bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Ultrasonic Motor Stator Teeth Height on Start Reliability
Authors: Zheng Wei , Zhou Jing-Liang , Ruan Yu-Zhen
Published: March 2015

As a new type of motor, the traveling wave type rotary ultrasonic motors (TRUM) have a wide range of applications. However, the friction between stator and rotor leads to its poor start reliability, which retards the progress of application of ultrasonic motors. Sometimes TRUMs which are widely used cannot start after storage. Height of tooth of the ultrasonic motor’s stator is one of the factors affecting TRUM’s start stabilizing. In this paper, combined with the ultrasonic motor running mechanism, the factors that affect TRUM’s start reliability are studied. Model of ultrasonic motor stator tooth height is analyzed by finite element analysis (FEA). Five TRUMs with different tooth heights are fabricated and measured. A TRUM with 1.85 mm tooth height can start properly in humidity 90%, but ultrasonic motors with 1.8–1.9 mm tooth height cannot start properly under the same conditions.
Trends Of Change Regarding Poverty In The Republic Of Serbia In The Period 2006-2010
Authors: Grujić Biljana , Roljević Svetlana , Kljajić Nataša
Published: March 2015

The purpose of the study was to assess poverty in Serbia in the period 2006-2010. This paper analyzes the percentage of the poor by: type of neighborhood, regional distribution, household type, age, involvement of children and adults, level of education and socio - economic status of the household. The following methods of descriptive statistics were applied: the average value of the appearance, the interval of variation, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and the rate of change. It points to the differences in the values of consumer units denominated in RSD, which is used as a threshold for determining the percentage of the poor population. The research results indicate that the poorest are multi-member households and adults at the age of 19-24.
A Power Factor Corrected SMPS with Improved Power Quality for Welding Applications
Authors: Narula Swati , Singh Bhim , Bhuvaneswari G. , Pandey Rahul
Published: March 2015

This paper presents the analysis, design and implementation of a power factor corrected Arc Welding Power Supply (AWPS) with a boost converter at the front end and three full-bridge (FB) converters connected in parallel at the load end. The modular arrangement of the FB converters offers several meritorious features like usage of power devices with comparatively lower voltage and current ratings, ease of power expandability, easy maintenance, etc. The boost converter operates in continuous conduction mode minimizing the input current ripple and leading to the lowest RMS current thereby improving the input power quality. Individual control loops are designed for each power stage. A dual loop control scheme is employed to incorporate over-current limit on the proposed AWPS which ensures excellent weld bead quality. The proposed AWPS is implemented to validate its performance over a wide range of line/load variations. Test results confirm its fast parametrical response to load and source voltage variations and over-current protection leading to improved welding performance and weld bead quality. The system is found to perform extremely well with very low input current THD and unity power factor, adhering to international power quality norms.
Integrating task planning, execution and monitoring for a domestic service robot
Authors: Shpieva Elizaveta , Awaad Iman
Published: March 2015

Embodied artificial agents operating in dynamic, real-world environments need architectures that support the special requirements that exist for them. Architectures are not always designed from scratch and the system then implemented all at once, but rather, a step-wise integration of components is often made to increase functionality. In order to increase flexibility and robustness, a task planner was integrated into an existing architecture and the planning process was coupled with the pre-existing execution and the basic monitoring processes. This involved the conversion of monolithic SMACH scenario scripts (state-machine execution scripts) into modular states that can be called dynamically based on the plan that was generated by the planning process. The procedural knowledge encoded in such state machines was used to model the planning domain for two RoboCup@Home scenarios on a Care-O-Bot 3 robot. This was done for the JSHOP2 hierarchical task network (HTN) planner. A component which iterates through a generated plan and calls the appropriate SMACH states was implemented, thus enabling the scenarios. Crucially, individual monitoring actions which enable the robot to monitor the execution of the actions were designed and included, thus providing additional robustness.
Model-driven software systems engineering in robotics: Covering the complete life-cycle of a robot
Authors: Schlegel Christian , Lotz Alex , Lutz Matthias , Stampfer Dennis , Inglés-Romero Juan F. , Vicente-Chicote Cristina
Published: March 2015

Robotic systems are complex, software intensive and heterogeneous composite systems. Software systems engineering and system
integration is still a major challenge in robotics. We describe how component based software engineering (CBSE), model-driven software development (MDSD) and
domain-specific languages (DSLs) for variability management complement each other in addressing the robotics software challenge. We outline how these approaches
pave the way towards a software business ecosystem in robotics. We put a focus onto challenges still being considered as open and worth being addressed next.
Female Labor Force Participation in Iran: A Structural Analysis
Authors: Majbouri Mahdi
Published: March 2015

Low female labor force participation (FLFP) rate in Iran, at the time that women’s education has been rising and their fertility rates have been falling, has remained a puzzle. By estimating elasticities of participation and hours with respect to wages (the extensive and intensive margins), this paper tries to shed some light on this puzzle. Using a structural estimation and controlling for selection, it depicts that the elasticity of women’s participation in the labor force with respect to wages is quite large, especially for married women. Based on this, one may argue that women’s participation is very sensitive to wages. But this is not consistent with the stylized facts about FLFP in Iran. The plausible implication of such elasticities, however, is that non-participating women have potential wages close to the wages of those who participate. Therefore, lower potential wages cannot be the factor that strongly dissuades women from participation. Instead, anticipated factors, such as labor market institutions and preferences, could be the underlying force hindering women from participation. The low FLFP rate can be explained better in light of these findings. The implications for policy and research are discussed.
The calligram and the title card
Authors: Betancourt Michael
Published: March 2015

