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Digital Curation

Gillian Oliver · Amer Library Association, 2015.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

As an in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation, the first edition of this text set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. Boasting the expert guidance of international authorities...
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Success with Library Volunteers

Leslie Edmonds Holt · Libraries Unlimited
Format: Paperback

In these tough economic times, librarians must maximize the potential of their volunteer programs. This innovative guide not only provides readers with the practical information they need to recruit, manage, and retain effective volunteers, but also demonstrates how to create a dynamic...
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Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender

Mia McKenzie · BGD Press
Pages: 169
Format: Print book

Mia McKenzie, creator of the enormously popular website Black Girl Dangerous, writes about race, queerness, class and gender in a concise, compelling voice filled at different times with humor, grief, rage, and joy. In this collection of her work from BGD (now available only in this book)...
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Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education

Jennifer De Leon · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 223
Format: Paperback

College can be a complex time for Latinas, who are traditionally expected to leave home when they get married. In her essay "Only Daughter," author Sandra Cisneros remarks, "After four years in college and two more in graduate school, and still no husband, my father shakes...
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Raising the Floor: How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream

Andy Stern · Public Affairs
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Advances in technology are creating the next economy and enabling us to make things/do things/connect with others in smarter, cheaper, faster, more effective ways. But the price of this progress has been a decoupling of the engine of prosperity from jobs that have been the means by which...
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Help! They Want Me to Fundraise!: A Nonprofit Fundraising Manual for Beginners

Susan Black · CharityChannel Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

If you find yourself in the role of fundraiser for your organization, you could use a little good news: You have found the book you need to get started. That’s the first bit of encouragement. The second bit is this: You can do this! Help! They Want Me to Fundraise! is for anyone...
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Fox News and American Politics: How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society

Dan Cassino · Routledge
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

In recent years, scholars have argued that the ability of people to choose which channel they want to watch means that television news is just preaching to the choir, and doesn't change any minds. However, this book shows that the media still has an enormous direct impact on American...
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