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The integration of data and paper empowers the fragrance of books in China

2025-04-16   

The fragrance of books is the most far-reaching. Reading is an important way to increase knowledge, broaden horizons, cultivate sentiments, and nurture morality, and is a solid ladder for the growth of young people. In the digital age, humanity's proud deep reading ability is facing an unprecedented crisis of deconstruction. The disintegration of knowledge structure caused by information fragmentation, the shrinkage of metacognitive ability triggered by multimedia stimulation, and the gradual cultivation of thinking inertia through instant feedback mechanisms... Faced with the collective dilemma of the digital reading era, we need to carefully consider the elastic boundary between digital reading and traditional reading, and achieve a dynamic balance between jumping hyperlinks and quiet pages. Traditional reading mainly refers to the reading method of obtaining information through paper books or newspapers. It should be said that the initial reading experience of each reader mostly comes from traditional paper reading, such as the ink fragrance on the front page of primary school Chinese textbooks, and the maple leaf bookmarks hidden in the inserts of "Three Hundred Tang Poems"... These enlightenment moments soaked in the fragrance of paper books have carved unique spiritual marks in the cognitive structure of readers. Under the multi sensory experience, paper-based reading brings immersive emotional and aesthetic enjoyment, which helps readers maintain deep reading for a long time. With the rapid development of digital technology and media terminals, digital reading represented by e-books, audio reading, video storytelling, etc. is gradually gaining popularity among readers, especially with the support of artificial intelligence technology, VR、5G、 Convenient digital services such as the Internet of Things have made thousands of books within reach. The "2023 China Digital Reading Report" shows that the number of digital reading users in China will reach 570 million in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 7.53%, and the proportion of digital reading users to the total number of netizens will exceed 50% for the first time. Compared with traditional reading, the convenience and sharing of digital reading are more prominent. It can happen quietly anytime, anywhere on the subway during morning and evening commutes, in the gaps between friend gatherings, and while waiting for business trips. It should be noted that although digital reading is in line with the fast-paced modern life, it still requires calmness, patience, and avoidance of short, flat, and fragmented reading. Digital reading and traditional reading are not in an either or competitive relationship, they can complement each other and complement each other. In fact, more and more readers are spontaneously practicing this fusion path: "brushing" e-books on the subway and reading paper books after work; Reading reviews and guidance online, and then going to the library to browse through original works... Traditional reading endows us with depth, quietness, and sedimentation, while digital reading brings convenience, diversity, and sharing. It is the combination of the two that can build a healthy, diverse, and sustainable reading ecosystem. Whether it's digital reading or paper reading, high-quality content is always a scarce and essential commodity. Therefore, we must adhere to the principle that content is king, which is also the key to "guarding our core and literacy". When high-quality content meets innovative expression, deep reading in the digital age will not disappear, but instead can shine with even more brilliant intellectual brilliance. Only by continuously releasing high-quality works that are full of contemporary atmosphere, taste, style, and warmth, can we truly cultivate the literary heritage and make the reading atmosphere of "loving reading, reading good books, and being good at reading" even stronger. In the process of building a "bookish campus", attention should be paid to leveraging the integrated educational function of digital reading and traditional reading. As a reading area that gathers the "maximum traffic", school libraries should not only retain paper reading areas, but also accelerate intelligent upgrades and create diverse reading spaces that integrate virtual and real elements. Currently, some school libraries are actively embracing the digital wave and accurately grasping the diverse reading needs of the youth group. In addition to timely opening electronic reading rooms, they are gradually equipped with paper electric linkage systems and opening paper electric linkage themed bookshelves. Students can seamlessly switch between paper books and e-books by scanning the code with just one click, and complete accurate book selection in quick trial reading. Looking towards the future, we look forward to more primary and secondary school libraries using smart scenarios as a driving force. By collecting students' movement trajectories and reading data inside the library, we aim to create a digital image for each reader, actively collaborate with the national smart education reading platform, and launch online "reading growth camps" to provide more enjoyable, social, and shareable reading scenarios. Today, with the emergence of brain computer interface technology, the reading revolution is moving towards a new era of human-machine collaboration. Technological innovation does not bring about substitution relationships, but rather the reconstruction of the reading ecosystem. Teenage readers should use their thinking subjectivity to control technological tools, maintain tension between the deep cultivation of paper reading and the breadth expansion of digital reading, and cultivate a composite cognitive ability that combines humanistic heritage and digital literacy. When the "Generation Z" youth search for photocopies of the "Yongle Encyclopedia" in the ancient book department of the library, and at the same time access digital proofreads on their tablets, the harmonious symphony of the two media is composing a new chapter of civilization. The innovation of this reading paradigm is not the disappearance of tradition, but the digital rebirth of civilized genes. (New Society)

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