Language Arts & Linguistics & Literacy

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The Waveform Model of Vowel Perception and Production

$51.21

Report copyright infringementby Michael A. Stokes (Author)This book presents a new model of vowel perception and production derived from visual cues identified in waveform displays. In addition to describing waveform displays of vowels beyond previous descriptions, included in the book are descriptions of experimental evidence supporting near 100% vowel identification accuracy across 20 male talkers using the concepts in the model. The book content will be of interest to several academic fiel...

$90.00

Report copyright infringementby Pam Berger (Author), Sally Trexler (Author)Choosing Web 2.0 Tools for Learning and Teaching in a Digital World provides practical strategies and examples to effectively integrate Web 2.0 tools to support the inquiry process in the school library program and the classroom curriculum. Targeted for school librarians, this book addresses the questions: What is digital literacy? How is learning different in a digital world? And the most important questions, what are...

Library Programs Online: Possibilities and Practicalities of Web Conferencing

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Peters (Author)Meet your library patrons where they increasingly live and work-online. This guide introduces you to the exciting possibilities online programs offer, and shows you how to set up online programs in your library-whether one-time stand-alone or half-day, full-day, or multi-day workshops and conferences. Public programs-from lectures, demonstrations, and interviews to book discussions and story hours can be delivered in real time (live) prima...

Technology for the Rest of Us: A Primer on Computer Technologies for the Low-Tech Librarian

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Courtney (Author)Librarians are affected by technology in every aspect of their jobs, yet they often have little understanding of the technologies underlying the systems they use every day. Nancy Courtney and 15 well-known contributors discuss such technologies as Wireless LANs, Radio Frequency Identification, OpenURL and other essential technological innovations in everyday language. Wireless LANs, Radio Frequency Identification. OpenURL. Chances are you...

Bookmarking: Beyond the Basics - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Alicia E. Vandenbroek (Author)With easy-to-follow tutorial guides, this book is your one-stop-shop for implementing creative activities for all ages on social bookmarking tools. Focusing on ways social bookmarking can impact academic and public libraries and increase collaborations with both patrons and faculty, Bookmarking: Beyond the Basics introduces a variety of social bookmarking websites with helpful tutorials and activities for a wide range of users. It ...

Handheld Computers in Schools and Media Centers

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Report copyright infringementby Ann Bell (Author)This resource guides educators through the process of selecting the hardware and software for students to use handheld computers necessary to listen to eBooks, to research websites, and to use videos and audio books. The author's purpose is to help educators teach students to use handheld computers to learn the curriculum and meet national standards. By using these portable technologies in the classroom, students will increase their achievement...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Coombs (Author), Jason Griffey (Author)Thinking of setting up a blog for your school, academic or public library? This book is for you! - Learn all about the blogosphere and its place in your library.- Learn the nitty gritty of setting up and hosting your library blog- Find out just what you need in hardware and software to make your blog work like a charm- See examples of groundbreaking uses for your library blog This book is an overview of the world of ...

Internet-Based Student Research: Creating to Learn with a Step-By-Step Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Jacqueline P. Keane (Author)This project-oriented, hands-on guide to developing research projects with upper elementary and middle school students gives teachers and school library media specialists the steps they need to teach researching skills to students in a meaningful and comprehensive manner. Projects are broken into four phases, called the CIDE Process: Concept, Investigation, Design, and Execution. Lead students through their research to produce meanin...

Toponym Resolution in Text: Annotation, Evaluation and Applications of Spatial Grounding of Place Names - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jochen L. Leidner (Author)The problem of automatic toponym resolution, or computing the mapping from occurrences of names for places as found in a text to an unambiguous spatial footprint of the location referred to, such as a geographic latitude/longitude centroid is difficult to automate due to insufficient and error-prone geographic databases, and a large degree of place name ambiguity: common words need to be distinguished from proper names (geo/non-geo amb...

