Amazon and the New World of Publishing

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A History of the Book: Disrupting Society from Tablet to Tablet

The written word is arguably one of the most powerful tools available to mankind. This book analyzes the history and social impact of written language from the oldest known writing systems to the rise of electronic media.https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/history_of_book/1015/thumbnail.jp

Mississippi Libraries 85(1) Spring 2022 (Full issue)

Complete issue of Mississippi Libraries Volume 85 Number 1 Spring 202

Digital Technology and Cultural Policy

This paper reviews how digital technology, and the devices and broadband networks associated with it (the Internet, for short), can be expected to a ect the ways in which books, music, the visual arts, libraries and archived cultural heritage (cultural goods, for short) are produced, distributed and consumed. The paper has four parts. First, I place the growth of the Internet in historical and comparative perspective. I argue that the United States is presently engaged in a regulatory e ort similar in intent to those imposed on earlier communications revolutions. In this context, I outline the ways that the Internet can be expected to change how people produce and consume cultural goods. I distinguish between practices the technology makes possible and practices likely to become established as typical for the majority of people. Second, I discuss some of the new arenas for cultural policy thrown up by the Internet. I argue that, just as it has bound many kinds of cultural content into a single medium, the Internet has tied together a variety of regulatory issues and brought cultural policy into contact with areas of policy-making not normally associated with culture. Third, I focus on the relationship between creativity, consumption and copyright law. Fourth, I describe a number of key conflicts over the Internet's architecture and content. How these are resolved through policy choices will have important consequences for how we consume and experience cultural goods of all kinds in the future.

Análise da Transitividade da Cobertura Eleitoral em Jornais On-line da Malásia e Paquistão: Um Estudo com Análise Crítica do Discurso e Perspectiva da Linguística Sistemática Funcional

The language of the newspaper is emerged by beliefs, speech and writing practices (Joseph, 2006). To analyze the hidden meaning behind the newspapers’ text of election span 2018 in Malaysia and Pakistan, Norman Fairclough (1995) theory of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is applied on news reports of ‘Malaysiakini’, ‘The New Straits Times’ (independent and mainstream online newspapers from Malaysia), ‘Dawn’ and ‘The News’ (as independent and mainstream online newspapers from Pakistan). The selected dates for analysis of news reports are 2nd May 2018 to 15th May 2018 in Malaysia, whereas; in Pakistan are 18th July 2018 till 31st July 2018, two weeks each respectively. The twenty-five (25) news reports are selected based on social actors on issue ‘corruption’. The social actors are ‘Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’ and ‘Najib Razak’ from Malaysia, whereas; in Pakistan are ‘Imran Khan’ and ‘Nawaz Sharif’, who are analyzed on the social semiotic framework of van Leeuwen (2005). The data is analyzed through Transitivity Analysis from Systematic Functional Linguistics (SFL) by Halliday, which is based on the edited work of Matthiessen (2014). Independent online newspapers of both countries have shown liberal and fair representation to all social actors, in contrast; mainstream newspapers’ linguistic choices are more inclined towards ruling private political interests.El lenguaje del periódico surge de las creencias, el habla y las prácticas de escritura (Joseph, 2006). Para analizar el significado oculto detrás del texto de los periodos electorales de 2018 en Malasia y Pakistán, Norman Fairclough (1995) Teoría del análisis crítico del discurso (CDA) se aplica a los informes de noticias de 'Malaysiakini', 'The New Straits Times' (independiente y los principales periódicos en línea de Malasia), 'Dawn' y 'The News' (como periódicos en línea independientes y convencionales de Pakistán). Las fechas seleccionadas para el análisis de los informes de noticias son del 2 de mayo de 2018 al 15 de mayo de 2018 en Malasia, mientras que; En Pakistán, del 18 de julio de 2018 al 31 de julio de 2018, dos semanas cada uno, respectivamente. Los veinticinco (25) informes de noticias se seleccionan sobre la base de actores sociales en el tema "corrupción". Los actores sociales son "Dr. Mahathir Mohamad" y "Najib Razak" de Malasia, mientras que en Pakistán son 'Imran Khan' y 'Nawaz Sharif', que se analizan en el marco semiótico social de van Leeuwen (2005). Los datos se analizan a través de Transitivity Analysis de Systematic Functional Linguistics (SFL) de Halliday, que se basa en el trabajo editado por Matthiessen (2014). Los periódicos independientes en línea de ambos países han mostrado una representación liberal y justa ante todos los actores sociales, en contraste; Las opciones lingüísticas de los principales periódicos están más inclinadas a gobernar los intereses políticos privados.A linguagem do jornal é emergida por crenças, práticas de fala e escrita (Joseph, 2006). Para analisar o significado oculto por trás do texto dos jornais do período eleitoral de 2018 na Malásia e no Paquistão, a teoria da Análise Crítica do Discurso (CDA) de Norman Fairclough (1995) é aplicada em notícias de 'Malaysiakini', 'The New Straits Times' e jornais on-line mainstream da Malásia), 'Dawn' e 'The News' (como jornais on-line independentes e tradicionais do Paquistão). As datas selecionadas para a análise das notícias são de 2 de maio de 2018 a 15 de maio de 2018 na Malásia; no Paquistão são 18 de julho de 2018 até 31 de julho de 2018, duas semanas cada, respectivamente. Os vinte e cinco (25) relatórios de notícias são selecionados com base em atores sociais sobre a questão "corrupção". Os atores sociais são "Dr. Mahathir Mohamad" e "Najib Razak" da Malásia, enquanto; no Paquistão são "Imran Khan" e "Nawaz Sharif", que são analisados na estrutura semiótica social de van Leeuwen (2005). Os dados são analisados através da Análise de Transitividade da Linguística Sistemática Funcional (SFL) por Halliday, que é baseada no trabalho editado de Matthiessen (2014). Jornais online independentes dos dois países mostraram uma representação liberal e justa para todos os atores sociais, em contraste; As escolhas lingüísticas dos jornais tradicionais estão mais inclinadas a governar interesses políticos privados

