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Encouraging reflection upon the inescapable ethical dimensions of the conduct of research, Ian Gregory explores how ethical concerns inform not only the conduct of research but how they enter into the very decision to engage in a piece of research, its analysis and the use of its outcomes.

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This one-of-a-kind directory includes culturally-specific award-winning books about Jewish, African-American, Latino, Carribean, and Asian-American cultures. The book includes background information on ethnic book awards as well as an alphabetical listing of award-winning books with publication information and brief summaries for each title.

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The most extensive bibliography on this segment of the aged population, European American Elderly encompasses 311 publications published in the United States during the past 15 years.

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Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies.

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Evaluation, which is a critical component of the planning process, assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of library programs and services in the context of stated goals and objectives. Chapters discuss steps of the evaluation process and provide practical examples of the application of these steps to specific library problems.

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Evaluation, which is a critical component of the planning process, assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of library programs and services in the context of stated goals and objectives. Chapters discuss steps of the evaluation process and provide practical examples of the application of these steps to specific library problems.

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This work is intended as a guide for those wishing to draw on research techniques in order to inform the planning and undertaking of multi-method evaluation studies of educational initiatives.

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This book explains the rapidly changing, complex flow of information in the context of 21st-century culture, policy, technology, and economics-an essential resource for librarians and information specialists in all types of settings.

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This volume addresses 10 issues pertaining to war and conflict, such as ethics of war, national security, and refugees, and examines how countries around the world are facing these issues.

To truly explore war and conflict, one must consider why the peoples and the leaders of the world behave the way that they do toward one another.

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Presents a qualitative study of the management of selected public libraries in the Unites States and Great Britain in relation to their histories and missions. Unique in the management literature, this study is timely and focused, and will be of critical importance to public library administrators everywhere.

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Drawing on a delightfully broad base of intellectual resourcesfrom information theory and classic literature to Beethoven and MTVthe author considers the basic question of how we can index and abstract our information so that the user can actually find it.

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An instructive work that shows how posture has a great effect on our psychological and physical well-being, with a complete program on how to put the body back in natural alignment, increase energy, reduce muscle strain, and prevent repetitive strain injuries.

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Designing teen library services based on preconceptions leaves many teens outfrom home-schooled and gifted teens to pregnant teens, immigrants, juvenile delinquents, homeless teens, and many others.

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Plan, design, and build the library of your dreams! This step-by-step guide offers all the technological and practical information needed to make a functional, enduring, and accommodating library for the future. Includes checklists, forms, and timelines to guide you in your library planning journey.

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A collection of fairy tales converted to readers theatre scripts, allowing students to play the parts as they develop their literacy skills.

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Families of children with special health needs frequently cite difficulties in their communications with physicians and other medical professionals.

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