Book Production Research Articles

From Manuscripts to Machines: The Evolution of Book Publishing Devices

The paper discusses the publishing devices of the book throughout their transformational journey, starting from ancient manuscripts up to modern printing technologies. The study examines early printing techniques-from the laborious process of handwritten manuscripts through woodblock printing and movable type by personalities such as Bi Sheng and Johannes Gutenberg, respectively. With the invention of lithography and offset printing, mass production of books became customary in the 18th and 19th centuries and made books more publicly available. It further examines the effects of digital printing and electronic publishing in this century, which have redefined the production, distribution, and consumption of written material. It looks at the technological developments of these and how each of them has helped democratize knowledge and increased literacy rates globally.

Development of problem mind mapping-based learning model (PMM-BL) integration patterns to improve critical thinking skills in primary school students

PISA 2022 data shows that Indonesia's ranking has risen 5-6 positions compared to PISA 2018. However, even though there was an increase in ranking in PISA 2022, Indonesia recorded a decrease in scores in each ability assessment subject. Therefore, Indonesia actually still has the opportunity to develop a model (PMM-BL) integration patterns to improve critical thinking skills because it has the capacity and potential that have not yet been developed. The purpose of this research is to produce a PMM-BL model book product and its operational form to improve critical thinking skills and test differences in students' critical thinking skills before and after implementing the PMM-BL. The research subjects during the limited trial of the PMM-BL model were fifth-grade students at SDN Bandulan 2, Malang City, Indonesia. The research method used is research and development (R&D). The development procedure is guided by the stages of the systems approach model, namely Dick & Cary's learning system development design model. This study examined the development of the PMM-BL model and its operational form to improve critical thinking skills and examines differences in students' critical thinking abilities before and after implementing the PMM-BL model.

Publishers and production of academic books in Mexico: 2013-2019.

Background: The project Cartografía de la Edición Académica Iberoamericana aims to analyze the production of academic books in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in the Americas. Following the path opened by similar studies in Colombia and Brazil, we present the results for Mexico. Objectives: To analyze academic books published in Mexico between 2013 and 2019 to examine the entities that published the books and their respective shares in the total output. Methods: A mix of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used to characterize the Mexican publishers of academic books based on data on ISBNs, the International Standard Book Numbers. The data comprised the information provided to the agency that assigns a unique ISBN to each book. We also used the Delphi method and formed discussion groups of experts. The groups were set up on the basis of responses to semi-structured questionnaires that sought to determine the criteria an entity must satisfy to be considered an academic publisher. Conclusions: Of the 196 533 ISBNs issued in Mexico between 2013 and 2019, 117 929 (60%) were issued for books dealing with academic subjects. Commercial publishers accounted for the largest share of those books (63 044 ISBNs, or 53.4% of all the academic books), followed by university presses (29 628 ISBNs, or 25.1%). The group of experts suggested that among the 1289 publishers that requested ISBNs for academic books, only 151 (11.7%) can be considered truly academic publishers; 678 (52.6%) cannot; and 460 (35.7%) were borderline cases, as they meet some but not all the criteria for them to be considered truly academic.

Perceptions of e-lending in Scandinavian libraries: tension and harmony between institutional logics

ABSTRACT This study examines e-lending dynamics in Scandinavian public libraries, by exploring the relationship between libraries and publishing houses. We ask how representatives of both fields perceive the public library’s role. Public libraries and publishers have traditionally served different roles in the book sphere: the library as a key cultural policy institution providing access to information and culture, and the publishers as involved in the production of books, operating on commercial premises. This relationship is affected by the change from ownership to licensing of digital book collections, which occurs along with changes on the national book markets. As a theoretical and analytical tool, the study uses the institutional logics perspective to explore the relations between different perceptions. We argue that this relationship can be illuminated through the dynamics of public service logic, market logic and digital logic. The study is empirically based on 26 in-depth interviews interviews with representatives of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish major libraries and trade publishers. Findings indicate that the relationship is nuanced and multifaceted, more than if it relied on a simple opposition between the public and the market. Both libraries and publishers share a common understanding of public service and market logics; however, they differ in perceptions of library’s role which is amplified by digital logic. The study also indicates that e-lending dynamics are influenced by cultural policies but with different outcomes in the three countries.

