Physical Books Research Articles

Pengaruh Sikap pada Ebook dan Sikap pada Buku Fisik terhadap Minat Baca Masyarakat di Era Industri 4.0

One of the creative industry’ products which are inside of it are writings and pictures produced from one's creative thinking is book. For some communities, reading physical books are still an option if compared with reading digital book or called e-book. This is related with the age, neighborhood, social status and the level of education. Along with the development of the times, there has been a lot of growing up the publishing industry and also the profession of book writer, but it is not end by printing physical books, but in digital platform only. The process of e-book selling is increase every day and it become a capable industry to sustain the economic needs of communities. The quantitative research that compiled by collecting questionnaire data to the people of Jakarta and surrounding areas provides data presentation that Ebooks and physical books are important factors that influence people's interest in reading in the industrial era 4.0. Both types of books have their own appeal to attract individual mints according to different age groups.

Aristotle’s Methodology for Natural Science in Physics 1-2: a New Interpretation

In this essay I will argue for an interpretation of the remarks of Physics 1.1 that both resolves some of the confusion surrounding the precise nature of methodology described there and shows how those remarks at 184a15-25 serve as important programmatic remarks besides, as they help in the structuring of books 1 and 2 of the Physics. I will argue that “what is clearer and more knowable to us” is what Aristotle goes on to describe in 1.2—namely, that nature exists and that natural things change—his basic starting-point for natural science. This, I shall hope to show, is the kind of “immediate” sense datum which Aristotle thinks must be further analyzed in terms of principles (archai) and then causes (aitia) over the course of Physics books 1 and 2 to lead to knowledge about the natural world.[1] Such an analysis arrives at, as I shall show, a definition (horismos) of nature not initially available from the starting-point just mentioned (i.e., it is in need of further analysis), and which is clearer by nature.[2] It is not my aim here to resolve longstanding debates surrounding Aristotle’s original intent in the ordering and composition of the first two books of the Physics, nor how the Physics is meant to fit into the Aristotelian corpus taken as a coherent whole, but rather to show that the first two books of the Physics, as they stand, fit with the picture of methodology for natural science presented to us in 1.1.
 
 [1] An interesting consequence of this, and one which I shall not pursue in this paper at any length, is that the progression from what is clearer to us and what is clearer by nature is by necessity a form of revision: i.e., the Physics should not be seen as a work validating the “starting-point” of 1.2 contra the monists, but a work which gradually builds to the language of matter and form as what is clearer by nature.
 [2] Viz., what we find at the beginning of 2.1: “this suggests that nature is a sort of source (arche) and cause (aition) of change and remaining unchanged in that to which it belongs primarily of itself, that is, not by virtue of concurrence” (192b20-22).

Hosting Art Exhibits to Enhance Student Engagement: A Case Study at a Commuter College

A commuter campus library hosted an art exhibit in November 2019 to increase engagement levels of local high school and university students and to involve them in scholarly activities. The exhibit displayed student, faculty, and staff submissions on campus. The library space on campus features comfortable seating and desktop computers, with a collection robust with virtual holdings, but scant print volumes. Without physical print books, the library lacks the overt visual cues that can prompt students to seek out traditional library services. To increase student interactions, the librarians use outreach efforts to promote library services. Data collected via surveys from the event participants attempted to measure the impact that the event had on awareness of library services by participants.

Repurposing Risograph Machines: The Allure of Small‐Scale Printmaking in the Era of Big Data

Paper documents are increasingly being replaced with digital files, infinitely replicable for seemingly no cost. Yet I've always felt the pull of paper, with a personal affinity for physical books and a background in magazine production. Through my recreational publishing practice, I learn of the “riso” or risograph, a duplicating machine increasingly adopted by Bay Area artists and technology corporations alike. Upon first glance, most risograph models resemble familiar Xerox machines, with their boxy, gray exteriors, protruding buttons, and hinged tops that cover glass beds for scanning.Through my own experiences and interviews with subject matter experts, however, I come to understand the allure of the risograph: its temperamental nature as an analog machine and the uniquely “human” quality of the prints it renders. I posit the risograph's popularity is a response to technological advances and resulting societal changes, acting as a reprieve to digital modes of aesthetic and community engagement. The rise of the risograph machine thus suggests both the appeal and the limits of scale: its origins as a low‐cost printer among artists highlight the draw of multiplicity, whereas its adoption among tech companies, ironically, suggest the limits of seemingly infinite content and growth.

