-
Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information Professionals
Author Jeffrey Teichmann , Nicole Cooke
Increasingly, library personnel are called upon to teach classes, deliver presentations and represent their organizations in an official capacity. This book is designed to assist those professionals with little to no experience designing and delivering training, ins....
Release Date 2012/04 -
JMP 10 Design of Experiments Guide
Author SAS Institute
The JMP 10 Design of Experiments Guide contains information about the JMP Design of Experiments (DOE) platform, including the JMP Custom Designer. This book covers a wide variety of designs including design evaluation, screening, response surface, full factorial, di....
Release Date 2012/03 -
My Xbox®: Xbox 360®, Kinect™, and Xbox LIVE®
Author Bill Loguidice , Christina T. Loguidice
This is the quick, visual, one-stop tutorial for everyone who wants to get maximum fun and entertainment out of their Xbox 360, Xbox Live, and Kinect controller. Gaming experts Christina and Bill Loguidice cover everything Xbox has to offer, uncovering cool features....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Information Security for Managers
Author Michael Workman , John N Gathegi , Daniel C Phelps
Information systems have improved over the years to become more effective in collecting and rendering information for consumers, although these improvements have been accompanied by increases in both frequency and sophistication of attacks against them. The impacts ....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Modern Analysis of Customer Surveys: with applications using R
Author Silvia Salini , Ron S. Kenett
Customer survey studies deals with customers, consumers and user satisfaction from a product or service. In practice, many of the customer surveys conducted by business and industry are analyzed in a very simple way, without using models or statistical methods. Typi....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Clay A. Johnson
The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Lifelong Learning for Engineers and Scientists in the Information Age
Author Caroline Smith , Hema Ramachandran , Ashok Naimpally
The book provides a comprehensive review of lifelong learning, information literacy and internships including assessment techniques for lifelong learning, teamwork and information literacy as defined by the ABET criteria. It also discusses critical thinking skills f....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Catherine Pelachaud
The Affective Computing domain, term coined by Rosalind Picard in 1997, gathers several scientific areas such as computer science, cognitive science, psychology, design and art. The humane-machine interaction systems are no longer solely fast and efficient. They aim....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Finding official British Information
Author Howard Picton , Jane Inman
Examining the different bodies that publish official material, this book describes the types of material published, how it is made available and how it is recorded. Finding Official British Information focuses on the digital availability of official information and ....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Typographic Design: Form and Communication, 5th Edition
Author Philip B. Meggs , Ben Day , Rob Carter
For more than two decades, the type book of choice for design professionals and studentsTypographic design has been a field in constant motion since Gutenberg first invented movable type. Staying abreast of recent developments in the field is imperative for both des....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Christine Hagar
This book explores the management of information in crises, particularly the interconnectedness of information, people, and technologies during crises. Natural disasters, such as the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina, and 9/11 and human-made crises, such as the....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Strategic Business Development for Information Centres and Libraries
Author Margareta Nelke
This book is aimed at guiding managers towards systematic approaches to improve and facilitate necessary strategic business development and planning. Conditions in the workplace for the Library and Information Services (LIS) are rapidly changing: many organizations ....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Eli Maor
The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Author Maura Keller , Michelle Taute , Capsule
The design bar is at an all-time high for those brave enough to participate in the industry.
Release Date 2011/10 -
Information Literacy Instruction
Author John Walsh
An invaluable guide for MLS professionals and students, this new book explains how librarians can select an effective method of library instruction based on their users, the objectives of the instruction and the delivery environment. The content describes the ....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Author Andrew Haslam
Using a combination of explanatory text, step-by-step photographs, and classic and contemporary examples, this unique survey brings together over 130 processes involved in creating lettering and applying it to surfaces. Included are hand-drawn lettering techniques (....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Cyberwar and Information Warfare
Author Daniel Ventre
Integrating empirical, conceptual, and theoretical approaches, this book presents the thinking of researchers and experts in the fields of cybersecurity, cyberdefense, and information warfare.The aim of this book is to analyze the processes of information warfare an....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Author Terry R. BACON
It can be found in a smile, a handshake, or a friendly chat. Knowing how to influence others is a crucial element of success. We succeed in business and in life when we influence how others think, feel, and act: getting them to accept our point of view, follow ....
Release Date 2011/07 -
Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences
Author Stephen P. Anderson
This book, based on the author's conference presentation, takes a fresh approach to designing sites and interaction based on the stages of seduction. This beautifully-designed book follows its own principles of seduction and examines what motivates and causes peopl....
Release Date 2011/06 -
INTERACTION DESIGN: beyond human-computer interaction, 3rd Edition
Author Jenny Preece , Helen Sharp , Yvonne Rogers
A revision of the #1 text in the Human Computer Interaction field, Interaction Design, the third edition is an ideal resource for learning the interdisciplinary skills needed for interaction design, human-computer interaction, information design, web design and ubiq....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Author Alison Pope , Geoff Walton
Focusing on important information literacy debates, this new book with contributions from many of the main experts in the field highlights important ideas and practical considerations. Information Literacy takes the reader on a journey across the contemporary inform....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Information Dynamics in Virtual Worlds
Author Woody Evans
Presents a broad examination of the nature of virtual worlds and the potential they provide in managing and expressing information practices through that medium, grounding information professionals and students of new media in the fundamental elements of virtual wor....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Author Ethan Marcotte
From mobile browsers to netbooks and tablets, users are visiting your sites from an increasing array of devices and browsers. Are your designs ready? Learn how to think beyond the desktop and craft beautiful designs that anticipate and respond to your users’ needs. ....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Author Radana Dvorak
The fun and friendly guide to the world's most popular online learning management systemModular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, also known as Moodle, is an online learning management system that creates opportunities for rich interaction between educa....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Information Security: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
Author Mark Stamp
Now updated—your expert guide to twenty-first century information securityInformation security is a rapidly evolving field. As businesses and consumers become increasingly dependent on complex multinational information systems, it is more imperative than ever to pro....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Author Paul J. Nahin
In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating story of th....
Release Date 2011/04 -
Organisational Culture for Information Managers
Author Gillian Oliver
In today’s digital environment the workplace is characterised by individuals creating information perhaps independently of formal systems, or establishing new systems without knowledge of information management requirements. This book explains and explores the conce....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Dynamics in One Complex Variable. (AM-160), 3rd Edition
Author John Milnor
This volume studies the dynamics of iterated holomorphic mappings from a Riemann surface to itself, concentrating on the classical case of rational maps of the Riemann sphere. This subject is large and rapidly growing. These lectures are intended to introduce some k....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Thoughts on Interaction Design, 2nd Edition
Author Jon Kolko
Thoughts on Interaction Design, Second Edition, contemplates and contributes to the theory of Interaction Design by exploring the semantic connections that live between technology and form that are brought to life when someone uses a product. It defines Interaction ....
Release Date 2011/01 -
Author Larry Brooks
What makes a good story or a screenplay great?The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good enginee....
Release Date 2011/01