1. The book provides an accessible and inclusive introduction to the far-reaching, multifaceted discipline of Information Science (IS). 2. This Basics book will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to know more about information and the impact it has on our world. It will be particularly useful to those who intend to study IS at undergraduate level, or pursue a career in database development, web design or data analytics. 3. The book includes a much more robust discussion of current and timely issues, problems, and challenges in the IS field than previously published titles. This book is also more accessible and covers new ground - particularly in its discussions about racial biases, surveillance, and universal design.

1. The book provides an accessible and inclusive introduction to the far-reaching, multifaceted discipline of Information Science (IS). 2. This Basics book will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to know more about information and the impact it has on our world. It will be particularly useful to those who intend to study IS at undergraduate level, or pursue a career in database development, web design or data analytics. 3. The book includes a much more robust discussion of current and timely issues, problems, and challenges in the IS field than previously published titles. This book is also more accessible and covers new ground - particularly in its discussions about racial biases, surveillance, and universal design.

Hypnosis: A Brief History crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances and controversies surrounding the use of hypnosis through an exploration of the history of its development. examines the social and cultural contexts of the theories, development, and practice of hypnosis crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances and controversies in hypnosis explores shifting beliefs about the nature of hypnosis investigates references to the apparent power of hypnosis over memory and personal identity

In Field Stories, William H. Leggett and Ida Fadzillah Leggett have pulled together a collection of ethnographic research and classroom experiences from around the world. Drawing on moments both unfamiliar and all too familiar to those accustomed to fieldwork, the contributors to this collection demonstrate in clear, relatable prose how intimate engagements with others in the field can present moments of rich ethnographic value that provide insight into global interconnections.

In Field Stories, William H. Leggett and Ida Fadzillah Leggett have drawn together a collection of fieldwork experiences from around the world. Using concepts like vulnerability, friendship, fear, and affect, the contributors in this collection draw on their ethnographic research and classroom experience to share instructive narratives related to their personal encounters and insights from working with local interlocuters. Drawing on moments both unfamiliar and all too familiar to those accustomed to fieldwork, the contributors demonstrate, in clear, relatable prose, how intimate engagements with others in the field can present moments of rich ethnographic value that can be used to understand and provide insight into global interconnections.