Understanding Information Retrieval Interactions: Theoretical and Practical Implications

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Report copyright infringementby Carol A. Hert (Author)I a work that provides such a comprehensive reassessment of Information Retrieval (IR) theory, with regards to the user-oriented model. -- Journal of the American Society for Information Science Number of Pages: 162 Dimensions: 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 14, 1997

$191.25

Report copyright infringementby Unknown (Author), Carol A. Hert (Editor)I a work that provides such a comprehensive reassessment of Information Retrieval (IR) theory, with regards to the user-oriented model. -- Journal of the American Society for Information Science Number of Pages: 1 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 14, 1997

Cognitive Aspects of Electronic Text Processing - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Herre Van Oostendorp (Author)Assembles perspectives on the discourse of electronic texts from cognitive psychology, computer science, and cognitive ergonomics, emphasizing the interface characteristics and design for linear and non-linear texts as used in e-mail, electronic journal browsers, word processors that combine reading Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.98 x 5.92 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication ...

Cognitive Aspects of Electronic Text Processing

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Report copyright infringementby Herre Van Oostendorp (Author), Unknown (Author) Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1996

Research for School Library Media Specialists

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Report copyright infringementby Kent L. Gustafson (Editor), Jane Bandy Smith (Editor)This book is directed toward graduate students who are preparing to become, or already serving as, school library media specialists. It reflects the rapidly changing questions being asked in school library media research, as well as the methods of addressing those questions. These changes are due to both the changing role of the school library media specialist, and the explosion of research methods available....

Technology and Information Services: Challenges for the 1990's

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Report copyright infringementby Carol L. Anderson (Author), Robert Hauptman (Author)This handbook provides helpful guidance for the information services practitioner and manager. It contains a wealth of concrete information necessary for managing technology and its applications and for providing technological leadership. Although there are a plethora of monographs allocated to general and specific aspects of automation, computerization, and technological innovation in libraries and informatio...

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Multimedia Presentations on the Go: An Introduction and Buyer's Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Martha C. Sammons (Author)Make your presentations sparkle by using the latest multimedia technologies and tools. With this handbook you can decide which hardware and software to purchase for portable computer multimedia presentations that use graphics, animation, video, or sound. Covering the full range of technologies, from projection to computer equipment, the book organizes and explains the vast and confusing array of available products. Sammons describes th...

Getting Started with Cloud Computing: A Lita Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Edward M. Corrado (Author), Heather Lea Moulaison (Author)Libraries that take advantage of the cloud have fewer IT headaches because data centers provide continuous updates and mobility that standard computing cannot easily provide, which means less time and energy spent on software, and more time and energy to devote to the library's day to day mission and services. Here, leading LITA experts demystify language, deflate hype, and provide library-specific examp...

Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Theimer (Author)Theimer reviews the fundamental principles of important Web 2.0 tools. She includes plentiful examples of how archives around the world have been successfully using each one, and provides step-by-step tips on what you need to do to implement it in your own institution. There is guidance to help readers assess their current Web presence and evaluate how Web 2.0 tools can fit into an overall outreach plan. Advice for integration and implement...

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce A. Shuman (Author), Unknown (Author)Novice and advanced online searchers can prepare for cost-effective electronic database searching with this new resource. Starting with approximately 50 typical reference questions, the cases track through the steps and components of successful searches. The process includes conversation and question negotiation, strategy formulation, discussion of alternative approaches, search algorithm, file selection, search results...

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Report copyright infringementby Brighid M. Gonzales (Author)Library Website Design and Development: Trends and Best Practices is the how-to guide for librarians and library technologists when designing or redesigning their library website.Author BiographyBrighid M. Gonzales has been a library technologist for 10 years and is the author of the 2020 book Systems Librarianship: A Practical Guide for Librarians, and multiple articles and book chapters on website design, usability, and programming...