How Self-Published Content Reaches the Public Library

When the e-book reader was popularized in the late 2000s, the book industry as a whole soon had to adapt to mass readership of e-books. The rise of the e-book also meant the rise of new sources of content – in particular, digitally self-published works. In the United States, public libraries quickly established cooperative infrastructures that offered patrons standardized access to self-published e-books. These new library infrastructures were developed in the hopes of fostering a greater democratization of public writing and reading, and also had far-reaching consequences for library licensing practices until the present day. Based on a series of interviews with pioneers involved in the process of bringing self-published content into the public library, this work is a contribution to early internet studies and traces the emergence of innovative digital infrastructures in the public library

Disruptive Technologies with Applications in Airline & Marine and Defense Industries

Disruptive Technologies With Applications in Airline, Marine, Defense Industries is our fifth textbook in a series covering the world of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Applications & Operations On Air, Sea, and Land. The authors have expanded their purview beyond UAS / CUAS / UUV systems that we have written extensively about in our previous four textbooks. Our new title shows our concern for the emergence of Disruptive Technologies and how they apply to the Airline, Marine and Defense industries. Emerging technologies are technologies whose development, practical applications, or both are still largely unrealized, such that they are figuratively emerging into prominence from a background of nonexistence or obscurity. A Disruptive technology is one that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry or a ground-breaking product that creates a completely new industry.That is what our book is about. The authors think we have found technology trends that will replace the status quo or disrupt the conventional technology paradigms.The authors have collaborated to write some explosive chapters in Book 5:Advances in Automation & Human Machine Interface; Social Media as a Battleground in Information Warfare (IW); Robust cyber-security alterative / replacement for the popular Blockchain Algorithm and a clean solution for Ransomware; Advanced sensor technologies that are used by UUVs for munitions characterization, assessment, and classification and counter hostile use of UUVs against U.S. capital assets in the South China Seas. Challenged the status quo and debunked the climate change fraud with verifiable facts; Explodes our minds with nightmare technologies that if they come to fruition may do more harm than good; Propulsion and Fuels: Disruptive Technologies for Submersible Craft Including UUVs; Challenge the ammunition industry by grassroots use of recycled metals; Changing landscape of UAS regulations and drone privacy; and finally, Detailing Bioterrorism Risks, Biodefense, Biological Threat Agents, and the need for advanced sensors to detect these attacks.https://newprairiepress.org/ebooks/1038/thumbnail.jp