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  • Daily Life in the United States, 1940-1959: Shifting Worlds Daily Life in the United States, 1940-1959: Shifting Worlds
    Author(s): Kaledin, Eugenia;
    Contributors: Kaledin, Eugenia;
    Abstract: Examine the everyday lives of ordinary Americans from the 1940s and 1950s and discover how very different the two decades were. World War II affected Americans and the way they behaved, not only in the 1940s, but also in the years that followed when the depression that preceded the war was replaced with an economic boom. Explore how women's roles and lives changed during these two very distinct decades, how politics and political decisions impacted all walks of life, and what the advent of growing technology, much of it developed during the war, meant to the general population.What was it like to be a woman suddenly earning her own money while men were off fighting? How did children and teenagers contribute to the war effort? How did housing change in postwar America? What pastimes were popular during these two decades and how did they reflect the times? These questions and others are explored in detail, encouraging students, teachers, and interested readers to recognize the tremendous shift in society between the war years and the atomic age that immediately followed. This text presents the 1940s as a time of social problems that existed alongside community commitment to the war, while the 1950s are presented as a time when exciting social change such as the beginning of the civil rights movement and the building of Levittowns occurred. After the war ordinary people began to question long-accepted ideas. The exploration of these everyday details provides a rich look at two very important decades in our country's history.
    SortTitle: daily life in the united states, 1940-1959: shifting worlds
    Keyword(s): American History: Culture
    Author Info:
    Eugenia Kaledinauthor
    EUGENIA KALEDIN is an independent scholar. She is the author ofMothers and More: American Women in the 1950's (1984) andThe Education of Mrs. Henry Adams (1994). She has been a Fulbright Professor in China and in Czechoslovakia and is currently teaching at the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement.
    eISBN-13: 9780313090417
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    Print ISBN-13: 9780313297861
    Entry Code: EGR9786
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 264
    Publication Date: 20000930
    Series: Daily Life
    Subtitle: Shifting Worlds
  • Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies [2 volumes] Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies [2 volumes]
    Author(s): Gunn, Angus M.
    Contributors: Gunn, Angus;
    Abstract: Disasters can strike at any time. From the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius to Hurricane Katrina, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters have caused tremendous loss of life, human suffering, and environmental catastrophe. The complex technological and social changes of the last few centuries have not only intensified the impact of such natural disasters, but have added new introduced new reasons to be concerned - plane crashes, bombings, industrial accidents, genocides. Calling some disasters natural and others man-made downplays the important interrelationship between the event and human actions. Human actions - or inactions - can catapult a natural phenomenon into a deadly catastrophe. Likewise, nature can be terribly disrupted by events that are created by humans.Encyclopedia of Disasters covers over 180 of the most important disasters in history. Arranged chronologically, the encyclopedia includes entries on those disasters that have had the greatest historical, environmental, and cultural impact: The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum; the London Fire of 1666, which flattened much of London and allowed the rebuilding of the city; the influenza epidemic of 1918, which killed millions; the 1964 Prince William Sound earthquake in Alaska, which caused death and destruction as far away as Hawaii; the worst nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1964, that has rendered the surrounding landscape uninhabitable; and the 2004 earthquake that created a tsunami that killed thousands in Sumatra. Each entry includes a list of readings for additional research, and the encyclopedia is illustrated with numerous photos and line illustrations that show the destruction and despair caused by these disasters.
    Editor(s): Gunn, Angus;
    SortTitle: encyclopedia of disasters: environmental catastrophes and human tragedies [2 volumes]
    Keyword(s): World History: Environment
    Author Info:
    Angus M. Gunneditor
    ;Angus M. Gunn, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, is a prolific author, writing on such themes as education, environmental science, and contemporary issues. He came to Canada in 1957 and now resides in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
    eISBN-13: 9780313087479
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    Print ISBN-13: 9780313340024
    Entry Code: EGR4002
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 824
    Publication Date: 20071230
    Subtitle: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies
  • Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide
    Author(s): Jackson, Guida;
    Contributors: Jackson, Guida;
    Abstract: Women Rulers throughout the Ages is an engaging and informative biographical compendium of women rulers around the world.Some were bloodthirsty. Some were enlightened. One was not amused. All were women who held supreme power: queens, empresses, prime ministers, presidents, regents, constitutional monarchs, and other women rulers.Women Rulers Throughout the Ages offers highly readable biographies covering each ruler's victories and defeats, foibles and triumphs, life and times.This title is based on the author's award-winningWomen Who Ruled. Many entries have been substantially revised, expanded, and updated, and more than 200 new entries have been added, covering individuals who came to power in the past decade, along with recently unearthed information about little-known rulers in Africa, the Middle East, and Central America.
    SortTitle: women rulers throughout the ages: an illustrated guide
    Keyword(s): Women's Studies
    Author Info:
    Guida M. Jacksonauthor
    ;Guida M. Jackson is a lecturer in the English Foundations Department at the University of Houston, Houston, TX and managing editor ofTouchstone Literary Journal.
    eISBN-13: 9781576074626
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781576070918
    Entry Code: WOWH2E
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 520
    Publication Date: 19990923
    Subtitle: An Illustrated Guide
  • Natural Disasters: Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook Natural Disasters: Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook
    Author(s): Fitzpatrick, Pat;
    Contributors: Fitzpatrick, Pat;
    Abstract: This easily accessible reference work reveals the workings of savage tropical storms, charts their actions and cycles, assesses their economic and environmental impact, and reviews the latest research on hurricanes.
    SortTitle: natural disasters: hurricanes: a reference handbook
    Keyword(s): Current Events and Issues
    Author Info:
    Pat J. Fitzpatrickauthor
    ;Patrick J. Fitzpatrick is assistant professor of meteorology at Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
    eISBN-13: 9781576072608
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781576070710
    Entry Code: HURRIE
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 0
    Publication Date: 19991217
    Series: Contemporary World Issues
    Subtitle: A Reference Handbook
  • Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples [2 volumes] Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples [2 volumes]
    Author(s): Pritzker, Barry;
    Contributors: Pritzker, Barry;
    Abstract: This landmark two volume source ranks as one of the field's most comprehensive guides to Native American studies, offering historical, cultural, and modern reference, supporting a complete range of research.The history, culture, and present state of Native America is revealed, explored, and explained in this, the most comprehensive reference work on the indigenous peoples of North America ever assembled. Anyone and everyone interested in Native Americans will findNative Americans indispensable. Systematically presenting historical and modern data for all known Native American groups in Canada and the United States, the different groups are listed alphabetically within 10 culture areas.The volumes are richly illustrated and include photos and drawings, culture area and tribal location maps, a master bibliography, bibliographic citations for each tribal entry, a glossary, and a subject index.
    SortTitle: native americans: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples [2 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Race and Ethnicity: American Indian Studies
    Author Info:
    Barry M. Pritzkerauthor
    ;Barry Pritzker is a professional writer specializing in American history and college writing.
    eISBN-13: 9781851095544
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    Print ISBN-13: 9780874368369
    Entry Code: NAREFE
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 892
    Publication Date: 19981001
    Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples
  • Mysteries in History: From Prehistory to the Present Mysteries in History: From Prehistory to the Present
    Author(s): Aron, Paul;
    Contributors: Aron, Paul;
    Abstract: This work is an engaging exploration of the process of historical research, following historians as they search for solutions to the greatest mysteries of all time.Award-winning author Paul Aron takes readers on a journey through great historical mysteries through the ages. Entertaining in themselves, the stories also show that history is not merely living, but lively. The reader who comes to the book thinking history is boring will leave with a changed outlook with regard to both the subject matter and the process of writing history.Each chapter is a carefully and thoroughly researched presentation not of popularized accounts but of valid historical scholarship. Chronologically arranged, the essays show the historical process in action. For each disputed historical point, theories arise, become standard wisdom, and then are revised as additional information becomes available. This book reveals the mechanics of that process, including spirited debate, swashbuckling archaeology, and the application of modern science to ancient questions.
    Editor(s):
    SortTitle: mysteries in history: from prehistory to the present
    Keyword(s): Could the; have been saved?; Did Alexander the Great murder his father?; Did any of the Romanovs survive?; Did Jesus die on the cross?; Did Noah's Ark exist?; Did Pocahontas save John Smith?; Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower?; How did Davy Crockett die?; World History: Culture
    Author Info:
    Paul D. Aronauthor
    editor
    eISBN-13: 9781851099009
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781851098996
    Entry Code: MYSHIS1E
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 464
    Publication Date: 20051107
    Subtitle: From Prehistory to the Present
  • Environmental Issues Today: Choices and Challenges [2 volumes] Environmental Issues Today: Choices and Challenges [2 volumes]
    Contributors: Duffy, Robert; Opp, Susan;
    Abstract: This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of the major environmental issues of the 21st century, with a special focus on current challenges, trends, and policy choices.This set provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and focused resource for understanding the nature and scope of environmental challenges facing the United States and the world in the 21st century, as well as options for meeting those challenges. Volume One covers environmental trends and challenges within the United States, while Volume Two illuminates environmental issues and choices around the world. Issues covered in both volumes include vital topics such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural resource and species protection, and agricultural/industrial impacts on the environment and public health. For all topics, the authors—scholars and experts hailing from a wide range of environmental and policy fields—detail a range of political, social, and economic options for the future and explain why the issue in question is important for society and people as well as the natural world.
    Editor(s): Duffy, Robert; Opp, Susan;
    SortTitle: environmental issues today: choices and challenges [2 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Air Quality; Climate Change; Environmental Justice, Including Indigenous Peoples; Forests, Use and Conservation of; Fossil Fuels, Including Natural Gas, Coal, and Oil; Hazardous Waste/Toxic Chemicals; National Parks and Other Protected Areas; Private Property Rights; Environment
    Author Info:
    Robert J. Duffyeditor
    Susan M. Oppeditor
    eISBN-13: 9781440859854
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440859854.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440859847
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 824
    Publication Date: 20201130
  • 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present
    Author(s): Davis, Paul;
    Contributors: Davis, Paul;
    Abstract:

    Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991.

    What if the Saxons had triumphed over the Normans in the Battle of Hastings? If Washington had lost the Battle of Trenton? If Lee had won at Gettysburg? If the Germans had held the Allies at bay in Normandy? The world would be a much different place today.


    • Describes the historical context and goals of each conflict, with detailed statistics and information on every aspect of each battle
    SortTitle: 100 decisive battles: from ancient times to the present
    Keyword(s): Battle of Britain; Battle of the Dunes; Constantinople; Desert Storm; Dunkirk; Gettysburg; Hakata Bay; Inchon; Jerusalem; Manila Bay; Mexico City; Okinawa; Pearl Harbor; Spanish Armada; Trafalgar; Tricameron; Warsaw; Waterloo; Military History: Conflict and Wars
    Author Info:
    Paul K. Davisauthor

    Paul K. Davis, PhD, is a history instructor at the University of Texas, San Antonio, TX and at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX.
    eISBN-13: 9781576074428
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781576070758
    Entry Code: BATTLE
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 474
    Publication Date: 20000101
    Subtitle: From Ancient Times to the Present
  • World War II on Film World War II on Film
    Author(s): Luhrssen, David;
    Contributors: Luhrssen, David;
    Abstract:

    World War II on Film examines the war through the lens of 12 films. The movies selected include productions made during World War II and in each succeeding decade, providing a sense of how different generations experienced the war.

    World War II on Film provides a succinct yet well-grounded appraisal of that war as seen through 12 representative films. The book separates fact from fiction, showing where the movies were accurate and where they departed from reality, and places them in the larger context of historical and social events. Each movie chosen represents a particular aspect of the conflict, including the air war over Europe, the condition of prisoners of war, Nazi atrocities, and the British evacuation at Dunkirk.

    Unlike most histories of Hollywood during World War II or the genre of war movies, World War II on Film examines in depth the relation between the depictions of events, beliefs, attitudes, and ways of life as seen on film with reality as documented by historians or recorded by journalists or eye-witnesses to the war. The volume will appeal to high school and college readers, as well as general interest readers and film buffs.


    • Provides readers with the perspectives of non-American combatants

    • Gives readers an understanding of American perspectives on the war

    • Looks at the importance of the decisions made by individuals as well as the social forces that shaped the war

    • Arms readers with an understanding of how ideology helped determine the decisions of wartime leaders
    SortTitle: world war ii on film
    Keyword(s): Bridge on River Kwai (1957); Casablanca (1942); Das Boot (1981); Dunkirk (2017); Enemy at the Gates (2001); Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima (2006); From Here to Eternity (1953); Judgement at Nuremberg (1961); Patton (1970); Saboteur (1942); Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    Author Info:
    David Luhrssenauthor

    David Luhrssen, MA, is film critic for the Shepherd Express, Milwaukee's weekly newspaper, and cofounder of the Milwaukee International Film Festival.
    eISBN-13: 9781440871597
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781440871580
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 232
    Publication Date: 20201130
    Series: Hollywood History
  • Examining Crime and Justice around the World Examining Crime and Justice around the World
    Author(s): Stamatel, Janet;
    Contributors: Stamatel, Janet;
    Abstract:

    A thorough and timely investigation of both well-established and emerging crime and punishment issues, this book provides readers with compelling examples of how different countries around the world confront these problems.

    This book offers a detailed look at 10 "hot topics" in crime and punishment that are shared by many countries. Some of these topics are well-established within the field of criminology, such as patterns of criminal behavior, juvenile delinquency, drug trafficking, policing, and punishment; others are emerging topics that have not been well studied across a variety of countries, such as violence against women, hate crimes, and gun control.

    Within each topic, the book explores how eight countries experience the issue, highlighting similarities across different places as well as unique treatments of the problem. The chapter on punishment addresses the widespread use of incarceration as criminal punishment but also considers different philosophies with respect to the purpose of incarceration and whether or not this strategy is effective in the face of large-scale criminal events, such as mass atrocities. The country narratives provide historical context for understanding the particular crime or punishment issue, current trends, and relevant statistical data for describing the extent of the issue and changes over time, in addition to contemporary examples of the issue.