The degree of taking into account the questions of the physics book for the twelfth grade for the scientific and industrial branches in Jordan, according to Bloom's modified levels of knowledge: درجة مراعاة أسئلة كتاب الفيزياء للصف الثاني عشر للفرعين العلمي والصناعي في الأردن وفق مستويات بلوم المعرفية المعدلة

This study aimed to analyze the questions of physics book for the twelfth grade for science and industry branch in Jordan in light of bloom’s revised taxonomy. Which consisted of (94) major questions, includes (261) sub-questions, where the sub-question was considered a unit of analysis. The researcher adopted the intentional method in selecting the sample and used the descriptive analytical approach to conduct the study, where he used a card to analyze the levels of cognitive levels according to the Bloom’s taxonomy. The searcher used percentages and the arithmetic mean of the statistical treatment, the results showed that the physics book questions focused on two dimensions of the knowledge (factual knowledge (25%) & conceptual knowledge (75%)). but in the cognitive process dimensions focused on the lowest thinking levels (25- 43 %), where the level of (apply) came in the first place (43%), and (remember)in the second (30%), and (understand)in the third (25%). While it showed weakness in the focus on the higher thinking levels, the level of (analyze) got (2%), and there were no levels of evaluating and creating levels. The study recommended that the questions should be distributed over all of the knowledge dimensions, especially (procedural knowledge & creative knowledge), also should focus on the higher thinking levels, and trains the authors of the questions in preparing and formulating the questions in a manner consistent with cognitive levels of Bloom's revised classification.

The Multisensory Experience of Handling and Reading Books.

The failure of e-books to take over from the traditional print format, as was so confidently predicted would happen only a few years ago, highlights how there is more to reading than merely the content of what we see. In fact, like any other object, the experience of interacting with a book, especially an old or historic volume, offers the reader the potential for a multisensory encounter. One that involves not only what the book looks and feels like, both the weight of the volume and the feel of the pages, but also the distinctive smell. In fact, one might also want to consider the particular sound made by the pages as they are turned over. However, it is the smell of older, and seemingly more olfactorily-redolent, works that appears to be especially effective at triggering nostalgic associations amongst readers. It is therefore only by understanding the multisensory nature of handling books, as stressed by this review, that one can really hope to fully appreciate the enduring appeal of the traditional format in the modern digital era. Several recent exhibitions that have attempted to engage their visitors by means of exploring the multisensory appeal of historic books or manuscripts in their collections are briefly discussed. While the multisensory mental imagery that is typically evoked by reading is unlikely to differ much between the print and e-book formats, there is nevertheless still some evidence to suggest that physical books can occasionally convey information more effectively than their digital counterparts.

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Introduction

This article serves as the framework for the forum on the history of libraries, presented at the Making of the Humanities conference in Somerville College, the University of Oxford, in September 2017. The article offers an overview of the development of books and libraries, primarily in the Western world, with emphasis on the physical book—including the supports on which texts are written—within the library. The library as a locus of scholarly communication with present and past authors and its cataloguing and delivery systems are discussed. The conclusion returns to the role of the library as related to questions of ephemerality and the preservation of knowledge. The three contributing papers and one section of the introductory paper provide examples from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries of humanistic and ecclesiastical-humanistic Italian libraries and their intellectual, social, and political milieux; sources of patronage; and roles in the intellectual life of their times.

Smart Learning Companion (SLAC)

Augmented Reality (AR) tends to merge the computing world with the real world, giving way to an incredible user experience. This field is not only limited to entertainment but has been utilized in various domains including healthcare, education and training. Realizing the potential of Augmented Reality in improving the learning experience, researchers have explored many ways of incorporating AR in the field education. Consequently, this research is focused on providing interactive and customized learning experience to book readers. We present a mobile application, Smart Learning Companion (SLAC), for physical books that provide a virtual content for a book. The virtual content include, 3D animations, Quizzes, explanation of content in native language and many other features. The virtual content is activated as soon as pages are scanned with a mobile phone or tablet. Smart Learning Companion explains animated educational content and provides an interactive user experience. The aim of SLAC is to encourage students to learn on their own by making books more interactive. Smart Learning Companion provides explanation in Urdu, solutions of exercises with animations, quizzes for each section, and overall result that shows the student progress. This will help to reduce the dependency of students on others for learning making them capable of self-learning. Smart Learning Companion applications are developed for four books to conduct the experiments. Experimental study is conducted to show the effectiveness of Smart Learning Companion application. The results show that our application helped students to understand the concepts more easily as explanation was provided in national language of Pakistan, that is, Urdu.

