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Technical standards are a vital source of information for providing
guidelines during the design, manufacture, testing, and use of
whole products, materials, and components. To prepare
students—especially engineering students—for the workforce,
universities are increasing the use of standards within the
curriculum. Employers believe it is important for recent university
graduates to be familiar with standards. Despite the critical role
standards play within academia and the workforce, little
information is available on the development of standards
information literacy, which includes the ability to understand the
standardization process; identify types of standards; and locate,
evaluate, and use standards effectively.Libraries and librarians
are a critical part of standards education, and much of the
discussion has been focused on the curation of standards within
libraries. However, librarians also have substantial experience in
developing and teaching standards information literacy curriculum.
With the need for universities to develop a workforce that is
well-educated on the use of standards, librarians and course
instructors can apply their experiences in information literacy
toward teaching students the knowledge and skills regarding
standards that they will need to be successful in their field. This
title provides background information for librarians on technical
standards as well as collection development best practices. It also
creates a model for librarians and course instructors to use when
building a standards information literacy curriculum.
Technical standards are a vital source of information for providing
guidelines during the design, manufacture, testing, and use of
whole products, materials, and components. To prepare
students—especially engineering students—for the workforce,
universities are increasing the use of standards within the
curriculum. Employers believe it is important for recent university
graduates to be familiar with standards. Despite the critical role
standards play within academia and the workforce, little
information is available on the development of standards
information literacy, which includes the ability to understand the
standardization process; identify types of standards; and locate,
evaluate, and use standards effectively.Libraries and librarians
are a critical part of standards education, and much of the
discussion has been focused on the curation of standards within
libraries. However, librarians also have substantial experience in
developing and teaching standards information literacy curriculum.
With the need for universities to develop a workforce that is
well-educated on the use of standards, librarians and course
instructors can apply their experiences in information literacy
toward teaching students the knowledge and skills regarding
standards that they will need to be successful in their field. This
title provides background information for librarians on technical
standards as well as collection development best practices. It also
creates a model for librarians and course instructors to use when
building a standards information literacy curriculum.
The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Medicine is designed to
provide concise information on rehabilitation aspects of long-term
medical conditions affecting adults. The book has two sections, one
on clinical symptom-specific approaches and another on
condition-specific approaches. The clinical approach section
outlines the management of common symptoms encountered in
rehabilitation settings. The section on specific conditions
provides information that will enable the reader to put the
symptoms in context with the condition and provide direct
management in a comprehensive and holistic manner. As the practice
in rehabilitation goes beyond dealing with condition specific
symptoms and is more focused on problem solving, the handbook
provides a solid grounding in managing common practical problems in
functions such as mobility, cognition, sex, relationships and work
productivity. The conditions covered include neurological,
musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiac, pulmonary, cancer,
vascular, trauma and burns. The latest advances from the field of
orthotics, prosthesis, wheelchairs, technical aids and
rehabilitation technology are included. The content and layout
within each chapter and handbook as a whole attempt to capture all
the aspects of WHO ICF biopsychosocial model for health conditions.
This Handbook, although aimed at medical doctors in the specialist
area of Rehabilitation Medicine (also known as Physical and
Rehabilitation Medicine in some countries), will prove useful to
other members of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team such as
physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists,
speech and language therapists, dieticians, support workers and any
other allied healthcare professionals working in rehabilitation of
chronic conditions. The Handbook will also appeal to doctors in the
related specialties like Neurology, Orthopaedics and Trauma,
Palliative Medicine, Geriatrics, Pain Medicine and Sports and
Exercise Medicine.
Phillips's A Practical Guide to Legal Research and Analysis for
Paralegal and Legal Studies Students distills legal analysis and
research to a series of concrete skills that can be acquired
chapter-by-chapter. The approachable writing style invites students
to engage in active thinking and questioning. The text introduces
skills and patterns of legal analysis in small pieces so students
can master them bit by bit, with ample opportunity to practice
using the creative end-of-chapter exercises. Students are guided
step-by-step through an analysis exercise so that they can
replicate the process. Students then practice the process in an
end-of-chapter exercise, and later use the skill in drafting a memo
or a motion as explained in the last two chapters. The book's
conversational style makes it easy to read and makes legal analysis
easy to grasp.
Married couples are an at-risk population. Thousands have been
shipwrecked and did not survive. Of those that survived, not all
are thriving by any means. Experts are now predicting a coming
tsunami. The Marriage Arkis a definitive blueprint that can equip
couples to build a vessel or examine their existing vessel that is
capable of enduring high winds and lashing waves. Through the story
of Noah, enduring principles are found that provide vital elements
for an intimate and lasting marriage. The tools for building the
marriage ark, the pitch that holds the planks together, building
intimacy in stressful times and conditions, and learning to
appreciate the differences in our maleness and femaleness are a few
of the topics addressed.
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