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Book: Encyclopedia - Book
A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. A book is also a lit...
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Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Book - Collections Of Books
Maintaining a library used to be the privilege of princes, the wealthy, monasteries and other religious institutions, and universities. T...
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Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Book - History
The oral account (word of mouth, tradition, hearsay) is the oldest carrier of messages and stories. When writing systems were invented in...
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Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Book - Transition To Digital Format
The term e-book (electronic book) in the broad sense is an amount of information like a conventional book, but in digital form. It is mad...
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Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Book - Conservation Issues
In the mid-19th century, papers made from pulp (cellulose, wood) were introduced because it was cheaper than cloth-based papers (i.e. vel...
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Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Book - Keeping Track Of Books
One of the earliest and most widely known systems of cataloguing books is the Dewey Decimal System. This system has fallen out of use in ...
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