Reconstruction of vocational high school physics instructional materials

Instructional materials for static electricity and dynamic electricity for Physics subjects in Vocational High Schools are not in accordance with the scope of the material contained in the Electronics Department: (1) The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the teaching materials of static electricity and dynamic electricity in Physics in the Electronics Department; (2) Qualitative Content Analysis Method was used to explore the contents of seven book titles with different publishers and is strengthened through inter-views with Physics teachers in the Department of Electronics. In the process of analyzing the content of the contents of this textbook used Atlas.ti computer software; (3) The findings show that the content in the Vocational High School Physics books pub-lished by several publishers does not yet have specific conformity with the Department of Electronics; (4) conclusion. There are code relating to the content content, researchers only specify it into 39 code titles in the VHS Physics Textbook. from qualitative analysis. The level of compatibility of the content of the material with the 2013 Revised Curriculum was 42.86%, the availability of pictures was 75%, examples of questions from the equa-tions of each series were 85.71%, the suitability of the practicum with the Electrical Clump was 14.29%. content conformity with the Revised 2013 Curriculum and electro majors has a slightly low percentage of 42.86%. So in this study, the authors reconstruct VHS Physics teaching materials for the Electrical Department and also make VHS Physics teaching materials for the Electrical Clump.

78‐2: Using Physical Books as Interfaces to Digital Displays

A new form of interaction with digital displays is described, using the pages and binding of a physical book as the interface. This leads to a form of augmented book, or a‐book, which can seamlessly trigger multimedia content on a nearby device using embedded light, pressure or touch sensors.

Los libros de texto y los futuros profesores de Física

Los libros de texto son estructurantes del curriculum. Su muy escaso uso, a pesar de los diversosimpulsos oficiales, genera inconvenientes que se consolidan conforme pasan las generaciones.Esta situacion motivo la realizacion de este trabajo, que en su primera parte repasa algunas posturassobre el libro de texto. En una segunda parte se presentan los resultados de indagacionesrealizadas con alumnos de profesorado acerca de cuales habian sido sus libros de Fisica de referenciadurante su pasaje por secundaria. Por ultimo, se plantea una idea para poder interpretary encausar algunas de las criticas al uso del texto, de modo de focalizarse en aprovechar losbeneficios de su utilizacion.

Evaluation of the Book of Physics for the tenth basic Class According to teachers in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate: تقويم كتاب الفيزياء للصف العاشر الأساسي من وجهة نظر المدرسين في محافظة رام الله والبيرة

The research aims at (Evaluation of the Book of Physics for the Tenth Basic Class According to Teachers). To achieve that, the researcher used the questionnaire as the instrument of this study, and which was applied on purpose sample of (46) teacher with percentage 33% from the teacher’s community in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate public and private schools. The results revealed moderate positive evaluation as the percentage of evaluation for the total score was (63.8%). The order of the sixth domains of book was (language and general layout, aims, evaluation methods, increasing attitudes, learning methods, and content) as descending order. The general percentage to provide every domain in the Science Book for Tenth Grade was (67.2%, 67%, 66.6%, 65.8%,62.8%,61.8%) as descending order. And there were significant differences at (α=0.05) due to school type and specialization. While there are no significant differences at (α=0.05) in evaluation degree due to gender, academic qualification, and experience.

The Books of Sigismund II Augustus in Vilnius University Library: Decorations of Book Covers and New Data about Provenances

In this article, the latest data about the personal book collection items of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus in Vilnius University (VU) Library are presented. The authors that have been doing research on these books have not ascertained all of the embossed images that were used for cover decoration and have not identified the locations of where these books were bound and have not disclosed all of the provenances. In order to amend the lack of knowledge about the books of Sigismund II Augustus in VU library, the book covers of the King’s personal library were reviewed de visu and decorative ornaments were described. The ownership signs of the books were registered once again. While describing and comparing these books with the copies in various libraries of the world, the number of physical books (14) and publications in composite volumes (21) kept in VU library was assessed. The name of one book and a publisher’s imprint of two books were specified, eight provenances that were not mentioned by previous authors were registered. While describing book covers, the embossed images were given provisory names. Connections between the supralibros, dates of binding, decorative wheels, single embossed images, and other decorative elements were detected and lead to a reasonable conclusion that eight out of fourteen books from the Sigismund II Augustus collection were bound in Kraków, five were bound by bookbinders in Vilnius, while one was rebound in the 18th century. The identification of tools used by craftsmen that worked in Kraków and Vilnius will allow to ascertain the manufacturing location of similar book covers made in the middle of the 16th century.

