This highly readable book offers the first comprehensive definition of the field of ethnic studies, covering both the major issues of the field and its theoretical and methodological approaches. Ethnic Studies traces the origins and evolution of the discipline in the United States and maps its domain. The majority of the work considers central issues in ethnicity such as identity, stratification, adaptation, discrimination, racism, segregation, conflict, ethnicity and politics, and race, class and gender. For each issue, key concepts are introduced, main dimensions outlined, empirical evidence presented, theoretical approaches discussed, and often an alternative perspective is suggested.

Yang highlights several current issues in ethnic studies such as affirmative action, illegal/legal immigration, and bilingual education and the English-only movement.

Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and implementing, the available technologies that enhance library services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging technologies that are available for a specific area of work.

Why do countries differ substantially in the size of legal permanent immigration to the United States since 1965, even after the repeal of the discriminatory national origins quota system? The author demonstrates that development theory, world system theory and immigrants' social network theory all contain partial truths, but not one of them captures the entire immigration process. Here cross-national differences in the size of post-1965 immigration are shown as the outcomes of multi-dimensional forces, including the source country's development, U.S. involvement in the country, immigrants' resources, and the interactions of these factors. Scholars and readers interested in immigration, demography, sociology, history, international relations, cross-national analysis and social change will find this book an interesting and useful addition to their list of resources.

Advances in Big Data Analytics is a compendium of articles and papers that were presented at ABDA '14, an international conference that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and academicians. Selected Topics include: Applications of Big Data + Software Tools Algorithms for Big Data Big Data Management and Frameworks Big Data Search and Mining Methods Security and Privacy in the Era of Big Data and Risk Analysis Late Breaking Papers and Position Papers: Big Data Analytics and Related Issues

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology is a compendium of articles and papers that were presented at BIOCOMP '14, an international conference that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and academicians. Selected Topics include: Gene Expression and Representation, Microarray, Sequencing, Alignment, and Related Bioinformatics Issues Computational Biology and Medical Applications + Health Informatics and Related Issues Protein Classification and Structure Prediction, Folding, and Computational Structural Biology + Drug Design Machine Learning, Data and Information Mining + Signal Processing and Data Quality Enhancement + Databases Posters Late Breaking Papers and Position Papers: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology