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The need for qualified specialists to work with and apply sophisticated technology in contemporary medicine is rapidly growing. Professional bodies predict that meeting the needs of healthcare globa……続きを見る

This is the first attempt to delineate the synthetic field of the theoretical study of information, treating information as the basic phenomenon on the fundamental level of the world, encompassing n……続きを見る

A follow-up to the author’s prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely impacts of information technologies and the emergence of a post-industrial society. W……続きを見る

This book presents a time-delay approach to the analysis and synthesis of networked control systems (NCSs) under communication constraints. Differently from other approaches, the time-delay approach……続きを見る

La cultura del libro en la América Española siempre ha cobrado fascinación para muchas personas. Curiosidad alimentada por la idea de un Tribunal del Santo Oficio que persiguió y prohibió prácticame……続きを見る

Controversy in Science Museums focuses on exhibitions that approach sensitive or controversial topics. With a keen sense of past and current practices, Pedretti and Navas Iannini examine and re-imag……続きを見る

Originally published in 1976, this publication falls into three parts: The Verbal Index, The Word Frequency Table, and The Field of Reference. A scholar interested in the full range of connotation f……続きを見る

La participación ciudadana es una realidad cada vez más presente en la gestión de los servicios públicos. Las bibliotecas no deben quedarse al margen de este proceso que afecta directamente al queha……続きを見る

Este libro presenta una visión general de cómo la web, y especialmente la web social, ha transformado los sistemas de comunicación y evaluación científica. Se destacan dos elementos clave en esta tr……続きを見る

Esta publicación pretende ser una herramienta útil para el estudio de las fuentes de información por parte de los profesionales del ámbito de la información, la documentación y la comunicación. Se t……続きを見る

El modelo de biblioteca integrada, o joint use library, propone el establecimiento de alianzas cooperativas entre bibliotecas de distinto tipo, normalmente públicas y escolares, para desarrollar su ……続きを見る

This book demonstrates how technology and society shape one another and that there are intrinsic connections between technological experiences and social relationships. It employs an array of theore……続きを見る

The authors provide an understanding of big data and MapReduce by clearly presenting the basic terminologies and concepts. They have employed over 100 illustrations and many worked-out examples to c……続きを見る

Buscando hacer frente a este contexto desde la atalaya bibliotecológica es que el Seminario Pensamiento Teórico Bibliotecológico pretende dirimir la posición de esta ciencia frente al momento presen……続きを見る

La destreza para mejorar el desempeño en una organización o institución y aprovechar las oportunidades devienen de una correcta y adecuada evaluación y estudio de habilidades, conocimientos y lineam……続きを見る

This book is intended for specialists in systems engineering interested in new, general techniques and for students and practitioners interested in using these techniques for solving specific practi……続きを見る

In this book, Steffen Lange and Tilman Santarius investigate how digitalization influences environmental and social sustainability. The information revolution is currently changing the daily lives o……続きを見る

Measurements in Evaluating Science Education is a comprehensive, intuitive guide to many of the key instruments created to assess science education environments, learning, and instruction. Nearly 70……続きを見る

Probes the development of information management after World War II and its consequences for public memory and human agency We are now living in the richest age of public memory. From museums and me……続きを見る

How do quantitative methods help us to acquire knowledge of the real world? What are the `do′s′ and `don′ts′ of effective quantitative research? This refreshing and accessible book provides students……続きを見る

Archives, Recordkeeping, and Social Justice expands the burgeoning literature on archival social justice and impact. Illuminating how diverse factors shape the relationship between archives, recordk……続きを見る

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Con……続きを見る

The book gives a broad overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept from various angles. The book provides rationale for: the concept development; its regulatory and technical background associa……続きを見る

Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, job……続きを見る

A new and important contribution to the re-emergent field of comparative anthropology, this book argues that comparative ethnographic methods are essential for more contextually sophisticated accoun……続きを見る

Every country, every subnational government, and every district has a designated population, and this has a bearing on politics in ways most citizens and policymakers are barely aware of. Population……続きを見る

Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for……続きを見る

For the Love of Cybernetics: Personal Narratives by Cyberneticians is a collection of personal accounts that offer unique insights into cybernetics via the personal journeys of nine individuals. For……続きを見る

From light-up scarves to solar-powered backpacks to health monitoring fabric, innovative combinations of electronics and textiles are becoming more prevalent and impressive all the time, making appe……続きを見る

Think Big: A Resource Manual for Library Programs That Attract Large Teen Audiences is a how-to manual for librarians who want to attract large groups of teens to their libraries with meaningful, me……続きを見る