The design of motion picture title sequences in 1930s Hollywood employs one of two approaches: (1) superimposed text where the background is independent of the typography, (2) the integration of the type and background imagery to produce a single, composite effect. The title design for the 1936 film
Saussure's équivalence sémiologique in the case study of Czech sonants
Authors: Haładewicz-Grzelak Małgorzata
Published: March 2015

In “Réflections inédites de Saussure sur les phonèmes” (1973: 287–295), Roman Jakobson mentions an untitled manuscript, described as “étude phonetique.” In it, Saussure provides an interesting equation: phonème = valeur sémiologique. The equation stresses the purely semiological aspect of the phoneme and will serve as a focal point for the analysis carried out in this paper. The discussion will also explore two other related concepts introduced in the manuscript and in the only book Saussure ever published,

This study attempts to draw implications for a semiotic theory of phonology based on acoustic cues found in a case study of consonant / liquid / consonant (CLC/#) clusters that occur as congeners in two cognate Slavic languages: Polish and Czech. Apart from the semiological insights of Saussure, the study's analytical perspective also builds on the semiotic oeuvre of Roman Jakobson and Boris Uspiensky (Tartu semiotics). The Tartu notion of cultural text is a sort of time center, or a groove for the discussion. The empirical section analyzes a corpus of recordings of CLC clusters in various languages collected by the author, treating particular spectrograms as cultural texts in the Tartu understanding of the term: as visual data generated by a particular speech community.
Multimodality in Canadian print advertising: Different functional connections between headlines and visual texts of advertisements in English and French consumer magazines
Authors: Lick Erhard
Published: March 2015

The aim of this study was to reveal whether French and English Canadian print advertisements show different functional connections between headlines and visuals. For that purpose, a content analysis was conducted on advertisements drawn from two Canadian women's magazines. As theoretical construct, Rentel's (2005) typology of logical-semantic connections between visuals and headlines of advertisements was chosen. The results showed that the strategies of visual-verbal analogy and hyperbole were used more frequently in the French than in the English advertisements analyzed. Hence, French advertisements appear to stimulate a higher level of cognitive elaboration on the part of the recipients.
Chasing the myth: A Harley-Davidson story(telling)
Authors: Trendafilov Dimitar
Published: March 2015

This article demonstrates a socio-semiotic problem – whether one brand could replace, substitute or supplement identity. It describes the postmodern situation in which the traditional meta-narratives need to be reinforced or even replaced by more adequate and resonating stories and it points out the place of “legendary” brands in it. The latter are based on cultural preconditions and their power should be reinforced by advertising. The cultural background of Harley-Davidson and its communication gives us a chance to take a deeper look at its storytelling process which attracts so many consumers. A couple of analyses and illustrations clarify its “DNA structure.”
Color, shape, and sound: A proposed system of music notation
Authors: Wong Mitchell , Danesi Marcel
Published: March 2015

This article presents a system of music notation that uses a combination of colors and shapes to represent sound. This system may present advantages over the traditional system of music notation, as its symbols are inherently related to the musical information that they communicate. The present article explains the basic workings of the system. It then describes an ethnographic study in which the system was used to teach music literacy to a group of elementary school music students. It concludes with the implications that such a system might have in the spheres of music performance and music education.
On the characteristics of verbal irony
Authors: Bailin Alan
Published: March 2015

During the last forty years there have been a number of attempts to understand verbal irony in relation to specific kinds of speech acts (negating, echoing, pretending, alluding). This article argues that these theories can account for certain subsets of ironic phenomena but not others precisely because of their focus on substantive kinds of speech acts rather than more general relational semiotic properties. The article proposes two conditions based on relational semiotic properties. These conditions, it is argued, allow for a unified account of ironic phenomena and a better understanding of irony in relation to other tropes.
Communicology and human conduct: An essay dedicated to Max
Authors: Catt Isaac E.
Published: March 2015

This paper examines habits, and particularly habitus as the locus of semiotic constraints and artful practices comprising human conduct. The disciplinary contexts of communication in semiotics and semiotics in communication are contrasted. Winfried Nöth's recent take on C. S. Peirce and habits is interpreted from the perspective of semiotic phenomenology. Culture is argued to be the threshold of the human world, and habits are a key to understanding human conduct in that distinctive Umwelt. John Dewey's rendering of Peirce on habits is further extended with Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical construction of the habitus. Habitus accounts for the mediation of culture and person in the communication matrix. The argument is for a new disciplinary habit in communicology, the science of embodied discourse, which bridges semiotics and communication with focus on the experience of communication.
Otherness as a paradigm in anthropology
Authors: Leistle Bernhard
Published: March 2015

