EDITORIAL BOOKS

This editorial appeared in Volume 12 ( 1 ) of The Semiotic Review of Books . Editorial : Hacktivism

Books, books, books.

IAPR Fellow, shares a personal sketch of his career in statistical pattern recognition. At the end, he poses questions to entice further research. Chart of some upcoming IAPR and non-IAPR workshops, conferences, and summer schools of interest to the I APR community. The views expressed in this newsletter represent the personal views of the authors and not necessarily those of their host institu...

Improving paper books: searchable books

Much of today’s information is digitised. Representation of information is increasingly becoming digital. Yet, paper books remain popular, as many readers prefer the reading experience that paper books provide, which digital interfaces cannot. In this paper, our aim is to improve users’ reading experience by enhancing books with digital functionalities. We conducted a user survey study to ident...

Contents : Books and Articles Books :

has the pleasure of sending to you our Publications 2003. This publication, nineth in a series, has 194 entries and includes 181 articles in English or Finnish; summarized in English for your convenience. We hope that you will find the booklet useful. Should you want to make a request for any listed book or article, please contact the authors or our Library at the addresses below. The library a...

Editorial: An Open Book: What and How Young Children Learn from Picture and Story Books

Looking at and listening to picture and story books is a ubiquitous activity, frequently enjoyed by many young children and their parents. Well before children can read for themselves they are able to learn from books. Looking at and listening to books increases children’s general knowledge, understanding about the world, and promotes language acquisition. This collection of papers demonstrates...