The scope and reach of information, driven by the explosive growth of information technologies and content types, has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years. The consequences of these changes to records and information management (RIM) professionals are profound, necessitating not only specialized knowledge but added responsibilities. RIM professionals require a professional ethics to gui…
As Information Management put it, "On the strength of its currency and coverage alone, Franks' book is poised to take over as the recommended go-to reference for both students and RIM professionals for many years to come.” The new second edition cements this work’s status as an up-to-date classic, its content updated and expanded to address emerging technologies, most notably blockchain, an…
Tackling the role of syntactic constructions in text, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of different clausal structures in written and spoken texts. It also draws attention to variation in standard written English, to the grammatical structures and discourse devices in spoken English, and to ongoing changes in Englis…
The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction, Sixth Edition captures the best of inclusion practices. Using a non-categorical approach, Mastropieri and Scruggs explain the fundamentals of inclusive teaching, the most effective general teaching practices, and ways to differentiate instruction for specific content areas. Targeted teaching strategies show ways to im…
Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an accessible introduction and exploration of ontologies and demonstrates their value to information professionals. More data and information is being created than ever before. Ontologies, formal representations of knowledge with rich semantic relationships, have become increasingly important in the context of today’s information …
In a world of users that routinely click “I Agree” buttons, librarians may be the lone voice raising an alert to the privacy, use, and ownership issues arising in connection with the design and implementation of digital rights management (DRM) technologies. DRM reflects the efforts of copyright owners to prevent the illegal distribution of copyrighted material – an admirable goal on its f…
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Weygandt's Managerial Accounting provides students with a clear introduction to fundamental managerial accounting concepts. This edition helps students get the most out of their accounting course by making practice simple. Designed for a one-semester, undergraduate Managerial Accounting course, the authors provide new opportunities for self-guided practice allowing students to check their kno…
Reflecting the rapidly changing information services environment, the third edition of this bestselling title offers updates and a broader scope to make it an even more comprehensive introduction to library management. Addressing the basic skills good library managers must exercise throughout their careers, this edition includes a completely new chapter on management ethics. Evans and Alire als…
This best-selling, comprehensive text is the "go to" book for newly appointed records managers, as well as experienced records and information management (RIM) professionals who want a review of specific topics; supervisors who oversee RIM functions; decision makers who develop strategies and tactics for managing information assets; and for students in RIM or allied disciplines, such as library…
Starting with the big picture of financial statements first, Paul Kimmel shows students why financial accounting is important to their everyday lives, business majors, and future careers. Kimmel, Accounting is designed for a two-semester financial and managerial accounting sequence that dedicates equal time financial and managerial accounting topics and teaches the accounting cycle from a corpo…
A newly revised edition of the 2011 Society of American Archivists' Waldo Gifford Leland Award winner. This new and extensively revised second edition offers an international perspective on archives management, providing authoritative guidance relevant to collections-based repositories and to organizations responsible for managing their own institutional archives. Written in clear lang…