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  • Library World Records, 3d ed.

    by Godfrey Oswald ...
    Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published? Where is the world's busiest ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

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  • Modeling Mobility with Open Data

    2nd SUMO Conference 2014 Berlin, Germany, May 15-16, 2014

    Edited by Michael Behrisch, Melanie Weber ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This contributed volume contains the conference proceedings of the Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) conference 2014, Berlin. The included research papers cover a wide range of topics in traffic planning and simulation, including open data, vehicular communication, e-mobility, urban mobility, multimodal traffic as well as usage approaches. The target audience primarily comprises researchers and ... Read more

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  • LIS Career Sourcebook

    Managing and Maximizing Every Step of Your Career

    by G. Kim Dority ...
    A must-have guide of professional development resources for library staff at every phase of their career—from those just entering the field, to paraprofessionals building a career trajectory, to seasoned librarians looking to explore additional career options.Thousands of students graduate with a Master of Library and Information Science degree every year. Unfortunately, budget cuts at libraries ... Read more

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  • Stabilization and Regulation of Nonlinear Systems

    A Robust and Adaptive Approach

    by Zhiyong Chen, Jie Huang ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The core of this textbook is a systematic and self-contained treatment of the nonlinear stabilization and output regulation problems. Its coverage embraces both fundamental concepts and advanced research outcomes and includes many numerical and practical examples. Several classes of important uncertain nonlinear systems are discussed. The state-of-the art solution presented uses robust and ... Read more

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  • Stochastic Networked Control Systems

    Stabilization and Optimization under Information Constraints

    by Serdar Yüksel, Tamer Başar ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Networked control systems are increasingly ubiquitous today, with applications ranging from vehicle communication and adaptive power grids to space exploration and economics. The optimal design of such systems presents major challenges, requiring tools from various disciplines within applied mathematics such as decentralized control, stochastic control, information theory, and quantization.A ... Read more

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  • The Academic Librarian as Blended Professional

    Reassessing and Redefining the Role

    by Michael Perini ...
    The Academic Librarian as Blended Professional employs a model that allows for individual and managerial reconceptualization of the librarian's role, also helping to mitigate obstacles to professional development both internal and external to the library. Using traditional and personal narrative, the book extends Whitchurch's blended professional model, designed to consider the merging of ... Read more

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  • Information Literacy Programs

    Successes and Challenges

    by Patricia Durisin ...
    Explore the vital links between technology and lifelong learning!Get the real-life perspective of professionals at the intersection of old ways and new technology in this book written by and for librarians. Information Literacy Programs: Successes and Challenges provides you with the different viewpoints of librarians who have taken varying paths in their information literacy programs. You’ll ... Read more

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  • Libraries and Librarianship

    Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945 - 2005

    by George Bobinski ...
    In George Bobinski's sixty-year career as a library professional (1945 – 2005), libraries underwent massive changes and epochal advancements. In this important work, Bobinski summarizes the major trends and events that have transformed the library world and the profession of librarianship into what it is today.Libraries and Librarianship begins with a historical review of the core of librarianship ... Read more

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  • Leadership in Academic and Public Libraries

    A Time of Change

    by Petra Düren ...
    Series series Chandos Information Professional Series
    In a time when libraries have to face constant change, this book provides examples and advises on how to lead when change is needed (for example, when quality management is implemented or when libraries have to merge or to relocate). Engaging with how constant change affects leadership in libraries and how leaders in libraries act in times of change, this book is aimed at practitioners and ... Read more

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  • Handbook on Ontologies

    Edited by Steffen Staab, Rudi Studer ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    An ontology is a formal description of concepts and relationships that can exist for a community of human and/or machine agents. The notion of ontologies is crucial for the purpose of enabling knowledge sharing and reuse. The Handbook on Ontologies provides a comprehensive overview of the current status and future prospectives of the field of ontologies considering ontology languages, ontology ... Read more

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  • Lightweight Cryptography for Security and Privacy

    5th International Workshop, LightSec 2016, Aksaray, Turkey, September 21-22, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Andrey Bogdanov ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Lightweight Cryptography for Security and Privacy, LightSec 2016, held in Aksaray, Turkey, in September 2016.The 9 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: cryptanalysis, lightweight designs, ... Read more

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