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Computer Spreadsheets for Library Applications: 2nd Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence W. S. Auld (Author)This is the only detailed and perfectly understandable look at how 2- and 3-dimensional spreadsheets can perform the tasks and data analysis needed by all types of library administrators. Most major software programs are explained along with such library applications as tracking circulation, estimating shelving capacity, and budgeting. Completely new applications such as computing fines, calculating currency exchanges rates for seria...

Information Problem-Solving: The Big6 Skills Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction

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Report copyright infringementby Michael B. Eisenberg (Author), Robert E. Berkowitz (Author), Charles R. McClure (Editor)Presenting the Big6 skills from multiple perspectives, this accessible book provides exercises, examples, and explanations, plus practical methods for bringing together other instructional efforts and this problem-solving approach. Now easily available, this is the first Big6 book showing detailed applications of the Big6.Author BiographyMichael B. Eisenberg is dean emeritus...

RDA Vocabularies for a Twenty-First Century Data Environment

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Coyle (Author)Library Technology Reports, February 2010 (46:2) Number of Pages: 42 Dimensions: 0.09 x 11 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: February 15, 2010

Linking the U.S. National Technical Information Service with Academic and Public Libraries

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Report copyright infringementby Charles R. McClure (Author), Peter Hernon (Author), Gary R. Purcell (Author)Two underlying assumptions of this volume are that academic and public libraries can serve as effective intermediaries between the U.S. National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and library clientele, and that NTIS believes academic and public libraries, as well as their clientele, may comprise markets for expanding the number of people who might use and purchase NTIS information se...

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Report copyright infringementby Diane Mayo (Author)Answering two key questions can enhance the effectiveness of current library technologies and ensure that new investments support the library's mission. First, what technologies provide the most effective support for the library's service priorities? Second, what technologies allow administrative functions to be managed more efficiently? Answering two key questions can enhance the effectiveness of current library technologies and ensure that ...

Partitioned Representations: A Study in Mental Representation, Language Understanding and Linguistic Structure

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Report copyright infringementby John Dinsmore (Author), J. Dinsmore (Author)One: Nuts and Bolts.- 1. Mental Representation.- Symbolism: The Classical Paradigm.- Cracks in the Symbolic Paradigm.- Connectionism: The Other Paradigm.- Methods of Models.- Assessing Theories of Mental Representation.- 2. Partitioned Representations.- General Overview.- The Contents of Spaces.- Parochial Reasoning.- Primary Contexts.- Partitioned Semantics.- Coherence.- Consolidation.- Secondary Contexts.- A Typolog...

Connectionist Natural Language Processing: Readings from Connection Science'

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Report copyright infringementby Noel Sharkey (Editor), N. E. Sharkey (Other)Connectionism and Cognitive Linguistics; C.L. Harris. A Connectionist Model of Motion and Government on Chomsky's Government-binding Theory; J. Rager, G. Berg. Syntactic Transformations on Distributed Representations; D.J. Chalmers. Syntactic Neural Networks; S.M. Lucas, R.I. Damper. Incremental Syntactic Tree Formation in Human Sentence Processing: A Cognitive Architecture Based on Activation Decay and Simulated Anne...

Beyond the Blogosphere: Information and Its Children

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Barlow (Author), Robert Leston (Author)This book looks at questions and answers pertaining to the organization, usage, and ownership of information in the Internet age--and the impact of shifting attitudes towards information ownership on creative endeavors. In the competing traditions of Marshall McLuhan and Langdon Winner, authors Aaron Barlow and Robert Leston take readers on a revealing tour of the Internet after the explosion of the blogosphere and s...

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and Information Services

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Report copyright infringementby Lewis-Guodo Liu (Author), Lewis-Guodo Liu (Editor)Since that time, the literature on the Internet and its impact on and role in libraries and research has exploded. A simple keyword search in Library Literature and Information Index, a primary electronic index of library and information science research literature, retrieves over 6,500 items related to the Internet. The dominance of the Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide be...

The Internet and the School Library Media Specialist: Transforming Traditional Services

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Report copyright infringementby Randall M. MacDonald (Author)A step-by-step guide written specifically to introduce school library media specialists to the Internet, addressing their distinct needs and the unique relationships that exist between media specialists, their students, and classroom colleagues. Steps for incorporating the Internet into the media center program, online resource identification, and descriptions of successful learning activities will have immediate application in any ...

