All About Books

The properties of the book are determined by its functions. Accordingly, if we consider the book in the social communication and information process, it is revealed that the book is inherent in both the properties of Document IV, and specific properties. One of the most important properties of the book is its connotation. This property was written about in the 20s of the XX century, but was understood differently. M.N. Kufaev understood the book "as a receptacle of all thoughts and words clothed...

The book performs an aesthetic function to a greater extent than a document. Among non-book documents, this function is characteristic mainly of works of art (literary, visual, musical unpublished documents). Among the books, almost every book-edition should be made according to the laws of aesthetics, laws of book art. The ethical function of a book is a special aspect of cultural and managerial functions. Many prominent figures of the past and present have noted the enriching nature of the influence of the book; some varieties of books have a negative impact on readers...

The ideological function of G.N. Shvetsov-Vodka is attributed to the manifestations of the administrative function [14, p. 270]. If the witnessing function is widely understood, it becomes obvious that it is inherent in the book. Any book, as well as a document, is first of all the evidence, a confirmation of the existence of activity aimed at its creation. Thus, for a writer, the publication of his book will be a confirmation of his creative activity. Moreover, the book "testifies" not only to...

Modern book science considers the book from the standpoint of document science. Hence, a special approach to the separation of the functions of the book. If the functional approach considers the functions of a book by itself, out of connection and without comparison with the functions of the document, then modern research is based on the relationship between the document and the book. It is suggested to find out whether the book has a document function and what specific functions the book has. V...

The preservation of both the content and the material form of a book when consumed is as much a must for a book as for a document in general. One of the properties of a document is that any document can be characterized by the formula of the characteristic of a communication message (Lassuella's formula: "Whosays, what, inwhichchannel, towhom, withwhateffect", i.e. "who, what, to whom, to whom, through what channel, with what effect reports") [citation: 14, p. 280]. Correspondence to this formula is also inherent in the book...