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Epdf and ePUB available Open Access under CC BY NC ND licence. The
COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone - but, for some, existing
social inequalities were exacerbated, and this created a vital need
for research. Researchers found themselves operating in a new and
difficult context; they needed to act quickly and think
collectively to embark on new research despite the constraints of
the pandemic. This book presents the collaborative process of 14
research projects working together during COVID-19. It documents
their findings and explains how researchers in the voluntary sector
and academia responded methodologically, practically, and ethically
to researching poverty and everyday life for families on low
incomes during the pandemic. This book synthesises the challenges
of researching during COVID-19 to improve future policy and
practice. Also see 'A Year Like No Other: Family Life on a Low
Income in COVID-19' to find out more about the lived experiences of
low-income families during the pandemic.
Like few other works of contemporary literature, Elena Ferrante's
Neapolitan novels found an audience of passionate and engaged
readers around the world. Inspired by Ferrante's intense depiction
of female friendship and women's intellectual lives, four critics
embarked upon a project that was both work and play: to create a
series of epistolary readings of the Neapolitan Quartet that also
develops new ways of reading and thinking together. In a series of
intertwined, original, and daring readings of Ferrante's work and
her fictional world, Sarah Chihaya, Merve Emre, Katherine Hill, and
Juno Jill Richards strike a tone at once critical and personal,
achieving a way of talking about literature that falls between the
seminar and the book club. Their letters make visible the slow,
fractured, and creative accretion of ideas that underwrites all
literary criticism and also illuminate the authors' lives outside
the academy. The Ferrante Letters offers an improvisational,
collaborative, and cumulative model for reading and writing with
others, proposing a new method the authors call collective
criticism. A book for fans of Ferrante and for literary scholars
seeking fresh modes of intellectual exchange, The Ferrante Letters
offers incisive criticism, insouciant riffs, and the pleasure of
giving oneself over to an extended conversation about fiction with
friends.
'...for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and
in health ...' Maybe those vows are fresh off our lips; maybe
they're a rosy memory. Maybe we're still creating a life together -
unpacking wedding gifts, decorating a home, savouring candlelit
dinners - and we are giving that one special person the very best
of us. Or maybe life has taken over - that challenging job, the
struggle to pay the mortgage, a long-term illness - and more often
our loved one seems to be getting the worst of us. Here is a gift
to celebrate the joys and bring encouragement in that shared
journey, with wise and witty insights and thoughtful reminders to
help couples thrive. Amusing and touching, with laugh-out-loud
cartoons which so accurately capture the highs and lows of domestic
trials and bliss. A beautiful book to remind us to make the very
most of the time we have with the most important person in the
world.
Like few other works of contemporary literature, Elena Ferrante's
Neapolitan novels found an audience of passionate and engaged
readers around the world. Inspired by Ferrante's intense depiction
of female friendship and women's intellectual lives, four critics
embarked upon a project that was both work and play: to create a
series of epistolary readings of the Neapolitan Quartet that also
develops new ways of reading and thinking together. In a series of
intertwined, original, and daring readings of Ferrante's work and
her fictional world, Sarah Chihaya, Merve Emre, Katherine Hill, and
Juno Jill Richards strike a tone at once critical and personal,
achieving a way of talking about literature that falls between the
seminar and the book club. Their letters make visible the slow,
fractured, and creative accretion of ideas that underwrites all
literary criticism and also illuminate the authors' lives outside
the academy. The Ferrante Letters offers an improvisational,
collaborative, and cumulative model for reading and writing with
others, proposing a new method the authors call collective
criticism. A book for fans of Ferrante and for literary scholars
seeking fresh modes of intellectual exchange, The Ferrante Letters
offers incisive criticism, insouciant riffs, and the pleasure of
giving oneself over to an extended conversation about fiction with
friends.
The ever-shifting landscape of electronic resources challenges even
the most tech-savvy information professionals. Now, however, you
can surmount those challenges, with the solid backing offered in
this practical book. Despite their being visible, valuable, and
expensive components of public and academic library collections,
electronic resources remain somewhat mysterious to many librarians.
How do you deal with vendors, how do you decide which e-resources
to buy, how do you optimize access for remote users, and perhaps
most importantly, how do you motivate your public to use them?
Created by three front-line practitioners, this guide answers all
of those questions and more, offering practical advice to
information professionals involved in any aspect of electronic
resource management—from selecting, acquiring, and activating to
managing, promoting, and deselecting. It features clear
instructions along with definitions, checklists, FAQs, and sidebars
comprising sensible tips and anecdotal asides for the involved
librarian. Written in a lively style and brimming with helpful
information, this is the guide you'll wish you had in library
school, and a resource you will refer to again and again.
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