Literature Searching in Science, Technology, and Agriculture: Revised Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Eileen Pritchard (Author), Paula Scott (Author)Written from both the librarian's and scientist's point of view, this book is a comprehensive guide to conducting searches of scientific, agricultural, and technological literature. The beginning user will find the work a valuable introduction to search and retrieval techniques, while the experienced user will welcome the volume's overview of the most recent methods and strategies. Because the library is no longer ...

The Myth of the Electronic Library: Librarianship and Social Change in America

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Report copyright infringementby William Wilfred Birdsall (Author)Librarians develop myths to explain themselves to society and to generate support for their profession. Since the last quarter of the 19th century, the prevailing myth has been the myth of the library as place. Confronted with social change, librarians are searching for a new myth. They are abandoning the myth of the library as place and are adopting uncritically the assumptions and values of the myth of the electronic library, ...

Illustrative Computer Programming for Libraries: Selected Examples for Information Specialists

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Hargis Davis (Author), Gerald W. Lundeen (Author)Author Biographydeen /f Gerald /i W. Number of Pages: 129 Dimensions: 0.64 x 8.56 x 5.64 IN Publication Date: December 15, 1981

Cyberpath to Development in Asia: Issues and Challenges

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Report copyright infringementby Sandhya Rao (Editor), Bruce C. Klopfenstein (Editor), Sandhya Rao (Other)Many Asian countries are achieving remarkable success in closing what researchers call the digital divide between developing and developed nations, while others continue to struggle. This collection of essays sheds light on the various ways in which the Internet has been seen in Asia. As we continue to debate new paradigms of research and development in the digital era, where innovations a...

Crystallographic Computing 6: A Window on Modern Crystallography

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Report copyright infringementby Kalman Simon (Author), International School of Crystallographic (Author), H. Flack (Editor)This sixth volume of the Crystallographic Computing series explores the application of windowing techniques and object-oriented programming to crystallography. Featuring presentations given at the renowned Vesprém School on Crystallographic Computing, the book covers a wide range of subjects regarding the state of crystallographic software, such as recent advances in powd...

Building Expert Systems in Training and Education

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Report copyright infringementby R. Scott Grabinger (Author), Brent W. Wilson (Author), David H. Jonassen (Author)This volume presents a process for developing expert systems. As the field of instructional technology matures it is becoming clear that technological process, not technological devices, is the single most important factor in designing effective instruction. Computers as devices are helpful, but their primary advantage may be the discipline placed on thinking and design processes b...

Derivation and Validation of Software Metrics

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Shepperd (Author), Darrel Ince (Author), D. Ince (Author)This landmark book is the first to describe a methodical derivation process for software metrics--measurements of software products and processes used to monitor, estimate, and control the quality and utility of software projects. The author reviews the subject, discusses a number of weaknesses inherent in software metrication, and describes a method for derivation and validation. Students and prof...

Electronic Texts in the Humanities: Principles and Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Hockey (Author)This book introduces a range of tools and techniques for manipulating and analysing electronic texts in the humanities. It shows how electronic texts can be used for the literary analysis, linguistic analysis, authorship attribution, and the preparation and publication of electronic scholarly editions. It also assesses the ways in which research in corpus and computational linguistics can feed into better electronic tools for humanities res...

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Report copyright infringementby Lorraine Johnston (Author)***Global Book Awards Silver Medal Winner***A Comprehensive Guide to ChatGPT for Every Fiction WriterYou've heard all the hype - both the positive and the negative. One thing is for sure, A.I. is here to stay. If you're writing literary fiction, romance, fantasy, sci fi, mystery, thriller, young adult, or any other fiction genre, you need to know how to use it.In Writing Fiction with ChatGPT you'll discover how you can leverage this am...

Bookworm 101: A Guide for Book Reviewers and Bookish Content Creators

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Report copyright infringementby R L Zareva (Author)The FAQs among the book community on social media: 1. Authors should take readers' feedback into consideration.2. Reviews are for the readers, not for the authors! It's a readers' space.3. Do we tag the author on social media or not?4. What's an ARC? How do I get one?5. If it's 3 stars or lower, when do I post the review? Do I post it on the publishing date or wait a few weeks later?6. What if life gets busier? Should I tell the author that I...

AI Powered Libraries: A Practical Guide to Transforming Services and Operations

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Report copyright infringementby Hesham Mohamed Elsherif (Author)Libraries have long stood as beacons of knowledge, community engagement, and lifelong learning. Yet, in an era defined by rapid technological innovation, libraries face growing pressure to adapt and evolve. Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers both opportunities and challenges in this process of transformation opportunities to deepen engagement with patrons and enhance service delivery, and challenges to navigate the complexities ...