Smearing time: Critical temporality and corporate ontology

Since 1972 a leap second has been introduced into global time standardization systems, due to the discrepancy between Coordinated Universal Time and International Atomic Time. Until recently, the leap second has been a consensual, if mildly uncanny adjustment, a para-governmental temporal wobble. Google's explanation of its actions with regard to the insertion of a leap second smeared into its Network Time Protocol servers is couched in terms of a period extending initially over 20 h, ultimately reaching 24 h. Google is intent on taking ownership of the smear and transducing it into a technologically stabilised change. Although there are a number of different strategies of smearing time, Google advocates for its standard smear that it wants other digital giants like Bloomberg, Amazon and Microsoft to replicate. In this paper we first analyze Google's temporal strategy in terms of its affinities and departures from the classical view of time in Aristotle's core considerations in the Physics Book IV, in terms of a consonant enumeration but in our example at variable speeds/intervals, and then in terms of Wolfgang Ernst's conception of time-critical media. Leap seconds conform to Ernst's sense of kairotic time, an auspicious micro-moment that is both techno-mathematically pre-defined and decisive for ensuring operationality. Google executes smeared time-critical processes but wants to establish mastery over the measurement and manipulation of humanly imperceptible microtemporal events by inhabiting temporal ontology itself, proposing its practice, based on misleading its servers, as a model for other digital hegemons.

Absorbing What Is Useful: Technology, Classification Systems, and Intangible Knowledge

The following paper uses martial arts manuals to demonstrate the relationship between knowledge preservation and technology. It argues that technological constraints can influence the way information is organized, classified, and represented, thus affecting the way knowledge is translated into information. This paper explores how the technological limitations of a physical book cannot preserve the complexity of intangible knowledge in martial arts. The roles of hierarchy, transparency, standardization, and metadata are explored in the process of creating effective information-as-thing. Understanding the way technology affects the preservation of knowledge will better inform the preservation of intangible cultural knowledge in the cultural heritage field. Finally, a suggestion is made for an open-source website as an effective method for preserving intangible knowledge. 

The Asclepian art of medicine and surgery.

To summarize the available information from mythology, archeology, and classical literature aiming to compose the image of Asclepieia, Asclepius, and the Asclepiads, and to depict the atmosphere of medicine in its infancy. A thorough literature search was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar as well as in physical books in libraries to summarize the pharmacies and pain practices used for trauma in ancient Greece. The antiquity of medicine is confirmed by the worship of God Apollo and Asclepius, who were the persons who possessed the knowledge of medicine and surgery, and delivered it to mortals. The available archaeological data, stone offerings, and inscriptions from Asclepieia were the first testimonies of divine and human knowledge and provide insights on individual cases of patients cured by the Asclepiads. Sparse descriptions offer a first glimpse of the methods and means used by the first priests-physicians for wound healing and diseases treatment. Asclepieia established the roots of medicine and the first step of human knowledge, and contributed to the field of surgery and pharmacology that gave birth to the rational medicine. With Hippocrates and his research, the circle of Asclepieia ended, and the era of the organized medical schools with theories and experiments on every aspect of medicine begun.

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Media Pembelajaran Online Untuk Mendukung Belajar Pada Stebis Islam Darussalam

This research was conducted to develop a learning system in STEBIS Islam Darussalam. STEBIS Islam Darussalam is one of the private universities in South Sumatra Province, Lempuing District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. The learning system in STEBIS Islam Darussalam which is currently being implemented face-to-face meetings in the classroom with several ways of delivering material include presentations, discussions, and questions and answers directly. The media used in learning are physical books, projectors, and blackboards. As for the weaknesses of this system, if there are students who are not familiar with the material and miss the material it will be difficult to study or repeat the material because they have to find book sources that are used as reference material. Students who want to relearn the material must also bring the material in physical form, it is also quite difficult if it cannot be carried anywhere. The solution to overcome these problems is the need for the development and addition of online learning media such as online modules. The online module is presented in an electronic format and accessed online. The purpose of developing online learning media is to facilitate students in learning and repeating material, because learning media can be accessed online. The method used in system development is the waterfall method with several stages of requirements (requirements analysis), system design (system design), coding (coding) & testing (testing), Program Implementation, maintenance. This research produced online learning media at STEBIS Islam Darussalam.

<em>A Companion to the History of the Book</em>, 2nd edition. Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose, eds.

When he declared, “the physical book really has had a 500-year run” in a 2009 interview, Jeff Bezos might well be forgiven for thinking that the book began with Gutenberg. Histories of the book have tended to give the impression that it emerged with movable type and existed largely, if not exclusively, in Mainz, New York, London, Paris, Venice, and environs. The first edition to A Companion to the History of the Book, first published in 2007, was a welcome, albeit modest, corrective to this narrow focus. While the bulk of its attention was on print in Western Europe and the United States, it incorporated chapters on manuscripts, books in Asia and Latin America, and the Hebraic and Islamic traditions, broadening the scope of book history both chronologically and geographically.