Text and Image: From Book History to “The Book is History”

Abstract

Purpose

Academic viewpoints about the evolution of the book over time incorporating historical purposes and contemporary approaches to issuing new forms of scholarship.

Design/methodology/approach

Outunes the themes of the conference.

Findings

Technology allows for so much today and the intersection of text and image is just one way to interpret the potential for new practices and information products.

Practical implications

Different forms of scholarship emphasize media and implications for new information products suggest new roles for creators, readers, preservationists, librarians, and technologists.

Originality/value

Provides a useful summary of a conference of interest of information professionals.

Citation

Gelfand, J. (2007), "Text and Image: From Book History to “The Book is History”", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050710751625