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Public discourse receives the concerted attention of linguists, political analysts, and others involved with language as a persuasive tool of communication.

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Water Security in the Middle East explores the extent and nature of water security problems in transboundary water systems in the Middle East. This collection of essays discusses the political and scientific contexts and the limitations of cooperation in water security.

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Water Security in the Middle East explores the extent and nature of water security problems in transboundary water systems in the Middle East. This collection of essays discusses the political and scientific contexts and the limitations of cooperation in water security.

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Having a clear, attractive, and easy-to-navigate website that allows users to quickly find what they want is essential for any organization-including a library. This workbook makes website creation easy-no HTML required.

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After reviewing current weeding practices and standards, he discusses a variety of traditional and computer-assisted methods for weeding.

Based on the author's ongoing research, field observations, and interviews with library professionals, this edition thoroughly updates the previous one and simplifies the process of weeding.

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From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights.

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What are Qualitative Research Ethics is a short, accessible guide to the key issues in qualitative research. The book covers new online practices as well as traditional methods, offering a broad but succinct overview. At a time when ethical issues are becoming ever more complex, it is a key resource for graduates and researchers.

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A candid, comprehensive, and insightful explanation of what library school students need to do in order to maximize their chances of getting a professional position immediately after graduation.

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Library computer users are often novices and may not be aware that even seemingly innocuous information supplied to Web sites can be mined by government agencies, unscrupulous businesses, and criminals.

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This book will bring together ideas about narrative from a variety of contexts across the social sciences and synthesize understandings of the field. Rather than focusing on theory, the book will examine how narrative research is conducted and applied.

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This book shows researchers and students how to begin with key questions and theories and the best interviewing tactic to take. What is Qualitative Interviewing addresses the changes brought by new technologies as well as various enduring issues such as asking and listening, the implications of power dynamics.

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Martyn Hammersley's What is Qualitative Research illuminates the problems and perspectives of qualitative research. It offers researchers a comprehensive overview of the various types of investigation and is illustrated with practical examples and current controversies.

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This book illuminates the problems and perspectives of qualitative research and offers researchers a comprehensive overview of the various types of .

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Chapters cover building-level mission statements and evaluation, library management and operations, resources (human, material, and computer), public relations, and fund-raising. A cost-effective investment for school libraries, small libraries, library schools, and library administrators.

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If you're new to running a library or looking for a refresher, this book can serve as your first reference source for school library operation, providing overview information on a wealth of topics, lists of resources for more in-depth information, and coverage of current topics such as Web 2.0, fundraising, digital booktalks, and cybersafety.

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The conviction of this work is that advisers can achieve maximum professionalization through commitment to developing themselves and advising as a systematic information service.