Session Descriptions

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Presentation Authors
Stream: Books, Writing and Reading
The Tactile Art of Letterpress Publishing: 17th Century Technology in the New Millennium Smock, Frederick
30 minute Paper Presentation
Medium Superior to Message: Is There a Medium/Form Bias in the Book Arts Community? Runnells, Jamie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Paying Attention Prozesky, Stella
30 minute Paper Presentation
Educating Prospero: Books, Shakespeare and Authority Thurman, Dr. Christopher
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Biblical Past, the Eighteenth Century Present, and the Heavenly Infinite: Illustrations for Children in the 1789 Dublin Edition of ‘A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible’ Lane, Anne Marie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Book as Supreme Reading Material: Survival of the Fittest De, Biswajit
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Role of Text in eBooks: In use and Into the Future Misra, Dr. Rupananda
Virtual Presentation
Developing Educational Resources to Introduce Diverse Perspectives in Design: A Collaborative Effort Jani, Prof. Vibhavari
30 minute Paper Presentation
Telling our Tales: Uganda Women Writers’ Association Lamwaka, Ms Beatrice
30 minute Virtual Presentation
From Cell to Stage: When Prison Storytelling becomes Theatre Tucker, Kerry
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Manifesto: Literary Outlaw or Outlaw of Literature? DiMaggio, Kenneth
30 minute Paper Presentation
"He Who Can, Does. He Who Cannot, Teaches": George Bernard Shaw Croker, Ms Carol-Anne
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Social System of Creativity: How Publishers and Editors Influence Writers and Their Work Paton, Dr. Elizabeth
Virtual Presentation
From Here to Hereafter: Role and Rule of the Book Mattoo, Mohammad Sidiq
30 minute Paper Presentation
"Hand Me Down the Book, Mum": Australian First World War Military Unit Histories and Their Readers Skrebels, Dr. Paul
30 minute Paper Presentation
Against Editorial Normalization: The Case of Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine Martin, Dr. Mathew
Virtual Presentation
Body as Book: Blood, Mortification of the Flesh, and Cutting Van Blommestein, Dr. Sharmain
30 minute Paper Presentation
From From 'Twenty-Six Soldiers of Lead' to the Digital Divisions: Rian Hughes' Cult-ure and the Birth of Book 2.0 Scott, Dr Keith
Virtual Presentation
The Book is Dead! The Apocalyptic Archetype in the Dystopia of Digital Books Brooks, Brian
Virtual Presentation
A Study of the Technical Processes Involved in the Production of the Great Carolingian Gospel Books of the Ninth Century Browning, Dr. Gerald L.
30 minute Paper Presentation
Book as Physical Object in Joachim Du Bellay’s Esthetic Kazakova, Elena
30 minute Paper Presentation
Goodnight Nobody: Intimacy and Mediation in Children's Shared Reading Kubek, Dr. Elizabeth
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Surprise in One's Serial: The Structure of Suspense in Great Expectations Katz, Peter
Virtual Presentation
Retro Respect: Penguins Paperbacks and e-Books Hamilton, Dr. Caroline
Virtual Presentation
Exploring the Personal Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf: Mirrors of the Soul? de Gay, Revd Dr. Jane
Virtual Presentation
Middlemen: The Bookstore and Twentieth-Century Literature
  1. Osborne, Huw
  2. Eberly, David
  3. Bishop, Ted
60 minute Workshop Presentation
“In The Beginning Was … The Book”: Aleksandr Pushkin and the Sentimental Tale Garn, Dr. Rimma
30 minute Paper Presentation
Death and Fluid Identity in Audrey Niffenegger's Oeuvre Welch, Mary
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Language of Clothes in Sister Carrie and Other Novels by Theodore Dreiser Stankovic, Olivera
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Blank History of the Blank Book Metzger, Consuela
Virtual Presentation
Bibliodiversity and the Rise of Independent Authorship: A Study of Contemporary Self-Publishing Authors Laquintano, Dr. Tim
30 minute Paper Presentation
No Textual Matter: Editors and Publishers of Early Colonial Spanish-American Narrative (1493-1524) Barrau, Oscar
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Text(ure) of the Narrative: Typography in Contemporary Literary Fiction Luke, Jarryd
30 minute Paper Presentation
eBooks: Back to the Future? Weldon, Mr John Robert
30 minute Paper Presentation
Libraries of Their Own: Encouraging Pleasure in Reading Daugherty, Prof Beth Rigel
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Sioux Uprising of 1862: The Use of Fiction as an Educational Tool Mustful, Colin
30 minute Paper Presentation
Muriel Spark and the Book Business Gorak, Jan
30 minute Paper Presentation
