The question of script was paramount in the nineteenth-century debate over Hindi and Urdu, two closely related languages that are characterised by "extreme digraphia". Rather than rehearsing the well-known story of the culturally and politically charged process of differentiation in which the two sister languages became prime markers of…

The printing industry is supposed to be a major contributor to Ghana's development through employment creation and the enhancement of information to the general public. The main purpose of the study was to assess employee motivation on the printing industry within Kumasi Metropolis. The study employed both the quantitative and qualitative surveys…

The 2009 database marketplace is bounded by two extremes: massive digitization projects to increase access, and retrenchment owing to budget worries. Picture medieval monks hunched over their desks in the scriptorium as they labor to copy manuscripts. A 21st-century version of this activity is being repeated daily in the world's libraries and…

The Doves Press, founded in 1900 in Hammersmith, England, produced some of the most notable examples of fine typography of the twentieth century. A dispute over ownership of the types developed, and the types were destroyed. (Author/LS)

Two Philadelphia printing histories, both reflecting the relationship of printing to publishing, are examined in this article: the manufacture by the publisher of his own product and the development and commercialization of the photomechanical halftone process. (Author)

The speed at which printing was done during the wooden-press era (circa 1436-circa 1820) is of importance from both the economic and the bibliographic points of view. It is suggested that pertinent background material be gathered, before attempting to estimate the productivity of a plant. (63 references) (Author/NH)

Briefly looks at the impact of the phototypesetter on the printing industry and explains the basic operations involved in using a typesetting computer. (AA)

A look at the need for computer experts to better understand the problems of the tradition-bound printing industry in order to improve product quality. (AA)

As a result of the new printing technology made possible by the computer, the defined division of labor between departments in the publishing industry is becoming less well-established. (KS)

Outlines briefly the process by which the Fluxus community coalesced. Recounts the birthing of Something Else Press, Inc., and the transformation of aspects of the press' objectives into Printed Editions. Discusses the parallel concerns shared by Something Else Press and Fluxus publication activities as well as their divergent agendas and…

Two years have passed since the Press of Case Western Reserve University closed, but the disagreement hasn't yet settled. There is still sharp disagreement over whether the university's decision to terminate the press was warranted. (Author/PG)

Presents some guideposts for authors when dealing with a publisher. (PG)

This guide describes the publishing process, for the author with a manuscript waiting to be published. Separate chapters discuss how to approach a publisher, how a publisher evaluates a proposal or manuscript, how to understand and negotiate a book contract, how to prepare a final manuscript, how a manuscript is processed by a publisher, how a…