Subject(s): Digital libraries | Libraries -- Special collections Electronic information resources Summary: The emergency of digital libraries in the early 1990s was a critical turning point in the shift to networked information. Calhoun examines the foundations, current practice and prospects of digital libraries, and explores the possibilities

Subject(s): Transaction systems (Computer systems) -- Mathematical models | Computer systems -- Design and construction Mathematics | Queuing theory | Queuing networks (Data transmission) Summary: "Computer systems design is full of conundrums. Tackling the questions that systems designers care about, this book brings queueing theory decisi

Subject(s): Museum architecture -- Social aspects Summary: "Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of museum building around the world and the subsequent development of a body of research to understand the myriad issues. Museum Architecture: A New Biography focuses on the stories we tell of museum buildings in order to explore the natur

Subject(s): Anorexia nervosa | Eating disorders -- Psychological aspects Summary: "Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear, user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narrativ

Subject(s): Thermodynamics | Fluids -- Thermal properties | Solids -- Thermal properties | Perturbation (Mathematics) Summary: "This book, Perturbation Theories for the Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids and Solids, provides a comprehensive review of current perturbation theorie--as well as integral equation theories and density functional

Subject(s): Corporate governance Abstract: This book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States, the system that defines the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in a corporation, such as the board, managers, shareholders, and other stakeholders, and spells out

Subject(s): Standards, Engineering | Buildings -- Specifications Summary: "An easy-to-use, updated illustrated guide to the 2012 edition of the International Building CodeThis unique reference to the 2012 International Building Code marries the graphic skills of bestselling author Frank Ching with the code expertise of Steven Winkel, FAIA.

Subject(s): Organizational change | Organizational effectiveness Summary: For courses in Organization Development, Organizational Behavior and Organizational Change. A conceptual and experiential approach to understanding organizational development. With a focus on the development of students' interpersonal skills, Experiential Approach to

Subject(s): Biosensors -- Materials | Nanostructured materials Summary: "This book is a useful source for readers for beginners to expert researchers to get a quick overview of exciting potentials and critical challenges of emerging biosensors based on nanomaterials and nanodevices for future health monitoring, disease diagnosis, and therap

Subject(s): Computer software -- Testing Summary: "The fourth edition of the widely adopted text and reference book is completely revised and updated and features a new section on Life Cycle-Based Testing. New chapters cover Software Complexity and Mutation Testing and Error Seeding. The text still provides a solid mathematical background i