    • Allows students to make cross-cultural comparisons with respect to how other countries handle crime and punishment

    • Explains how to critically and accurately compare crime and justice issues across countries

    • Illustrates how political, economic, and cultural factors shape both the types of crime problems that countries experience and their responses to those problems

    • Addresses emerging crime issues like gun control and hate crimes that are not given enough attention as international problems

    • Provides a range of examples within each topic area to illustrate the breadth of the issue and the variations across countries

    • Highlights important points with examples from current events
    SortTitle: examining crime and justice around the world
    Keyword(s): Drugs; Hate Crimes; Homicide; Human Trafficking; Incarceration; International Criminal Court; Juvenile Delinquency; Rehabilitation; Robbery; Sexual Assault and Rape; Violence Against Women; Crime; Geography and World Cultures: Geopolitics
    Author Info:
    Janet P. Stamatelauthor

    Janet P. Stamatel, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and an affiliate of the Center for Equality and Social Justice at the University of Kentucky.
    eISBN-13: 9781440860607
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440860607.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440860591
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 376
    Publication Date: 20201130
    Series: Global Viewpoints
  • The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television
    Author(s): Hall, Richard;
    Contributors: Hall, Richard;
    Abstract:

    The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to provide one go-to reference for the study of the most popular and iconic villains in American popular culture.

    Since the 1980s, pop culture has focused on what makes a villain a villain. The Joker, Darth Vader, and Hannibal Lecter have all been placed under the microscope to get to the origins of their villainy. Additionally, such bad guys as Angelus from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Barnabas Collins from Dark Shadows have emphasized the desire for redemption—in even the darkest of villains. Various incarnations of Lucifer/Satan have even gone so far as to explore the very foundations of what we consider "evil."

    The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to collect all of those stories into one comprehensive volume. The volume opens with essays about villains in popular culture, followed by 100 A–Z entries on the most notorious bad guys in film, comics, and more. Sidebars highlight ancillary points of interest, such as authors, creators, and tropes that illuminate the motives of various villains. A glossary of key terms and a bibliography provide students with resources to continue their study of what makes the "baddest" among us so bad.


    • Examines in detail how villains and villainesses have appeared in comics and other media over the decades

    • Shows how villains and villainesses have reflected the fears, anxieties, and hopes of American society at any given period

    • Provides scholarly material that gives readers additional important historical context in five essays

    • Ensures that diverse and obscure villains and villainesses are given equal coverage
    SortTitle: american villain: encyclopedia of bad guys in comics, film, and television
    Keyword(s): Angelus; Catwoman; Cersei Lannister; Darth Vader; Dracula; Joker; Klingons; Kylo Ren; Mephisto; Ultron; Vito Corleone; Popular Culture; The Arts: American Literature
    Author Info:
    Richard A. Hallauthor

    Richard A. Hall, PhD, resides in Laredo, TX.
    eISBN-13: 9781440869884
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869884.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440869877
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 392
    Publication Date: 20201231
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American History Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American History
    Author(s): Hendricks, Nancy;
    Contributors: Hendricks, Nancy;
    Abstract:

    This book offers both a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only the second-ever woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and a historical analysis of her impact in her role.

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American History explores Ginsburg's path to holding the highest position in the judicial branch of U.S. government as a Supreme Court justice for almost three decades. Readers will learn about the choices, challenges, and triumphs that this remarkable American has lived through, and about the values that shape the United States.

    Ginsburg, sometimes referred to as "The Notorious RBG" or "RBG" was a professor of law, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, an advocate for women's rights, and more, before her tenure as Supreme Court justice. She has weighed in on decisions, such as Bush v. Gore (2000); King v. Burwell (2015); and Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018), that continue to guide lawmaking and politics. Ginsburg's crossover to stardom was unprecedented, though perhaps not surprising. Where some Americans see the Supreme Court as a decrepit institution, others see Ginsburg as an embodiment of the timeless principles on which America was founded.


    • Presents well-researched, factual material in an easy-to-understand writing style

    • Positions Ginsburg in the panorama of U.S. history

    • Humanizes the U.S. government by providing an intimate glimpse into the life of a public servant

    • Gives readers firsthand accounts of Ginsburg's words, beliefs, and decisions in primary documents
    SortTitle: ruth bader ginsburg: a life in american history
    Keyword(s): U.S. government; Supreme Court rulings; Supreme Court cases; Supreme Court; social studies; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; reference; RBG; primary documents; Notorious RBG; judicial branch; American government; Advocacy; American History; Appointment to the Supreme Court; Battles with Cancer
    Author Info:
    Nancy Hendricksauthor

    Nancy Hendricks, PhD, holds a doctorate in education and is an award-winning author.
    eISBN-13: 9781440874222
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440874222.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440874215
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 264
    Publication Date: 20201130
    Series: Women Making History
  • The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes] The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes]
    Contributors: Tucker, Spencer;
    Abstract:

    This sweeping reference work covers every aspect of the Cold War, from its ignition in the ashes of World War II, through the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

    The Cold War superpower face-off between the Soviet Union and the United States dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century and still reverberates around the world today. This comprehensive and insightful multivolume set provides authoritative entries on all aspects of this world-changing event, including wars, new military technologies, diplomatic initiatives, espionage activities, important individuals and organizations, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. This expansive coverage provides readers with the necessary context to understand the many facets of this complex conflict.

    The work begins with a preface and introduction and then offers illuminating introductory essays on the origins and course of the Cold War, which are followed by some 1,500 entries on key individuals, wars, battles, weapons systems, diplomacy, politics, economics, and art and culture. Each entry has cross-references and a list of books for further reading. The text includes more than 100 key primary source documents, a detailed chronology, a glossary, and a selective bibliography. Numerous illustrations and maps are inset throughout to provide additional context to the material.


    • Includes more than 1,500 entries covering all facets of the Cold War from its origins to its aftermath, including all political, diplomatic, military, social, economic, and cultural aspects

    • Incorporates the scholarship of more than 200 internationally recognized contributors from around the world, many writing about events and issues from the perspective of their country of origin

    • Offers more than 100 original documents—a collection that draws heavily on material from archives in China, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union

    • Provides hundreds of powerful images and dozens of informative maps detailing specific military conflicts and movements of various groups

    • Includes a detailed chronology of important events that occurred before, during, and after the Cold War
    Editor(s): Tucker, Spencer;
    SortTitle: cold war: the definitive encyclopedia and document collection [5 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Arab-Israeli Wars; Berlin Blockade and Airlift; Central Intelligence Agency; Chernobyl; Cuban Missile Crisis; Fall of the Berlin Wall; Hungarian Revolution; Kennedy, John F.; Khrushchev, Nikita; Korean War; Nuclear Arms Race; People's Republic of China; Prague Spring; Soviet-Afghan War
    Author Info:
    Spencer C. Tuckereditor

    Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, retired in 2003 after 36 years of university teaching. He has written or edited more than 60 books or encyclopedias treating military and naval history.
    eISBN-13: 9781440860768
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    Print ISBN-13: 9781440860751
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 2400
    Publication Date: 20201031
  • Fascism through History: Culture, Ideology, and Daily Life [2 volumes] Fascism through History: Culture, Ideology, and Daily Life [2 volumes]
    Author(s): Zander, Patrick;
    Contributors: Zander, Patrick;
    Abstract:

    While fascism perhaps reached its peak in the regimes of Hitler and Mussolini, it continues to permeate governments today. This reference explores the history of fascism and how it has shaped daily life up to the present day.

    Perhaps the most notable example of Fascism was Hitler's Nazi Germany. Fascists aimed to control the media and other social institutions, and Fascist views and agendas informed a wide range of daily life and popular culture. But while Fascism flourished around the world in the decades before and after World War II, it continues to shape politics and government today. This reference explores the history of Fascism around the world and across time, with special attention to how Fascism has been more than a political philosophy but has instead played a significant role in the lives of everyday people.

    Volume one begins with a introduction that surveys the history of Fascism around the world and follows with a timeline citing key events related to Fascism. Roughly 180 alphabetically arranged reference entries follow. These entries discuss such topics as conditions for working people, conditions for women, Fascist institutions that regulated daily life, attitudes toward race, physical culture, the arts, and more. Primary source documents give readers first-hand accounts of Fascist thought and practice. A selected bibliography directs users to additional resources.


    • A timeline lists and describes key events related to fascism

    • An overview essay surveys the history and significance of fascism around the world

    • Alphabetically arranged reference entries provide information about fascist thought and daily life up to the present day

    • Entries cite works for further reading and provide cross-references

    • A selection of annotated primary source documents gives readers first-hand accounts of fascism in theory and practice

    • A selected, general bibliography directs readers to the most important resources on fascism
    SortTitle: fascism through history: culture, ideology, and daily life [2 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Antisemitism; Appeasement; Art and Sculpture; Education; Family Life; Film; Gestapo; Hitler, Adolf; Islamofascism; Marxism; Propaganda; Social Darwinism; World History: Politics and Government; Politics, Law, and Government: History
    Author Info:
    Patrick G. Zanderauthor

    Patrick G. Zander is associate professor of history at Georgia Gwinnett College. His Hidden Armies of the Second World War was named a 2018 Choice "Outstanding Academic Title."
    eISBN-13: 9781440861949
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440861949.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440861932
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 680
    Publication Date: 20201019
  • Food Cultures of Israel: Recipes, Customs, and Issues Food Cultures of Israel: Recipes, Customs, and Issues
    Author(s): Ashkenazi, Michael;
    Contributors: Ashkenazi, Michael;
    Abstract:

    This volume explores cuisine in Israel, including the country's food culture history, important dishes, current food issues, and more.

    The evolution of Israeli food has been dependent on three major variables: the geography and climate of Israel, its ethnic mix and ethnic history (including religious influences, non-Jewish communities, and heavy immigration from around the world), and technical innovation that has enabled Israel to become a leader in agricultural technology.

    This book provides a comprehensive picture of Israeli food culture in the twenty-first century, examined on the basis of the various influences that created this particular culture. Such influences include the lengthy food history that can be traced to prehistory, including data from the Bible and Koran and archaeological evidence; as well as contemporary food practices that have emerged as a mix of influences from different ethnic groups. Modern Israeli food practices are the result of the sway of European, Middle Eastern, and other cultures, creating a cuisine that is marked by its blends.

    Main topics are accompanied by easy-to-follow recipes. The book serves as an introduction to daily life in Israel as well as the evolution of food practices in a relatively new country.


    • Provides the reader with an overview of food as one aspect of Israeli culture

    • Serves as a sample case of food culture analysis

    • Discusses the food not only of the Jewish majority groups but also that of non-Jewish and Jewish minority groups and their mutual influences

    • Notes the influences of two central institutions in Israeli society: conscript service in the army and collective food practices

    • Provides readers with an understanding of the problems and benefits of Israeli food and how they are dealt with officially, technically, and unofficially

    • Illustrates the discussion with local recipes
    SortTitle: food cultures of israel: recipes, customs, and issues
    Keyword(s): Agricultural Technology; Arab Food; Children's Treats; Ethnic Differences; Food of Diaspora Jews; Food History; Food Issues and Dietary Concerns; Halal; Kashrut; Main Dishes; Military Rations; Geography and World Cultures: Culture; World History: Culture
    Author Info:
    Michael Ashkenaziauthor

    Michael Ashkenazi, PhD, is a consultant and retired professor of anthropology. He is coauthor of The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from around the Globe.
    eISBN-13: 9781440866869
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440866869.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440866852
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 272
    Publication Date: 20201130
    Series: The Global Kitchen
  • Voting in America: Examining the Facts Voting in America: Examining the Facts
    Author(s): Pohlman, H.;
    Contributors: Pohlman, H.;
    Abstract:

    This title gives students and other users a clear understanding of the true state of voting and representative democracy in the United States by impartially examining claims surrounding voter fraud, voter suppression, gerrymandering, and other voting-related issues in America.

    This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. Each book in the Contemporary Debates series is intended to puncture rather than perpetuate myths that diminish our understanding of important policies and positions; to provide needed context for misleading statements and claims; and to confirm the factual accuracy of other assertions.

    This particular volume examines beliefs, claims, and myths about voting and elections in the United States. Issues covered include constitutional provisions concerning the franchise, constitutional amendments expanding the vote to previously disenfranchised groups, the specific provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, and modern-day controversies swirling around claims of voter suppression for partisan gain, voter fraud, and partisan gerrymandering. All of these issues are examined in individualized entries, with objective responses grounded in up-to-date evidence.


    • Easy-to-navigate Q&A format

    • Quantifiable data from respected sources as the foundation for examining every issue

    • Extensive Further Reading sections for each entry providing readers with leads to conduct further research

    • Examinations of claims made by individuals and groups of all political backgrounds and ideologies
    SortTitle: voting in america: examining the facts
    Keyword(s): Constitutional Amendments Expanding Voting Rights; Constitutional Provisions Related to Voting; Gerrymandering; Public Confidence in the American Voting System; Russian Interference in American Elections; Voter Fraud; Voter ID Laws; Voter Suppression
    Author Info:
    H. L. Pohlmanauthor

    H. L. Pohlman is the A. Lee Fritschler professor of public policy and professor of political science at Dickinson College.
    eISBN-13: 9781440873294
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440873294.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440873287
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 248
    Publication Date: 20201019
    Series: Contemporary Debates
  • Encyclopedia of Genocide [2 volumes] Encyclopedia of Genocide [2 volumes]
    Contributors: Charny, Israel;
    Abstract:

    Written by almost 100 experts from many countries, this award winning text is the first reference work to chart the full extent of this horrific subject with objectivity and authority.

    The Encyclopedia of Genocide is the first reference work to chart the full extent of this horrific subject with objectivity and authority. The Nazi Holocaust; the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia; and the eradication of indigenous peoples around the world are all covered in A–Z entries, written by almost 100 experts from many countries.

