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Books into the 21st CenturyPublished online: 28 Oct 2013.

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Attitudes to knowledge

professionals will of course have their own views, and the views will vary widely.

A positive attitude to the cultural tradi­tion, broadly interpreted, and a belief in the possibility of cognitive progress has the potential to enhance the motivation of those whose business it is to preserve or disseminate human knowledge in any of its aspects. But just how particular beliefs or attitudes might affect motivation and professional behaviour in individual cases is a subtle matter which, like the intimate structure of belief, must be left to the dis­cretion of the individuals concerned.

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Sterelny, K. 1990, The representational theory of mind: an introduction. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.

fBoo~ into tlie 21st Century----The "Changes in scholarly communication pat­

terns: Australia and the electronic library" conference in Canberra last April highlighted the way the whole of the knowledge industry is dri­ving and being driven by the new technologies. Clearly there are pressures on traditional publishing, especially at the level of the journal where elec­tronic ordering of single articles is providing a new way of marketing information but at the same time threatening the future of the academic journal as we know it. Questions to do with copyright, and authors' moral rights in their work, loom large as easy transmission and manipulation of text threat­en traditional means of coping with these issues.

At the same time the book is a very convenient piece of technology, easily portable, easy to page through, not requiring batteries, and above all -as the older fashioned conference goers were quick to point out - able to be read in the bath, or in bed. Regular commuters know that books are a convenient way to pass the time. While the dra­matic changes in the book industry brought about by electronics are being felt right now, print on paper is likely to be with us for some time.

Books into the 21st century- a book industry conference being held on 24 and 25 February in Sydney provides a useful update opportunity in these areas.

Issues to be addressed include:

• How is book publishing changing: are we over publishing?

• Addressing the problems that retailers face

• Improving the efficiency of current distribution methods

• Effect of the electronic revolution on books and printing

• What is the future role of books in education?

• Tapping alternative markets

• Commitment of government to books

Keynote speakers include: • Frances Awcock, Director of the State Library

of South Australia • Don Guerra, Senior Vice President and

Director of Sales & Marketing, Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York

• Loren Paulsen, Executive Vice President -Operations and Co-founder, Advanced Marketing Services Inc, USA

• David Martin, Managing Director, Mandarin Printers, Hong Kong

The registration fee for the conference is $1295 for the two days. A registration form appears in the conference advertisement elsewhere in this issue.

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