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Library Toolbox è una collana agile di strumenti del mestiere e proposte operative per il bibliotecario, una vera e propria cassetta degli attrezzi, per soddisfare un’esigenza diffusa di brevi guide pratiche. Come si organizza un percorso di lettura per i bambini dai 6 ai 10 anni? Quali libri si...

Questo libro vuole radicalmente cambiare punto di vista, per imparare a guardare la realtà delle biblioteche italiane con occhi nuovi. Ciò di cui abbiamo bisogno è una slow library, un’organizzazione che rivaluti la lentezza e il silenzio ma anche la cooperazione e la creatività. Di fronte alla...

Decode the mystery of English grammar to add polish to your papers, emails, business letters, and more English Grammar Demystified teaches the fundamentals of the subject in an easy, step-by-step approach that allows you to learn at your own pace. With help from this book, you will understand...

Organizations in ever-changing environments depend upon their knowledge, as their survival depends upon effective thinking and agile actions. Any organization’s knowledge is its prime asset yet its true value requires the activations of structure, query, search and decision. Shaping Knowledge provides...

Information Cosmopolitics explores interaction between nationalist and information sharing practices in academic communities with a view to understanding the potential impacts of these interactions. This book is also a resounding critique of existing theories and methods as well as the launching point...

L’inchiesta di copertina del numero di aprile di Altreconomia è dedicata al “lavoro tradito” in Italia. Tra contratti a termine, incentivi a pioggia, licenziamenti facili e giustizia a caro prezzo, ecco come stanno davvero le cose, a due anni e mezzo dal Jobs Act. Un bel reportage dall’Ucraina,...

Storytelling has been used for centuries as a means to sway public opinion, influence behavior, and inspire change. Yet according to recent research, 98 percent of stories shared are ineffective, and one-third of all narratives are actually counterproductive to delivering the meaning intended by the...

This book contains what the title promises: a Middle English Dictionary. It will be of interest to students, scholars, and anyone interested in the history and literature of the English language.

La visualización de la información es un disciplina realmente fascinante cuyo interés no ha hecho más que despegar. Si por ejemplo buscamos infographics o data visualization en internet podremos comprobar que el interés crece día a día. Mires donde mires hay información visual que reclama...

Access Services departments in libraries have become highly complex organizations responsible for a broad range of functions, often including circulation, reserves, interlibrary lending and borrowing, document delivery, stacks maintenance, building security, photocopying, and providing general patron...

Today, government archivists and manuscript collectors are often in conflict over government-created documents that come up for sale out of private hands. Such manuscripts are often archival material that escaped government control, and government archivists want that missing material back to complete...

Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your local convention and exposition services! This book provides you with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and production phases of constructing a facility as part of a community’s tourism infrastructure....

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the International Conference on Scalable Information Systems, INFOSCALE 2014, held in September 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. The 9 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as scalable data analysis and big data applications.

Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens is a one-stop resource that encourages children and young adults to explore different cultures. Dozens of flexible programming ideas allow you to Choose a program specific to your scheduling, budget, or age group requirements Create an event that reflects...