    Other topics include treatment of survivors; the bewildering variety of definitions of genocide; detection, investigation, and prevention; psychology and ideology; the often contentious literature on the subject; scholars and organizations; and the important and controversial topic of genocide denial.

    Among the wide range of contributors are Peter Balakian, Yehuda Bauer, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Michael Berenbaum, Ward Churchill, Vahakn Dadrian, Helen Fein, Ted Robert Gurr, Ian Hancock, Barbara Harff, Irving Louis Horowitz, Kurt Jonassohn, Ben Kiernan, David Krieger, René Lemarchand, Deborah Lipstadt, Franklin Littell, Robert Jay Lifton, Jack Porter, R.J. Rummel, Roger Smith, Colin Tatz, Elie Wiesel, and Simon Wiesenthal.


    • Over 200 A–Z entries covering all known genocides, each with leads to further information

    • Sidebars that place a human face on genocide's destruction and pain
    Editor(s): Charny, Israel;
    SortTitle: encyclopedia of genocide [2 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Detection; Genocide Definitions; Genocide Denial; Ideology; Investigation; Literature; Organizations; Prevention; Psychology; Scholars; Current Events and Issues: International
    Author Info:
    Israel W. Charnyeditor

    Israel W. Charny is the executive director of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem, Israel.
    eISBN-13: 9781576074466
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781576074466.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9780874369281
    Entry Code: EGENE
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 718
    Publication Date: 20000101
  • Sports Scandals Sports Scandals
    Author(s): Finley, Peter; Finley, Laura; Fountain, Jeffrey;
    Contributors: Finley, Peter; Finley, Laura; Fountain, Jeffrey;
    Abstract:

    Cheaters, gamblers, drugs, and violence. Sound like the latest action/adventure film? It is most likely playing in a stadium, ice rink, track field, basketball court, or ballpark near you. We're talking about the larger-than-life scandals that often surround and sometimes engulf the world of sports. Covering everything from the little leagues to college and professional sports, this indespensable book offers students an intriguing, readable guide to the most notorious scandals in American sports history.

    Each chapter focuses on a specific category of scandal, including race-related, gender-related, drug-related, violence-related, recruiting and academic-related, and coaching scandals. Insightful, in-depth entries offer and overview of the historical and cultural context, what occurred and who was involved, as well as the response to the scandal. Entries within chapters clearly outline the diversity of viewpoints surrounding the scandal as well as the associated ethical, moral, and legal issues. Highlighting why sport scandals matter to athletes, to coaches, to teams, to organizations, to the media, and to the public, this volume is an ideal resource for both ready reference and for reading cover-to-cover.
    SortTitle: sports scandals
    Keyword(s): • Academic cheating shocks West Point in 1951; • Muhammad Ali versus the U.S. military; • Barry Bonds, home run king; • Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO); • Basketbrawl; • Bombing of Atlanta Olympics in 1996; • Don Imus takes cheap shot at Rutgers basketball players; • Pete Rose banned from baseball
    Author Info:
    Peter Finleyauthor
    Laura L. Finleyauthor
    Jeffrey Fountainauthor
    eISBN-13: 9780313344596
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313344596.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9780313344589
    Entry Code: EGR4458
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 208
    Publication Date: 20080630
    Series: Scandals in American History
  • Money for Minors: A Student's Guide to Economics Money for Minors: A Student's Guide to Economics
    Author(s): Bussing, Marie;
    Contributors: Bussing, Marie;
    Abstract:

    Money. Debt. Interest rates. Bankruptcy. Billionaires. Students may understand that money makes the world go 'round, but most are a little shaky when it comes to explaining how and why. Using an A-Z format and containing over 400 entries, this reference book provides an essential foundation of business and economic knowledge for middle-school, high-school, and community college students. Short features scattered throughout the text add interest and fun, while helping students understand how economics affects their daily lives. Best, the entries are written in a style ideal for students just beginning to learn how economies work and function

    Teenagers spend over $100 billion annually in the U.S. and influence everything from clothing styles to music and movies to food and cell phones. Money for Minors will help them understand how their daily decisions have a huge impact on the economy. Special features will enable budding moguls to understand how they can become entrepreneurs and create economic value in various ways, evaluate offers from banks and credit card companies, read the business section of the newspaper, understand the importance of various government statistics, and more. And the book will not just prepare students for the higher-level economics courses they will take in high school and college—it will be a terrific guide for anyone doing research on everything from the Great Depression to credit card debt to real estate to inflation. Over 400 clearly written definitions will help students understand the essential concepts of economics and finance. In addition: -Short sidebars scattered throughout the text help students understand how economics affects their daily lives. Topics include reading stock quotes, icon economists like Alan Greenspan, monetary trivia, cool econ and monetary Websites, and the basics of entrepreneurship. -Six mini-lessons provide real-life applications of how the economy functions. Topics include The Federal Reserve System, Gross Domestic Product, Government Spending and Taxation, National Debt, Money, and The Business Cycle. Used as a stand-alone reference or in conjunction with an economics textbook, the definitions in the book will help students learn the language of economics—and help them understand the ways in which individuals, businesses, and government work together to form our $13 trillion economy.
    SortTitle: money for minors: a student's guide to economics
    Keyword(s): Economics
    Author Info:
    Marie A. Bussingauthor

    Marie Bussing-Burks is a lecturer in economics in the College of Business at the University of Southern Indiana. In addition to teaching economics at the college level for twenty years, Bussing-Burks has taught Junior Achievement business classes in middle school and microeconomics to high school students. She is the author of The Young Zillionaire's Guide to Taxation and Government Spending, Profit from the Evening News: Using Leading Economic Indicators to Make Smart Money Decisions, and Influential Economists.
    eISBN-13: 9780313347580
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313347580.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9780313347573
    Entry Code: EGR4757
    Imprint: Greenwood
    Pages: 216
    Publication Date: 20080530
    Subtitle: A Student's Guide to Economics
  • Personal Perspectives: World War II Personal Perspectives: World War II
    Contributors: Dowling, Timothy;
    Abstract:

    A compelling account of the personal experiences of groups who were affected by World War II, both on and off the battlefields.

    Personal Perspectives: World War II brings to life the experiences of specific segments of soldiers and civilians as they were affected by the conflict, capturing special characteristics of each group and the unique ways they experienced the war. Twelve essays written by top international scholars portray what it was really like to experience the war for groups ranging from marines, naval aviators, and liberators of concentration camps to prisoners of war, refugees, and women in factories.

    Of interest to both students and nonexperts, the book tells the stories of Japanese Americans forced into internment camps and African Americans who experienced intense discrimination, the call to activism, and opportunity in the armed forces. It offers the perspectives of Navajo "code talkers," diplomats like U.S. ambassador to Poland Anthony J. Biddle, who fled his post to avoid death, and scientists who worked on the Manhattan project, thereby introducing the most destructive form of warfare known to humanity.


    • Twelve essays written by international scholars and authors describe what it was like to be members of different groups during World War II

    • Each essay contains a brief historical introduction that provides context focusing on individuals and their experiences in war and combat

    • A bibliography accompanies each essay and a general bibliography emphasizes works in social history, listing additional readings for those who wish to pursue the topics further

    • Includes a detailed index and timeline for easy access to specific information
    Editor(s): Dowling, Timothy;
    SortTitle: personal perspectives: world war ii
    Keyword(s): African-American Soldiers; Allied Bomber Crews; American Aviators in the Pacific; American Diplomats; American Spies in Europe; Bullitt, William; Children on the Home Front; Dresden Bombing; Flying Tigers; Japanese-American Internees; Kennan, George; Macarthur, General Douglas
    Author Info:
    Timothy C. Dowlingeditor

    Timothy C. Dowling, Ph.D., is assistant professor of history at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. His published works include ABC-CLIO's forthcoming Personal Perspectives: World War I.
    eISBN-13: 9781851095803
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781851095803.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781851095759
    Entry Code: PERSW2E
    Imprint: ABC-CLIO
    Pages: 368
    Publication Date: 20050927
    Subtitle: World War II

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  • NATO Reconsidered: Is the Atlantic Alliance Still in America's Interest? NATO Reconsidered: Is the Atlantic Alliance Still in America's Interest?
    Author(s): Truitt, Wesley;
    Contributors: Truitt, Wesley;
    Abstract: Is NATO still in the best interest of the United States? This provocative work argues that the focus on NATO distracts the U.S. from the vital foreign policy challenges of the 21st century, most notably China's rise in power.Since its beginning in 1949, NATO—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—has been at the center of United States foreign policy. The alliance was crucial during the decades of the Cold War, and the U.S. collaborated closely with NATO during crises in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya. But does the NATO alliance still serve the best interests of the United States?The NATO of today—one that has expanded to 30 member countries—risks involving the U.S. in unwanted military activities of the future, actions that were not intended in the original Atlantic alliance. In addition, the real challenges for foreign policy of 21st century are not in Europe, but in the expanding economic powerhouses in Asia, especially China.NATO Reconsidered argues that the changes in world politics in recent decades requires that the more than 70-year-old alliance should no longer be the principal focus of U.S. foreign policy.
    SortTitle: nato reconsidered: is the atlantic alliance still in america's interest?
    Keyword(s): Europe; NATO; Foreign Policy; Globalization; Atlanticism; Anti-Globalism; American Decision to Permanently Station Troops in Europe; Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Establishment of the Supreme Allied Command; Expansion of NATO Membership; Founding of NATO in 1949; Security Studies: U.S. Foreign Policy
    Author Info:
    Wesley B. Truittauthor
    ;Wesley B. Truitt, PhD, is a full-time author and a member of RAND Corporation's Policy Circle.
    eISBN-13: 9781440871399
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871399.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440871382
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 232
    Publication Date: 20201027
    Series: Praeger Security International
  • Stopping Military Suicides: Veteran Voices to Help Prevent Deaths Stopping Military Suicides: Veteran Voices to Help Prevent Deaths
    Author(s): Thomas, Kate; Taylor, Sarah;
    Contributors: Thomas, Kate; Taylor, Sarah;
    Abstract: Blending illustrative narratives from veterans with cutting-edge research, this book provides a model for a needed shift from treatment post-trauma to psychological training pre-trauma to prevent deep depression and resulting suicides.As suicides among members of the U.S. military and veterans continue at a rate higher than in the general population—at least 22 each day—and their calls for help become more tragically blatant, with three veterans waiting for treatment outside Veterans Administration hospitals in 2019 committing suicide, authors and former U.S. Marines, Kate Hendricks Thomas and Sarah Plummer Taylor, present a call for a new approach to help halt the needless deaths. Thomas, now a researcher and assistant professor of public health, and Plummer Taylor, now a social worker and adjunct professor, detail a plan to establish preventative training for mental fitness that will help psychologically "vaccinate" service members against depression and PTSD, the most common precursors to suicidal thoughts. Thomas and Plummer Taylor detail their mental fitness training program to shift from post-trauma treatment to pre-trauma prevention. Each topic addressed is illustrated with stories from veterans. Part of the solution, Thomas and Plummer Taylor explain, is to present prevention as something for all service members, and as a positive, strength-building, challenging activity for champions, as opposed to a post-trauma treatment only for "weak and broken" warriors.
    SortTitle: stopping military suicides: veteran voices to help prevent deaths
    Keyword(s): Brain and Frontal Cortex; Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics that Increase the Odds of Suicide; Divorce and Domestic Violence; Feeling Alienated and Misunderstood; Finding Theta; Incidence of Military and Veteran Suicide; Mandatory Training in Mental Fitness; Peer-Education
    Author Info:
    Kate Hendricks Thomasauthor
    Sarah Plummer Taylorauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440875083
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440875083.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440875076
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 184
    Publication Date: 20201130
  • The Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Principles, Practice, Populations, and Problem-Solving, 2nd Edition [2 volumes] The Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Principles, Practice, Populations, and Problem-Solving, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]
    Author(s): Guidotti, Tee;
    Contributors: Guidotti, Tee;
    Abstract:

    Provides health professionals with a single, accessible, and interesting source to prepare for the field of occupational and environmental medicine. The new edition is extensively updated and includes questions for review in preparation for taking examinations.

    This set is designed to be a thorough introduction for physicians entering the occupational and environmental medicine field, whether preparing for specialty examinations or moving into the field from other medical specialties or from primary care. It also serves as a convenient guide and reference for nurses, health professionals, and those outside of health care who need a quick orientation.

    The set is written with a strong and coherent point of view about the value of occupational and environmental medicine and commitment to ethical, worker-centered practice. It is unusual in the depth of its coverage; its inclusion of important topics that are usually overlooked in textbooks of the field, such as risk science; its emphasis on good management of occupational health services; and its thorough integration of material that fits topics together rather than presenting them as if they were separate and unrelated.


    • Covers all topics in the OEM board Specialty Examination

    • Includes an appendix with sample questions from the Specialty Examination

    • Is written by an internationally-recognized expert

    • Lists essential resources for OEM physicians in an appendix
    SortTitle: handbook of occupational and environmental medicine: principles, practice, populations, and problem-solving, 2nd edition [2 volumes]
    Edition: 2
    Keyword(s): Clinical Evaluation (Medical); Epidemiology; Exposure Assessment; Monitoring and Surveillance; Occupational Diseases and Health Protection; Occupational Injuries and Musculoskeletal Disorders; Physical Conditions and Hazards; Prevention and Wellness Science; Science
    Author Info:
    Tee L. Guidotti M.D., M.P.H., DABTauthor

    Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, DABT, is a physician, international consultant, and retired professor of occupational and environmental medicine who helped to shape the modern field through his teaching for more than 35 years.
    eISBN-13: 9781440865275
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440865275.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440865268
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 1232
    Publication Date: 20201031
  • Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia [4 volumes] Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia [4 volumes]
    Author(s): Cochran, Moncrieff; New, Rebecca;
    Contributors: Cochran, Moncrieff; Cochran, Moncrieff; New, Rebecca; New, Rebecca;
    Abstract:

    Early childhood education has reached a level of unprecedented national and international focus. Parents, policy makers, and politicians have opinions as well as new questions about what, how, when, and where young children should learn. Teachers and program administrators now find curriculum discussions linked to dramatic new understandings about children's early learning and brain development. Early childhood education is also a major topic of concern internationally, as social policy analysts point to its role in a nation's future economic outlook. As a groundbreaking contribution to its field, this four-volume handbook discusses key historical and contemporary issues, research, theoretical perspectives, national policies, and practices.