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Report copyright infringementby Peng Wang (Author), Pete Smith (Author)Multilingual Artificial Intelligence is a guide for non-computer science specialists and learners looking to explore the implementation of AI technologies to solve real-life problems involving language data.Author BiographyPeng Wang is an IT analyst and the chair of the Multilingual AI Track. She is the co-author of Machine Learning in Translation.Pete Smith is Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Texas Arlin...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Parry (Author)The 24-Hour Horror Story with ChatGPT is your ultimate guide to doing exactly that.Whether you're a new writer eager to test your skills or a seasoned storyteller looking for a way to write faster and smarter, this book shows you how to tap into the power of AI and your own dark imagination to produce a complete, polished, and chilling horror story in one day.Inside, you'll discover a repeatable system that walks you through every step of t...

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Report copyright infringementby Donna Spencer (Author)Do you love doing design work, but dread the inevitable presentation and design reviews that follow? Dread no more! Donna Spencer has the blueprint for a winning design presentation-one that conveys confidence, communicates your vision, and nets you frustration-free feedback you can actually use. Brimming with real-world expertise, Presenting Design Work will reshape how you share your work with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders, consi...

Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century

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Report copyright infringementby James O'Sullivan (Editor), Michael Pidd (Editor), Sophie Whittle (Editor)Despite recent calls to explore the full potential of digital text, digital scholarly editing and publishing remain rooted in the cultural and structural logics of print. This volume provides a wide range of perspectives on the current state and future of the field in an effort to further that dialogue, and to encourage continued exploration of how we make and share knowledge and meaning i...

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Tweet This Book: The 1,400 Greatest Quotes of All Time in 140 Characters or Less

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Report copyright infringementby Sayre Van Young (Editor), Marin Van Young (Editor)THE TWITTER ANSWER TO YOUR FAVORITE QUOTATION DICTIONARY, WITH TWEETABLE-LENGTH QUOTES THAT ARE CLEVER, COOL, SMART, TOUCHING, WISE, FUNNY, AND MOREBrevity may be the soul of wit, but 140 characters is the absolute limit on Twitter! Luckily, Tweet This Book allows you to spice up their microblog with the greatest quotes of all time. Each one is not only brief -- it is officially tweetable. The quick, punchy quot...

Centaur Art: The Future of Art in the Age of Generative AI

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Report copyright infringementby Remo Pareschi (Author)Generative AI is transforming the landscape of numerous industries, and the creative fields are no exception. As the figurative arts become a focal point in the ongoing debate, this book explores hybrid and centauric intelligence-an integration of human and artificial intelligence. Through parallel and complementary directions, it investigates the general concept of this hybrid intelligence and its specific application in the artistic real...

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Report copyright infringementby Brighid M. Gonzales (Author)Library Website Design and Development: Trends and Best Practices is a how-to guide written specifically for librarians and library technologists who are designing or redesigning their library website. Whether in academic, public, or special libraries, library websites are created as a service to users - a digital branch of the physical library where users can find and access the information they require. As such, library website des...

Smartphones, Current Events and Mobile Information Behavior: Consuming, Reacting, Sharing, and Connecting Through News

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Report copyright infringementby Kyong Eun Oh (Author), Rong Tang (Author)Smartphones and Information on Current Events provides unprecedented insights into young people's news consumption patterns and the ecology of mobile news. Advancing our knowledge of mobile behaviour, the book also highlights the ways in which mobile news impacts the lives of the general public. Using a multi-faceted research model on mobile news consumption behaviour, Oh and Tang examined a wide spectrum of mobile news ...

Outlining: Step-by-Step Essential Chapter Outline, Fiction and Nonfiction Outlining Tricks Any Writer Can Learn

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Report copyright infringementby Sandy Marsh (Author)Is Your Book Losing the Plot?Sometimes we can be too close to a story to see clearly. If you find that you begin to change the plot midway, or struggle to think of one at all, this book deals specifically with keeping you on track to create compelling plot outlines your readers will love.Breaks the Cage MindsetOutlining is an invaluable tool for a writer. It helps the author to not feel confined by working to a plot summary and instead, demo...

Born-Digital Texts in the English Language Classroom

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Report copyright infringementby Saskia Kersten (Editor), Christian Ludwig (Editor)This book is the first to focus specifically on born-digital texts in EFL teaching, uniting innovative scholarship with practical classroom applications. The book develops a theoretically sound framework for curriculum, materials and methods design that takes into account the growing ubiquity of born-digital texts in the digital age.Author BiographySaskia Kersten is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Media Did...