FEATURES OF MARKETING ACTIVITIES ON THE BOOK MARKET OF UKRAINE

Goal. elucidation of the role and features of marketing activities in the book market of Ukraine. Achieving the goal will be facilitated by the achievement of the following tasks: 1) identification of factors influencing the behavior of consumers of book products; 2) disclosure of key aspects of marketing activity in the book market of Ukraine; 3) establishment of directions for increasing the effectiveness of marketing activities on buyers in the book market. Method. Methods of systematic and comparative analysis were used to identify factors influencing consumer behavior. The methods of analysis, synthesis and comparative analysis were used to reveal the marketing activity in the book market of Ukraine and to study the factors and the degree of their influence on the behavior of the buyer in the book market. Methods of synthesis and generalization were used to establish directions for improving the effectiveness of marketing activities on buyers in the book market. The results. The main aspects of the marketing activities of publishers and book distributors on the Ukrainian book market are outlined, the toolkit of the marketing mix used by market entities is highlighted, which made it possible to formulate the key areas of increasing the effectiveness of marketing activities for sellers of book products, which include: the need for market research; production of a quality marketing book; increasing the number of bookstores; application of merchandising and other methods of maximizing sales; improvement of the personnel policy due to the selection of personnel, systematic improvement of the qualifications of employees; implementation of logical pricing, use of price incentives; provision of activities for the popularization of reading and promotion of book products; development of effective state support measures for book publishing. Scientific novelty. Conducting a theoretical and practical analysis of the use of marketing mix tools in the book market of Ukraine and developed recommendations for increasing the effectiveness of marketing activities in the publishing industry. Practical significance. The results of the analysis are suitable for use in the development of effective marketing programs of Ukrainian book publishers and sellers of book products.

FEASIBILITY OF A COMPETENCY-BASED SKILLS ASSESSMENT BOOK FOR THE SUBJECT OF BIOLOGY IN GRADE VIII JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This study is intended to determine the feasibility and teacher response to competency-based skills assessment book products in Science-Biology subjects in Class VIII Junior High School. The research method used is Research and Development through 7 stages, namely; (1) potential and problems, (2) data collection, (3) product design, (4) product design validation, (5) product design revision, (6) product trial, and (7) product revision. The research instrument was a product feasibility assessment sheet and a response questionnaire in the form of a Likert scale. Product feasibility was assessed by five experts. The data obtained from the validation sheet (feasibility) was analyzed using Aiken's formula. The product trial was conducted on six teachers. The results showed that the feasibility of the product and the response questionnaire assessed by the validators obtained results respectively were 0.97 and 0.99 with high validity and feasible to use. After the trial, the teacher's response to the competency-based skills assessment book was stated to be very good with an average value of 95.00%. It can be concluded that the book product made is feasible to use for competency-based skills assessment with a very good response.

DEVELOPMENT OF POP-UP BOOK MEDIA IN THEMATIC LEARNING IN GRADE III SDN 101921 BERINGIN

This study aims to: (1) produce Pop-Up Book learning media in the Thematic learning of food production technology development material in grade III SD Negeri 101921 Beringin, (2) find out the feasibility and practicality of Pop-Up Book learning media in the Thematic learning of food production technology development material in grade III SD Negeri 101921 Beringin which is valid from the results of feasibility validation by material experts, media experts, learning experts, and student responses. This research is a type of Research and Development (R&D) research with a 4D model developed by Thiagarajan (1974) which includes four steps, namely: the stages of define, design, development, and disseminate. The instruments used to collect data are interviews, documentation, and questionnaires. Based on the assessment of the validation results by material experts, 96% scores, media experts get 97.3% and learning experts get 93.3%, resulting in Pop-Up Book products that are very suitable for use for third grade elementary school students. Therefore, from the data from the validation results of the three validators, it can be concluded that the Pop-Up Book media in the Thematic learning of the Food Production Technology Development material was declared valid and there was no revision by experts, so it was declared very suitable to be used as a teaching material in learning.

Towards a Chinese Fragmentology

Abstract: By problematizing the specific nature of Chinese book production and particularly the nature of Chinese codices, this essay analyses how Chinese printed texts fragmented. Two crucial elements are highlighted: the inner structure of Chinese books favored separate volumes that could become individual fragments at the same time as the printing blocks were often repaired and restored, undergoing a very different form of fragmentation. This requires a different approach to Chinese printed books fragmentology, one that takes those features under consideration.

