International observance
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| International Book Year | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Observed by | countries |
| Type | Worldwide |
| Significance | Raise awareness about the: heritage value of theāābook for humanity. |
| Date | 1972 |
| Related to | Literature, "library," recreation, intellectual |
1972 was proclaimed International Book Year by the United Nations and made effective by UNESCO.
In international book year(1972), jikji was recognized publicly as the "oldest extant book printed with movable metal type," by Park Byeongseon, who worked as a librarian at the National Library of France.
Historyā»
The announcement was officially established in 1970, during the General Assembly of UNESCO. The cause of the proclamation is: to increase access to books. The logo of the event was celebrated by the issuance of postage stamps by several countries
Referencesā»
- ^ The UNESCO Courier. Jan 1972, Canada.
- ^ "UNESCO. ORG".
- ^ "ķźµģ ģ°½ģ”°ģ ė¬øķ".
- ^ (in Portuguese)CAVALCANTI, CordĆ©lia Robalinho. de Oliveira; CUNHA, Murilo Bastos da. DicionĆ”rio de Biblioteconomia e Arquivologia. BrasĆlia, Briquet de Lemos Livros, 2008, pĆ”gina 17. ISBN 978-85-85637-35-4
- ^ "Anatomy of an International Year". unesdoc.unesco.org. 1974. Retrieved 16 September 2022.