Department of Expansion of Information Technology and Digital Media in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has set up a pavilion in the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair in a bid to provide necessary grounds for generation and expansion of digital contents which comply with indigenous, national and Islamic values.   The department operates in two separate main and lateral sections in the book fair, undertaking to promote Persian language and script in computer-based environment and digital devices. ...

2010-05-09 08:30

Cultural attaché of the Hungarian embassy in Tehran characterized Tehran International Book Fair as a credible event on the same footing with major global cultural events.   Istvan Nyitrai was speaking to the book fair's press office on the sidelines of an inaugural ceremony of the 23 rd edition of the major international cultural event.   He said it made a seventh consecutive time that he joined an inaugural ceremony of an edition of Tehran Book Fair, lamenting that his ...

2010-05-09 08:30

An anthology of letters and souvenir postcards, sent by scholars, intellectuals and politicians worldwide to Imam Khomeini (the late founder of Islamic Republic) was unveiled in 23 rd edition of Tehran International Book Fair.   Entitled "Imam Khomeini, tapping a global audience," the book has been published by the Iran-based Institute for Compilation and Publication of works of Imam Khomeini and was put on stalls for the first time in the book fair.   The anthology offers a collection of ...

2010-05-09 08:30

A strong turnout by the public in the debut day of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair drives home the message that the major cultural event fair would be staged more gloriously than previous editions, IRI Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance told the book fair's press office Thursday evening.   Thursday May 16 was a debut day for the 23 rd edition of the major cultural event.   Sayyid Muhammad Husseini noted few editions ever were witness to ...

2010-05-09 08:30

Regular procedures of printing and supplementary operations are on show in the pavilion of Totalia Administrative Machines Company in a lateral section of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair.   According to the major event's press office, four sets of machine are on public display in the pavilion, operating regular procedures of printing and publishing of books with less than 2000 editions.   Staffs of the Totalia Administrative Machines Company start their mission by a machinated typesetting of some ...

2010-05-09 08:30

IRIB radio channels have prepared a special package of programs to promote book reading habit among the public, Deputy of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization (IRIB) told the press office of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair.   Mohammad Hussein Sufi expressed hope the package would help widen the habit and would subsequently lead to a rise in the current edition of publications.   Sufi elaborated on several package of programs designed for the ongoing edition of the ...

2010-05-09 08:30

An author and expert in children and youngster publication affairs told a subject panel on "School students' research needs" that individuals must not settle for a single theme in their book reading activities, adding since because our choices are underpinned by our beliefs, ideological studies should accompany vocational and entertainment studies in daily life.   The panel discussion was staged on May 5 in the marquee of children and youngsters publishers in the 23 rd book fair.   Javad Mohaqeq ...

2010-05-09 08:30

A panel discussion debating the case of "profits and losses of university libraries in book fair-related purchases" listened to viewpoints of Ibrahim Afshar, assistant professor with department of librarianship in Isfahan University who said poor selection was a major source of detriment to libraries.   The panel was staged on May 6 in the House of Authors in the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair.   Afshar elaborated on advantages of Tehran Book Fair for university libraries, adding however that ...

2010-05-09 08:30

IRI Vice President in Parliamentary Affairs urged for a translation movement for rendering of Persian works into major international lingua francas, adding that translation was an effective vehicle for presentation of Iranian works to the world.   Sayyid Mohammad-Reza Mirtajodini told the press office of the 23 rd Tehran book fair that a translation movement would help present Iranian works in the eyes of world, adding however that major works in science, literature, history, poetry and art must be selected ...

2010-05-09 08:30

IRGC General Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior aide to Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces inspected pavilions of publishers on military geography and Sacred Defense (1980-88) in the first day of the 23 rd Tehran International Book Fair, May 5 2010.   General Safavi first visited in Vijeh Publisher pavilion in the international section and browsed publications on geography, geographical information systems, military-strategic studies and Middle East studies and purchased several English language books on those subjects.   He then ...

2010-05-07 08:30