Reflexions about the digital book: circulation, preservation and fixation

Authors

  • Wesley Augusto Nogueira Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2317-4390.2016v5n1p94

Keywords:

Book, Materiality, Memory, Social policies, Flow of information, Information preservation

Abstract

Introduction: It is proposed to discuss the book concept and present issues related to the introduction of digital book and aspects associated to its access, circulation and preservation.
Objectives: To conduct a reflection about the place of the book in the information society and how its use can boost its positive and negative aspects, from the free access to knowledge to further split between integrated and informationally excluded.
Methodology: Theoretical nature work, developed according to literature and available online information sources, followed by analysis and discussion of the concepts studied in the light of the proposed objectives.
Results: There is considerable increase in the potential of circulation and preservation of information in all its spheres, from the development and use of digital devices.
Conclusions: The development and availability of media devices and processing information methods can’t be considered as a development practices if they come not accompanied by social policies that amplify effective access to data for the whole population.

Author Biography

Wesley Augusto Nogueira, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Doctoral Student of the Post-Graduate Program in Information Science at the School of Communications and Arts of the Universidade de São Paulo (ECA/USP).

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Published

2016-04-25

How to Cite

Nogueira, W. A. (2016). Reflexions about the digital book: circulation, preservation and fixation. Informação@Profissões, 5(1), 94–110. https://doi.org/10.5433/2317-4390.2016v5n1p94

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