    A wealth of information provides the user with up-to-date expert entries on a plethora of topics.

    Over three hundred entries in volumes 1, 2, and 3 cover such topics as:

    accountability

    assessment

    biculturalism

    bullying

    child abuse

    early intervention

    ethnicity

    Head Start

    No Child Left Behind

    Zero to three
    Editor(s): Cochran, Moncrieff; New, Rebecca;
    SortTitle: early childhood education: an international encyclopedia [4 volumes]
    Keyword(s): Current Events and Issues: Education
    Author Info:
    Moncrieff Cochraneditor
    Moncrieff Cochranauthor
    Rebecca S. Neweditor
    Rebecca S. Newauthor
    eISBN-13: 9780313014482
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313014482.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9780313331008
    Entry Code: EGR3100
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 1448
    Publication Date: 20070130
    Subtitle: An International Encyclopedia
  • The New Town Hall: Why We Engage Personally with Politicians The New Town Hall: Why We Engage Personally with Politicians
    Author(s): Masullo, Gina;
    Contributors: Masullo, Gina;
    Abstract:

    Drawing on in-depth interviews with a wide variety of Americans, this book answers two questions: How and why do we personally engage with elected officials online and offline? What influence does this personal political engagement have on our democracy?

    Never before has it been so easy for Americans to make their personal views known to their elected officials. Citizens can tweet their opinions to their political representatives or respond to a Facebook post on politicians' pages to convey their approval or dislike for policies. They can engage politically through virtual town halls or show up in person at a protest easily organized through digital platforms. But this mediated relationship also makes it easy for politicians to push back against the opinions of their constituents by deriding their views or even blocking them online.

    The New Town Hall gives readers a firsthand look at personal political experiences through vivid stories from a variety of Americans. Researcher and former journalist Gina Masullo documents how Americans feel when they are blocked on social media and demonstrates how political talk with elected officials—both online and offline—leads to more involved types of political participation, such as protests or campaigning for political candidates. She contextualizes these personal political experiences with an eye toward understanding how these interactions influence the democratic process.


    • Includes data and examples from a wide variety of interviews with citizens about their on- and offline interactions with politicians

    • Explains how political talk with elected officials online and offline leads to more involved types of political participation, such as protests and campaigning

    • Shows how politicians' refusal to communicate with citizens affects the democratic process

    • Demonstrates an accessible and down-to-earth tone
    SortTitle: new town hall: why we engage personally with politicians
    Keyword(s): Activism; Blocking Social Media; Citizen Voices; Democracy; Online Politics; Personal Politics; Political Engagement; Political Participation; President Donald Trump; Social Media; Politics, Law, and Government; Current Events and Issues: Politics and Government
    Author Info:
    Gina M. Masulloauthor

    Gina M. Masullo, PhD, is associate director of the Center for Media Engagement and associate professor in the School of Journalism, both at The University of Texas at Austin.
    eISBN-13: 9781440866906
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440866906.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440866890
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 192
    Publication Date: 20200930
  • The Problem with Parenting: How Raising Children Is Changing across America The Problem with Parenting: How Raising Children Is Changing across America
    Author(s): McDermott, Nancy;
    Contributors: McDermott, Nancy;
    Abstract:

    The Problem with Parenting serves as an essential guide to the recent origins and current excesses of American parenting for students, parents, and policy makers interested in the changing role of the family in childrearing.

    Family scholarship focuses predominately on the evolution of family structure and function, with only passing references to parenting. Researchers who study parenting, however, invariably regard it as a sociological phenomenon with complex motivations rooted in factors such as class, economic instability, and new technologies.

    This book examines the relationship between changes to the family and the emergence of parenting, defined here as a specific mode of childrearing. It shows how, beginning in the 1970s, the family was transformed from a social unit that functioned as the primary institution for raising children into a vehicle for the nurturing and fulfillment of the self. The book pays special attention to socialization and describes how the change in our understanding of parenthood, from a state of being into the distinct activity of "parenting," is indicative of a disruption of our ability to transfer key cultural values and norms from one generation to the next.


    • Suggests that families are no longer able to reliably socialize children

    • Proposes that the reason the family has ceased to function as a socializing institution has less to do with changes in structure than the replacement of a child-centered ideal with a therapeutic imperative

    • Suggests that parenting is new mode of childrearing that arose in the absence of a reliable institution for childrearing

    • Argues that parenting culture itself is a response to the experience of the breakdown in socialization that occurred that began in the 1970s

    • Makes the case for a renewal of a societal commitment to children and the rising generation
    SortTitle: problem with parenting: how raising children is changing across america
    Keyword(s): Authority; Children; Family; Gender; Intimacy; Love; Parent-Child Relationships; Parenting Philosophies; Socialization; Stereotypes; Current Events and Issues: Society; Psychology: Child and Teen
    Author Info:
    Nancy A. McDermottauthor

    Nancy A. McDermott is an independent writer and researcher and an affiliate of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury.
    eISBN-13: 9781440853197
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440853197.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440853180
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 208
    Publication Date: 20200831
  • Ghost Guns: Hobbyists, Hackers, and the Homemade Weapons Revolution Ghost Guns: Hobbyists, Hackers, and the Homemade Weapons Revolution
    Author(s): Tallman, Mark;
    Contributors: Tallman, Mark;
    Abstract:

    With thorough analysis and balanced reporting, Ghost Guns: Hobbyists, Hackers, and the Homemade Weapons Revolution is an essential resource for readers seeking to understand the rise of homemade firearms and future options for managing it.

    For more than a century, strict gun control was possible because firearms were produced in centralized industrial factories. Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, combining old and new technologies, threatens to upend this arrangement. An increasing number of hobbyists, "makers," technology provocateurs, and sophisticated criminals are proving that you don't need a factory to make guns anymore.

    The security challenges of this transformation are increasingly apparent, but the technologies behind it hold tremendous potential, and so while to ignore the security implications would entail risks, the costs of new policies also must be evaluated. "Do-it-yourself," or DIY, weapons will bring significant ramifications for First and Second Amendment law, international and homeland security, crime control, technology, privacy, innovation, and the character of open source culture itself. How can liberal society adjust to technologies that make it easier to produce weapons and contraband?

    Informative and thought-provoking, Ghost Guns: Hobbyists, Hackers, and the Homemade Weapons Revolution carefully analyzes the technical, legal, social, political, and criminological trends behind this challenging new area of illicit weapons activity.


    • Provides readers with informative background on DIY gun laws and legislative trends and fascinating descriptions of legal and illegal practices with homemade weapons around the world

    • Presents in-depth explanations of the consumer appeal, technology, economics, politics, and enforcement challenges behind America's quickly growing DIY gun-making phenomenon

    • Evaluates the current and future appeal of homemade weapons for differing types of crime and terrorism

    • Offers a series of forward-looking recommendations for weapons control and security policy in an increasingly "post-industrial" 21st century
    SortTitle: ghost guns: hobbyists, hackers, and the homemade weapons revolution
    Keyword(s): 21st Century Policing; Comparative Gun Policy; Cyber Crime; Disruptive Technologies; Firearm Industry; Fourth Industrial Revolution; Future Crimes; Gun Control; Gun Rights; Homemade Weapons; Organized Crime; Second Amendment Law; Small Arms Proliferation; Terrorist Use of Weapons
    Author Info:
    Mark A. Tallmanauthor

    Mark A. Tallman, PhD, ABCP, CIPS, RSO, WFR, is a security educator, researcher, and consultant. He is assistant professor of homeland security and emergency management at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
    eISBN-13: 9781440865657
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440865657.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440865640
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 264
    Publication Date: 20200831
  • Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue: A Practical Guide for Patients, Families, and Practitioners Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue: A Practical Guide for Patients, Families, and Practitioners
    Author(s): Young, Joel;
    Contributors: Young, Joel;
    Abstract:

    Some doctors still think Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a "fake" diagnosis. In this book, Joel Young, MD, presents the research, experience, and treatments that prove otherwise.

    Millions of Americans experience chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), continuous exhaustion and a feeling comparable to that of having just run a marathon when all they have done is a daily living task, such as taking a shower or getting dressed.

    Doctors don't have tests for CFS, and some think it's a faux or psychological disorder. Joel Young, MD, in this heavily researched book, explains why it is a true physical illness, and how it may be treated. He details how he successfully treats the symptoms, which can include severe fatigue, "brain fog," chronic pain, and sleep problems. Unlike doctors who recommend exercise, supplements, or opioid medications, Young integrates options such as long-acting stimulants, meditation, and dietary changes to reduce fatigue and non-opioid drugs, medical marijuana, and self-help options including yoga for the associated chronic pain.


    • Features new and emerging research

    • Cautions against quack treatments and so-called "quick fixes"

    • Includes an appendix listing commonly asked questions with short answers

    • Includes a glossary of terms

    SortTitle: understanding and treating chronic fatigue: a practical guide for patients, families, and practitioners
    Keyword(s): How to Cope with Non-Believers and Skeptics; How the Diagnosis of CFS is Made Using the Differential Diagnosis Process; How Long-Acting Stimulants Can Help Patients with CFS; Managing CFS with Medication, Therapy, Dietary Changes, and Self-Help Options; Health and Wellness: Diseases and Conditions
    Author Info:
    Joel L. Young MDauthor

    Joel L. Young, MD, is the medical director of the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine in Rochester Hills, MI, and clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Wayne State University School of Medicine.
    eISBN-13: 9781440871931
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871931.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440871924
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 246
    Publication Date: 20200831
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Elements, History, Treatments, and Research Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Elements, History, Treatments, and Research
    Author(s): Shapiro, Leslie;
    Contributors: Shapiro, Leslie;
    Abstract:

    A comprehensive introduction to one of the most common psychiatric disorders, a condition that results in intrusive, irrational thoughts and/or repetitive, illogical physical or mental actions.

    Titles in this Health and Psychology Sourcebooks series address psychological, physical, or environmental conditions that threaten human health and wellbeing. This book presents a comprehensive overview of OCD—one of the five most common psychiatric disorders. Obsessions range from those associated with contamination, safety, and order or symmetry to scrupulosity, or the need the do the "right" thing. Compulsions range from counting, touching, and tapping to excessive cleaning/washing, arranging, or even hoarding.

    Written by a therapist among the most experienced in the world in dealing with this disorder, this book covers the incidence, symptoms, diagnosis, history, development, and causes, as well as the effects and costs of OCD. It also addresses theory, research, and treatments and offers insight into and case studies illustrating how the disorder displays in society, at work, and in relationships. A glossary of terms, suggested further readings, and resource websites and organizations listing are included.


    • Addresses symptoms, incidence, diagnosis, and treatments

    • Explains development and causes

    • Includes case studies for illustration of concepts

    • Back matter includes a glossary, reading list, and list of organizations and websites
    SortTitle: obsessive compulsive disorder: elements, history, treatments, and research
    Keyword(s): Brain Activity; Case Studies; Compulsions; Conscience, Role of; Development and Causes; Gender and Age; Guilt, Role of; Obsessions; Scrupulosity; Psychology: Abnormal; Health and Wellness: Diseases and Conditions
    Author Info:
    Leslie J. Shapiroauthor

    Leslie J. Shapiro, LICSW, is clinical supervisor at the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital, Boston.
    eISBN-13: 9781440871313
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871313.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440871306
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 304
    Publication Date: 20200723
    Series: Health and Psychology Sourcebooks
  • The Historian's Red Badge of Courage: Reading Stephen Crane's Masterpiece as Social and Cultural History The Historian's Red Badge of Courage: Reading Stephen Crane's Masterpiece as Social and Cultural History
    Contributors: Cimbala, Paul;
    Abstract:

    For someone who did not actually fight in the American Civil War, Stephen Crane was extraordinarily accurate in his description of the psychological tension experienced by a youthful soldier grappling with his desire to act heroically, his fears, and redemption.

    Stephen Crane's novel The Red Badge of Courage provides an extraordinary take on the battlefield experiences of a young soldier coming of age under extreme circumstances. His writing took place a generation after the war's conclusion, at a time when the entire nation was coming to grips with the meaning of the Civil War. It was during this time in the late nineteenth century that the battle over the memory of the war was taking place.

    This new, annotated edition of the novel is designed to guide readers through references made through Crane's characters and how they reflect Civil War military experiences—specifically how "the youth's" experiences reflect the reality of the multi-day battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in Virginia beginning on May 1, 1863 and concluded on May 4 of the same year. The annotated text is preceded by introductory essays on Crane and on the Civil War. Crane's short story "The Veteran" is also included to allow readers to better understand the post-war lives of Civil War soldiers.


    • Explains key background information for better understanding The Red Badge of Courage

    • Includes introductory essays on Crane and on the Civil War

    • Provides the full text for both Red Badge and Crane's lesser-known short story "The Veteran" with comprehensive annotations that illuminate the links between the stories and their historical contexts
    Editor(s): Cimbala, Paul;
    SortTitle: historian's red badge of courage: reading stephen crane's masterpiece as social and cultural history
    Keyword(s): The Battlefield Experience; Civil War Memory; Civil War Soldiers' Lives; Perceptions of the Civil War During the Late Nineteenth Century; American History: Culture; The Arts: American Literature
    Author Info:
    Paul A. Cimbalaeditor

    Paul A. Cimbala is professor of history at Fordham University, The Bronx, NY. He is author or coauthor of several texts on the American Civil War.
    eISBN-13: 9781440854262
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440854262.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440854255
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 370
    Publication Date: 20200731
    Series: The Historian's Annotated Classics
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    Contributors: Sokolovsky, Jay;
    Abstract:

    From the laughing clubs of India and robotic granny minders of Japan to the "Flexsecurity" system of Denmark and the elderscapes of Florida, experts in this collection bring readers cutting-edge and future-focused approaches to our aging population worldwide.