The article proposes to take seriously the notion of otherness in anthropology and to assign it paradigmatic function for the discipline. Building on phenomenological philosophy, in particular Merleau-Ponty and Waldenfels, the Other is approached as alien, as something that essentially eludes the orders of self and culture, while at the same time challenging them. The article then discusses several ways in which this altered understanding of otherness might productively inform anthropology as the “science of the culturally Other.” Ethnographic representation, cultural and ritual orders, and social events are conceptualized in exemplary fashion as responses to an alien demand.
A memorable thirteen-word sentence
Authors: Tsohatzidis Savas L.
Published: March 2015

The most distinctive, and probably the most striking, assumption of Donald Davidson's well known ‘paratactic’ analysis of the logical form of saying ascriptions is that the “that”-clause that, in such an ascription, specifies the content of the ascribed act of saying, is neither syntactically nor semantically part of the sentence effecting the ascription. The present paper identifies a neglected problem that this assumption engenders for the Davidsonian analysis. The problem arises in connection with instances of saying ascriptions that are both self-verifying and self-referential, and consists in the fact that, given the Davidsonian assumption, these ascriptions must be assigned logical forms that misrepresent their logically relevant properties.
Partial Oxidation of Methane at Elevated Pressures and Effects of Propene and Ethane as Additive: Experiment and Simulation
Authors: Sen Fikri , Kasper Tina , Bergmann Ulf , Hegner Robert , Atakan Burak
Published: March 2015

Partial homogeneous oxidation of methane (CH4) within
stationary engines may be one concept for conversion of available
energy to alternatively mechanical energy, heat, and additional useful
chemicals like syngas (CO/H2), formaldehyde
(CH2O), methanol (CH3OH) or hydrocarbons
(e.g. C2H4). The present study investigates the formation
reactions of chemicals experimentally and theoretically. Methane
oxidation is studied under fuel-rich conditions (ϕ = 17.50–22.25) at high pressures (6 bar) and high
temperatures (T 
max  = 1030 K) for long residence times
in a tubular reactor. The gas composition is determined experimentally
by time-of-flight mass spectrometry for different reactor
temperatures. Through variation of reactor temperature an overview of
the maximum mole fractions of target chemicals, the temperature of
observed reaction onset, and the optimal temperature to increase
target yields can be determined. The experimental results are compared
to kinetic simulations of the methane conversion using literature
mechanisms to assess how well the data are reproduced for these
uncommon reaction conditions. The potential of activating the
conversion reactions with ethane (C2H6) and propene
(C3H6) as additives is investigated. Methanol is chosen
as one target compound. Its yield is increased by both additives. In
addition, propene as additive reduces the temperature of reaction
onset in the experiments and in the simulation. CH2O and
C2H4 can be identified as other useful chemicals produced
in the experiments and the influence of the additives on the yields is
discussed.
Buckled Topography to Enhance Light Absorption in Thin Film Organic
Photovoltaics Comprising CuPc/C60 Bilayer Laminates
Authors: Liu Ying , Casper Michelle D. , Gozen Arif O. , Desai Sharvil , Klem Ethan , Lewis Jay , Maria Jon-Paul , Dickey Michael D. , Genzer Jan
Published: March 2015

Organic photovoltaic (OPVs) devices are promising due to their low
cost, light weight, and compatibility with high throughput processing
on flexible substrates. This paper demonstrates a simple process
utilizing thin-film instabilities to enhance light absorption in OPVs
in a way that is compatible with planar processing and the customary
thermal annealing steps. Placing a thin, transparent polystyrene (PS)
film between the glass substrate and the transparent conductive indium
tin oxide (ITO) electrode results in the formation of periodic surface
buckles in the PS layer due to induced strain caused by thermal
expansion mismatch between the ITO and PS films. OPVs comprising
bilayer laminates of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and fullerene
(C60) deposited onto buckled the ITO/PS substrate show enhanced
light absorption due to the longer path-length and improved power
conversion efficiency (20%) relative to a similar planar
device. This approach is appealing because it takes advantage of
naturally-occurring surface topography (i. e., buckling)
without the need for any sophisticated patterning. This work is
distinguished from other buckling strategies for OPVs by the use of
ITO as a transparent, conductive electrode and the absence of
additional processing steps.
Zagreb u Prvome svjetskom ratu
Authors: Jurić Mirjana
Published: March 2015

Cilj rada je, koristeći ponajprije novine kao povijesne izvore, rekonstruirati socijalnu sliku Zagreba tijekom Prvoga svjetskog rata usredotočujući se na utjecaj ratnih prilika na svakodnevni gradski život, uvjete života i na položaj djece kao najosjetljivije skupine stanovništva. 
Nestašica papira i njegova skupoća u ratnim su godinama uzrokovale smanjen opseg dnevnih i tjednih novina, što je posljedično dovelo do svojevrsne „cenzure“ vijesti - različite tiskovine su često puta donosile i različite vijesti, odnosno, ono što je bilo objavljeno u jednim novinama, u drugima zbog štednje papira nije bilo objavljeno. Da bi se stoga stekla što cjelovitija slika, korištene su različite tiskovine („Narodne novine“, „Jutarnji list“, „Obzor“, „Novine“, „Hrvatska“, „Ilustrovani list“, „Katolički list“ i „Narodna zaštita“) koje su se pokazale kao neiscrpno vrelo podataka i suvremenih opservacija o navedenim problemima. 
Rad govori o općoj nesigurnost u gradu tijekom rata, katastrofalnim socijalnim uvjetima, karakterističnim ratnim motivima (ranjenici na ulicama, život pod ratnim uredbama, gotovo svakodnevne, usiljene dobrotvorne priredbe) i posljedicama ratnog stanja (nestašica životnih potrepština i siromaštvo, prosjačenje i skitnja, zapuštena djeca i ratna siročad, pomor dojenčadi). 
Radom je dokazano da su povijesne novine prvorazredan povijesni izvor, a temeljni je znanstveni doprinos rada rekonstrukcija dijela zagrebačke socijalne povijesti tijekom Prvoga svjetskog rata, uz naglasak da je taj dio hrvatske povijesti još uvijek slabo i necjelovito istražen.
Book Reviews
Authors: Kučan Dijana , Horvat Ines , Feldvari Kristina
Published: March 2015

