relation to book publishing in the late twentieth century, exploring significant global changes to an assumed national discourse. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Development of National Book Policy in a Post Apartheid Society: The Process and Challenges Glenn Ujebe Masokoane, Cultural Development, Department of Arts and Culture, SOUTH AFRICA Overview: The Department of Arts and Culture is in the process of developing the very first National Book Policy in the post-apartheid South Africa. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Multifold Iterations: Letterpress Printing as Critical Practice Prof. Megan O'Connell, Art Department, University of Maine, Maine, UNITED STATES Overview: In exploring foundry type and hand printing, students cultivate an ability to translate, question and deconstruct texts. The book becomes a hybrid object, bridging tradition and experimentation; concept and vehicle. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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Competing with Free Todd Anderson, Bookstore, University of Alberta, Alberta, Dr. Jerome Martin, Spotted Cow Press, CANADA Overview: At a few campuses faculty have converted from textbooks to augment their classes, to delivering content through free web sites. Stream: Educational Resources and Learning |
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| 12:20-13:05 | LUNCH |
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Covering Photography: A Metaphorical History of Photography Through Fiction and Poetry Book Covers Karl Baden, Fine Arts Department, Boston College, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES Overview: A study of the relationship between important images from the History of Photography and their role as metaphorical descriptions of the content of fiction and poetry. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Art of the Book: Libri ad Libris (Books to Books) Janine Wong, College of Visual and Performing Arts Design Department, University of Massachusetts, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: As technology advances even further in the next few decades, books, which are century-old placeholders, will once again become the objects of great human reverence. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Cheap Thrills: Bluebeard in Victorian Chapbooks Dr. Casie Hermansson, English Department, Pittsburg State University, UNITED STATES Overview: A detailed description and anaylysis of the late eighteenth century and Victorian chapbook industry focusing on the Bluebeard fairy tale. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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The Role of Protestant Christianity in Modern Young Adult Realistic Fiction Dr. Janet Hilbun, Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Studies, Texas, UNITED STATES Overview: The influence of the religious right into political and social arenas of the United States has sparked an increased interest in religion and religious ideas in young adult realistic fiction. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Whole Book Approach: Picture Books as Learning Objects Megan Lambert, Education, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: An introduction to The Whole Book Appraoch to evaluating and using picture books in support of verbal and visual literacy, devleoped at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Stream: Literacy |
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Enclosure of the Knowledge Commons: The Role of Scholarly Publishers, Librarians, and Scholars Tami Oliphant, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CANADA Overview: Using political economic theory, this presentation explores the exploitation of the knowledge commons (academic libraries) by three primary constituents--publishers, librarians, and scholars. Stream: Publishing |
Exploring the Effects of the Digital Environment on Society’s Archive: A Life-Cycle Approach Dr. Jana Bradley, School of Information Resources and Library Science, The University of Arizona, Arizona, UNITED STATES Overview: The Internet is affecting all aspects of publication. Examining the movement of published works in society from a life-cycle approach highlights important shifts in society's collective approach to its archive. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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"This Memoir is a Subjective Truth": Marketing the Real and the Desire for Literary ‘Authenticity’ Anna Kiernan, School of Humanities Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: This paper will seek to address some of the ethical and aesthetic concerns that emerge from the rise of narrative non-fiction publications in an increasingly competitive literary market place. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
Scots Language Publishing: Indigenous Language Publishing Tim Conner, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: An examination of the Scots language publishing activity by Scottish publishers. The main focus being on the development of a new publisher’s experience in this particular niche. Stream: Publishing |
Publishing’s Effect on Literacy: Experiences in the Pacific Islands Linda Crowl, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, NSW, AUSTRALIA Overview: Book publishing in the Pacific Islands has played a strong role in the growth of literacy and could do so in the future. Stream: Publishing |
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Information Literacy Overload and the Impact of Misinformation, Disinformation, and eInformation on End Users of Hard Copy and Online Publications Dr. Helen Amoriggi, Faculty of Education, McGill University, CANADA Overview: Whose fault is it that we are all inundated with both analogue and digital educational and learning resources and who’s to blame if readers do not know how to cope? Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
What Publishers don’t know about how their Readers (eReaders) deal with Information (eInformation) Literacy Overload. The Gutenberg - Gates Dichotomy! Joel Bonn, eSpeedReading Productivity2020©, CANADA Overview: In 1455 publishing was slow. The reading rate was 240 WPM. In 1995 digital publishing was faster. Reading rate still the same! What’s wrong here? Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
The Strange Life and Death of Edinburgh Map Publishing Prof. Iain Stevenson, UCL Centre for Publishing School of Library Archive and Information Studies, University College London, UNITED KINGDOM Overview: Describes the history of map publishing in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, outlining why it developed and why it disappeared. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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A Book for All Seasons: Accessing the Future - Why Shifting Demographics Will Change the Way We Read... Ryan Klomp, Student Academic Success Service, University of Ottawa, Tim Nolan, Centre for Student Development, McMaster University, Ontario, CANADA Overview: A workshop examining the accessibility of published materials to the entire population and what the industry can do to respond Stream: Publishing |
When Words Become Untouchable: A Case for Book-Making in the Classroom Prof Nicole Henderson, English Department, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut, UNITED STATES Overview: Why having students make their own touchable books, full of their own printed words, is so important in an elearning university culture. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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| 14:45-14:55 | Afternoon Tea |
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The Ill-Tempered Musician: The Contested Role of Tunebooks in Irish "Trad" Music Prof. Mina J. Carson, Department of History, Oregon State University, OR, UNITED STATES Overview: Irish "trad" musicians hotly contest whether or not it is appropriate to use tunebooks in teaching and learning Irish tunes. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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A Different Kind of Club: Literacies of an After School Book Club for Adolescent Girls Dr. Katanna Conley, Department of Secondary Education, University of Vermont, Vermont, UNITED STATES Overview: This research describes a book club for high school girls. It examines the ways participants took engaged both with the novels they read and with one another. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
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Women’s Diaries and TEI: A Historian’s Adventures in Web-Publishing Prof Kathryn Tomasek, History, Wheaton College, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: Describes a project used in an introductory-level course in U.S. Women’s History at a small liberal arts college and subsequent developments in both the teaching and research of the instructor. Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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An Analysis of Rejection Letters from Literary Agents James Payne, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Mississippi, MS, Dr Esim Erdim Payne, Department of Modern Languages, University of Mississippi, UNITED STATES Overview: An analysis of 314 rejection letters from literary agents were conducted to show the frequency and type of rejection letters Stream: Publishing |
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What Does Open Access Mean for the Book? Dr. Robin Peek, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, MA, UNITED STATES Overview: The Open Access movement has reached major milestones world-wide, but while the focus has been on scholarly articles, what are the implications for the book? Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts |
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Publish or Perish Circa 1600: Cervantes' Paratexts Prof. Julio Baena, Associate Prof. of Spanish Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, University of Colorado, Colorado, UNITED STATES Overview: In his paratexts (prologues, dedications, etc.) Cervantes speaks more often of death than life, while using the classic metaphor of the book as a 'child' of the author. Stream: Books, Writing and Reading |
| 15:30-16:30 | PLENARY SESSION 10 |
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| Global Publishing & the Developing World Bill Carman, Publisher/Senior Communications Advisor for International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada Michael Jensen, Director of Web Communications for the National Academies, Washington DC Dr. Donald Young, co-chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Moderator, Laura Fillmore, President, Open Book Systems (OBS), Rockport, Mass. |
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| 16:30-17:15 | CONFERENCE CLOSE |