The definition of a book by UNESCO is: any printed matter of more than 49 pages, excluding the front and back covers, published by a publishing house (commercial company), with a specific title and author's name, compiled with ISBN. Publications that are priced and protected by copyright are called books.
Books are writings that are recorded on certain forms of materials with text or other information symbols for the purpose of spreading culture. Books are the product of human thought and a specific and constantly developing knowledge. communication tools.
1. Characteristics of the book
1. The content is relatively systematic, comprehensive, mature and reliable.
2. The publishing cycle is long and the speed of transmitting information is slow.
2. Classification of books
1. Books are divided by subject into: social science and natural science books.
2. Divided by language into: Chinese books and foreign language books.
3. Divided according to purpose: general books and reference books.
Extended information:
1. Origin
The word "book" first appeared in "Historical Records·Xiao Xiangguo Family", where the "book" refers to It is a map and document file, which is different from what we currently call books. Further exploration of the origin of the word "book" can be traced back to the allusion "He comes out of pictures and Luo comes out of books" recorded in "Zhouyi·Shangxici", which reflects the close relationship between pictures and words. Although it is a myth and legend, it illustrates the fact that words originated from pictures.
Pictures and words are indeed closely connected. The ancients called various text forms "calligraphy" and the writing method "calligraphy". The word "book" was also used as a verb, when it was said to "write", such as "it is difficult to write with too many bamboos", "writing with great effort", "big book is special" Book" and so on. Later, "book" was further extended to include all written records.
For example, "letter", "document", "criminal letter", "imperial edict", "alliance letter", etc. With the development of history, people's understanding of books is constantly changing. Nowadays, people no longer call all written records "books". For example, documents, letters, edicts, and alliance letters all contain the word "book", but they are no longer included in the scope of books.
The contents of ancient records are mostly of a chronicle nature, such as oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, etc., which fall into this category. Their main function is to help memory, so that they can be checked and referenced when necessary. It is equivalent to an archive for future generations. Later, people realized from practice that these recorded materials could be transformed into tools for summarizing experience and imparting knowledge.
As a result, works specifically designed to impart knowledge and be read by people appeared. In this way, the word book has acquired a newer and narrower meaning. Later, any written records that did not have the purpose of disseminating experience, imparting knowledge, and being read by others were not considered books.
With the development of productivity and social progress, people began to consciously use words to promote ideas and spread knowledge. At the same time, a set of books system was gradually formed, and documents for handling daily affairs were formed. A system of paperwork. As a result, books and archives were gradually distinguished.
2. Composition
From bamboo and wooden slips to various types of current books, no matter how their form and content change, as long as they are carefully inspected and analyzed, we can see that they are all the same. It has the following elements:
1. There must be knowledge and information to be disseminated.
2. There must be text and image signals that record knowledge.
3. There must be a material carrier that records text and image signals.
4. The production technology and craftsmanship of books are also the basic conditions for producing books.
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