Uređenje knjižnice franjevačkog samostana u Požegi

 

Uređenje knjižnice franjevačkog samostana Plehan

 

Uređenje knjižnice franjevačkog samostana Tolisa
Trade in French books in Zagreb: 1796-1823
Authors: Tingle Jasna
Published: March 2015

The intention of this paper is to contribute to the picture of the book trade in Zagreb in the late 18th and early19th century. The objectives of the research were to find out which booksellers’ catalogues were available in Croatian capital Zagreb in that period and to illustrate the conclusions that can be drawn from the information gathered by focusing on a narrow topic: trade in French books in a particular period. A focus on French books was inspired by the importance of French culture in Europe of that time. The research included eight available catalogues published by three prominent Zagreb-based booksellers between 1796 and 1823. The resources were observed and their contents, format and internal organisation described which was followed by comparative analysis of 245 French titles indexed in these catalogues. Conclusions have been suggested about the availability of French books in Zagreb as well as pricing policy and other practices of the booksellers of that time. Possible contribution to book history in Croatia is not only in the results but also in the type of analysis performed.
Profil profesionalnog čitatelja
Authors: Topić Nada
Published: March 2015

Cilj je rada kroz pregled literature i sadržajnu analizu korespondencije rekonstruirati čitateljski profil Ive Vojnovića pokušavajući odgovoriti na istraživačka pitanja anticipirana u metodološkim tekstovima Roberta Darntona. U radnji se nastoji rekonstruirati ne tek što je Vojnović čitao nego i kada, gdje, kako i zašto je čitao, počevši s pitanjem tko je bio Vojnović kao čitatelj. Istraživanje stoga kreće od biografskih podataka (tko) o Vojnoviću i nastavlja se sadržajnom analizom korespondencije koja je organizirana u tri vremenska razdoblja: 1878. - 1906., 1907. - 1918. i 1919. - 1929. (kada). Za svako su razdoblje navedena i mjesta njegova boravka (gdje). Iz korespondencije su izdvojeni svi spomeni čitanja, bilo da se odnose na autora i naslov djela (što) ili na neki segment čitalačke aktivnosti (kako i zašto). Rezultati analize pružaju detaljan uvid u čitateljski svijet Ive Vojnovića nudeći ne samo imena autora ili naslove koje je čitao nego i njegov stav o pročitanim djelima, kao i okolnosti i razloge njegova čitalačkog interesa. Time je čitateljski profil Ive Vojnovića barem djelomično rekonstruiran, a Vojnović se kroz njega otkriva kao vrstan poznavatelj domaće i europske klasične i suvremene književnosti, strastveni čitatelj i spona između svjetova europske i hrvatske kulture i književnosti u čiju dramsku tradiciju prvi i unosi elemente modernizma i simbolizma. Proučavanje ostalih raspoloživih izvora koji sadrže podatke o Vojnovićevoj čitalačkoj aktivnosti (dnevnički zapisi, književnoteorijske i književnopovijesne rasprave o njegovu djelu i sl.) dalo bi još cjelovitiju i detaljniju sliku o načinima čitanja poznatog pisca.
Ishodišta za proučavanje međuodnosa baštinskih ustanova u 20. stoljeću
Authors: Faletar Tanacković Sanjica , Aparac-Jelušić Tatjana
Published: March 2015