The automatization of press statistics as one of the ways to improve the service of information users

The Department of Press Statistics at the Book Palace of Lithuania is the first in the Soviet Union to apply computers for preparing quick accounts of gathered information. This significantly helps to regulate book production and its thematic planning. The Department of Press Statistics functions independently as a constituent part of the automatization of press statistics in the Book Palace. The rapid and precise handling of statistical tasks, which reflects the basic tendencies of press production activities, enables the improvement of the press production process. The grouping and gathering of the main features of the press and the analysis of statistical feedback help to use computers in the most rational way to increase the capacity for solving statistical tasks.

Changes in the publishing system and book production in Estonia (from the beginning of independence in 1918 up to the present day)

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Russification reforms in the Baltic provinces and their impact on book production in Estonia

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Development of an Inquiry-Based Social Complexity Science Pocketbook to Enhance Elementary Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

This research problem begins with the results of a needs analysis of students. The research aims to produce a product in the form of a science pocket book based on Inquiry Social Complexity that is valid, practical and effective in order to improve students’ critical thinking skills. The type of research used Research and Development (R&D), following the ADDIE model with five stages: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The population of this studied consists of fifth-grade students from SD Rayon II, Sidomulyo District. The sample was determined used Cluster Random Sampling, aligned with the research objectives. Data collection tools included valid and reliable test instruments. The validation results of the Inquiry-Based Social Complexity Science pocketbook, developed by the researchers, theoretically confirmed its feasibility, with an Aiken’s V analysis yielding an average of 0.87, falling into the “Very Valid” category. Science pocket book product based on Inquiry Social Complexity which was developed to be practical in its application in the classroom. The results of the practicality assessment on educators’ responses had a holistic average score of 88.04 with a very practical interpretation and student responses had a holistic average score of 87.77 with a very practical interpretation. The data analysis technique employed an independent t-test. The calculation result was 0.009, which was less than 0.05. It is indicating a significant difference between the pre-test and post-use of the product in the class groups. This shows that the pocket book used is effective in improving students’ critical thinking skills.

Development of Digital Biology Book on Antioxidant Activity of Red Dragon Fruit Extract (Hylocereus polyrhizus) for Class XI High School Students

With technological advances, digital-based learning resources are needed that can be studied by students independently. The results of the research can be used as a learning resource, one of which is in the form of a digital book. This study aims to determine the quality and feasibility of digital books compiled as learning resources. The type of research is research and development (R&D) which refers to the 4D development model (Define, Design, Development and Disseminate). Data collection techniques with instruments in the form of expert assessment questionnaires and response questionnaires. The research subjects consisted of material experts, media experts, biology teachers and 37 students of SMA N 1 Koba class XI. Product data were analyzed descriptively qualitatively to determine the quality and feasibility of the compiled digital book. The results of research and development (R&D) obtained a Digital Book product for high school students class XI bioprocess material. Product assessment by material experts 88.64% (very good), media experts 86.11% (very good), biology teacher experts 100% (very good). The results of the small-scale test of students were 94.29% (very good) and the large-scale test was 98% (very good). Results Based on this research, digital books are appropriate to be used as a learning resource for class XI cell bioprocess materials.

Writing the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern Scotland: Regiam maiestatem, the Marchmont Manuscript (now St Andrews MS 39000), and its Scribe Robert Ewyn, Notary

This article extends knowledge of sixteenth-century Scottish textual production by exploring the range of writing activities undertaken by Robert Ewyn, scribe, chaplain and notary. Ewyn made a copy of Regiam maiestatem in Scots in 1548. This manuscript was held in a private collection until 2016 and is comparatively unknown: a full codicological description and account of its provenance history is offered here. A biographical profile of Robert Ewyn is constructed from references in wills and other public records, revealing his family connections and his links to the Edinburgh crafts community; his career as a notary, pre- and post-reformation, is investigated and documents prepared by him are identified. Ewyn's scribal hand is traced across three very different writing contexts (literary book production, legal documentation and secretarial note-taking); as a result, evidence emerges of the different kinds of handwriting a professional scribe could produce, and of the multiple forms of employment that pre-modern notaries might undertake.

