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| Set of links to educational resources covering topics such as world civilisations, science fiction, 18th and 19th century European classics, love in the arts, the bible as literature, and English literature from India, Africa, and the Caribbean. | |
| A collection of rare books, manuscripts, and miscellaneous items illustrating the development of printing and book production from the fifteenth century to the present, including works by Aldus, Caxton, and Plantin. Includes information about Edward Clark, a biography of William Maxwell, details of the cataloguing project and a collection of images from the Clark collection. | ||
| Extensive collection of resources on the history of print culture. | ||
| A set of links to resources dealing especially with English and American literature, excluding single electronic texts, and limited to collections of information useful to academics. Subject headings include classical and biblical, medieval, Renaissance, eighteenth century, romantic, Victorian British, twentieth century British and Irish, American, theatre and drama, theory, women's literature and feminism, ethnicities and nationalities, bibliography and history of the book. | ||
| List of books from 'Banned in the USA' by Herbert N. Foerstel showing the 50 books that were most frequently challenged in schools and public libraries in the United States between 1990 and 1992. | ||
| Bibliographic details of publications dealing with printing history. Topics covered include Antiquity: Alphabets, Writing Systems, Writing Material, Medieval Period: The Codex and Manuscript Production, Invention and Spread of Printing, and Books and Society. | ||
| Creates bibliographic records including descriptions, tables of contents and a range of subject classifications. Holds a database of over one million records for books and other materials. | ||
| Includes links to a selection of book arts related sites, access to subscription information, archives of the Book_Arts L mailing list and a bibliography of bookbinding manuals. | ||
| Project investigating services offered to libraries by publishers within the electronic book industry considering licensing issues, applications, practicality, and marketing strategies, with a view to improving the relationship between the two parties. Provides access to patron survey results, a PowerPoint presentation describing the methodology used, and related press releases and articles. | ||
| Annual journal discussing interest in books and manuscripts, maps, printing, the graphic arts, bibliography and textual criticism. Full text of all issues from 1947 available. | ||
| Comprehensive site for book industry users of the Internet. | ||
| Essay tracing the illustrative history of children's literature. Begins by describing the emergence of children's books as a distinct genre in the eighteenth century before discussing alphabet books, the use of engraving, woodcut, etching, aquatint, and pop up graphics. Different styles and types of illustration are discussed in conjunction with literary movements and technological developments of the time. | ||
| Database of over 1,000,000 out of-print or out-of-stock-indefinitely books from 1979 to the present. The service is available on a subscription basis. | ||
| An organisation which aims to bring together all those concerned with library acquisitions, to assist them in exchanging information, to promote understanding and good practice, and to influence other organisations and individuals to adopt its opinions and standards. | ||
| A collection of library treasures from all over Europe, dating back to the 8th century. The exhibition includes valuable books, illuminated manuscripts, bookbindings, drawings, prints, and decorated papers. Entries for each artefact include an image and brief description. | ||
| Article looking at changing information needs in today's society and the prevalence of digital information. The value of the book is assessed, considering the current activity of libraries and librarians, with examples of those continuing to increase their stock of printed material as well as the emergence of the 'new library' which largely focuses on electronic media. | ||
| Features publishing news, book reviews, excerpts, author information, competitions and a quotation finder. | ||
| A repository of information related to electronic book research and products, intended to encourage the sharing and analysis of ideas surrounding electronic books and document readers. The focus is primarily on tasks, interfaces, and systems rather than content. Includes numerous links to articles in the popular press as well as technical and academic articles on electronic books. | ||
| Charity providing a range of initiatives and resources related to books and reading, including the Book Information Service, Writers in Scotland scheme, Now Read On, and National Poetry Day. Offers an online writers register which gives lists of works and contact details for over 100 Scottish authors. | ||
| A personal, selective, opinionated guide to books and to book related resources on the Internet. | ||
| Report of an eLib supporting study, published April 1998, to investigate the incidence and nature of the publishing of electronic scholarly monographs and textbooks in the UK. It suggests that UK electronic monograph publishing is embryonic, and that extensive bibliographical problems remain, especially for Web monographs, with little evidence of collection management activity associated with electronic monographs in university libraries. | ||
| Exhibition of rare printed books exploring the significance of the advent of printing and its impact on the development of western civilization. | ||
| World Book Day is held on Shakespeare's birthday, the 23rd April, and is intended to be a worldwide celebration of books and reading, particularly aimed at children. | ||
| Article discussing benefits and drawbacks arising from the electronic publication of scholarly monographs. Addresses recent changes in publishing, within university presses in particular, publishing and tenure, and journal pricing. | ||
| Analyses the history of the book and the rise of electronic publishing. Concludes that the book has a future due in part to established social and organisational mechanisms for its creation, archiving, preservation, and conservation. | ||
| Scanned versions of the complete texts of nine emblem books printed in early modern England, providing a source for the study of daily life in the 16th and 17th centuries, and for the analysis of reading practices, printing history, the use of allegory, and the relationship of word to image. | ||
| Set of guidelines for publishing educational works on the Web which reflect the needs of academics and students throughout the UK. The recommendations comprise the findings of the EBONI (Electronic Books ON screen Interface) project based at the Centre for Digital Library Research at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Available in HTML, PDF, and Word formats. | ||
| An index to over 6000 online books on the Internet, with pointers to significant directories and archives of online texts. | ||
| List of most popular books (fiction and non fiction) written in the twentieth century. | ||
| Focus for research into, scholarship in, and teaching of print culture and the sociology of texts. | ||
| Details of bestselling titles, careers information, and a guide to book publishing in Britain. Magazine archives available from 1995. | ||
| Summaries, character profiles, metaphor and theme analyses, and author biographies pertaining to popular classic and contemporary literature. Novels featured include Lord of the Flies, Alice in Wonderland, 1984, The Color Purple, Death of a Salesman, Emma, Hamlet, and Wuthering Heights. | ||
| A collection of classic literature study guides searchable by title, author or keyword. Each guide provides information about context, characters, a brief overall summary, and features explanatory notes on main sections. Also includes examples of study questions and suggested answers for each title. Guides are available for around 100 works including 1984, All Quiet on the Western Front, Brave New World, Death of a Salesman, Don Quixote, Emma, The Great Gatsby, Heart of Darkness, Merchant of Venice, Paradise Lost, Sons and Lovers, and Wuthering Heights. | ||
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