    In this fourth edition of an award-winning text on the consequences of global aging, a team of expert anthropologists and other social scientists presents the issues and possible solutions as our population over age 60 rises to double that of the year 2000. Chapters describe how the consequences of global aging will influence life in the 21st century in relation to biological limits on the human life span, cultural construction of the life cycle, generational exchange and kinship, makeup of households and community, and attitudes toward disability and death.

    This completely revised edition includes 20 new chapters covering China, Japan, Denmark, India, West and East Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, indigenous Amazonia, rural Italy, and the ethnic landscape of the United States. A popular feature is an integrated set of web book chapters listed in the contents, discussed in chapter introductions, and available on the book's web site.


    • Takes a qualitative, case study approach, with most chapters informed by original, ongoing field research around the world

    • Draws its reputation from use in courses from anthropology, sociology, and psychology to social work, nursing, and public health at 60 universities

    • Discusses and points readers to related web book chapters, available on the book's website

    • Provides access to valuable web support offering literature updates, educational activities, videos, and more
    Editor(s): Sokolovsky, Jay;
    SortTitle: cultural context of aging: worldwide perspectives, 4th edition
    Edition: 4
    Keyword(s): Care Among Multinational Family Networks; Culture and Women's Mid-Life; Culture and the Perception of Dementia; Community Gardens and Civic Ecology; Death Dulas; Designing Age-Friendly Communities; Eldersourcing and New Visions of Work in Late Life; Intergenerational Contact Zones
    Author Info:
    Jay Sokolovskyeditor

    Jay Sokolovsky, PhD, is professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He is a cultural anthropologist with specialties in the anthropology of aging, psychological/medical anthropology, and urban anthropology.
    eISBN-13: 9781440852022
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440852022.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440852015
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 762
    Publication Date: 20200630
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    Author(s): Kurtzberg, Terri; Kern, Mary;
    Contributors: Kurtzberg, Terri; Kern, Mary;
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    Why do parents who can pull off multi-million dollar deals at work then go home and stumble with their kids?

    Parents spend an awful lot of time negotiating with their kids—over everyday requests, rules and policies, and big decisions, and often end up derailed and frustrated. In Negotiating at Home, Kurtzberg and Kern offer parents a chance to look more closely at what they already do well (and why) and what can be done better. Grounded in decades of research on how to negotiate effectively, parents will learn about how to plan, recognize specific tactics, communicate and work in partnerships with other family members, address fairness, and handle conflict.


    • Real stories and examples generated from interviews with hundreds of parents demonstrating the common patterns and "pain points"

    • Strategies to avoid predictable pitfalls

    • Specific tips for mastering the immediate moment and paving the way for future successes

    • A guide for kids to learn the basic rules of effective negotiating for use in their own lives
    SortTitle: negotiating at home: essential steps for reaching agreement with your kids
    Keyword(s): Agreement; Effective Preparation; Interests; Kids; Negotiation; Parents; Pitfalls; Power; Rights; Business: Careers; Psychology
    Author Info:
    Terri R. Kurtzbergauthor
    Mary C. Kernauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440868115
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440868115.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440868108
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 200
    Publication Date: 20200608
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    Abstract:

    For well over a half century, American Universities and Colleges has been the most comprehensive and highly respected directory of four-year institutions of higher education in the United States. A two-volume set that Choice magazine hailed as a most important resource in its November 2006 issue, this revised edition features the most up-to-date statistical data available to guide students in making a smart yet practical decision in choosing the university or college of their dreams. In addition, the set serves as an indispensable reference source for parents, college advisors, educators, and public, academic, and high school librarians.

     

    These two volumes provide extensive information on 1,900 institutions of higher education, including all accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree.

     

    This essential resource offers pertinent, statistical data on such topics as tuition, room and board; admission requirements; financial aid; enrollments; student life; library holdings; accelerated and study abroad programs; departments and teaching staff; buildings and grounds; and degrees conferred. Volume two of the set provides four indexes, including an institutional Index, a subject accreditation index, a levels of degrees offered index, and a tabular index of summary data by state. These helpful indexes allow readers to find information easily and to make comparisons among institutions effectively. Also contained within the text are charts and tables that provide easy access to comparative data on relevant topics.
    SortTitle: american universities and colleges, 19th edition [2 volumes]
    Edition: 19
    Keyword(s): Current Events and Issues
    eISBN-13: 9780313366086
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313366086.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9780313366079
    Entry Code: EC36607
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 1680
    Publication Date: 20100416
    Subtitle: Nineteenth Edition
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    Author(s): Blume, Arthur;
    Contributors: Blume, Arthur;
    Abstract:

    Explains Native American psychology and how its unique perspectives on mind and behavior can bring a focus to better heal individual, social, and global disorders.

    Psychology is a relatively new discipline, with foundations formed narrowly and near-exclusively by white European males. But in this increasingly diverse nation and world, those foundations filled with implicit bias are too narrow to best help our people and society, says author Arthur Blume, a fellow of the American Psychological Association. According to Blume, a narrowly based perspective prevents "out-of-the-box" thinking, research, and treatment that could well power greater healing and avoidance of disorders.

    In this text, Blume explains the Native American perspective on psychology, detailing why that needs to be incorporated as a new model for this field. A Native American psychologist, he contrasts the original culture of psychology's creators—as it includes individualism, autonomy, independence, and hierarchal relationships—with that of Native Americans, in the context of communalism, interdependence, earth-centeredness, and egalitarianism. As Blume explains, psychological happiness is redefined by the reality of our interdependence rather than materialism and individualism, and how we do things becomes as important as what we accomplish.


    • Includes a glossary of Native American concepts and terms

    • Explains the Indigenous American view of creation as community, humans' place in the social order as one of equal partnership, and the importance of connection to the earth, relationships, spirituality, sacredness, and the place of cultural humility

    • Describes cultural myths that permeate contemporary psychology

    • Details how the vestiges of colonialism traumatized people, contributed to health disparities, and left people divided, in addition to damaging the planet

    • Illustrates how oppression victimizes both oppressor and the oppressed

    SortTitle: a new psychology based on community, equality, and care of the earth: an indigenous american perspective
    Keyword(s): Addressing Contemporary Colonial Consequences, Including Trauma, Substance Abuse, Depression, and Suicide; Addressing Contemporary Colonial Psychopathology, Including Narcissism, Bullying, Apathy, Cruelty, Fear, Anger, and Splitting of People and Groups; Colonial Worldview
    Author Info:
    Arthur W. Blumeauthor

    Arthur W. Blume, PhD, an Indigenous American psychologist and scholar, is professor of clinical psychology at Washington State University and a past president of the Society of Indian Psychologists.

    eISBN-13: 9781440869266
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869266.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440869259
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 280
    Publication Date: 20200414
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    Author(s): de Waal, André;
    Contributors: de Waal, André;
    Abstract:

    Learn how managers have transformed their teams and companies into envied high-performance organizations in this guide to nurturing successful managers at your organization, informed by the author's ten-year study of applications of his High Performing Organization (HPO) Framework.

    How can an organization learn to perform at a high level? The key is management. Based on years of intensive research and experience, André de Waal's proven strategy for achieving positive organizational change can turn your company or team into a true High Performance Organization (HPO).

    De Waal's HPO Framework is the only management improvement technique that has been developed on a solid scientific basis, validated through longitudinal site-level research, and developed over years of measuring organizational results. In this book, de Waal focuses on the activities and behaviors of managers in organizations that have successfully transformed themselves into HPOs. The author and his team closely followed and measured organizations that have adopted and applied the HPO Framework over many years, uncovering the secrets to creating successful and transformative managers through the use of HPO coaches, the application of "silo-busting" techniques to spur collaboration, and use of the HPO transformation success wheel.

    The resulting data set, analytics, and lessons presented represent a treasure trove of actionable tools for achieving successful managerial and organizational change and improvement.


    • Leads readers through the process of successfully starting and completing organizational change

    • Finds background in the five HPO Framework Principles: Discipline, Speed (in communication, decision-making, action-taking), Constant Self-Improvement, Focus (external and internal), and Creative and Fact-Based Decision-Making

    • Draws parallels between these principals and their underlying 35 measurement characteristics, diagnostic tools, and the author's insight from 20+ years of leading organizational change

    • Pairs each of the author's five HPO Framework Principles with an accompanying technique and a case study to show the principles

    • Presents the HPO Diagnosis, a critical tool for companies to evaluate their current performance and identify areas in their organization that need to be strengthened for the company to become an HPO
    SortTitle: high performance managerial leadership: best ideas from around the world
    Keyword(s): Business: Strategy; Business: Leadership
    Author Info:
    André A. de Waalauthor

    André A. de Waal is director of the HPO Center and partner with Arthur Andersen and the Holland Consulting Group, and former professor of organizational effectiveness at the Maastricht School of Management.
    eISBN-13: 9781440872655
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872655.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872648
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 224
    Publication Date: 20200531
  • The Pearl Harbor Secret: Why Roosevelt Undermined the U.S. Navy The Pearl Harbor Secret: Why Roosevelt Undermined the U.S. Navy
    Author(s): Menzel, Sewall;
    Contributors: Menzel, Sewall;
    Abstract:

    This book provides a penetrating look into U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's brilliant strategy to bait Adolf Hitler into declaring war on America in order to defeat Germany militarily, thus preventing the Nazis from developing the atomic bomb.

    In late 1939, President Roosevelt learned that Hitler was attempting to develop an atomic bomb to use against the United States. The president responded by directing his own scientific community to develop an atomic bomb and began making plans to go to war with Germany. However, he was hampered by public opinion, with 80 percent of the American people against U.S. involvement in another ground war in Europe.

    Roosevelt seized an opportunity in 1940, when Japan and Nazi Germany formed a military alliance. To bait Germany into war, FDR shut down Japan's war-making economy, prompting Tokyo to attack Pearl Harbor. A few days later, Hitler declared war on America.

    Using declassified documents, this book shows how Pearl Harbor was not about Japan; it was about the United States going to war with Germany. It reveals how the U.S. Navy's intelligence gathering system could break virtually any Japanese naval code, but Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, was kept in the dark about the impending Pearl Harbor attack by his own government.


    • Shows how Roosevelt had the courage and insight to see the threat that a Nazi atomic bomb posed to the United States and outlines his strategy to bait Germany into declaring war on America

    • Explains how Japan's Bushido Code, which demands "death before dishonor," influenced Tokyo's decision to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

    • Demonstrates how the U.S. Navy's intelligence gathering system was second to none in terms of code breaking and locating the Imperial Japanese Navy's warships

    • Uses declassified top-secret documents and other primary sources to prove that Roosevelt could have prevented the Pearl Harbor attack
    SortTitle: pearl harbor secret: why roosevelt undermined the u.s. navy
    Keyword(s): Codebreaking; Einstein, Albert; Germany's Declaration of War; Japanese Navy; Kimmel, Husband E.; Pearl Harbor Attack; Pearl Harbor Strike Force; Oil Embargo; Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Yamamoto, Isoroku; U.S. Naval Intelligence; Military History: Military Leadership; American History: Conflict
    Author Info:
    Sewall Menzelauthor

    Sewall Menzel, PhD, is a political-military analyst and scholar with a degree in history from

    The Citadel and a doctorate in international relations from the University of Miami.
    eISBN-13: 9781440875861
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440875861.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440875854
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 432
    Publication Date: 20200531
  • Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, 2nd Edition
    Author(s): Kahn, Laura;
    Contributors: Kahn, Laura;
    Abstract:

    With a new preface assessing leadership responses to the coronavirus pandemic, this text explores leadership problems that can develop during public health crises such as the 2001 anthrax attacks, 2003 SARS epidemic, and Mad Cow Disease epidemic of the 1980s–90s.

    A threat to public health, such as a rampaging virus, is no time for a muddled chain of command and contradictory decision-making. Who's In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises, re-issued with a new preface assessing leadership during the COVID-19 outbreak, explores the crucial relationships among political leaders, public health officials, and journalists to see why leadership confusion develops. As the problematic response to COVID-19 has once again shown, the reluctance of politicians to risk alarm can run counter to the public health need to prepare for worse cases.

    Many leaders will seek high visibility during a public health crisis, but politicians are not medical experts, and the more they speak, the more they risk disseminating harmful information. How to achieve the right balance is the essence of this book. Beginning by looking at the overarching issues of leadership and public health administration, it then examines in depth five emergencies: the 2001 anthrax attacks, the 1993 cryptosporidium outbreaks, the 2003 SARS outbreak, the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the battle against Mad Cow Disease.


    • First-person accounts from leaders involved in actual early-21st-century crises, as well as leading experts, scientists, and others

    • Primary documents including excerpts from official reports and the medical literature

    • Chronologies of early-21st-century public health emergencies

    • A comprehensive index organized by disease and by individuals involved in emergency response
    SortTitle: who's in charge? leadership during epidemics, bioterror attacks, and other public health crises, 2nd edition
    Edition: 2
    Keyword(s):

    Airborne Outbreaks
    ; Animal to Human Outbreaks
    ; Anthrax Attacks
    ; Bioterrorism
    ; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
    ; Cryptosporidium
    ; Declaring Emergencies
    ; Foot-and-Mouth Disease
    ; Law Enforcement in Public Health Crises

    Author Info:
    Laura H. Kahnauthor

    Laura H. Kahn is a physician and research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
    eISBN-13: 9781440878183
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440878183.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440878176
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 266
    Publication Date: 20200416
    Series: Praeger Security International
  • Race and Identity in Hispanic America: The White, the Black, and the Brown Race and Identity in Hispanic America: The White, the Black, and the Brown
    Author(s): Reid-Merritt, Patricia; Rodriguez, Michael;
    Contributors: Reid-Merritt, Patricia; Rodriguez, Michael;
    Abstract:

    This book offers a historical and comparative overview of the evolution of racial classifications in the United States and in Hispanic/Latino countries in the Western Hemisphere and Caribbean.

