Since Oliver's guide was first published in 2010, thousands of LIS students, records managers, and catalogers and other library professionals have relied on its clear, plainspoken explanation of RDA: Resource Description and Access as their first step towards becoming acquainted with the cataloging standard. Now, reflecting the changes to RDA after the completion of the 3R Project, Oliver brings her Special Report up to date. This essential primer concisely explains what RDA is, its basic features, and the main factors in its development; describes RDA's relationship to the international standards and models that continue to influence its evolution; provides an overview of the latest developments, focusing on the impact of the 3R Project, the results of aligning RDA with IFLA's Library Reference Model (LRM), and the outcomes of internationalization; illustrates how information is organized in the post 3R Toolkit and explains how to navigate through this new structure; and discusses how RDA continues to enable improved resource discovery both in traditional and new applications, including the linked data environment. The new edition of Introducing RDA will prove just as indispensable as the first for novices and seasoned veterans alike.

The release of Resource Description and Access is not the release of a revised standard; it represents a total shift in the understanding of the whole cataloguing process. This shift from the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) to RDA will require a fundamental re-orientation in the way library staff, especially cataloguing staff, approach the function of describing resources and creating access to them. This book will assist professionals with this transition. The book guides the reader through the key topics and questions providing a concise explanation of RDA, its implementation and its expected benefits for users and cataloguers. Key sections include: - what is RDA? placing RDA in context - why are we changing to RDA? - making the transition to RDA - after implementation. Readership: This book is an essential introductory guide not only for cataloguers but for all library staff, information professionals, support staff and LIS students

Was ist eigentlich eine BArse? Und was machen die da? Kann ich das auch? Wie kann auch ich mein Geld dort vermehren? Was muss ich beachten? Diese und andere Fragen beantwortet Chris-Oliver Schickentanz in "Einfach richtig Geld verdienen mit den Grundlagen der BArse", einem Einsteigerbuch fA1/4r Anleger. Nach einer EinfA1/4hrung und einer Darstellung des historischen Hintergrunds erhAlt der Leser zunAchst einen A berblick A1/4ber das, was BArsianer A1/4ber die Wirtschaft wissen sollten. Danach wird angelegt: in Anleihen, Aktien und andere Anlageklassen wie Immobilien, Rohstoffe, alternative Investmentformen, LiquiditAt und Wertpapierprodukte. Chris-Oliver Schickentanz zeigt, wie Sie strukturiert anlegen und diszipliniert handeln. Er warnt vor den typischen Anlagefehlern und weiht Sie in die zehn Gebote der Geldanlage ein.

Written for SAR system designers and remote sensing specialists, this practical reference shows you how to produce higher quality SAR images using data-driven algorithms, and how to apply powerful new techniques to measure and analyze SAR image content. The book describes how SAR imagery is formed, how SAR processing affects image properties, and gives you specific guidance in selecting and applying today's most sophisticated analytical techniques. By helping you to quickly assess which components of an SAR image should be measured, the book enables you to devote more time and energy to the real task of image interpretation and analysis. Now includes a CD-ROM featuring a 2-month free license to InfoPACK Version 1.2! InfoPACK, developed by Chris Oliver, is a SAR image interpretation software suite which exploits and extends the principles described in the book, enabling the user to run many of the algorithms. It features an easy to use GUI, image viewer and versatile scripting language, making applications development easy and fast. Particular aspects of interest include segmentation, classification (supervised and unsupervised), speckle reduction and a host of techniques for data fusion. Routines within InfoPACK include: * Intensity Segmentation (single image; multitemporal, multipolarization) * Speckle Reduction * Texture Segmentation * Segmentation Postprocessing * Classification * Edge Detection * Point Target Detection * Large Area Change Detection Also included are a variety of low-level filters and functions for image manipulation and arithmetic operations. Key Features of the Book * Filled with real-world examples from various SAR systems, the book reveals sophisticated, proven techniques for: * SAR filtering, parameter estimation, image reconstruction, segmentation, and classification * Evaluating measurement algorithms to help make better algorithm selections * Applying powerful speckle removal methods to airborne and spaceborne SAR data