From ABC to E-books: Lessons Learnt from Publishing for a Minority Language in a Developing Country Snyman, Prof. Maritha
30 minute Paper Presentation
How to Write a Book: The Politics of Authorship Cvjeticanin, Srdjan
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Categorisation Structure for Interactive Children’s Books
  1. Timpany, Claire
  2. Vanderschantz, Nicholas
30 minute Paper Presentation
The School of Arms: Representations of Youth, Violence, and Patriotism in Children’s Books from the First World War Galway, Dr. Elizabeth
30 minute Paper Presentation
The New Typographic Narratives in Children's Books in Mexico Vilchis Esquivel, Dra. Luz del Carmen
Virtual Presentation
Creative Self-destruction: Flatlining, Hypertext and William Gibson's Neuromancer Gutierrez-Jones, Prof. Carl
30 minute Paper Presentation
Bibliomancy: A Poetic Investigation of the Book Murphy, Dr. Yvonne
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Cuban Pre-Columbian Archeology for Kids Rangel de Lázaro, Gizéh
30 minute Paper Presentation
Book Form and Content
  1. Oiga, Prof. Sharon
  2. Villa, Guy
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Research Analysis on the Digital Reading Activities of College Students in Mainland China Chen, Dan
Virtual Presentation
Study in Editorial Progression: E.C. Davila's History of the Civil Wars in France Gredel-Manuele, Dr. Zdenka
30 minute Paper Presentation
Reading and the Information Explosion from the Past to the Future: Reflecting on the Example of François de La Mothe le Vayer Decoster, Sara
30 minute Paper Presentation
From Kowtow to Fist Pump: The Evolution of the Acknowledgement in Canadian Scholarly Writing MacLennan, Dr. Anne
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Critique of Distant Reading: Reconfiguring the Idea of World Literature Ochshorn, Dr. Kathleen
Virtual Presentation
The Maori Books You've Never Read Te Punga Somerville, Dr. Alice
30 minute Paper Presentation
Beyond Typography: Form and Function
  1. Yeo, Jesvin Puayhwa
  2. Sim, Rene Fengming
Virtual Presentation
Evaluating a Structural Equation Model Measuring Attitudes toward Reading Books and E-books Anastasiadou, Dr. Sofia D.
Virtual Presentation
Books, Anti-censorship and the Criticism of Consumer Society in Ray Bradbury’s Usher II Cheishvili, Dr. Tamari
30 minute Paper Presentation
Publishing and Speed Writing 101: A Novel Approach to Preparing First-time Authors, Future Elementary Science Teachers, to Publish in the 21st Century Amoriggi, Dr. Helen
30 minute Paper Presentation
Books as Physical Objects: Damage Atlas and Condition Calculator
  1. Konsa, Dr. Kurmo
  2. Lepp, Anu
  3. Reimo, Dr. Tiiu
Virtual Presentation
Literature Books as Mirrors of Society: Attitudes towards Prostitution and Marriage in G.B. Shaw’s “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” Arboleda Guirao, Inmaculada de Jesús
Virtual Presentation
The Gotham Bookmart: Location, Location, Location Emblidge, Dr. David
Virtual Presentation
When Community College Students Write Books Jones, Dr. Nathan Brian
Virtual Presentation
Translating Holy Texts for a New Age Martinez, Javier
Virtual Presentation
Where Shakespeare and Company Got It Wrong: A Twenty-first Century Compositor Reproofs the Plays Freeman, Dr. John
30 minute Paper Presentation
Book Facets: The Roles of the US Centers for the Book Walker, Dr. Thomas
30 minute Paper Presentation
Shadows of Our Past: The Book in New Spain
  1. GarcÍa, Idalia
  2. Lopez Bajonero, Raul Manuel
Virtual Presentation
"Formuliac" Books by Danielle Steel Zhgenti, Tamari
Virtual Presentation
Word Music in Mixed Media MacCalla, Dr. Thomas
30 minute Paper Presentation
New Media and Renaissance Forms: Chabon's Spenserian Kavalier & Clay Shohet, Dr. Lauren
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Educational Resources and Learning
The Use of Mass Media for the Development of Basic Education for Females Sultana, Dr. Naveed
Virtual Presentation
Queer Reading for Young Adults: Using Imaginative Literature to Promote Sexual Diversity in Schools Rhodes, Dr. David Blair
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Design of EFL Textbooks Based on Understanding by Design Model: The Case of Saudi Arabia Al-Duraihim, Dr. Najla
Virtual Presentation
Metaprocess Books: A new use for Book Design in Post-secondary Education to Encourage Self-authorship Simmons, Prof. Shawn Kathleen
30 minute Paper Presentation
Visually Jumpstarting Reading Comprehension: Enabling Learning Disabled Readers O'Neal, Jamie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Braving the new World: Choosing and Using a Variety of Resources in Higher Education Milambiling, Dr. Joyce
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Incredible, Edible....Book? Wright, Dr. Jonathan
