A student’s avatar navigates a virtual world and communicates the desires, emotions, and fears of its creator. Yet, how can her writing instructor interpret this form of meaningmaking? Today, multiple modes of communication and information technology are challenging pedagogies in composition and across the disciplines. Writing instructors grapple with incorporating new forms into their curriculums and relating them to established literary practices. Administrators confront the application of new technologies to the restructuring of courses and the classroom itself. Multimodal Literacies and Emerging Genres examines the possibilities, challenges, and realities of mutimodal composition as an effective means of communication. The chapters view the ways that writing instructors and their students are exploring the spaces where communication occurs, while also asking \u201cwhat else is possible.\u201d The genres of film, audio, photography, graphics, speeches, storyboards, PowerPoint presentations, virtual environments, written works, and others are investigated to discern both their capabilities and limitations. The contributors highlight the responsibility of instructors to guide students in the consideration of their audience and ethical responsibility, while also maintaining the ability to \u201cspeak well.\u201d Additionally, they focus on the need for programmatic changes and a shift in institutional philosophy to close a possible \u201cdigital divide\u201d and remain relevant in digital and global economies. Embracing and advancing multimodal communication is essential to both higher education and students. The contributors therefore call for the examination of how writing programs, faculty, and administrators are responding to change, and how the many purposes writing serves can effectively converge within composition curricula.

This book starts with the introduction of English language and further covers the topics of work stress, using word stress in effective speaking, useful terms in English conversation, public-speaking and important tips for improving public-speaking, etc. We hope that readers will find the book very useful.

Covers Concepts /Tircks/ Strategy for various Exams / Practice Exercises Covers all the topics from entrance point of view Contains Advance Grammer topics as Modifiers, Parallelism etc. Includes 30 latest competitive exam papers 2007-2009 for self evaluation.

Authored by cataloging librarians, educators, and information system experts, this book of essays addresses ideas and methods for tackling the modern challenges of cataloging and metadata practices. Library specialists in the cataloging and metadata professions have a greater purpose than simply managing information and connecting users to resources. There is a deeper and more profound impact that comes of their work: preservation of the human record. Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century contains four chapters addressing broad categories of issues that catalogers and metadata librarians are currently facing. Every important topic is covered, such as changing metadata practices, standards, data record structures, data platforms, and user expectations, providing both theoretical and practical information. Guidelines for dealing with present challenges are based on fundamentals from the past. Recommendations on training staff, building new information platforms of digital library resources, documenting new cataloging and metadata competencies, and establishing new workflows enable a real-world game plan for improvement.

This book examines ten major political scandals involving the White House in the past 50 years, revealing how the investigative reporters behind the stories uncovered the hidden truths. On numerous occasions, the dogged efforts of investigative journalists have led to a dissemination of information that had a direct effect on the course of American history—the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the Watergate scandal, "Monicagate" of the Clinton administration, and the Enron accounting scandal. The Inside Stories of Modern Political Scandals: How Investigative Reporters Have Changed the Course of American History features in-depth interviews with all living journalists responsible for revealing major political scandals involving the White House, including Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the reporters responsible for bringing the Watergate scandal to the light of day. The author presents a fascinating view into the "story behind the story" regarding the ten most momentous, modern-day political scandals in America. Containing both anecdotes from the investigative reporters involved and specific examples from published articles, this text reveals the specific methods used by these award-winning journalists to successfully pursue their stories and earn their titles as watchdogs of our government, our military, and big business.

Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.

This book helps directors of small college libraries to plan, staff, and organize their facilities and make the right decisions to effectively contribute to their college's mission. The purpose of this book is to provide the director of a small college library—typically defined as a facility managed by one to seven librarians—with information on every important managerial function specific to their facilities. This content will be much more useful for these library specialists than that of management books covering generic library management or targeted towards large academic settings. Managing the Small College Library covers the key responsibilities of the small college library director: personnel, planning, budgeting, and serving key constituencies. The author draws upon her in-depth knowledge of bureaucratic, political, and human resources managerial theory to explain how librarians can advance the mission of their library. It also includes an in-depth discussion of tenure and academic status for librarians, and examines the effects of both public and religious affiliation.

This book examines ten major political scandals involving the White House in the past 50 years, revealing how the investigative reporters behind the stories uncovered the hidden truths. On numerous occasions, the dogged efforts of investigative journalists have led to a dissemination of information that had a direct effect on the course of American history—the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the Watergate scandal, "Monicagate" of the Clinton administration, and the Enron accounting scandal. The Inside Stories of Modern Political Scandals: How Investigative Reporters Have Changed the Course of American History features in-depth interviews with all living journalists responsible for revealing major political scandals involving the White House, including Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the reporters responsible for bringing the Watergate scandal to the light of day. The author presents a fascinating view into the "story behind the story" regarding the ten most momentous, modern-day political scandals in America. Containing both anecdotes from the investigative reporters involved and specific examples from published articles, this text reveals the specific methods used by these award-winning journalists to successfully pursue their stories and earn their titles as watchdogs of our government, our military, and big business.

