Building a Virtual Library

In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, fro

This book puts the spotlight on Southern Africa, presenting a cutting-edge concept never previously explored in the context of climate change and putting forward arguments for regional integration and

There has been a paradigm shift as to how professional knowledge is passed on. It no longer happens naturally through traditional corporate grooming and succession rituals. With less time, lower budge

As part of a Cybernetic Building Systems project atthe NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory, a whole building emulator called the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed (VCBT) has been developed. T

A collection of engaging best practices for promoting literacy development by utilizing local community connections in school and public libraries.

Tells the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world. This book recounts that history in text and images of truly outstanding quality.

Smart Concise Empowering - An Amazon Bestseller** Leadership: building highly effective teams is a breakthrough practical guide to creating more powerful teams! Updated advanced edition **The ongoing

This book offers a unique insight into the building of virtual machines for sequential, object-oriented and parallel languages, and uses comparisons of different VMs to provide actual, practical examp

MacMillan, a freelance writer, and Kirker, a children's librarian, offer theme-based lessons for librarians and classroom teachers to use to build literacy and library skills in kindergarten students.

One night in the library, Sam meets fellow mouse Sarah. Sam learns that Sarah is quite the explorer. She loves to scurry to the tops of shelves and explore the darkest corners of the building. Sam nev

Presents information on creating virtual reference services in a school or public library.

Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to succes

This book offers a unique insight into the building of virtual machines for sequential, object-oriented and parallel languages, and uses comparisons of different VMs to provide actual, practical exam

A handsomely illustrated tribute to the Library of Congress building, published to coincide with its one hundredth anniversary.

本書以溫柔筆觸與多元視角，展現「藝術無處不在」的理念。從街頭粉筆畫、回收物創作，到音樂、舞蹈、積木與黏土，每一種表達都能成為藝術的形式。書中文字簡潔卻含蓄，配合豐富多樣的人物與文化場景，讓讀者感受到創作的自由與療癒。A celebration of the many ways we make art, spanning mediums, geography, and resources from author-artist Diana Ejaita.Art is for everyone! From found objects to sidewalk chalk, from homemade instruments to breakdancing, from building with blocks to molding clay, art is natural and healing. Readers will be encouraged by the invitation to create anything, anywhere, with any materials. Inclusive and expansive, Ejaita portrays a wide cast of characters exploring their own feelings and ideas, accompanied by a poignant, yet easily understood, text. This deceptively simple and stunningly composed picture book offers children a sense of what art can be, and the ways in which it adds beauty to our lives.

As technology continues to evolve and advance, new weapons, communication media, surveillance systems, and more are increasingly interwoven into warfare, diplomacy, trade, and every other aspect of international relations. To make sense of the shifting grounds of international politics, it has become essential to understand how technological and political change interact. Virtual Territories examines this relationship by focusing on the mechanism of representation, which encompasses both how technologies and their capabilities are represented and how technologies produce or alter representations of the world. Through a series of case studies, Jordan Branch demonstrates how these representations are involved in producing novel ideas and concepts, making particular political arguments tenable or convincing, and foreclosing certain political choices or outcomes. The book explores these consequences in four empirical areas: the technologies of nineteenth-century state-building and imperial

A Bookstagang Future Classic Picture Books of 20222025 School Library Journal Best Book of the YearWhen war divides two sides of an island, a solitary tree brings together two children across the lines, in this touching story about peace, community, and forgiveness.On the sunny island of Cyprus, a tall and lonely fig tree stands. Her fruit ripens, yet no one comes to share it. Years of fear and division have split the island in two, leaving her in the middle, alone. She remembers the conflict that tore her people apart, but she also remembers the warm days before, when laughter and friendship knew no boundaries.Yet, with changing seasons comes renewed hope, and the old tree dreams of a future where sharing summer’s first figs might mend those broken bonds.In this heartwarming picture book by Costantia Manoli, brought to life with Leah Giles’s vibrant illustrations, the shadows of the past give way to a bright future where children put aside fear and distrust to discover that even the d

"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night." --Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century's worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy's uneventful life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses. After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy starts to believe that Belva Curtis LeFarge, the influential heiress who established the library a century ago, is conveying a significant final message.With a newfound sense of spontaneity

"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night." --Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatures.Tildy Barrows, Head Curator of a beautiful archival library in San Francisco, is meticulously dedicated to the century's worth of inventory housed in her beloved Beaux Art building. She loves the calm and order in the shelves of books and walls of art. But Tildy's uneventful life takes an unexpected turn when she, first, learns the library is on the verge of bankruptcy and, second, discovers two exquisite never-before-seen dollhouses. After finding clues hidden within these remarkable miniatures, Tildy starts to believe that Belva Curtis LeFarge, the influential heiress who established the library a century ago, is conveying a significant final message.With a newfound sense of spontaneity

Imaging and visualizing fossils in three dimensions with tomography is a powerful approach in paleontology. Here, the authors introduce select destructive and non-destructive tomographic techniques that are routinely applied to fossils and review how this work has improved our understanding of the anatomy, function, taphonomy, and phylogeny of fossil echinoderms. Building on this, this Element discusses how new imaging and computational methods have great promise for addressing long-standing paleobiological questions. Future efforts to improve the accessibility of the data underlying this work will be key for realizing the potential of this virtual world of paleontology.

In Using Social Media to Build Library Communities, a constellation of perspectives are brought together to explore community building through social media. This book will guide library professionals

In Using Social Media to Build Library Communities, a constellation of perspectives are brought together to explore community building through social media. This book will guide library professionals

Praise for AFL-CIO's Secret War against Developing Country Workers:"It belongs in every library in the country."Online Journal"A welcome, overdue, and highly informed expose of U.S. lab

9 small chunky board books in a set, which can also be used as blocks for building.

This resource describes about 300 essential books for a library collection for preschool children, including primary skills books, wordless picture books, rhyming books, nursery rhymes, fingerplays an

The story of a historic library of womens writing at the 1893 Worlds Fair

For those considering a career in librarianship or a mid-career change, Kane (information services, U. of South Carolina School of Medicine Library) provides a follow-up that illustrates how changes i

Tens of millions of people today are living part of their life in a virtual world. In places like World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Free Realms, people are making friends, building communities, cre

A librarian and a civil engineer team up to provide library managers with background on construction, building maintenance, and energy use in existing library buildings. The book is written to be acce

Barber, a library consultant, was previously associate executive director for communication for the American Library Association. Here, she details specific word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) strategies f

Himself a designer of social web products, Bell explains how to create a web site that supports social human behaviors in order attract and hold a virtual community. He strongly suggests that readers

"Game Feel" exposes "feel" as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures, chord progressio

Sasson-Henry (Spanish language, literature, and culture, US Naval Academy) examines Jorge Luis Borge's "The Library of Babel," "The Garden of Forking Paths," and "The Interloper" from a literary, scie

As an architect who has designed numerous libraries and who is a veteran library trustee in Illinois, McCarthy offers practical advice on library building projects. The guide includes process checklis

Two school library and media construction specialists with extensive combined experience have updated their guide to building a new school library media center to account for decreasing funding, incre

The complex issues girls face as they enter their teens can often undercut their self-image. This book is designed as a hands-on tool for mothers, fathers, and daughters confronting this period of tr

Discusses librarians who are community-building trailblazers, and explains how to build a grassroots campaign, build partnerships to strengthen a library's connections in the community, become involve

Here is a virtual encyclopedia of cabinet door and drawer styles and instruction for designing, constructing, and installing them. Slab, MDF, simulated and true raised panel, frame and panel, arched f