30 minute Paper Presentation
Book Collecting Contests in the Digital Age: Relevance and Impact of New Media
  1. Rathmel, Angela
  2. Claassen, Monica A.
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Book Is Dead? Long Live the Book? Keeping Up with Contemporary Picture Books Van Renen, Charles
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Simple Approach Bekbas, Ozgur
60 minute Workshop Presentation
The Use of Electronic Resources through Consortia in Technical Institutions of India Kaur, Dr. Baljinder
30 minute Paper Presentation
An Introduction to the “Cyber-Home Learning System” in Korea: The Korean Language as Educational Content for 7th and 8th Grade Students Kim, Hyo-jeong
30 minute Paper Presentation
Analysing Interaction in Children's Digital Books
  1. Vanderschantz, Nicholas
  2. Timpany, Claire
30 minute Paper Presentation
A Critical Research Program on Knowledge Production in the Humanities Riggio, Adam
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Role of Distance Education in Providing Education to Elders, and the Less and Underprivileged: A Study of Lifelong Learning in Osmania University Avadhanula, Prof. Vijayakumarbabu
Virtual Presentation
Development of a Thesaurus for Teacher Education Azeem, Muhammad
30 minute Paper Presentation
Students Learning and Using Information Sources in Malaysian Higher Education Abdul Karim, Aidah
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Information Society, and Print and Electronic Texts
Electronic Reading Studies Bellaver, Prof. Richard
30 minute Paper Presentation
Reading as a Cultural and Educational Practice in the Information Era Bernal Guerrero, Dr. Antonio
Virtual Presentation
The Kindle vs. the Nook: Two Models of Social Reading Stevens, Dr. Richard
Virtual Presentation
Reconceptualizing Digital Reading: A Critique and Examination of E-book Readers in a Technological Era Liu, Lesley
30 minute Paper Presentation
E-books in Libraries: Access and the Digital Divide Simone, Louise Pisano
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Now and Future Festival: Literary Performance and the Disembodied Book Zauha, Janelle
Virtual Presentation
Methods to Create Interactive new Media Murakami-Brundage, Thomas
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Use of E-readers with Struggling Reader: Will It Make a Difference? Andes, Dr. Laurie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Hybrid Model for Scholarly Publishing in South Africa: The Challenge to Engage with an Open Access Environment within a Global Arena Pieterse, Ms Hetta
30 minute Paper Presentation
Illumination and the Cary Collection's Books of Hours
  1. James, Andrew D. S.
  2. Puri, Kunal
Virtual Presentation
The E-books and E-readers: Evolution, Diffusion and Acceptance Sena, Dr. James
Virtual Presentation
Could a Long Tail Bring a Profitable Business Model for E-book Retailers? Sun, Henan
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Conflicts between Protection and Restriction in the Case of Work Reproduction Abreu, Prof. Ana Silvia
30 minute Paper Presentation
Changing the Type Face of Composition: Technology's Effect on Contemporary Literacy and Rhetoric Jones, Sabrina
Virtual Presentation
Reading as a Device Business: Implications for an E-book Age Kositsky, Nina
Virtual Presentation
The e-Volving Picturebook: Exploring the Effects of Emerging Technology on Published and e-Published Picture Book Design and Content Reinhard, Stella
30 minute Paper Presentation
Reading the Uncanny Valley Bialkowski, Voytek
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Libraries
The Importance of the Conventional Book in Science, Technology and Medicine: Results of an Empirical Study at a German University Ball, Dr. Rafael
30 minute Paper Presentation
E-Books in an Academic Environment: A Case Study of the Panjab University Library Kumar, Dr. Raj
30 minute Paper Presentation
In This World, but Not of This World? The Sacred Space of the Library, the Garden, and the Church O'Neill, Kathleen M.