Baštinske ustanove i djelatnosti razvijale su se tijekom vremena u različitim, ali ne i dijametralno suprotnim smjerovima. Prepoznavši njihovu usmjerenost prema zajedničkom cilju osiguravanja trajne pohrane i što bolje dostupnosti i uporabe baštine, a u svrhu iznalaženja potencijalnih modela i smjernica za njihovo usklađeno djelovanje, brojni su teoretičari i praktičari iz područja arhivistike, knjižničarstva, muzeologije i šireg polja informacijskih znanosti tijekom vremena proučavali međuodnose arhiva, knjižnica i muzeja te ispitivali njihove sličnosti i razlike nastojeći protumačiti temeljna načela i obilježja njihova djelovanja.
U 20. stoljeću o toj se problematici počinje pisati još 1930-ih. Autori su tih radova najčešće knjižničari i arhivisti, potaknuti praktičnim okolnostima vlastita djelovanja i profesionalnim okruženjima. Na temelju analize i pregleda dostupne literature u ovome se radu podastiru i komentiraju mišljenja autora čije je djelovanje obilježilo razdoblje do 1980-ih. Ti su autori u pravilu dolazili iz Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i bavili su se sličnostima i razlikama između arhiva i knjižnica odnosno arhivske i knjižnične djelatnosti. Njihovim se raspravama od 1960-ih pridružuju i muzejski stručnjaci unoseći u rasprave specifična obilježja muzeja i muzejske djelatnosti.
Kako bi se pridonijelo razumijevanju međusobnih odnosa i evidentnog približavanja tih triju baštinskih ustanova i djelatnosti, što rezultira njihovim međusobnim uvažavanjem, a u pojedinim slučajevima i konkretnom suradnjom u suvremenom umreženom društvu, u ovom će se radu pokušati prikazati razvoj teorijsko-metodološke misli o tom fenomenu te predstaviti i analizirati gledišta značajnijih autora koji su se bavili navedenom problematikom od prvih poznatih radova na tu temu do posljednjeg desetljeća prošlog stoljeća.
Picture-books
Authors: Martinović Ivana , Stričević Ivanka
Published: March 2015

Early literacy has recently become a current topic, and there’s a widespread belief that literacy startsdeveloping almost as soon as the child is born, if the child is surrounded with adequate materials and persons who will motivate the development of literacy. The first structured reading materials that a child interacts with are picture-books. It is usually the first contact a child has with literature and a written word in general, and it happens during childhood, the child's most sensitive period, which is why it is important to pay special attention to the quality of picture-books. Croatian picture-books published till the early 80ies of the past century have been investigated to a some extent. However, the picture-books found on the Croatian market and in the libraries in the past 30 years have been the subject of research only sporadically. There's little data on the quality and features of this multifunctional material that is of such great importance for children.
The aim of the paper is to give an overview of the relevant data found in literature on the historical development of picture-book publishing, their features, functions they help develop, their age-appropriateness, and quality. The paper presents research results stemming from the analysis of the Croatian Children's Book Centre documentation on contemporary picture-book publishing and data on the language of picture-books that are the result of a picture-book corpus study made as part of the PhD research by the author. The data on contemporary authors and illustrators was obtained by analysing the documentation of the Croatian Library Association, Commission for library services for children and youth. The language of the picture-book corpus was analysed using a computer programme, i.e. the analysis was conducted of the lexical diversity of picture-books for three-year olds. The picture-books have not been investigated from the linguistic perspective before, which makes this research innovative. The findings and results of this research can be applicable in picture-book publishing, first of all in changing the attitude of publishers, i.e. their approach to age-appropriateness and quality of picture-books.
The aim of the paper is to give on overview of the picture-book situation, trying to raise awareness of the importance of their quality and potential, and spark off further picture-book research in different fields of arts and sciences. Thus, this paper will have an indirect practical value that may affect the current practice.
Knjižarska klasifikacija
Authors: Topić Nada
Published: March 2015

Cilj je rada istražiti načine knjižarske (prodajne) klasifikacije hrvatskih knjižara s početka 20. stoljeća. Sadržajnom analizom 17 prodajnih popisa/kataloga knjiga iz Dubrovnika, Splita, Zadra, Karlovca, Zagreba i Osijeka rekonstruirana je klasifikacijska struktura i utvrđeni su kriteriji prema kojima je početkom 20. st. klasificirana knjižarska ponuda.
Provedenom analizom utvrđeni su sljedeći kriteriji knjižarske klasifikacije: tema/sadržaj, oblik/vrsta djela, vrsta građe, žanr, jezik, namjena, nakladnički niz, izdavač, vrijeme izdavanja (novo izdanje), vrijeme objave/nabave, specifični interesi kupaca, broj, pismo i autor. Redoslijed nizanja unutar pojedinih kategorija u većini je slučajeva abecedni, a zatim numerički ili redoslijedom objavljivanja.
Za razliku od knjižnične klasifikacije i klasifikacijskih sustava općenito, problematika knjižarske klasifikacije slabo je zastupljena u postojećoj literaturi. Istraživanja koja se bave poviješću knjižarstva, ukoliko i donose načine klasifikacije knjižarske ponude, ostaju na deskriptivnoj razini bez dublje analize kriterija ili mogućih uzroka takve klasifikacije. Doprinos rada stoga je detaljna analiza većeg uzorka knjižarskih prodajnih kataloga, ali i pokušaj rasvjetljavanja kriterija i povoda stvaranja sustava knjižarske klasifikacije u definiranom povijesnom vremenskom i prostornom kontekstu.
Prikazi
Authors: Velagić Zoran
Published: March 2015

