Category: Non Fiction

Strategic Human Resources Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organization (PDF) provides an in-depth discussion of human resources as a strategic element of a library organization, especially as competencies change and staffing needs. The ebook focuses on the impact of human resource practices in a library setting, discussing several

Quantitative Modeling of Derivative Securities (PDF) shows how to take the ideas of basic arbitrage theory and apply them in real and in a very concrete way – to the analysis and design of financial products. Based primarily (but not exclusively) on the evaluation of derivatives, the ebook emphasizes hedging

The Handbook of Distance Education, 4th Edition (PDF) is a comprehensive compendium of research in the field of distance education. The ebook is divided into 4 sections covering the historical and theoretical foundations of distance education, attributes of teaching and learning using technology, administration, management, and different audiences and providers.

In Pythagorean Women, (PDF), classical scholar Sarah B. Pomeroy talks about the groundbreaking principles that Pythagoras established for family life in Archaic Greece, like constituting a single standard of sexual conduct for men and women. Among the Pythagoreans, women played a vital role and participated actively in intellectual life. Though

The Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th edition is a 10-volume set (1 large PDF file) which includes 705 original and previously unpublished research articles covering a full range of applications, perspectives, and techniques contributed by thousands of researchers and experts from around the world. This authoritative encyclopedia is