    The Hispanicization of America is precipitating a paradigm shift in racial thinking in which race is no longer defined by distinct characteristics, but rather is becoming synonymous with ethnic/cultural identity.

    Traditionally, assimilation has been conceived of as a unidirectional and racialized phenomenon. Newly arrived immigrant groups or longstanding minority/indigenous populations were "Americanized" in confining their racial and ethnic natures to the private sphere and adopting, in the public sphere, the cultural mores, norms, and values of the dominant cultural/racial group. In contrast, the Hispanicization of America entails the horizontal assimilation of various groups from Spanish-speaking countries throughout the Western Hemisphere and Caribbean into a pan-ethnic, Hispanic/Latino identity that also challenges the privileged position of whiteness as the primary and exclusive referent for American identity.

    Instead of focusing on one Hispanic group, ethnic identity, or region, this book chronicles the development of racial identity across the largest Hispanic groups throughout the United States.


    • Highlights distinct differences in perceptions of racial identity for members of the Hispanic community

    • Underscores the fluid and malleable nature of race through a comparative and historical review of the evolution of racial classifications

    • Explains why the Hispanicization of the United States constitutes a paradigm shift from traditional notions of racial identity formation

    • Documents how immigration to the United States from Spanish-speaking countries throughout the Western Hemisphere and Caribbean is creating the first truly Hispanic country by subsuming the national identities of immigrants to the pan-ethnic, Hispanic/Latino category
    SortTitle: race and identity in hispanic america: the white, the black, and the brown
    Keyword(s): Afro-Latino; Ethnic Identity Formation; Hispanic/Latino; Hispanidad/Latinidad; Hybridity; Mestizaje; Perceptions of Racial Superiority; Racial Identity Formation; Racial Essentialism; Race and Ethnicity: Latino and Hispanic Studies; Current Events and Issues: Ethnicity
    Author Info:
    Patricia Reid-Merrittauthor
    Michael S. Rodriguezauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440867859
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440867859.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440867842
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 232
    Publication Date: 20200430
  • Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada: Seeking Justice and Sustainability Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada: Seeking Justice and Sustainability
    Author(s): Johansen, Bruce;
    Contributors: Johansen, Bruce;
    Abstract:

    From Flint, MI to Standing Rock, ND, minorities have found themselves losing the battle for clean resources and a healthy environment. This book provides a modern history of such environmental injustices in the U.S. and Canada.

    From the 19th-century extermination of the buffalo in the American West, to Alaska's Project Chariot (a Cold War initiative that planned to use atomic bombs to blast out a harbor on Eskimo land), to the struggle for recovery and justice in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, this book provides readers with an enhanced understanding of how poor and minority people are affected by natural and manmade environmental crises.

    Written for undergraduates as well as the general reader with an interest in social justice and environmental issues, this book traces the relationship between environmental discrimination, race, and class through a comprehensive case history of environmental injustices. Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada: Seeking Justice and Sustainability includes 50 such case studies that range from local to national to international crises.


    • Provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of the far-reaching specter of environmental racism in the U.S. and Canada, using numerous case studies that extend across the U.S. and Canada from the 19th century into the present day

    • Examines the confluence of climate change, natural resource conflicts, political and corporate corruption, and racism

    • Reflects a regional arrangement to better highlight patterns and types of injustices as well as victims

    • Is written by a prolific author and expert on environmental and Native American issues
    SortTitle: environmental racism in the united states and canada: seeking justice and sustainability
    Keyword(s): Alaska Natives: Swamped by Warming; Bridgeport, Connecticut: A Spreading Web of Toxins; Canadian Tar Sands: From Treaty Forest to Moonscape; Chester, Pennsylvania: Unwilling Capital of Hazmat; Farmworkers: Toxicity as an Occupational Hazard; Houston, Texas: Always Awaiting the Next Flood
    Author Info:
    Bruce E. Johansenauthor

    Bruce E. Johansen is professor emeritus of communication and Native American Studies at the University of Nebraska.
    eISBN-13: 9781440864032
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440864032.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440864025
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 384
    Publication Date: 20200430
  • Native Americans of New England Native Americans of New England
    Author(s): Strobel, Christoph;
    Contributors: Strobel, Christoph;
    Abstract:

    This book provides the first comprehensive, region-wide, long-term, and accessible study of Native Americans in New England.

    This work is a comprehensive and region-wide synthesis of the history of the indigenous peoples of the northeastern corner of what is now the United States—New England—which includes the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

    Native Americans of New England takes view of the history of indigenous peoples of the region, reconstructing this past from the earliest available archeological evidence to the present. It examines how historic processes shaped and reshaped the lives of Native peoples, and uses case studies, historic sketches, and biographies to tell these stories. While this volume is aware of the impact that colonization, ethnic cleansing, dispossession, and racism had on the lives of indigenous peoples in New England, it also focuses on Native American resistance, adaptation, and survival under often harsh and unfavorable circumstances.

    Native Americans of New England is structured into six chapters that examine the continuous presence of indigenous peoples in the region. The book emphasizes Native Americans' efforts to preserve the integrity and viability of their dynamic and self-directed societies and cultures in New England.


    • Brings New England's Native American past to life through case studies, anecdotes, stories, and biographies

    • Emphasizes the continued Native American presence in the region

    • Includes various resources such as a chronology, community information, Internet resources, and a bibliography
    SortTitle: native americans of new england
    Keyword(s): Colonial Warfare; Colonization; Cultural Survival; Ethnohistory; Indigenous Studies; Indigenous-Euro American Relations; New England; Race/Ethnicity; American History: Race and Ethnicity; Race and Ethnicity: American Indian Studies
    Author Info:
    Christoph Strobelauthor

    Christoph Strobel is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
    eISBN-13: 9781440866111
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440866111.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440866104
    Imprint: Praeger
    Pages: 232
    Publication Date: 20200430

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    • Looks at current and applicable laws

    • Features important topics for discussion in LIS classes

    • Immediately usable in schools, and for school district staff development on these important and relevant topics
    Editor(s): Dawkins, April;
    SortTitle: intellectual freedom issues in school libraries
    Keyword(s): Reading Levels & Intellectual Freedom; Selection & Reconsideration Policies; Acceptable Use Policies; Privacy Policies; Circulation Policies; Self-censorship; Banned Books Week; Challenge; Filtering and other Technology Issues; The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
    Author Info:
    April M. Dawkinseditor

    April M. Dawkins, PhD, is assistant professor in library and information studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
    eISBN-13: 9781440872372
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872372.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872365
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 230
    Publication Date: 20201231
  • Supporting Transfer Student Success: The Essential Role of College and UNiversity Libraries Supporting Transfer Student Success: The Essential Role of College and UNiversity Libraries
    Author(s): Nuhn, Peggy; Kaufmann, Karen;
    Contributors: Nuhn, Peggy; Kaufmann, Karen;
    Abstract:

    This research-based book with practical applications teaches academic librarians to support their transfer students effectively at both universities and community colleges, even when transfer students' information literacy needs differ from those of other students.

    Colleges and universities across the United States serve a large and growing population of transfer students. Current estimates suggest that more than one third of college students transfer from one institution of higher education to another at least once. At some institutions, transfer students compose up to fifty to sixty percent of the new incoming class. Academic librarians' understanding of the demographics and potential needs of transfer students is essential to supporting their success and mitigating "transfer shock."

    Just as public libraries often bridge gaps between individuals and services, academic libraries can proactively support the often unique needs of transfer students by spearheading textbook affordability initiatives, developing innovative programming, and making appropriate referrals to non-library student services. In this practical guide to supporting transfer students, authors Peggy L. Nuhn and Karen F. Kaufmann teach academic librarians how to optimize information literacy instruction, support research, help reduce stress, and connect the library to virtual students. They emphasize the importance of establishing partnerships with feeder institutions and other campus departments to best support transfer student success.


    • Teaches academic librarians and stakeholders to understand the holistic value of the academic library to transfer student success

    • Defines the concept of "transfer shock" and explains how academic librarians and libraries can mitigate this phenomenon

    • Outlines key theoretical and practical applications of information spaces, information science, and information literacy as applied to the transfer student academic experience
    SortTitle: supporting transfer student success: the essential role of college and university libraries
    Keyword(s): Articulation Agreements; Community Colleges; Dual Enrollment; Information Literacy Instruction; Performance-Based Metrics; Textbook Affordability; Transfer Student Pathways; Transfer Students; Universities; Adult Services and Programs
    Author Info:
    Peggy L. Nuhnauthor
    Karen F. Kaufmannauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440873171
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440873171.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440873164
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 202
    Publication Date: 20201115
  • Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Practical Strategies and Best Practices Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Practical Strategies and Best Practices
    Author(s): Mune, Christina;
    Contributors: Mune, Christina;
    Abstract:

    Using practical examples from librarians in the field, this book lays out current issues in online learning and teaches librarians how to adapt a variety of library services—including instruction, reference, and collection development—to online education.

    Recent studies highlighting the challenges faced by online learners show that skills librarians are uniquely qualified to teach, such as information and digital literacy and source evaluation, can improve academic performance in online courses and enhance the online learning experience.

    Just as embedded librarianship was developed to answer the needs of online courses when they emerged in the early 2000s, online learning librarian Christina Mune now teaches "online librarianship" as a set of realistic strategies for serving a variety of online education models. Each chapter of Libraries Supporting Online Learning addresses a different strategy for supporting online students and/or faculty, with all strategies derived from real-world practices.

    Librarians will find information on best practices for creating digital literacy tutorials and dynamic content, providing patrons with open access and open educational resources, helping patrons to avoid copyright issues, promoting peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing, posting to social media, and developing scalable reference services. The tools and practical examples in this book will be useful for all educators interested in increasing the efficacy of online learning.


    • Offers practical strategies to librarians responsible for supporting hybrid and online courses and degree programs as well as MOOCs

    • May be easily adopted as a library science textbook for those teaching instructional design, instructional technology, distance librarianship, or academic library issues courses

    • Includes case studies on assessment information and grant writing for administrators and library advocates

    • Informs all educators interested in increasing the efficacy of online leaning in higher education

    • Is suitable for inclusion in academic collections supporting library and information science
    SortTitle: libraries supporting online learning: practical strategies and best practices
    Keyword(s): Digital Literacy; Embedded Librarianship; Information Literacy; Learning Management Systems; Online Learning; Open Educational Resources; Peer Learning; Educational Technology and Instructional Design: Online Education
    Author Info:
    Christina D. Muneauthor

    Christina D. Mune, MLIS, was online learning librarian for San José State University, in San José, CA, before serving as director of information technology services and most recently as associate dean of innovation and resource management.
    eISBN-13: 9781440861765
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440861765.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440861758
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 186
    Publication Date: 20201031
  • Engaging Students through Campus Libraries: High-Impact Learning Models Engaging Students through Campus Libraries: High-Impact Learning Models
    Contributors: Schaub, Gayle; McClure, Hazel;
    Abstract:

    This collection of collaborative, high-impact learning experiences in information literacy teaches librarians how to engage students in hands-on, experiential learning.

    The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has identified 11 practices that are highly impactful to student learning to designate as high-impact educational practices (HIP). These practices engage students deeply in a meaningful, connected way to their work. Librarians teach and support student learning in many ways that assist these AAC&U practices, such as information literacy instruction for capstone, writing, and first-year seminars and research support for collaborative assignments and projects.

    Engaging Students through Campus Libraries calls attention to work in information literacy that goes beyond a traditional librarian role; it features librarians and faculty partners who engage in projects that highlight salient, experiential facets of the AAC&U practices in order to teach information literacy. In this book, librarians will learn high-impact, experiential learning models for working with students. They will understand how to think about and describe how AAC&U best practices are currently embodied in their organizations. They will also imagine future learning experiences for students with HIPs in mind, resulting in information literacy that is integrated into disciplinary work in a vital and transformative way.


    • Demonstrates the varied and exciting possibilities for engaged, integrated information literacy instruction

    • Includes details about planning and preparation so that readers can replicate, scale, or adapt practices in other library environments

    • Offers librarians practical models for pursuing their own partnerships in other disciplines

    • Includes narrative accounts of completed projects and programs involving students from a range of majors and academic departments
    Editor(s): Schaub, Gayle; McClure, Hazel;
    SortTitle: engaging students through campus libraries: high-impact learning models
    Keyword(s): Career Skills Education; Collaboration; Community Engagement; First-Year Experience; High-Impact Practices; Information Literacy; Scholarship; Service Learning; Librarian's Instructional Role: Information Literacy and Instruction, College Level and Above; Adult Services and Programs
    Author Info:
    Gayle Schaubeditor
    Hazel McClureeditor
    eISBN-13: 9781440868696
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440868696.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440868689
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 188
    Publication Date: 20201031
  • The Efficient Library: Ten Simple Changes that Save Time and Improve Service The Efficient Library: Ten Simple Changes that Save Time and Improve Service
    Author(s): Rush, Elizabeth;
    Contributors: Rush, Elizabeth;
    Abstract:

    This guide helps librarians improve service with easy-to-follow strategies and techniques to make physical changes in library space and streamline procedures.

    This librarian's guide provides recommendations for quick and easy implementation of space-improving, time-saving practices. It also discusses the fundamentals of business and engineering management, public health, and other disciplines as they directly relate to the improvement of library service and management.

    Detailing free and affordable adjustments to the library environment as well as information for those who will participate in a renovation or new construction project, the book features tips for creating functional, efficient, and productive spaces; procedures for streamlining routine tasks; methods for arranging materials in high demand; and ways of reconfiguring or planning spaces. It will provide librarians with a working knowledge of process management that will help them to strengthen their competence and build confidence to address and troubleshoot problems, freeing them to engage in more meaningful interactions and activities that benefit the community.


