Book
A Book is a large document with a cohesive narrative.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be a Persistent Object.
- It can range from being a Published Book to being an Unpublished Book.
- It can range from being a Fiction Book to being a Non-Fiction Book.
- It can have a Publisher.
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- Example(s):
- a Treatise, such as Plato's Republic.
- a Novel, such as Don Quixote.
- a Textbook.
- a Book of Poems.
- a Conference Proceedings.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Short Story.
- a News Article.
- a Newspaper, which is intended for single read.
- See: Ebook, Parchment, e-Book, Library, Monograph, Periodical, Magazine, Academic Journal.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/book Retrieved:2015-12-9.
- A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is a leaf, and each side of a leaf is a page. A set of text-filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book, or e-book.
Books may also refer to works of literature, or a main division of such a work. In library and information science, a book is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all written works including books is literature. In novels and sometimes other types of books (for example, biographies), a book may be divided into several large sections, also called books (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, and so on). An avid reader of books is a bibliophile or colloquially, bookworm.
A shop where books are bought and sold is a bookshop or bookstore. Books can also be borrowed from libraries. Google has estimated that as of 2010, approximately 130,000,000 unique titles had been published. In some wealthier nations, printed books are giving way to the usage of electronic or e-books, though sales of e-books declined in the first half of 2015.
- A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is a leaf, and each side of a leaf is a page. A set of text-filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book, or e-book.
2007
- (Hjørland, 2007) ⇒ Birger Hjørland. (2007). “Core Concepts in Library and Information Science (LIS)."
- Book.
- http://www.db.dk/bh/Core%20Concepts%20in%20LIS/articles%20a-z/book.htm
- A book may be defined in many different ways, including:
- a physical unit consisting of pages that are held together along one of the edges,
- a form of publication (see: Publications, forms of)
- a bibliographical unit (containing a certain minimum of pages as opposite to pamphlets),
- a statistical unit which may, for example, include sound books on tape.
- The book has had exceptional cultural influence.
- The history of the book is an established field of research with a main focus on the technical aspects of book production.
1996
- G. A. Glaister. (1996). “Encyclopedia of the Book, 2nd Edition.” Oak Knoll Press.
1986
- J. Feather. (1986). “A Dictionary of Book History.” Oxford University Press.
1980
- Elizabeth L. Eisenstein. (1980). “The Printing Press as an Agent of Change." Cambridge University Press. ISBN:0521299551