Martyn Lyons, 2010. A History of Reading and Writing In the Western World. Palgrave Macmillan.
Oxfordski doktorand i australski profesor Martyn Lyons u posljednjih je 20-ak godina objavio niz rasprava o ranonovovjekovnoj povijesti Europe s naglaskom na Francusku revoluciju i Napoleonsko doba te o povijesti knjige u Europi i Australiji, a Povijest čitanja i pisanja u Zapadnom svijetu sinteza je razmišljanja o njegovoj drugoj znanstvenoj preokupaciji. U toj knjizi Lyons kreće od sadašnjice i njome završava. Sadašnjica mu daje poticaj, jer počinje s tezom da se suvremenim brzim promjenama u tekstualnoj i vizualnoj komunikaciji treba pristupiti iz povijesne perspektive i završava njome kao posljednjim dijelom povijesnog pregleda čitateljskih i spisateljskih praksi. Nepoznavanje povijesti, smatra Lyons, rezultiralo je nepotpunim razumijevanjem promjena jer se bez povijesne perspektive ne može niti znati što je u stvari novo, te je knjiga i napisana sa svrhom primjene povijesne perspektive na istraživanje i razumijevanje knjige, čitanja i pisanja. Iako vjeruje da buduća istraživanja ne bi smjela razdvajati povijest čitanja od povijesti pisanja, Lyons napominje da i u njegovoj knjizi prevladava problematika čitanja, jednostavno stoga što je takvo trenutno stanje istraženosti.
Laura J. Miller. 2007. Reluctant Capitalists. Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption. Chicago - London: The University of Chicago Press.
Iako objavljena prije četiri godine, knjiga Laure J. Miller zaslužuje pozornost i prikaz, jer je riječ o za sada teorijski vjerojatno najpotkovanijoj knjizi o suvremenom knjižarstvu. Autorica je istražila kulturu trgovanja, posebice kulturu maloprodaje i potrošnje, dokazujući da debata o suvremenim promjenama u knjižarstvu - riječ je o zamjeni malih knjižara golemim prodajnim lancima, a autorica se na žalost ograničila na američko knjižarstvo - odražava jačanje uloge maloprodaje i kulture šopinga u svakodnevnom životu, kao i opće uvjerenje da slobodna kupnja u samoposluzi postaje način ispunjenja pojedinca.
The Podsused reading rooms and library in the 20th century
Authors: Berak Sandra
Published: March 2015

The aim of the paper is to present the history of the Podsused reading rooms and library in the 20th century, using the original archival material. The materials stored in the Croatian State Archives, original printed and hand-written Regulations of reading associations, minutes of general meetings, and documents of other associations describe the organizational and operational features of reading rooms. In addition, private documents and photos of the citizens of Podsused were also used to reconstruct the operation and influence of the Susedgrad reading room on the life in Podsused. They recorded rich cultural activities of the reading association and its role in the cultural and public life of Podsused.The first readership associations were established in Podsused under the influence of the readership movement in Croatia: The Susedgrad reading room (1913), which was renamed in 1923 to the Croatian Reading Room of Podsused and the Croatian Reading Room Croatia in Podsused, located in the factory canteen of the Portland Cement Works (1923). The today's Library and Reading Room for Children and Adults was opened in 1951 in Dom kulture in Podsused, and has been working ever since.The main contribution of the paper is the identification of core features of the development of librarianship in Podsused in the 20th century.
List of subscribers as the source of data on book history and the history of reading
Authors: Lakuš Jelan , Vukadin Jelena
Published: March 2015

Customer networks or lists of subscribers as a new publishing phenomenon first occurred in Dalmatia in the early 19th century. It was a model of collective funding of book, magazine and newspaper publishing, which gradually replaced the earlier system of individual patronage. It resulted in the publication of lists of subscribers that contained the names of all those who financially supported the printing of a book. The data on names of subscribers, their occupation, place of residence and number of copies ordered, which was the usual content of subscribers, lists, make them very valuable sources for research on the history of books and reading. This paper tries to show the research potential of such lists by presenting a case-study of five preserved and available subscribers' lists found in publications printed between 1835 and 1848 in the Zadar print shop of Battara brothers. The paper analyses the quantitative data on subscribers, their geographical distribution, professional profile and gender, which does not exhaust their research potential in full. The analysis has shown that despite the austere educational opportunities, high incidence of unemployment, and many other limitations, there were people who treasured the written word. The subscribers mostly came from coastal cities like Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik, which were the most important publishing and cultural centres. Even though the subscribers came from Austria, Military Border, Italy, Croatia proper and Slavonia, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire, they make up only one eight of the total number of subscribers in the corpus. The subscribers are both Roman-Catholic and Orthodox, who mostly subscribed to books printed in the Cyrillic script. The subscribers come from a wide range of professions, mostly from the church circles in Dalmatia, and the fewest of them were professors and teachers, members of the army and the police. As expected, salesmen, due to the nature of their profession and frequent travel, were recorded mostly in Austria, Military Border and the Ottoman Empire. Different groups of subscribers subscribed to different books, depending on the language, topic, or the author. Finally, the gender distribution results bear witness to the inequalities women experienced in 19th century – the share of women was only 1%.We can conclude that even though lists of subscribers are not in themselves sufficient for making informed conclusions on the readership in the early 19th century, they can definitely contribute towards its better understanding. The aim of this paper was to indicate their relevance as source of information on the process of production, distribution and reception of the written word in the 19th century.
Rubrike u osječkim novinama od sredine 19. do sredine 20. stoljeća
Authors: Selthofer Josipa , Jošavac Martina
Published: March 2015

