Experienced authors describe all aspects of a personal librarian program, including potential campus partners, diverse student populations, marketing approaches, technology integration, various assessment methods, and common pitfalls and how to avoid them.In order to get the most out of their research, students need to understand the depth of resources and services available to them. Personal librarian programs help students—especially new ones—to feel welcome in t...

Written by the hosts of the wildly popular Deck the Hallmark podcast!Welcome to Greenville, Maine, where all the shop windows are festively decorated, the street lights are magically transformed into candy canes, and the air sounds and smells like the North Pole on Christmas morning.Ellie Holden is back in her hometown of Greenville and surrounded by familiar faces and her favorite traditions. Well, most of them. She’s had a few ...

Always wanted to play backgammon but haven't much time to learn? This handy little eBook will show you how in just 10 minutes Introduces how to arrange the checkers, how to move, scoring and notation, and explains simply and effectively how gameplay works Informative diagrams and quirky illustrations help the information stick The classic board game backgammon has been called 'the perfect combination of skill and luck'. It may look complicated on first glance, but this absorbing, fun game ...

Duplicate Bridge is a fun and yet challenging card game, the world's best mind sport.Let me be your newcomer guide and mentor. Learn from my mistakes/experiences.I still remember my first game: I just walked into a bridge club without a partner, not knowing anyone in the hall, where thirty tables were set up for the afternoon game. I knew how to play bridge, but not in the Duplicate style. I was apprehensive, understandably nervous, and a little intimidated."A Handy...

Life in a Call Centre: Volume 1 pulls back the curtain on one of the most demanding yet overlooked workplaces in the modern world. In these pages, you'll meet employees who thrive on the chaos, those clawing their way up the corporate ladder, and others simply trying to make it through the day. Across the UK, Asia, and beyond, call centre workers juggle relentless calls, high-pressure targets, and the realities of life outside the office.Drinks flow, tempers flare, relationships fo...

Fancy yourself as a bridge player? This essential little book will show you how – in just 10 minutes.Introduces the basic rules and techniques for bidding, declarer play and defence.Useful bridge-table diagrams and quirky illustrations help the information stick.Bridge can sometimes look incredibly complicated and opaque. But that really isn't the case: it is a very easy game to learn. By the time you've read this invaluable little book, you'll be e...

This book is a revised and updated edition of a major work first published in 2001 under the auspices of the Intellectual Property Committee of the International Bar Association. As a comparative cross-jurisdictional analysis of the practice, theory, scope, and types of design protection, it will continue to be of immeasurable value to lawyers and others involved in industrial design. Industrial designs are particularly interesting because the laws in many countries attempt in different wa...

Always wanted to play chess but haven't much time to learn? This dinky little book will show you how – in just 10 minutes.Covers all the pieces and how they move, plus simple tips and tricks.Informative chessboard diagrams and quirky illustrations help the information stick.Most people think chess is a difficult game to learn. But that really isn't the case. By the time you've read this helpful little book, you'll have absorbed all the information y...

Poker has never been more popular. It's played in all sorts of places - in serious international tournaments, at the casino, socially with friends and, of course, online. If you don't know how to play it, you're missing out, and here's where this book comes in! It gives you all the information you need to go off and play your first poker game. In clear, easy-to-follow text, backed up with helpful diagrams and amusing cartoons, and concentrating on the most popular poker variant, Texas Hold...

Retirement is different for many people. Most people look at retirement as the remaining 20 to 30 years of their lives. Brian Gray and Ray Stein will take you through a series of retirement topics and show you why living your life in five year increments is so important. Many hidden retirement pitfalls can derail the best laid plans and strategies. They discuss these pitfalls in simple easy to understand language.This book can help guide you towards a retirement without limits vers...

Shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-FictionAn adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered his door a decade into retirement to find a ...

Retirement is different for many people. Most people look at retirement as the remaining 20 to 30 years of their lives. Brian Gray and Ray Stein will take you through a series of retirement topics and show you why living your life in five year increments is so important. Many hidden retirement pitfalls can derail the best laid plans and strategies. They discuss these pitfalls in simple easy to understand language.This book can help guide you towards a retirement without limits vers...