libraries in timbuktu
Take the
picture tour and you will just be able to see the history of the codex. New York Times
book matrix
“You’ve come to a friendly place, and we welcome you to our book-lovers’ community. Our members love books enough to let them go ó into the wild ó to be found by others. Sharing your used books has never been more exciting, more serendipitous, than with
BookCrossing. Our goal, simply, is to make the whole world a library. BookCrossing is a free online book club of infinite proportion, the first and only of its kind. Inside, you’ll find millions of book reviews and hundreds of thousands of passionate readers just like you.”
The truth is out there. The act of book abandon is a counter part of book possession and leads to realization that each book has its own life.
in print
Parlor Press offers books about the nature of books.
“Our most distinctive offeringsóour first releasesówill be “book events.” Born on blogs as massive, multi-reviewer online seminars, the book events are hybrid creatures, unknown in a paper age. We are proud of the critical work they do, the range of participants they have attracted. And, after the fact, they look quite nice on paper. “ Parlor Glassbead series
improvisation
Every so often the
if:book:blog arrays into a pattern of excellent commentary on connected and layered issues concerning the future of the book. There is such a pattern at the moment.
history of text technologies is HOTT
Its a question if a line is being crossed or moved, but the stance of analog text technologies in context with digital text technologies is providing a new platform for book studies. There is a tinge of nostalgia as all text technologies, print and screen, move to digital text technologies, but there is also authentic interest in revolutions in communication and text technologies that have occurred before. As such they can provide exemplars for the current churn of media transformation.
HOTT
“Students interested in HOTT should contact Professor Treharne at etreharne@english.fsu.edu. This year, students will need to apply to a traditional department (English, Interdisciplinary Humanities, etc), for studies beginning in fall 2008; for subsequent years it may be possible to apply directly to HOTT.”
Textual Studies