- Participation and consulting regarding exhibitions, conferences and other initiatives aiming at a better understanding of the (history of the) book.
Technique: - Research in libraries and archives, concentrating on the production, distribution and consumption of the (printed) book
- Research on the reading culture today and in the past
- Typographical research, e.g. into the relations between book design and the reading public, between design and the retrieval of information...)
Users: - Libraries, especially libraries with special (heritage) collections
- The contemporary book industry
- Lecturers, researchers and students in the fields of (art)history, literature, library and information science, communications science and sociology
- Authorities that bear responsibilities in the field of cultural heritage preservation, the promotion of reading and the support of the book industry
Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOK HISTORY, TYPOGRAPHY, BOOK AND PUBLISHING STUDIES, LIBRARY, CULTURAL HERITAGE - Organise and support meetings of people active in the domains of book history, reading and the book industry.
Technique: - Research in libraries and archives, concentrating on the production, distribution and consumption of the (printed) book
- Research on the reading culture today and in the past
- Typographical research, e.g. into the relations between book design and the reading public, between design and the retrieval of information...)
Users: - Libraries, especially libraries with special (heritage) collections
- The contemporary book industry
- Lecturers, researchers and students in the fields of (art)history, literature, library and information science, communications science and sociology
- Authorities that bear responsibilities in the field of cultural heritage preservation, the promotion of reading and the support of the book industry
Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOK HISTORY, TYPOGRAPHY, BOOK AND PUBLISHING STUDIES, LIBRARY, CULTURAL HERITAGE
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