The Lord Chandos Letter

The Lord Chandos Letter
Author: Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012-05-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1590175433

Hugo von Hoffmannsthal made his mark as a poet, as a playwright, and as the librettist for Richard Strauss’s greatest operas, but he was no less accomplished as a writer of short, strangely evocative prose works. The atmospheric stories and sketches collected here—fin-de-siècle fairy tales from the Vienna of Klimt and Freud, a number of them never before translated into English—propel the reader into a shadowy world of uncanny fates and secret desires. An aristocrat from Paris in the plague years shares a single night of passion with an unknown woman; a cavalry sergeant meets his double on the battlefield; an orphaned man withdraws from the world with his four servants, each of whom has a mysterious power over his destiny. The most influential of all of Hofmannsthal’s writings is the title story, a fictional letter to the English philosopher Francis Bacon in which Lord Chandos explains why he is no longer able to write. The “Letter” not only symbolized Hofmannsthal’s own turn away from poetry, it captured the psychological crisis of faith and language which was to define the twentieth century.

Organising Knowledge

Organising Knowledge
Author: Patrick Lambe
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780632002

Taxonomies are often thought to play a niche role within content-oriented knowledge management projects. They are thought to be 'nice to have' but not essential. In this ground-breaking book, Patrick Lambe shows how they play an integral role in helping organizations coordinate and communicate effectively. Through a series of case studies, he demonstrates the range of ways in which taxonomies can help organizations to leverage and articulate their knowledge. A step-by-step guide in the book to running a taxonomy project is full of practical advice for knowledge managers and business owners alike. - Written in a clear, accessible style, demystifying the jargon surrounding taxonomies - Case studies give real world examples of taxonomies in use - Step-by-step guides take the reader through the key stages in a taxonomy project

Academic and Professional Publishing

Academic and Professional Publishing
Author: Robert Campbell
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1780633092

Academic and professional publishing represents a diverse communications industry rooted in the scholarly ecosystem, peer review, and added value products and services. Publishers in this field play a critical and trusted role, registering, certifying, disseminating and preserving knowledge across scientific, technical and medical (STM), humanities and social science disciplines. Academic and Professional Publishing draws together expert publishing professionals, to provide comprehensive insight into the key developments in the industry and the innovative and multi-disciplinary approaches being applied to meet novel challenges.This book consists of 20 chapters covering what publishers do, how they work to add value and what the future may bring. Topics include: peer-review; the scholarly ecosystem; the digital revolution; publishing and communication strategies; business models and finances; editorial and production workflows; electronic publishing standards; citation and bibliometrics; user experience; sales, licensing and marketing; the evolving role of libraries; ethics and integrity; legal and copyright aspects; relationship management; the future of journal publishing; the impact of external forces; career development; and trust in academic and professional publishing.This book presents a comprehensive review of the integrated approach publishers take to support and improve communications within academic and professional publishing. - Brings together expert publishing professionals to provide an authoritative insight into industry developments - Details the challenges publishers face and the leading-edge processes and procedures used to meet them - Discusses the range of new communication channels and business models that suit the wide variety of subject areas publishers work in

Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age

Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age
Author: Wendy Evans
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1780633890

Digital information is a constantly developing field. The first title in the Chandos Digital Information Review series, Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age, summarises and presents key themes, advances and trends in all aspects of digital information today, exploring the impact of developing technologies on the information world. This book emphasises important contemporary topics and future developments from a global perspective. Dynamic contents by leaders in the field respond to what is happening in the field of digital information literacy, and anticipate future developments. Topics include: the future of digital information provision; Enquire; cloud computing; building an information landscape; e-books and journals in a changing digital landscape; discovering resources; citizens and digital information; data-management; community usage patterns of scientific information; software citations; the future of data curation; JISC; Skills Portal; the future information professional; university library and information services; academic libraries and their future; and impediments to new library futures. - Covers major aspects of contemporary digital information provision - Provides practical advice - Structured so that each chapter stands alone while contributing to a coherent overall text

Indexing

Indexing
Author: Piet de Keyser
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1780633416

Indexing consists of both novel and more traditional techniques. Cutting-edge indexing techniques, such as automatic indexing, ontologies, and topic maps, were developed independently of older techniques such as thesauri, but it is now recognized that these older methods also hold expertise.Indexing describes various traditional and novel indexing techniques, giving information professionals and students of library and information sciences a broad and comprehensible introduction to indexing. This title consists of twelve chapters: an Introduction to subject readings and theasauri; Automatic indexing versus manual indexing; Techniques applied in automatic indexing of text material; Automatic indexing of images; The black art of indexing moving images; Automatic indexing of music; Taxonomies and ontologies; Metadata formats and indexing; Tagging; Topic maps; Indexing the web; and The Semantic Web. - Makes difficult and complex techniques understandable - Contains may links to and illustrations from websites where new indexing techniques can be experienced - Provides references for further reading

Perishable Goods

Perishable Goods
Author: Dornford Yates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1928
Genre:
ISBN:

Classic Yates, this novel featuring the suave Richard Chandos was warmly received by critics. Typically deft, pacey and amusing, it 'contains every crime in the calendar and a heart-rending finale' (A J Smithers). A companion novel to 'Blind Corner', 'Blood Royal', 'An Eye For A Tooth' and 'Fire Below'. Gripping stuff.

Libraries and Society

Libraries and Society
Author: Wendy Evans
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2011-04-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1780632630

This book reviews both the historical and future roles that public, private, academic and special libraries have in supporting and shaping society at local, regional, national and international levels. Globalisation, economic turmoil, political and ethnic tensions, rapid technology development, global warming and other key environmental factors are all combining in myriad and complex ways to affect everyone, both individually and collectively. Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of society and the bedrock organisations that underpin it. Libraries and Society considers the key aspects of library provision and the major challenges that libraries – however defined, managed, developed and provided – now face, and will continue to face in the future. It also focuses on the emerging chapter in cultural, economic and social history and the library's role in serving diverse communities within this new era. - Looks at all types of library in a period of major and discontinuous change, tackling the fundamental questions of the future of libraries in the context of major societal, political and environmental issues - Poses important questions for the profession and policy development - Fills a major gap in literature (recent discourse and debate on the future of democracy, for example, the library is rarely included)

Metadata for Digital Resources

Metadata for Digital Resources
Author: Muriel Foulonneau
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1780631251

This book assists information professionals in improving the usability of digital objects by adequately documenting them and using tools for metadata management. It provides practical advice for libraries, archives, and museums dealing with digital collections in a wide variety of formats and from a wider variety of sources. This book is forward-thinking in its approach to using metadata to drive digital library systems, and will be a valuable resource for those creating and managing digital resources as technologies for using those resources grow and change. - Provides practical guidance on the key choices that information professionals in libraries, archives, and museums must make when defining and implementing a metadata strategy - Provides insight on the new area of metadata librarianship while positions are opening in many organizations and many professionals worldwide are charged with managing and sharing metadata - Focuses on metadata usability and the careful definition of what a digital library system must do in order to define a metadata strategy

A Handbook of Digital Library Economics

A Handbook of Digital Library Economics
Author: Wendy Evans
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780633181

This book provides a companion volume to Digital Library Economics and focuses on the 'how to' of managing digital collections and services (of all types) with regard to their financing and financial management. The emphasis is on case studies and practical examples drawn from a wide variety of contexts. A Handbook of Digital Library Economics is a practical manual for those involved – or expecting to be involved – in the development and management of digital libraries. - Provides practical approach to the subject - Focuses on the challenges associated with the economic and financial aspects of digital developments - Will be valuable to practitioners, and tutors and students in a wide variety of situations