Dusty old books: A collaborative approach to bibliographic instruction

Understanding Instruction Books and Programs

This paper takes the form of a dialog between two ‘super-observers’ SO1 and SO2 discussing a modified Chinese Room experiment to conduct an examination of seldom-discussed artefacts, the instruction manual and/or the computer program in the room. SO2 – So what’s all this about? SO1 – This is an experiment to measure whether or not it is possible to build an ‘artificial intelligence’. What do yo...

Interactive Collaborative Books

Books are one of the most important tools to convey knowledge, they survived to be a convenient and portable source of information. On the other side, Electronic books (e-books) are playing a big role in attracting a huge number of readers, but still paper books are preferable by many people due to some drawbacks in e-books. Yet, Interactive books combines all positive features in ordinary book...

A New Approach to Thoreau’s “Indian Books”

Rainbow of Translation: A semiotic approach to intercultural transfer of colors in children's picture books

Abstract The aim of intercultural translation is to communicate. Communication is acted via verbal as well as visual means. The interaction of verbal and visual means of communication makes a set of complex situations which demand special attention in translation. One context in which the interaction of visual and verbal elements gets vital importance is children’s picture books. Color is an in...

Bibliographic Resources on Collaborative Service Delivery Arrangements

Based on an extensive study of 237 cities within five states, Collaborative Public Management provides an in-depth look at how city officials work with other governments and organizations to develop their city economies and what makes these collaborations work. Exploring the more complex nature of collaboration across jurisdictions, governments, and sectors, Agranoff and McGuire illustrate how ...