Content grid validation and digital platform development for non-fiction picture books

Abstract

The technological development of today's society has caused a modification in the ways of reading and, consequently, in the conception of the book. This circumstance has led the expansion of the publishing market. In this context, non-fiction illustrated books proliferate, proposing, from a new manipulative conception of book-object, a hybridization between analog and digital for the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and the gradual development of childhood and youth informational competence. If we want that illustrated non-fiction books fulfill their mission, it is appropriate to analyze and systematize their characteristics. For this reason, this work provides the design and validation of a content grid that will allow an in-depth analysis of nonfiction illustrated books and presents the configuration of an interactive digital platform that will act as a repository and meeting virtual portal for people interested in these types of books. To validate the instrument, we have relied on the criteria of experts in the field who have contributed their critical vision, which, together with the statistical validation process, has made possible to configure a reliable instrument that can be extrapolated to other research contexts.