Cilj je rada prikazati razvoj rubrika u osječkim novinama tijekom druge polovice 19. i prve polovice 20. stoljeća. Rad se usredotočuje na formiranje, razvoj i oblikovanje rubrika, tj. na njihov smještaj, nazive, promjene naziva, ritam promjena, grafička i tipografska rješenja i sl. Istraživanje je provedeno u Hemeroteci muzeja Slavonije u Osijeku, a na temelju dvaju kriterija, duljine izlaženja i kulturne važnosti, za analizu su odabrane sljedeće novine: „Die Drau“, „Slavonische Presse“, „Narodna (Hrvatska) obrana“ i „Hrvatski list“.
Istraživanjem je dokazano da novinske rubrike u tom razdoblju tek sazrijevaju kao koncept organizacije novinskog sadržaja. Njihovi su nazivi grafički najčešće istaknuti kao podnaslovi u sklopu stranice, često vrlo neujednačeno. Mnoge vijesti, posebice važnije, ostaju neraspoređene u rubrikama - rubrike su sadržajni element, a ne način organizacije sadržaja. Često služe tek okupljanju srodnih informacija i pojavljuju se samo kada se skupi dovoljno takvih informacija.
Rad inovativno pristupa istraživanju povijesti hrvatskih novina, a uz sam razvoj rubrikacije pokazuje i kako se takvim istraživanjem mogu rekonstruirati opće društvene promjene i njihov odraz u dnevnim novinama, budući da se može pretpostaviti kako se nova rubrika uvodi onda kada su interes ili potreba javnosti za neku temu dovoljno veliki da ona stekne zasebnu rubriku.
Modeliranje sustava za pozicioniranje i vizualno označivanje povijesnih katastarskih planova
Authors: Jakopec Tomislav , Jurić Mirjana
Published: March 2015

Cilj je rada prikazati mogućnosti pozicioniranja i vizualnog označivanja povijesnih katastarskih planova na Googleovim kartama koristeći sustave otvorenog koda. Korišteno je gradivo pohranjeno u Hrvatskom državnom arhivu u Zagrebu, u fondu Arhiva mapa za Hrvatsku i Slavoniju. Riječ je o katastarskoj dokumentaciji koja se, među ostalim, sastoji od katastarskog gradiva iz razdoblja prve sustavne katastarske izmjere, koja je na području kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije provedena od 1847. do 1877. godine, a koja se, prema podacima Korisničke službe Hrvatskog državnog arhiva, intenzivno koristi.
Upravo su korisničke potrebe s jedne strane te mogućnosti inovativne implementacije informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologija s druge strane potaknule rad na sustavu kroz koji bi se korištenjem digitaliziranih preslika izvornih katastarskih planova i njihovim povezivanjem sa sustavima poput Googleovih karata zaštitila izvorna građa, ali i otvorile nove mogućnosti istraživanja u odnosu na korištenje originala. S tim su ciljem kreirana dva načina prikaza katastarskih planova. Prvo, detaljni prikaz izvornika omogućuje njegovo pregledavanje s opcijama dinamičkog uvećanja i umanjenja prikaza. Drugo, interaktivni prikaz izveden je kroz postavljanje katastarskih planova na Googleove karte, pri čemu je postignuto da se u postupku transformacije uspostavi veza između koordinata digitaliziranog plana i koordinata izvornika. Transparentnost je postavljenog izvornika promjenjiva, pa korisnik prema želji može pojačati prikaz sloja (katastarskog plana) ili podloge (Googleove karte) što, primjerice, nudi izravan uvid u dinamiku prostora u duljem povijesnom razdoblju. Sustav usto omogućuje označavanje katastarskih planova, što u konačnici može rezultirati izradom stvarnog kumulativnog kazala svih pojmova sadržanih na katastarskim planovima.
Rad daje primjer implementacije informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologija kojima se može omogućiti uvođenje novih usluga, proširiti suradnja sa stručnom javnošću i srodnim ustanovama, olakšati upoznavanje šire zainteresirane javnosti s arhivskim fondovima te ponuditi nove mogućnosti u pedagoškom radu arhiva.
current situation of e-books in academic and public libraries in Sweden
Authors: Macevičiūtė Elena , Borg Martin
Published: March 2015

Introducing e-books into Swedish libraries has been influenced by the idea of equal access to all media for all Swedish citizens as well as by librarians’ wish to provide the best possible service to their users. Libraries perceived this new resource and service as a way of fulfilling their specific function in a democratic society, which is usually described as mediation (or transfer) of knowledge and culture to all. This is a common basis for the incorporation of new media and information resources (including e-books) into Swedish academic and public libraries. Apart from this common platform, we see other similarities in working with e-books in both types of libraries, but also a number of differences. Most of them relate to the position of libraries within their respective context and in relation to their specific role. Academic libraries are quite influential players in the global scholarly communication and supporters of both research and study processes. As such they are embedded in a mainly international market of scientific information and scholarly materials. They have significant resources provided by their parent universities for the acquisition of scholarly material and a wide choice of commercially available material from different providers. They are also incorporated into a national library consortium with great negotiation power. Thus, they have more freedom to experiment with a variety of business and pricing models offered on the international market. They also have a high competence in publishing and are often publishers themselves. Their involvement in research processes and in open access initiatives puts them in a position to provide expertise to researchers in the areas of publishing and intellectual property protection. Public libraries are part of the local cultural and educational landscape. As such, they depend on the production of media and content in national languages which helps cater to the needs and demands of the local population. They are also customers on the limited market of publishing, entertainment and education-related materials which help fulfil their function as educators. As public libraries offer open and free access to their resources to the entire population of a certain area, eventually covering the whole country, they are regarded as a disruptive element in the market economy. This perceived threat from public libraries was reborn with the emergence of e-books. Despite their differences, both academic and public libraries face similar challenges and problems relating to the management of their collections, creating metadata, and providing access to their content. So far, there haven’t been any mutually satisfactory solutions.
Changing relationships between authors and publishers
Authors: Navickienė Aušra
Published: March 2015