Siri, Alexa, and Other Digital Assistants: The Librarian's Quick Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Nicole Hennig (Author)Apple has "Siri," Amazon "Alexa," Google "Google Assistant," and Microsoft "Cortana." Learn how you can use a popular technology to improve library services, increase their efficiency, and excel in your career. Digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri can play music, podcasts, audiobooks, and the radio; answer questions; provide factual information; tell stories; and even control devices in your home. What can they do for you in your libr...

MOOCs Now: Everything You Need to Know to Design, Set Up, and Run a Massive Open Online Course

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Alman (Editor), Susan Alman (Author), Jennifer Jumba (Editor)Learn from experts who have created and presented Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that can reach a vast audience, and discover how to develop and present this new online form of continuing education. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have become popular with eager learners as well as some educators wanting to test the boundaries of learning. Understandably, many educators approach MOOCs wi...

Multilingual Access and Services for Digital Collections

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Report copyright infringementby Jiangping Chen (Author)This unique guide offers you a thorough understanding of multilingual information access (MLIA) and services and related concepts, such as database design, information retrieval, machine translation, and natural language processing. Written for digital library developers, library and information science graduate students, and information professionals serving international information users, this book defines multilingual information acce...

Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough!: A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing

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Report copyright infringementby Gabriel Farago (Author)Becoming a self-published author doesn't happen in a vacuum. It is a journey of discovery, with highs and lows, many challenges - sometimes disappointments - but also triumphs and success. Self-published international thriller author, Gabriel Farago, shares his journey to demystify self-publishing, and provides a practical guide to help you understand this complex, and often misunderstood subject. Number of Pages: 82 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Steff Green (Author), Steffanie Holmes (Author)Learn how to write and publish in the hottest new romance genre... reverse harem!Reverse harem books are hot in the charts right now. The trope of one woman having multiple male partners is attracting writers for all genres.If you want to write your own reverse harem story and create the ultimate wish-fulfillment story where a strong, sassy heroine gets all the hot guys, check out this guide by a six-figure bestsel...

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Report copyright infringementby Imogene Nix (Author), Suzi Love (Author)Self Publishing - Absolute Beginners Guide is full of advice, checklists and helpful tips to get you started on the road to publication, whether you plan on Self Publishing or Traditional Style. The detailed information gives new authors guidelines, contacts and check sheets that can be reproduced over and over again, helping them to set goals that will steer them towards a professional product. The book is aimed at all a...

Findability: Why Search Engine Optimization is Dying: + 21 New Rules of Content Marketing for 2013 and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby Randy M. Milanovic (Author)Are you ready for a new world of search engine optimization, social media, and content marketing? You had better be, because Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other popular Internet marketing tools are changing fast... the companies that adapt are going to find more opportunities, while their competitors are going to be left behind.Author BiographyRandy is the principal of Kayak Online Marketing. His experience includes extensive work wi...

Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation

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Report copyright infringementby Nancy Y. McGovern (Author)On May 23-25, more than 125 delegates from more than 20 countries gathered in Tallinn, Estonia, for the "Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation" conference. At the National Library of Estonia, this group explored how to create and sustain international collaborations to support the preservation of our digital cultural memory. This publication contains a collection of peer-reviewed essays that were developed by conference ...

Concordancing and Corpus Analysis Using Mp2.2

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Barlow (Author) Number of Pages: 144 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 09, 2012

Doing Social Media So It Matters, Special Report

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Solomon (Author)Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn: it's difficult enough to keep abreast of social media Web sites, let alone understand how they fit into today's library. This practical resource brings together current information on the topic in a concise format that's easy to digest. Laura Solomon is a librarian with more than a decade of experience in Web development, design, and technology, and her timely guide Provides context on the social media...

Problems and Promises of Computer-Based Training

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Report copyright infringementby Theodore M. Shlechter (Author), Unknown (Author)Offers both theoretical and pragmatic solutions to obstacles associated with developing, implementing, and using computer-based training for restructuring education. The contributors represent the entire spectrum of professionals associated with the medium developers, evaluators, instructional desigAuthor Biographylechter /f Theodore /i M. Number of Pages: 332 Dimensions: 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5...