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Stories Books Tell: Creating a Library for Emlen Kahn, Dr. Jessica
30 minute Paper Presentation
Leave Your Mark: The Visual Libraries Project, an International Collaborative Project Examining the Use of Sketchbooks in Public Libraries O’Neill, Dr. Maureen
30 minute Paper Presentation
Necessary Sacrilige: Weeding Collections among People of the Book Ireton, Daniel
30 minute Paper Presentation
Art-Zines – The Self-Publishing Revolution: The Zineopolis Art-Zine Collection Batey, Dr Jackie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Electronic Publishing and the Future of Print Publications: The Indian Scenario of Scholarly Publication Ali, Dr. Amjad
30 minute Paper Presentation
Libraries of Islamic World: Challenges of 21st Century Faruk, Muhammad Omar
30 minute Paper Presentation
Application of European Foundation Quality Management in Iranian Central Medical Libraries: A Case Study on Evaluation of Maturity Level Along with Directions for Improvement
  1. Tafreshi, Dr. Shokouh
  2. Mohammadesmaeil, Dr. Sedigheh
Virtual Presentation
Promoting Book Reading Habits in Children through the Positive Effects of Playing Music: A Case Study in Iranian Children's Libraries
  1. Mohammadesmaeil, Dr. Sedigheh
  2. Ghavidel, Somaye
Virtual Presentation
Building an E-book Library or How We’re Creating a Platform for Everything
  1. Davis, Kate
  2. Kawula, Bartek
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Attitudes of Spanish Librarians toward the Conflict between Copyright and Access to Information
  1. Fernández-Molina, Dr. Juan Carlos
  2. Vives-Gràcia, Josep
  3. Escabias, Dr. Manuel
Virtual Presentation
Concerns and Issues in Creating Digital Libraries Adzic, B.Sc. Eng., Aleksandra
Virtual Presentation
How to Organize a Library: Thomas Jefferson, Nicholas Trist, and the Unknown Connection to Adrien Baillet Christy, Dr. T. Craig
30 minute Paper Presentation
Stream: Literacy
Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Literacy Improvement in Pakistan
  1. Hussain, Dr. Ashiq
  2. Salfi, Naseer Ahmad
Virtual Presentation
Literacies, Gender and Social Class: A Study of Dicoursal Practices of Middle Class Youth of Pakistan Rizwan, Snobra
30 minute Paper Presentation
Learning Transcultural Literacies: Transgressive Theories and Transcultural Flows in the ELT Classroom and Curriculum Zubair, Prof. Dr. Shirin
30 minute Paper Presentation
‘Aliens with Einstein Heads’: Creative Storytelling Partnerships between Child, Author and Artist
  1. Watkins, Dr Marnee
  2. Macintyre, Dr. Pamela
  3. Grant, Gina
60 minute Workshop Presentation
Narcissus and Echo: Four Students' Experiences with E-readers Nahachewsky, James
30 minute Paper Presentation
Digital Booktrailers: Influence of Using Eye Movement Miscue Analysis in Expanding Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge of New Literacies
  1. Liwanag, Maria Perpetua Socorro U.
  2. Dresbach, Steve
Virtual Presentation
Stream: Publishing
Do Commercial Models Based on DRM Have Any Advantages over DRM-Free Models? Ramdarshan Bold, Melanie
30 minute Paper Presentation
Plenty of Work to Go Around: Managing Workflow in a Small Press and Journal Environment Bedell, Dr. Jack
30 minute Paper Presentation
The Beilensons and Their Beautifully Marketed Books: A Look at the Success of the Peter Pauper Press Rodrigues, Sarina
30 minute Paper Presentation
This Book Is an Action: The Politics of Feminist Publishing Gilley, Jennifer
30 minute Paper Presentation
Tales from the Front Lines: A Canadian Publisher Reports on Digital Change and Its Implications for an Independent Indigenous Industry Renouf, Susan
30 minute Paper Presentation
The New World for a new Public: Men, Matter, Materiality and the Market for Books on America in Mid-Sixteenth-century London Tromans, Philip
Virtual Presentation
Pathology of Publishing Scientific Books Based on Poll Amirhosseini, Zahra
Virtual Presentation
A Precious Practice: The Value of Book Publishing through Institutional Logics and Strategy as Practice Schultz Nybacka, Pamela
Virtual Presentation
The Short Life Span of New Malaysian Scholarly Journals: An Analysis of Factors That Contribute to This Phenomenon Hashim, Dr Roosfa
Virtual Presentation
The Book Industry in Brazil: Recent Evolution and Market Concentration
  1. Gatto, Maria Fernanda
  2. Leite, André
  3. Ramos, Francisco
Virtual Presentation
Evaluating Challenges in Book Trading between Malaysia and Indonesia Adnan, Hamedi Mohd
Virtual Presentation
Investigating the Provision and Effective Demand for Textbooks in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria Shoki, Dr Godwin
30 minute Paper Presentation
Impact of Information Communication Technology in Book Publishing Operations in Nigeria
  1. Shoki, Dr Godwin
  2. Abolarin, Miss Mofoluke Ibidunni
Virtual Presentation
The Janus Strategy: Launching a Norwegian E-book Service in an Internationalized Publishing Industry Colbjørnsen, Terje
30 minute Paper Presentation
Editions Ecole Centrale de Nantes: From Print on Demand to Enhanced Books Carolan, Simon
30 minute Paper Presentation
Presentation of Book Publishing on Social Media: A Content Analysis for the Utilization of Book Publishers in Turkey Gurcan, Prof.Dr. Halil Ibrahim
30 minute Paper Presentation
Bumiputera University Publishers in Malaysia: Achievements in Academic Publishing
  1. Abd. Latiff, Zulkifli
  2. Saaid, Shahnil Asmar
  3. Ahmad, Zaiha
Virtual Presentation