A theoretical and practical guide that enables readers to make sound investment and financing decisions This book is a technical finance book that surveys the private capital markets-the major uncharted financial market. Representing nearly half of the U.S. gross national product, these markets are largely ignored, partially because of the difficulty obtaining information and because of the lac…

Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) summarizes findings of an international study on information-seeking habits and preferences. With extensive input from hundreds of librarians and OCLC staff, the OCLC Market Research team developed a project and commissioned Harris Interactive Inc. to survey a representative sample of information consumers. In June of 2005, we collected …

This book is designed to help you handle living in the Information Age. It will show you how skilled you are already at researching and managing information, and it will give you some tips on how to do it better. The book deals with important aspects of research and information management, such as acquiring and evaluating information, interviewing, observation, computer research and storage, li…

This book will help you realize the benefits of good organizational skills. The advice here will help you become more organized so that you will get the most out of your school, work, and personal time. The following are some of the topics covered in this book: 1. Building time-management skills that will teach you to prioritize, be on time, and have more time. 2. Creating an effective to-do li…

Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide feat…

This engaging collection of speeches and essays, published on the occasion of Richard C. Levin's tenth anniversary as president of Yale University, reflects both the range of his intellectual passions and the depth of his insight into the work of the university. By turns analytical, reflective, and exhortatory, Levin explores what it means to be a world-class university, how the university inte…

Blended eLearning is a must have book for trainers, managers, and learning consultants. The book has a critical mass of powerful information about eLearning theories, methods, and applications. The case studies alone make this book worthwhile to have on every bookshelf.

Automatic Indexing and Abstracting of Document Texts summarizes the latest techniques of automatic indexing and abstracting, and the results of their application. It also places the techniques in the context of the study of text, manual indexing and abstracting, and the use of the indexing descriptions and abstracts in systems that select documents or information from large collections. Importa…

Librarians are experts at selecting, evaluating, and disseminating the best content in the most appropriate format to meet the needs of library users. And, new technologies can be invaluable tools in these efforts. Taking advantage of these technologies does not, however, change the fundamental mission of libraries everywhere. In this thought-provoking work, one of the library world's leading t…

Governments, their agencies, and businesses are perpetually battling to protect valuable, classified, proprietary, or sensitive information but often find that the restrictions imposed upon them by information security policies and procedures have significant, negative impacts on their ability to function. These government and business entities are beginning to realize the value of information …