In 2012, The Library of Congress (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) had the initiative of organizing an annual meeting which would disseminate the vision of library leaders on the importance of the book. The meeting would gather all the categories involved in the book industry: writers, publishers, editors, professors, librarians. The goal was to create a platform for discussions on how to promote the book as a crucial element for culture and education enhancement. The power of information and its dissemination was discussed within the first edition, while keeping the book as a central element in all debates. After this first edition, the Summit of the book was organized yearly in different locations throughout the world: Singapore (2013), France (2014), Egypt (2015) and Ireland (2016). The event had a powerful international impact and in 2017 the 6th summit was hosted in Brasov (Romania) at the "Transilvania" University. This volume is the collection of the most valuable contributions to the 6th Summit of the Book where experts presented their best practices and expertise in the history and technology of the book, knowledge support, and book dissemination.
Introduction, by Angela Repanovici, Manolis Koukourakis, Tereza
Khechoyan
PART I. Books on the Shelves of New Technology
1. The Book in the Era of Facebook and Twitter, by Ismail Serageldin
2. Narrative Construction of Popularity Assessment Criteria on Weblogs: The
Implications for Virtual Learning Environments, by C?t?lina-Ionela Rezeanu,
Claudiu Coman, Angela Repanovici
3. The Importance of Digitizing Old Medical Books and Modern Medical Ethics
Books in the Field of Medicine, by Nadinne Roman, Elena Amaric?i, Silviu
Caloian
4. The Usefulness of Social Networks for the Dissemination of Scientific
Information, by Ionel ?erban
PART II. Information Society and Sources
5. The Interpretation of Knowledge Economy and the Problems of Its Rise and
Development in Armenia, by Tereza Khechoyan
6. Aspects on the Harmonization of Copyright and Related Rights in the
Information Society in the European Union Legislation, by Cristina Mihaela
Salc? Rotaru
7. The Role and Importance of Information Sources. Case Study: The European
Union's Diplomacy and the Middle East Crisis at the Beginning of the 21st
Century, by Ana-Maria Bolborici
PART III. Books in Education
8. The Level of Awareness on Scientometrics in Higher Education, by Angela
Repanovici, Manolis Koukourakis, Mihai Bogdan Alexandrescu, D. Cotoros,
Liliana Rogozea, Daniela Popa
9. Romanian Students' Perceptions of Bibliotherapy in the Educational
Process, by Daniela Popa, Ane Landoy, Angela Repanovici
PART IV. Reading for Life
10. Reading for Life: Biblio/Poetry Therapy with Different Target Groups, by
Judit Béres
11. The Role of Fairy Tales in the Self-Realization Process, by Daniela
Sorea
12. The Book and the Separate Room, by Carmen Adriana Gheorghe
PART V. Perspectives on Publications in Life Sciences
13. Biomechanics in Publication: Present State and Perspectives, by
Ileana-Constanta Rosca
14. Representative Publications for Medical Engineering, by Corneliu Druga
PART VI. Collections: Histories and Landmarks
15. The Second Life of Books from Private Collections, by Elena Harconi?a
16. The Progress and Development of the Digital Library of "Lucian Blaga"
University of Sibiu Since 2007, by Rodica Volovici, Cristina Pârvu
17. Revista BIBLIOTECA [ "The Library" Review]: 1948-2018 A Landmark in the
Professional Community of Romanian Librarians
18. The Journeys of Books, by Robert Coravu