    • Provides simple and inconspicuous actions librarians can take to start to increase efficiency in library management and operations

    • Explains how to save time on routine, mundane tasks and reallocate it to programming, instruction, or innovation, which may lead to increased job satisfaction

    • Proposes safety and health considerations as reasons to improve tasks in the library, which may contribute to a long and healthy career

    • Shows how to create a more inviting and welcoming environment through attention to accessibility and organization

    • Empowers librarians to make or influence changes that impact their well-being
    SortTitle: efficient library: ten simple changes that save time and improve service
    Keyword(s): Construction and Code Compliance; Fund Accounting; Library Design; Library Management; Library Renovation; Process Management; Professional Growth; Occupational Safety and Health; Organization; Management and Administration: Buildings and Facilities; Children's and Young Adult Services
    Author Info:
    Elizabeth Barrera Rushauthor

    Elizabeth Barrera Rush, MSIS, is library specialist in the library and textbook services department at Northside Independent School District, San Antonio.
    eISBN-13: 9781440869822
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869822.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440869815
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 178
    Publication Date: 20201031
  • Serving Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Libraries Serving Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Libraries
    Author(s): Whitehead, Carrie;
    Contributors: Whitehead, Carrie;
    Abstract:

    Understand the unique needs of teens and adults with autism and how to adapt existing library programs to be more inclusive.

    Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong condition, but programs and services are mostly for children. As this population ages and the number of adults receiving autism diagnoses grows, are public libraries serving this group? Serving Teens and Adults on the Autism Spectrum offers practical strategies for delivering better service to individuals with autism, from library programming to technology, collections, library volunteers, and the information desk.

    Relying on feedback and help from the autism community in her area, Carrie Rogers-Whitehead created programs for children, teens, and young adults on the autism spectrum. In this book, she shares advice on developing programs that focus on teamwork, transitions, and social skills. She explains best practices for reference interviews and teaches readers how their libraries can partner with nonprofit and government entities to develop workforce skills and connect adults with autism to jobs. Ready-made program activities for teens and adults with autism make it easy for libraries to better serve this often misunderstood group.


    • Adapt existing library programs to be more inclusive of individuals with autism

    • Learn tested program ideas specifically aimed at individuals with autism

    • Understand the unique needs of adults with autism and how those needs present differently than they do in children

    • Learn how to better mobilize these members of the community and help them find meaningful work and service opportunities

    • Connect to resources to better understand and create library services for the autism community
    SortTitle: serving teens and adults on the autism spectrum: a guide for libraries
    Keyword(s): Adult Service Librarians; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Collections; Customer Service; Diversity; Inclusivity; Neurodiversity; Programming; Reference; Adult Services and Programs: People with Disabilities; Librarian's Instructional Role
    Author Info:
    Carrie Rogers- Whiteheadauthor

    Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, MLIS, MPA, is founder of Digital Respons-Ability and worked in libraries for more than a decade.
    eISBN-13: 9781440874826
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440874826.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440874819
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 168
    Publication Date: 20200930
  • Teen Genreflecting: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide, 4th Edition Teen Genreflecting: A Readers' Advisory and Collection Development Guide, 4th Edition
    Author(s): Flowers, Sarah; Stavole-Carter, Samuel;
    Contributors: Flowers, Sarah; Stavole-Carter, Samuel;
    Abstract:

    Teen Genreflecting serves as a guide to contemporary teen fiction, encompassing every genre and format, including graphic novels, scrapbook-formatted books, verse novels, historical fiction, speculative fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, and more.

    Teen literature is one of the most popular and quickly growing segments of the publishing world. Not only are teens continuing to read for pleasure, but many adults have discovered the joys of teen literature.

    As part of the Genreflecting Advisory Series, Teen Genreflecting provides librarians with a road map to the vibrant and diverse body of literature focusing on recent fiction for teens, organizing and describing some 1,300 titles, most published within the past ten years, along with perennial classics. The authors indicate where each title fits in the genre scheme; its subject matter, format, and general reading level; and any pertinent awards. They also provide advice on readers' advisory services to teens, descriptions of genres and subgenres, and lists of favorites for each genre.

    As with previous editions, this guide will prove invaluable to librarians building their teen collections and will help them assist teens in finding the books they love, no matter what genre.


    • Helps librarians find the right book for their teen users

    • Helps librarians develop current, diverse, and robust teen collections

    • Provides libraries with a comprehensive list of recent teen fiction

    • Provides students or professionals new to YA lit with a detailed overview of contemporary YA genre fiction
    SortTitle: teen genreflecting: a readers' advisory and collection development guide, 4th edition
    Edition: 4
    Keyword(s): Acquisitions; Collection Development; Fiction; Genre Fiction; Readers' Advisory; Teens; Young Adult Fiction; Children's and Young Adult Services: Readers' Advisory Services; Children's and Young Adult Collection Management: Literature, Lists and Special Collections
    Author Info:
    Sarah Flowersauthor
    Samuel Stavole-Carterauthor
    Diana Tixier Herald
    eISBN-13: 9781440872730
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872730.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872723
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 288
    Publication Date: 20200930
  • Radical Collaborations for Learning: School Librarians as Change Agents Radical Collaborations for Learning: School Librarians as Change Agents
    Contributors: Harada, Violet; Coatney, Sharon;
    Abstract:

    Librarians can be effective catalysts and vital connectors who facilitate successful partnerships that enrich students' lives—"radical collaborations" that have deep and far-reaching impact.

    Envisioning schools as learning organizations requires collaborating with the greater communities as an integral part of the school's dynamic. How can librarians be key players in realizing this concept of schools?

    This book addresses this essential question, as well as how librarians can serve as catalysts in reaching beyond the traditional school to form alliances and partnerships with a range of community organizations and agencies, and how these collaborations result in transformative learning experiences not only for the students but for the adults who work together as well.

    The authors provide examples of schools where librarians, library directors, and educators are joining together in these types of unique partnerships. Chapters are authored by library professionals, who describe what stimulates and motivates these partnerships and how they are collaboratively developed and sustained. This publication will be a catalyst that will inspire readers to grow similar alliances in their own schools and districts among public libraries, colleges, arts foundations, nonprofit cultural organizations, and STEM-related agencies.


    • Defines a unique and critical role for today's school librarians

    • Describes the rationale for forming distinctive collaborations to enhance student learning

    • Features projects currently being implemented and how to foster collaborations
    Editor(s): Harada, Violet; Coatney, Sharon;
    SortTitle: radical collaborations for learning: school librarians as change agents
    Keyword(s): Businesses; Colleges; Community Welfare Agencies; Government Agencies; Nonprofit Cultural Organizations; Parents; Partnerships with Arts Foundations; Public Libraries; Librarian's Instructional Role: Curriculum and Instruction, K-12; Children's and Young Adult Programs
    Author Info:
    Violet H. Haradaeditor
    Sharon Coatneyeditor
    eISBN-13: 9781440872396
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872396.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872389
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 140
    Publication Date: 20200701
  • Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, 4th Edition Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers, 4th Edition
    Author(s): Kirkwood, Hal P.;
    Contributors: Kirkwood, Hal P.;
    Abstract:

    This new edition of Strauss's guide helps users to find current information for and about businesses of all kinds—both private and public, U.S.-based and international—related to finance, investment, industries, and entrepreneurship.

    Strauss's Handbook of Business Information is a resource for finding and understanding business information. It contains explanation and instruction on the key facets of business information and provides detailed descriptions of key resources within both broad and specific categories. It can be used as a guide to further understanding the what, how, and why of business information research.

    The changing arena of business information requires regular updating and awareness. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with three new chapters: Entrepreneurship, Competitive Intelligence, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Other additions of note include subsections on internet and mobile marketing and tax havens and related issues; coverage of new legislation (e.g., Dodd-Frank); and subsections on index funds, investment communities, regulatory bodies and laws, hedge funds, venture capital companies, assessing risks, robo-advisors, and more.

    The Handbook is for students, faculty, librarians, and information professionals looking to gain a broader and deeper understanding of business information. Anyone needing to gain quick exposure to business information needs and resources for solutions will benefit from the volume as well.


    • Uses comprehensive coverage to aid business librarians in finding exactly the right information their patrons need

    • Features logical arrangement and integration online with print resources to make information easy to find

    • Provides clear explanations that speak to reference librarians at public and academic libraries, and to students learning this field

    • Serves as a helpful collection development resource for business information, as well as a trusted textbook
    SortTitle: strauss's handbook of business information: a guide for librarians, students, and researchers, 4th edition
    Edition: 4
    Keyword(s): Accounting and Taxation; Business information literacy instruction; Competitive Intelligence; Corporate Social Responsibility; Cryptocurrencies; Entrepreneurship; Insurance; Investments; Real Estate; Reference and Information Services and Tools
    Author Info:
    Hal P. Kirkwoodauthor

    Hal P. Kirkwood is Bodleian Business Librarian at the Sainsbury Library of Said Business School, Oxford University. Previously, he served as associate professor at the Parrish Library of Management & Economics at Purdue University.
    eISBN-13: 9781440851315
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440851315.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440851308
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 424
    Publication Date: 20200831
  • A Brief History of the Book: From Tablet to Tablet A Brief History of the Book: From Tablet to Tablet
    Author(s): Galbraith, Steven;
    Contributors: Galbraith, Steven;
    Abstract:

    This book leads readers through an intriguing examination how books began and have evolved through history, and explores where future technologies may lead them.

    From ancient clay tablet and scrolls to medieval manuscripts and printed books to personal computers and iPads, this guide examines the fascinating history of books from 4000 BCE to the present. At each step of this evolution, technologies are examined and evaluated to show how these ideas are present from the very beginning of written communication.

    Moving chronologically from the ancient world to the present, the book shows how written communication media evolved from cuneiform to the Kindle. Focusing on key technologies and vital periods of historical transition, it traces an evolution that elucidates the history of the written word, at each step examining and evaluating such aspects of technologies as memory capacity, readability and writability, durability, recyclability, information security, ease and mode of access, and cost. Additional attention is paid to how these technologies were made, how they were circulated, and who was reading them.


    • Provides faculty and students with a brief but fascinating and engagingly written textbook

    • Includes hands-on activities and course assignments that encourage student learning

    • Features interesting factoids and illustrations, making this book useful as a text, as a professional guide, or for pleasure reading
    SortTitle: a brief history of the book: from tablet to tablet
    Keyword(s): Calligraphy; Clay and Wax Tablets; Codices; Gutenberg Press; Lithography; Medieval Paleography; Modern Tablets and eBooks; Papyrus Scrolls; Parchment Scrolls; Librarianship: Philosophy, Values, and Issues: History of Books, Publishing, and Librarianship
    Author Info:
    Steven K. Galbraithauthor

    Steven K. Galbraith is curator of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology and former Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Books at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.
    eISBN-13: 9781440869402
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869402.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440869396
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 182
    Publication Date: 20200831
  • Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students
    Author(s): Arch, Xan; Gilman, Isaac;
    Contributors: Arch, Xan; Gilman, Isaac;
    Abstract:

    Presenting strategies for improving academic library services for first-generation students, this timely book focuses on programs and services that will increase student academic engagement and success.

    Demographic data and secondary school graduation rates suggest that colleges and universities will enroll growing numbers of first-generation students over the next decade. Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students focuses on ways academic libraries can uniquely contribute to the successful transition to college and year-to-year retention of first-generation students.

    The practical recommendations in this book include a wide range of ideas for the design and modification of library services and facilities to be more inclusive of the needs of first-generation students. All of the recommendations are specifically aimed at addressing challenges faced by first-generation students. Topics covered range from study spaces and service points to information literacy instruction and campus partnerships. The book makes the case—both explicitly and implicitly—that academic libraries can help address known risk factors (e.g., by helping students build academic cultural competencies) and thereby improve success, persistence, and retention for first-generation students. Academic library professionals in both leadership roles and public service positions will benefit from the actionable strategies presented here.


    • Includes practical strategies for modifying existing library services to be more inclusive of first-generation student needs

    • Incorporates suggestions for new services targeted toward first-generation students

    • Offers insight into first-generation students' perspectives on academic libraries

    • Builds understanding of the role libraries can play in first-generation student success and retention
    SortTitle: academic library services for first-generation students
    Keyword(s): Academic Libraries; Academic Support Services; Advising; First-Generation Students; Information Literacy; Library Facilities; Mentoring; Outreach; Student Retention; Librarian's Instructional Role: Information Literacy and Instruction, College Level and Above
    Author Info:
    Xan Archauthor
    Isaac Gilmanauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440870187
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440870187.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440870170
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 168
    Publication Date: 20200731
  • Academic Library Makerspaces: A Practical Guide to Planning, Collaborating, and Supporting Campus Innovation Academic Library Makerspaces: A Practical Guide to Planning, Collaborating, and Supporting Campus Innovation
    Author(s): Mathuews, Katy; Harper, Daniel;
    Contributors: Mathuews, Katy; Harper, Daniel;
    Abstract:

    Moving beyond simplistic equipment lists, this book provides contextual and practical information to help academic library personnel learn how to plan, collaborate, and sustain relevant makerspaces positioned within the broader ecology of campus innovation.

    The makerspace movement within academic libraries has largely focused on providing space and equipment for making. Academic libraries, however, have a unique opportunity to push beyond the 3D printer to create makerspaces that complement the broader ecology of innovation happening on campus.

    Intended for academic library personnel, this book is for those seeking guidance on how to establish a makerspace that is more than an equipment room. Katy Mathuews and Daniel Harper provide important context for the maker movement, a review of the process of making, and an overview of the various types of makerspaces, including the hub-and-spoke model, the centralized model, and the mobile makerspace.

    Additionally, the book provides practical steps to consider, including situating the academic library makerspace within the campus environment, creating valuable collaborations on campus, finding innovative ways to support the entire making process, programming, curriculum planning, and sustaining daily operations such as staffing, funding, and public service.


