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  • International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science

    A Focus on the United States and Asian Countries

    Edited by Yan Quan Liu, Xiaojun Cheng ...
    Series series Look and Learn
    Comparative studies in information and library science published in the past ten years have reflected a broad spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and issues. But until now, services between different countries have never been gathered or organized into a single source. As demand from researchers, students, directors, and practitioners for literature in this field continues to grow, the need for a ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

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  • Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography

    by Alexander D'Agapeyeff ...
    This vintage book contains Alexander D’Agapeyeff’s famous 1939 work, Codes and Ciphers - A History of Cryptography.Cryptography is the employment of codes and ciphers to protect secrets, and it has a long and interesting history. This fantastic volume offers a detailed history of cryptography from ancient times to modernity, written by the Russian-born English cryptographer, Alexander D'Agapeyeff ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Literature Search Strategies for Interdisciplinary Research

    A Sourcebook For Scientists and Engineers

    Edited by Linda G. Ackerson ...
    The amount of published literature can be overwhelming for scientists and researchers moving from a broad disciplinary research area to a more specialized one, particularly in fields that use information from more than one discipline. Without a focused inquiry, the researcher may find too little information or may be overcome by too much. Striking the correct balance of information is the focus of ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • The Best 100 Free Apps for Libraries

    Edited by Jim Hahn ...
    Librarian Jim Hahn has carefully culled the over 500,000 available apps down to the 100 that are the absolute best for day-in, day-out library services. The guide covers apps for Apple and Android devices, including tablets. Each entry in this long-needed guide contains:• a basic summary of how each app operates,• at least one example of how that app can be used by a librarian,• one example of how ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • No Innocent Deposits

    Forming Archives by Rethinking Appraisal

    by Richard J. Cox ...
    The public increase of interest in the past has not necessarily brought with it a greater understanding about how archives are formed. To this end, Richard Cox takes a serious look at archival repositories and collections. Cox suggests that archives do not just happen, but are consciously shaped (and sometimes distorted) by archivists, the creators of records, and other individuals and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Libraries, Literatures, and Archives

    Edited by Sas Mays ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Library and Information Science
    Not only does the library have a long and complex history and politics, but it has an ambivalent presence in Western culture – both a site of positive knowledge and a site of error, confusion, and loss. Nevertheless, in literary studies and in the humanities, including book history, the figure of the library remains in many senses under-researched. This collection brings together established and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Goffman's Legacy

    by Luiz Carlos Baptista, Ann Branaman, James J. Chriss, Norman K. Denzin, Uta Gerhardt, Charles Lemert, Philip Manning, Anne Warfield Rawls, Mary F. Rogers, Thomas J. Scheff, Gregory W. H. Smith, A Javier Treviño ...
    Series series Legacies of Social Thought Series
    Erving Goffman (1922-82) was arguably one of the most influential American sociologists of the twentieth century. A keen observer of the interaction order of everyday life, Goffman's books, which have sold in the hundreds of thousands, continue to be widely read and his concepts have permanently entered the sociology lexicon. This volume consists of ten original essays, all written by prominent ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Exploring Context in Information Behavior

    Seeker, Situation, Surroundings, and Shared Identities

    by Naresh Kumar Agarwal, Gary Marchionini ...
    Series series Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
    The field of human information behavior runs the gamut of processes from the realization of a need or gap in understanding, to the search for information from one or more sources to fill that gap, to the use of that information to complete a task at hand or to satisfy a curiosity, as well as other behaviors such as avoiding information or finding information serendipitously. Designers of ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Education for Library Cataloging

    International Perspectives

    Edited by Dajin D. Sun, Ruth C. Carter ...
    Examine cataloging and classification training programs around the worldEducation for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives examines the global development of educational programs for cataloging and classification in the library and information field. Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than 20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal school and ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Archives and the Digital Library

    Edited by William E. Landis, Robin L. Chandler ...
    Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest research results and illuminating case studies to provide a comprehensive glimpse at the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Dynamics and Evolution of Social Systems

    New Foundations of a Mathematical Sociology

    by Jürgen Klüver ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    When I started with this book several years ago I originally intended to write an introduction to mathematical systems theory for social scientists. Yet the more I thought about systems theory on the one side and theoretical sociology on the other the more I became convinced that the classical mathematical tools are not very well suited for the problems of sociology. Then I became acquainted with ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Information Theory and Coding - Solved Problems

    by Predrag Ivaniš, Dušan Drajić ...
    This book is offers a comprehensive overview of information theory and error control coding, using a different approach then in existed literature. The chapters are organized according to the Shannon system model, where one block affects the others. A relatively brief theoretical introduction is provided at the beginning of every chapter, including a few additional examples and explanations, but ... Read more

    $116.09 USD