The changing relationship between authors and publishers was a phenomenon related to the model of modern book publishing business which began to emerge in Lithuania Major, as well as throughout much of Central and Eastern Europe in the early 19th century. The topic of this research is the legal framework established in 1830 as part of Russian censorship laws intended to regulate property rights of authors and publishers, which was also applied in the occupied territory of Lithuania. Different sources and methods were used in this article to answer to the following questions: “How were the rights and obligations of authors and publishers understood in documents regulating publishing activities in Lithuania Major in the first decades of the 19th century (i.e. before 1830)?”; “How was this concept legitimized in the first legal enactments regulating copyrights (i.e. after the introduction of regulations)?”; “How were these mutually useful relationships reflected in Lithuanian book publishing before the Russian occupational government imposed radical measures to restrict Lithuanian national culture and publishing in 1864?” The main sources of data were the 19th century official and unofficial documents regulating publishing activities (including, most importantly, the censorship laws of the time) and archival materials documenting the activities of Lithuanian private publishers and book authors of the time, such as correspondence and documentation on the activities of publishing institutions.
overview of the digital publishing market in Croatia
Authors: Velagić Zoran , Pehar Franjo
Published: March 2015

This paper gives an outline of e-book business in Croatia, another European small language market, based on surveys of seven mayor e-book distributors conducted in February 2013 and February 2014. The research included collecting web catalogues by various e-book distributors and an interview with their representatives, asking them to confirm the established number of e-books. After data collection, researchers analysed and presented the exact number of unique e-book titles, publisher’s participation, types of e-book formats and their prices. The findings show that there are 1.654 unique e-book titles by 55 publishers currently available on seven main platforms, the most popular e-book format is EPUB (55%), while the average retail price is EUR 5,86.
strategy for the development of electronic publishing in small markets
Authors: Despot Ivona , Jakopec Tomislav
Published: March 2015

This paper analyses technological trends which affect the business models in the publishing industry and create innovative publishing products which reflect the reader's needs in the digital environment. Although technology already offers many possibilities, the way it is used is both a technical and a market-related issue. The migration to the digital environment has stimulated major changes in publishing and other media industries. Publishing sectors such as scientific publications quickly accept the new technological opportunities. Free content and self-publishing models shake the publishing industry and change the publisher's traditional position in the book publishing chain. Advanced software solutions offer authors easy access to virtual ‘shelves’, allowing publishers a simpler, quicker production and distribution. Changes carry many challenges and threats since the technology is still at an early stage of implementation. This paper presents new trends and predictions, and their potential impact on publishing, with a special focus on small linguistic distribution markets such as the Croatian book market.
brain at the centre of the information universe
Authors: Sturges Paul
Published: March 2015

Insights from the recent wealth of popular books on neuroscience are offered to suggest a strengthening of theory in information science. Information theory has traditionally neglected the human dimension in favour of ‘scientific’ theory often derived from the Shannon-Weaver model. Neuroscientists argue in excitingly fresh ways from the evidence of case studies, non-intrusive experimentation and the measurements that can be obtained from technologies that include electroencephalography, positron emission tomography (PET), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and magnetoencephalography (MEG). The way in which the findings of neuroscience intersect with ideas such as those of Kahneman on fast and slow thinking and Csikszentmihalyi on flow, is tentatively explored as lines of connection with information science. It is argued that the beginnings of a theoretical underpinning for current web-based information searching in relation to established information retrieval methods can be drawn from this.
Information behaviour of scholars
Authors: Vilar Polona
Published: March 2015

In recent years we have seen intensive debates over the changes in scholarly practice caused by increased accessibility of digital resources and tools. This has caused an evident and rapid trend towards the development of different information behaviours by scholars: what information resources they are using, how and when. Recent studies of scholarly information behaviour all show significant changes in the ways researchers communicate, publish their works, collaborate, look for information and use it. Studies describe previously unseen patterns of scholarly information behaviour (e.g. skimming, navigating, power browsing, squirrelling, cross-checking). This, in turn, can (or should) have significant impact on the development of the information tools and information services for scholars. The paper first addresses key information concepts in scholarly context (e.g. information, information need, relevance, pertinence, salience, information overload, avoiding information), presents some general characteristics of scholarly information behaviour (e.g. difference between scholars and other users of information, differences between disciplines, individuals, etc.) and some typical examples of information behaviour (e.g. browsing, berrypicking, powerbrowsing, chaining, skimming, squirreling), as well as discusses some implications for information tools and services. In the end some attention is dedicated to issues of digital scholarship.