Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, we would like to inform you of
the:
THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BOOK
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
25-27 October 2008
http://www.Book-Conference.com
In the context of today's rapid developments in information technologies, the
book is indeed an old medium of expression. Do the new media (the internet,
multimedia texts and new delivery formats) represent a threat or an opportunity?
What is the book's future as a creature of and conduit for human creativity?
This Conference will address the provocative suggestion that, rather than being
eclipsed by the new media, the book will thrive as a cultural and commercial
artifact. More than this, the information architecture of the book, embodying as
it does thousands of years' experience with recorded knowledge, may well prove
critical to the success of the new media.
As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference
will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by
practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite
you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to
submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International
Journal of the Book. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person,
virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for
refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as
well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.
Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission. Full details of the
Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the
Conference website - http://www.Book-Conference.com
We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope you will be able to join us
in Washington, DC in October.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Michael Peters
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
For: The Advisory Board, International Conference on the Book
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