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This thought-provoking book identifies the limits of the field of information science, and thus raises very real problems of the discipline in the context of people using, misusing, and abusing information. In particular, he highlights problems of information scientists using information to study information.

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This is the only reference source devoted solely to providing information about the collections of federal libraries located throughout the United States and overseas. The new edition also reflects the increasing use of the Internet and e-mail for information access and communications.

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Librarians need to understand the needs and abilities of differently abled patrons, and anyone responsible for hiring and managing librarians must know how to provide an equitable environment.

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This book takes a unique look at not only the presentation of disability in the media but also how image echoes impact individuals with disabilities and their identities and possible stigmatization. It provides an empirical analysis in the form of two case studies including primary research.

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Scholars across several disciplines discuss possible negative economic and social consequences of international military disarmament, including unemployment associated with the conversion from a military industrial economy to a civilian complex, conversion costs and reduced R & D.

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This book provides a careful examination of the discordant narratives that embodied the chaos, tensions, and conflicts in the U.S. pandemic responses. The ultimate goal of this volume is to help groups and individuals understand just what went wrong in the U.S. pandemic responses.

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Discovering Nature with Young People . While previous bibliographies have tended to emphasize a strictly scientific approach, Discovering Nature with Young People lists resources that will enable a child to achieve a multi-faceted nature experience through reading, instruction, or direct encounters.

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This book critiques the superiority theory of disparagement humor, rooted in Hobbess definition of laughter. Nathan Miczo offers the agn (Greek for contest) as a metaphor to demonstrate how within- and between-group dynamics shape the creation and reception of disparagement humor.

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Has globalization the phenomenon outgrown 'globalization' the concept This book presents a work of vision that addresses the dizzying anxieties of the post-Cold War, post-September 11 world. It analyses just how complex these profound global changes have become.

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An examination of how and why certain books have become the most widely used reference works in American libraries. From "Who's Who" and "World Book" to "Turabian's Manual", it explores the origins, influence and possible future for each of these works.

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Brought to you by a team of experienced practitioners in the field, this book examines the vast topic of library support for distributed learning, providing both historical and contemporary viewpoints.

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This book covers every administrative responsibility in a methodical and effective manner, including staffing, policies, collection development and management, budgets and funding, facilities, etc.

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Since the mid 1980s academic libraries have established minority residency programs in an effort to increase the representation of librarians of color in their institutions.

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As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, this volume combines approaches from material anthropology, imperial and military history to shed light on the acquisition and appropriation of objects during British colonial warfare.

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As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, this volume combines approaches from material anthropology, imperial and military history to shed light on the acquisition and appropriation of objects during British colonial warfare. The authors offer a nuanced view of how the amassing of objects was governed and understood within military culture.

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This manual guides librarians in creating simple, affordable, ready-to-use activities for children, 'tweens, teens, and families, with enough material for a full year of programs.

Do-it-yourself programming is an emerging model in which the librarian does the preparation, then lets patrons take over.

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Reflecting the trials and tribulations and the problems and promises of conducting research, this guide reveals it as a much more complex process than is usually recognised, often messy and disorganised. It looks at issues from choosing topics through methods to publication of findings.

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A critique of conventional approaches to communication research, the authors argue that the impact of gender on research practives has been ignored.

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A critique of conventional approaches to communication research, the authors argue that the impact of gender on research practives has been ignored.