    • Understand how making fits into the campus ecology of innovation and how academic libraries are naturally suited to support the maker movement

    • Understand the history of the maker movement, makerspace typologies, and the making process

    • Learn how to build sustainable relationships with campus and community collaborators

    • Learn what to consider when establishing a library makerspace, including planning, staffing, and funding

    • Understand how traditional library services can complement the makerspace and making process, including programming and instruction
    SortTitle: academic library makerspaces: a practical guide to planning, collaborating, and supporting campus innovation
    Keyword(s): Advocacy; Assessment; Branding and Marketing; Budgeting; Campus Partnerships; Design Thinking; Equipment; Maker Movement; Planning; Librarian's Instructional Role: Information Literacy and Instruction, College Level and Above; Adult Services and Programs
    Author Info:
    Katy B. Mathuewsauthor
    Daniel J. Harperauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440872075
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872075.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872068
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 180
    Publication Date: 20200731
  • Healthy Living at the Library: Programs for All Ages Healthy Living at the Library: Programs for All Ages
    Author(s): Lenstra, Noah;
    Contributors: Lenstra, Noah;
    Abstract:

    This broad-ranging resource is for librarians who want to begin a new program or incorporate healthy living into an existing one.

    From garden plots to cooking classes, StoryWalks to free yoga, more and more libraries are developing innovative programs and partnerships to encourage healthy living. Libraries increasingly provide health and wellness programs for all ages and abilities, and Healthy Living at the Library is intended for library staff of all types who want to offer programs and services that foster healthy living, particularly in the domains of food and physical activity.

    Author Noah Lenstra, who has extensive experience directing and advising on healthy living programs, first outlines steps librarians should take when starting programs, highlighting the critical role of community partnerships. The second section of the book offers detailed instructions for running different types of programs for different ages and abilities. A third section includes advice on keeping the momentum of a program going and assessing program impacts. Lenstra offers tips on how to overcome challenges or roadblocks that may arise. An appendix contains resources you can adapt to get these programs off the ground, including waivers of liability, memoranda of understanding, and examples of strategic plans and assessment tools.


    • Learn how to start, run, and sustain healthy living programs

    • Get inspired to develop new programs based on the successes of librarians throughout North America

    • Determine how to overcome challenges and roadblocks

    • Refer to practical resources you can adapt for your own library
    SortTitle: healthy living at the library: programs for all ages
    Keyword(s): Adult Services and Programs; Children's and Young Adult Programs
    Author Info:
    Noah Lenstraauthor

    Noah Lenstra directs the Let's Move in Libraries initiative from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he is a faculty member of library and information studies.
    eISBN-13: 9781440863158
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440863158.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440863141
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 234
    Publication Date: 20200630
  • Academic Library Services for Graduate Students: Supporting Future Academics and Professionals Academic Library Services for Graduate Students: Supporting Future Academics and Professionals
    Contributors: Forbes, Carrie; Keeran, Peggy;
    Abstract:

    Providing practical and theoretical chapters on academic library services for graduate students, this volume helps information professionals support this often-overlooked campus population to address their multiple roles and identities as students and as future faculty members or professionals.

    As more and more students attend graduate programs, many higher education institutions have established professional development programs to help graduate students learn the wide range of skills needed to be successful as both students and as future professionals or academics. To presuppose that graduate students are proficient library users is a mistake. Graduate students need and want help, and many libraries are now offering specialized services for this diverse population.

    Contributors to this edited volume provide case studies and practical advice on academic library services for graduate students that support their multiple roles on campus and address the complex social and emotional issues related to their other roles as parents, working adults, caretakers, and more. As academic libraries shift from functioning primarily as collections repositories to collaborating as key players in discovery and knowledge creation, value-added services for graduate students are even more central to libraries' changing missions. This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing professional conversation and is a useful tool for librarians who want to better support graduate students at their institutions.


    • Provides case studies and practical advice for specialized library services for an often-overlooked academic population

    • Highlights innovative designs for instructional and outreach programming, as well as physical library spaces, that target the needs of graduate students

    • Describes best practices for tailoring library services to the unique needs of graduate students with divergent career goals

    • Demonstrates how academic librarians can contribute to lifelong learning and workplace information literacy by supporting graduate students, not only as students but also as future academics and professionals

    • Details collaborative endeavors that result in services and programming which address the holistic needs of 21st-century graduate students
    Editor(s): Forbes, Carrie; Keeran, Peggy;
    SortTitle: academic library services for graduate students: supporting future academics and professionals
    Keyword(s): Librarian's Instructional Role: Information Literacy and Instruction, College Level and Above; Adult Services and Programs
    Author Info:
    Carrie Forbeseditor
    Peggy Keeraneditor
    eISBN-13: 9781440869549
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869549.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440869532
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 292
    Publication Date: 20200630
  • Podcasting with Youth: A Quick Guide for Librarians and Educators Podcasting with Youth: A Quick Guide for Librarians and Educators
    Author(s): Maxwell, Lucas;
    Contributors: Maxwell, Lucas;
    Abstract:

    Learn how to set up a student-led podcast in your library, involve staff from several subject areas, market effectively, what challenges you are likely to face, and how podcasting will benefit the students and school overall.

    Podcasting from the library is a growing movement. Podcasting with Youth teaches librarians and educators how to set up, develop, market, and deliver a successful youth-led podcast from their library.

    Putting youth in control when interviewing authors and other guests develops their leadership and technical skills and brings new users to the library to engage in a unique library activity. This program can be set up relatively cheaply, and readers will learn how to use the technology required to deliver a podcast. Sound recording equipment, microphones, mixers, and audio files may be intimidating to some librarians and educators; this book quells those fears by explaining the technology in a straightforward, how-to manner. It also includes student input on what podcasters have learned, the challenges they have faced, and their plans for the future. 

    Author Lucas Maxwell offers many helpful tips to librarians who want to learn how to create a program that puts students in charge and allows them to produce a tangible product that their peers will be interested in.


    • Offers practical information on how to set up your own youth-led podcast in your library, including equipment to purchase, potential pitfalls, and marketing strategies

    • Features examples of high/middle school library podcasts from around the world

    • Includes appendices of useful books and other material related to podcasting and using related technology in the library
    SortTitle: podcasting with youth: a quick guide for librarians and educators
    Keyword(s): Educational Technology and Instructional Design; Librarian's Instructional Role: Digital and New Literacies, K-12
    Author Info:
    Lucas Maxwellauthor

    Lucas Maxwell is the librarian at Glenthorne High School in London, UK. In 2017 he was named the UK's School Librarian of the Year by the School Library Association.
    eISBN-13: 9781440870361
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440870361.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440870354
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 94
    Publication Date: 20200630
  • Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: New Directions for School Libraries, 4th Edition Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: New Directions for School Libraries, 4th Edition
    Author(s): Thomas, Nancy; Crow, Sherry; Henning, Judy; Donham, Jean;
    Contributors: Thomas, Nancy; Crow, Sherry; Henning, Judy; Donham, Jean;
    Abstract:

    Exploring the ways in which today's Internet-savvy young people view and use information to complete school assignments and make sense of everyday life, this new edition provides a review of the literature since 2010.

    The development of information literacy skills instruction can be traced from its basis in traditional reference services to its current growth as an instructional imperative for school librarians. Reviewing the scholarly research that supports best practices in the 21st century school library, this book contains insights into improving instruction across content areas—drawn from the scholarly literatures of library and information studies, education, communication, psychology, and sociology—that will be useful to school, academic, and public librarians and LIS students.

    In this updated fourth edition, special attention is given to recent studies of information seeking in changing instructional environments made possible by the Internet and new technologies. This new edition also includes new chapters on everyday information seeking, motivation, and a much-expanded chapter on Web 2.0. The new AASL standards are included and explored in the discussion. This book will appeal to LIS professors and students in school librarianship programs as well as to practicing school librarians.


    • Offers information literacy research and applications to instruction useful to all types of libraries

    • Expands on previous editions of a textbook widely adopted by school library preparation programs

    • Discusses the newest AASL standards as they relate to information literacy and instruction
    SortTitle: information literacy and information skills instruction: new directions for school libraries, 4th edition
    Edition: 4
    Keyword(s): Alternate Information Literacy Frameworks; Carol Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP); Designing Inquiry; Diagnosing Information needs; Digital Inquiry; Process Models; Guided Inquiry; Historical Perspective of Information Literacy; Motivation; Reference
    Author Info:
    Nancy Pickering Thomasauthor
    Sherry R. Crow Ph.D.author
    Judy A. Henningauthor
    Jean Donham Ph.D.author
    eISBN-13: 9781440844522
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440844522.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440844515
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 292
    Publication Date: 20200531
  • Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 6th Edition Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 6th Edition
    Contributors: Wong, Melissa; Saunders, Laura;
    Abstract:

    This revised and updated sixth edition of Reference and Information Services continues the book's rich tradition, covering all phases of reference and information services with less emphasis on print and more emphasis on strategies and scenarios.

    Reference and Information Services is the go-to textbook for MSLIS and i-School courses on reference services and related topics. It is also a helpful handbook for practitioners. Authors include LIS faculty and professionals who have relevant degrees in their areas and who have published extensively on their topics.

    The first half of the book provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, including the reference interview, ethics, instruction, evaluation and assessment, and services to diverse populations including children. This part of the book establishes a foundation of knowledge on reference service and frames each topic with ethical and social justice perspectives.

    The second part of the book offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type-including dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, and abstracts-as well as by broad subject areas including government, statistics and data, health, and legal information. This second part introduces the tools and resources that reference professionals use to provide the services described in the first half of the text.


    • Reference and Information Services is a recognized textbook for information retrieval courses and updates the previous edition

    • Editors and contributors are experts in the field

    • Activity boxes engage readers and invite them to reflect on what they are learning and practice skills through real-life exercises

    • Conscious integration of critical theory and social justice perspectives offers critical reflection on the standards and practices of the field and encourages readers to consider alternate perspectives
    Editor(s): Wong, Melissa; Saunders, Laura;
    SortTitle: reference and information services: an introduction, 6th edition
    Edition: 6
    Keyword(s): Archives and Primary Sources; Ethics; Information Life Cycle; Instruction; Legal and Business Information Sources; Management; Professional; Reader's Advisory; Reference Interview; Services to Diverse Populations; Training and Development
    Author Info:
    Melissa A. Wongeditor
    Laura Saunderseditor
    eISBN-13: 9781440868849
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440868849.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440868832
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 768
    Publication Date: 20200430
  • Mastering United States Government Information: Sources and Services Mastering United States Government Information: Sources and Services
    Author(s): Brown, Christopher;
    Contributors: Brown, Christopher;
    Abstract:

    This up-to-date guide provides informational professionals and their clients with much-needed assistance in navigating the immense field of government information.

    When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they often experience that "deer in the headlights" feeling. Mastering United States Government Information helps them overcome any trepidation about finding and using government documents.

    Written by Christopher C. Brown, coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, this approachable book provides an introduction to all major areas of U.S. government information. It references resources in all formats, including print and online. Examples are provided so users will feel comfortable solving government information questions on their own, while exercises at the end of chapters enable users to practice answering questions for themselves. Additionally, several appendixes serve as quick reference sources for topics such as congressional sessions, the most popular government publications, federal statistical databases, and citation of government publications. It serves as a practical and current guide for practitioners as well as a text or supplementary reading for students of library information studies and for in-service trainings.


    • Acts as a training book for public and academic librarians who provide reference services

    • Includes background, with exercises, for professors needing a text to teach government information

    • Provides coverage of the newest electronic resources, with references to print resources

    • Offers exercises to assist in the learning process for these challenging topics
    SortTitle: mastering united states government information: sources and services
    Keyword(s): Census Data; Congressional Publications; Federal Depository Library Program; Geographic Information Systems; Government Information; Government Publishing Office; Legal Research; Legislative Research; Presidential Documents; Archives and Records Management: Collection Development
    Author Info:
    Christopher C. Brownauthor

    Christopher C. Brown is reference librarian and coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, Main Library. Brown has taught as an adjunct professor in the University of Denver Library School for 20 years, and many students have taken his government publications course.
    eISBN-13: 9781440872518
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872518.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440872501
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 440
    Publication Date: 20200430
  • Data Science for Librarians Data Science for Librarians
    Author(s): Du, Yunfei; Khan, Hammad;
    Contributors: Du, Yunfei; Khan, Hammad;
    Abstract:

    This unique textbook intersects traditional library science with data science principles that readers will find useful in implementing or improving data services within their libraries.

    Data Science for Librarians introduces data science to students and practitioners in library services. Writing for academic, public, and school library managers; library science students; and library and information science educators, authors Yunfei Du and Hammad Rauf Khan provide a thorough overview of conceptual and practical tools for data librarian practice.

    Partially due to how quickly data science evolves, libraries have yet to recognize core competencies and skills required to perform the job duties of a data librarian. As society transitions from the information age into the era of big data, librarians and information professionals require new knowledge and skills to stay current and take on new job roles, such as data librarianship. Skills such as data curation, research data management, statistical analysis, business analytics, visualization, smart city data, and learning analytics are relevant in library services today and will become increasingly so in the near future. This text serves as a tool for library and information science students and educators working on data science curriculum design.


    • Reviews fundamental concepts and principles of data science

    • Offers a practical overview of tools and software

    • Highlights skills and services needed in the 21st-century academic library

    • Covers the entire research data life cycle and the librarian's role at each stage

    • Provides insight into how library science and data science intersect
    SortTitle: data science for librarians
    Keyword(s): Big Data; Copyright; Data Ethics and Security; Data Management Planning; Data Mining; Data Repositories; Date Storage and Archiving; Metadata; Open Data; Research Data Life Cycle; Research Methods, Statistics, and Data: Data Analytics
    Author Info:
    Yunfei Duauthor
    Hammad Rauf Khanauthor
    eISBN-13: 9781440871221
    Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440871221.jpg
    Print ISBN-13: 9781440871214
    Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
    Pages: 180
    Publication Date: 20200430

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