Nuestros peces fluviales es fundamentalmente una obra de lectura tem?tica. A pesar de los t?rminos cient?ficos que se leen en ella --- incluye un glosario que los aclara --- no est? ni mucho menos dirigida a los especialistas en la materia; sino al lector medio de cualquier edad comprendida entre la adolescencia y la madurez.
En cierto sentido, este libro viene a llenar parte del vac?o informativo que en los ?ltimos dos decenios han estado creando las Gu?as de los peces de Europa y de Espa?a, publicaciones extranjeras admirables en todos los conceptos pero en las que --- quiz's por falta de espacio --- se representan muy pocas de nuestras especies y se da de ellas una descripci?n excesivamente sintetizada.
La primera parte de nuestro libro re?ne art?culos no extensos en los cuales se comentan aspectos variados v. gr. el estado actual de la hidrosfera, los nombres de nuestros r?os principales y sus afluentes, y la clasificaci?n sistem?tica de los peces; haci?ndose tambi?n un resumen de la ictiolog?a del pasado, con menci?n de nombres de icti?logos hist?ricos. Contraviniendo la existente costumbre de dedicar en libros de este estilo unas p?ginas a la pesca deportiva de r?o, no hemos redactado ni un solo p?rrafo con semejante objetivo, por considerarlo en esta ocasi?n innecesario.
En la segunda parte o Rudimentos de ictiolog?a se incluyen conocimientos elementales de morfolog?a y estructura interna de los vertebrados acu?ticos, coment?ndose tambi?n los caracteres esenciales y el funcionamiento fisiol?gico de sus principales ?rganos. La tercera parte trata de la descripci?n e ilustraci?n de las especies de nuestra fauna ictiol?gica continental, formando un cat?logo que es laparte m's voluminosa del libro. Cada art?culo de pez comentado en detalle incluye una ficha con nombres cient?ficos y vulgares de la especie.

This valuable collection of handy, nifty, thrifty ideas from library media specialists across the country can make a positive impact on any elementary school library media program. From library administration to reading promotion to the use of Web 2.0 tools, to providing positive public relations and promoting special events, implementing the tips in this book in any school setting can seem life-saving. These practical and creative methods are collected from the best ideas published in Library Media Connection. These constructive ideas are helpful to elementary school librarians who crave fresh ideas and best practices and are looking for more engaging ways to present library materials and lessons. Tips and Other Bright Ideas for Elementary School Libraries: Volume 4 is organized into logical sections that tackle topics such as managing the library, working with students, working with teachers, promoting reading, teaching library skills, and using technology. The contents give elementary school library professionals a clear, complete handbook to making their media and research center a success on every level.

Primarily intended for students and learners who want to sharpen their spoken English, this book will also be useful for those who have long-felt need to communicate in English.

The new edition of the guide to the complex options, techniques, and details needed to successfully carry out a library collection move. Published over a decade ago, the first edition of Moving Library Collections was hailed as invaluable and long overdue by, among others, Booklist, Library Talk, and College and Research Libraries. Now, this must-have resource returns in a fully updated new edition, to help today's librarians think through the issues, explore the options, and avoid the pitfalls of orchestrating a library move. Again based on data from over 100 library moves, Moving Library Collections: A Management Handbook, Second Edition is written from the perspective of today's library, with added guidance for dealing with larger holdings of electronic resources, as well as space limitations in storage and on the shelves. There is also updated coverage of average book widths, using project management software, and moving archival materials, as well as special guidelines for small libraries.

On a fateful day in 1889, the Oklahoma land rush begins, and for thousands of settlers the future is up for grabs. One of those people is Creed McReynolds, fresh from the East with a lawyer's education and a head full of aspirations. The mixed-blood son of a Kiowa mother and a U.S. Cavalry doctor, Creed lands in Guthrie station, the designated Territorial Capital, where he must prove that he is more than the half-blood kid once driven from his own land.

In recounting the precipitous rise and catastrophic fall of the jerrybuilt city of Guthrie, author Sheldon Russell immerses us in the lives of Creed and other memorable characters whose ambitions echo the taming of the frontier--and whose fates hold lessons as important today as they were more than a hundred years ago.

Among the people McReynolds must contend with is Abaddon Damon. A ruthless newspaper publisher, Abaddon is quick to strike any bargain that will bring him the power he craves, and like many others, Creed McReynolds is swept into his whirlwind of greed and deception. Creed becomes the wealthiest man in the Territory--but at an unbearable cost to himself, the dreams of others, and the dignity of his mother's people.

"Dreams to Dust" takes readers back to the early days of Oklahoma Territory--a sometimes dangerous place filled with nefarious dealings, where violence lurks behind even casual encounters--to tell the story of frontier men and women gambling everything to find their fortune on the windswept southern plains.

This title helps small and medium-sized enterprises discover the advantages and disadvantages of international business and plan their entry or expansion strategies. In an age where globalizing a business has gone from an innovation to an imperative, how can entrepreneurs make sure their small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are set up for maximum worldwide reach from the very beginning? Going Global: An Informational Sourcebook for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses is an extraordinary resource that points the way to a wealth of available print and web resources for helping SME owners research their international sales potential. Going Global offers separate chapters on such critical topics as how to do a business plan, how to analyze the competition and the market, how to find foreign customers, how to set up an international business, how to manage a global business, and how to use the Internet to its fullest. No matter what stage of entering international trade a company is in, its owners, managers, and stakeholders will be able to quickly and easily find the information and expertise they need to compete in a world-based economy.

This guidebook shows academic libraries how to use innovative new performance metrics to achieve greater accountability and higher levels of service. Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes helps academic librarians go well beyond the basic guideposts of inputs and outputs to explore a wide range of metrics for measuring their effectiveness and improving performance. Based on their groundbreaking article, "Outcomes Assessment: Not Synonymous with Inputs and Outputs," Robert Dugan and Peter Hernon, along with coauthor Danuta Nitecki, give libraries the tools they need to see beyond their own walls and interpret both outcome and impact metrics from the perspective of the parent institution, the customer, and the stakeholder, as well as the library itself. Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives makes a convincing argument for targeting the right audience with the right metric. The first three chapters introduce key concepts and the relevant literature, and helps libraries make the crucial distinction between assessment and evaluation. Chapters four through nine examine the four perspectives and their attendant metrics. The final chapters discuss how best to present and interpret the results.