North American academic and public librarians describe approaches to collection development carried out in support of professional and/or applied academic programs such as law, teacher education, medi
Professional development of educators is an complex process through which teachers strive continuously for pedagogical improvement. In that sense, professional growth benefits learners and teachers wh
"This book discusses the integration of digital social networking into library practices, highlighting the advantages and challenges faced by libraries in the application of social media"--
"This book brings into focus the new responsibility libraries have in meeting patron needs, specifically with the use of emerging technologies, highlighting the concepts of collection management, libr
"This book examines the best practices for executing technology applications and the utilization of distance education techniques, serving as a reference for academics and instructors running distance
As the areas of community education and professional development continue to expand, the technologies that are utilized in these programs are also progressively advancing. However, it can sometimes be
Contributing to the guidance on digitalization, librarians and information specialists focus on building and managing resources and records, for the benefit of people working in libraries and archives
"This book presents a platform for the approaches and implementations of actor-network theory and its relationship with technology development, providing understanding of the usefulness of the social
"This book details how libraries strive to bridge traditional collections with their new digital counterparts by providing real-world examples and analysis of the modern library"--
"This book explores the understanding, practice, and research within technical education and professional development by providing a comprehensive view on educational technologies for adult learning"-
Most of the contributors are in education, instructional systems, and communications and are concerned with the media for virtual learning, but others are from professions that would be taught through
Editors Ray, Das, Chaudhuri, and Ghosh present students, academics, researchers, policymakers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a collection of academic essays and scholarl
"This book is a comprehensive collection that focuses on various regions and their economies at a pivotal time in our global economy when the majority of nations continue to struggle with stabilizing
Intended for academic librarians, this collection explores the function of academic libraries in the digital age, the role of universal access to print and electronic resources, and the challenges fac
The ten chapters in this collection describe systems for automatic knowledge acquisition and ontology development, methods for reusing existing resources to build ontologies and feed sematic repositor
Contributors in education, instructional technology, library science, education policy, and literacy education describe professional development models for mentoring teachers using digital tools, and
This collection of eighteen articles on technology design showcases current scholarship in a variety of areas relating to graphical user interface development for computing and communications devices.
This collection of seventeen papers on end user oriented software engineering showcases current scholarship in the development of technology-assisted adoption tools for essential IT strategies. The vo
This collection of 16 articles covers the theories, themes and country-specific issues about building cities for the information age. Contributors from a variety of disciplines and specialties cover t
Several of the ten papers in this collection explore modeling methods for active domains, knowledge management, deontic business rules, and organizational memory. Other topics include matching models
"This book aims to stand at the forefront of this emerging discipline, with a special focus on the role of libraries and library-staff, and a collection of chapters on crucial issues surrounding the d
"This book presents current research and analysis on the use of JavaScript and software development to establish new programs intended for the Web, offering an in-depth look at computer and Web progra
"This book examines the use of writing technologies in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary classrooms, as well as in professional development contexts"--Provided by publisher.
"This book is a comprehensive collection of knowledge and practice in the development of technologies in human -centric mobile technology, focusing on the developmental aspects of mobile technology; b
Academics, researchers, and engineering professional present their research and development work on processing chemical and biological structural data that has potential for applications in several di
This collection of twelve articles on engineering and computer science education and training showcases current scholarship on communications skill development for an increasingly globalized workforce
This collection of eighteen articles on logistics technologies showcases current scholarship in a variety of areas relating to the development of intelligent systems for optimization and management wi
This collection of ten articles on semantic ontologies showcases current scholarship on the development of technological standards in semantic labeling for geo-spatial reference and organization. The
This compendium for K-12 teachers and adult educators presents work by contributors in training and development, adult and continuing education, and library science, describing the use of information
This collection of twelve articles on implementing software security benchmarks throughout the development lifecycle, showcases current research on the implementation of security conscious design prin
Focusing on the needs of businesses that rely on the web for marketing, communications and sales, this collection of articles offers professional-grade techniques, algorithms, protocols and tools that