Upaya Peningkatan Kemampuan Literasi melalui Buku Cerita Bergambar Berbasis Kearifan Lokal untuk Siswa Kelas II SD

Purpose – This research aims to determine the characteristics, validity, practicality, and effectiveness of illustrated children's story books based on local wisdom to improve the basic literacy skills of reading and writing in class II elementary school students.Method – This type of research is development (Research and Development). The data collected is in the form of validity, practicality, and effectiveness data. The research instruments used include questionnaires and tests. Validation sheets are used to collect data about the validity of the book. Response questionnaires are used to collect data about teacher responses to measure the practicality of books, Question Instruments are used to collect data about students' reading and writing skills to measure the effectiveness of books. Data was analyzed quantitatively descriptively.Findings – The results of this research show that the product developed is categorized as very valid both in terms of content, graphics, presentation, and language, this is proven by a CV value of 1. The product in the form of the story book "Ready Selem" is categorized as practical. In general, the practicality value of the interest aspect received a score of 24.8 which was categorized as very good, the material presentation aspect received a score of 24.4 which was categorized as very good, and the language aspect received a score of 24.5 which was categorized as very good. In general, the average practicality score is 24.5 in the very practical category. Research Implications – The story book product "Ready Selem" is categorized as effective. This can be seen from the increase in the score obtained before being given the picture story book media compared to after being given the picture story book to class II students at SD Negeri 1 Jatiluwih, with a significant value.

Approaching the Last Decades of Arabic Manuscript Culture (1870–1930): Materiality

Abstract In the late 18th and first half of the 19th century, print gained a permanent foothold in the Middle East and enabled the mass production of books in Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. As a consequence, handwriting gradually ceased to be the primary technology for making books. This article, the second of two, examines the materiality of a selection of Arabic manuscripts mostly made between 1870 and 1930 CE. It shows how scribes not only adapted to the availability of new types of pens or stationery when making their manuscripts, but also that some of them adopted layout choices and paracontent typical of printed books. Tradition and change are both visible in the objects that were analysed, and it is especially against the backdrop of a growing print industry in the Middle East that Arabic manuscript culture’s strengths and its ability to adapt emerge.

Coleção Festejo Maior: possible links between design and visual anthropology in the production of photographic books

Coleção Festejo Maior: possible links between design and visual anthropology in the production of photographic books

:Reading Mathematics in Early Modern Europe: Studies in the Production, Collection, and Use of Mathematical Books

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Book Culture Ecology: Looking for a Concept

The authors have attempted to comprehend the ecological component of book culture, its importance for social development and evolution of human needs. This problem updating is closely connected with the modern state of book culture, characterized by minimization of state management, absolutist commercial approach, appearance of the great amount of players on the book market, multiformity of book products and modes of their advancement, transformation and re-estimation of activities of institutes of reading infrastructure, etc. It demands, according to our viewpoint, re-comprehension of the book culture state, inclusion of ecological criteria into its functioning, which presupposes, most of all, social attention to its various manifestations due to their correspondence to humanist values and national interests. The aim of the article is to reveal and justify the “book culture ecology” concept.The formation of ideas about this concept was ­carried out in the context of the paradigm of cultural ecology through clarification of its content and main vector directions. The article justifies the importance of book culture and considers different approaches to its treatment. It is shown that the eco-cultural aspects of book culture are an organic embodiment of its static and dynamic characteristics. In the progress of the study, the authors used terminological and operational analysis as well as structuralfunctional approach. Eco-cultural approach to different phenomena of book culture defines ethical norms of functioning of book-publishing industry different actors, determines their most important for the society principles of activity. Moreover, the study has defined difficulties of developing book culture ecological compatibility criteria. The result of the analysis has manifested itself in the generalized definition of the concept under study.

Nggusu Waru-based Social Studies Electronic Book Model as the Innovation to Support Students’ Character Building

Advances in technology and information in the digital era, have an important role in the world of education. Including the use of media can support social studies learning in schools. Utilizing computers, laptops, gadgets, and the like as student learning media. Learning by utilizing technological media is needed in the era of the 21st century. On the contrary, technological sophistication negatively affects the character and morality of students. This study aims to design a social studies electronic book model based on local wisdom Nggusu Waru as student character building. The research design in this article uses Research and Development design at the development stage with a model developed by Borg &amp; Gall. With several stages, namely research and information collection, this stage includes literature study activities, field observations, and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to develop social science electronic book products, this research develops a social studies book based on local wisdom Nggusu Waru for student character building through Research and Development design. The results of the analysis in the discussion of the development of social studies e-books were declared suitable for use as learning media in schools based on the results of Focus Group Discussions with experts. Student responses also show a positive response to the existence of a social science e-book model based on local wisdom that can be useful in building student character.