The second edition of an award-winning text on government information for information professionals and those researching all branches of the US government.A comprehensive textbook for library school courses on US government information, the second edition of Mastering United States Government Information can also be relied upon as a training tool for those new to the government documents community.Written by Chris...

Updates the premier textbook for students and librarians needing to know the landscape of current databases and how to search them.Librarians need to know of existing databases, and they must be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to library users. This practical guide introduces librarians to a broad spectrum of fee-based and freely available databases and explains how to teach them.The updated 6th edition of this well-regarded text covers new...

This informative and practical book teaches how to get better and faster results from Internet searches and methods for maximizing the potential of the world's most popular search engine.Mastering Internet research skills is a must for today's information professionals and LIS students, as well as for educators and all high school and college students. But without specific instruction in how to conduct online research, people are destined to waste time in their Int...

Government Information Management in the 21st Century provides librarians, information professionals, and government information policy leaders with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current issues in government information management with a global perspective. The widespread use of the Internet to provide government information and services has altered the landscape dramatically for those who organize, store, and provide access to government content. Technical c...

This unique book is geared to help any library keep its website dynamically and collaboratively up-to-date increase user participation and provide exemplary web-based service through the power of mashups. Nicole C. Engard and 25 contributors from all over the world share definitions tools techniques and real life applications. Examples range from ways to allow those without programming skills to make simple website updates to modifying the library OPAC to using popular sites like Flickr Ya...

A comprehensive account of the decades-long, multiple antitrust actions against Microsoft and an assessment of the effectiveness of antitrust law in the digital age.For more than two decades, the U.S. Department of Justice, various states, the European Commission, and many private litigants pursued antitrust actions against the tech giant Microsoft. In investigating and prosecuting Microsoft, federal and state prosecutors were playing their traditional role of rein...

Former Minnesota Congressman and broadcast veteran Jason Lewis’s vivid account of the radical left, the media and politics in the public arena during the Trump presidency. From Washington to Minneapolis; from the White House to the epicenter of the worst rioting since the 1960s; Lewis was in the middle of it all. The early successes, the failed midterms and his tumultuous campaign for the US Senate in 2020 in the midst of historic chaos in his home state.Party Animal is a blistering...

This book is intended as both a primer on intellectual property law and as a general reference for authors, artists, musicians, librarians, entrepreneurs and others interested in learning about intellectual property law and the processes for obtaining copyrights, trademarks and patents in the U.S. and through international agreements.The main text provides a brief orientation on the relevant law and on the process and cost of applying for patents and trademarks through the U.S. Pat...

While there are many cataloging texts, very few are written specifically for library support staff. This is the one and only book purposefully aligned with the new American Library Association – Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency standards for Cataloging and Classification.Written in clear language by someone who teaches cataloging in a library support staff program and featuring practical examples, Cataloging Library Resources: An Introduction will help library ...

Robert’s Rules of Order, Made SimpleFor well over a century-- from the hallowed halls of government to the executive boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, to the meeting halls of labor unions--Roberts Rules of Order has been the how-to authority on applying organizational intelligence to deliberative assemblies. When properly utilized, Robert's Rules ensure that the best ideas, not just the loudest, are always allowed to surface. They ensure that problems identified...

'Patent Your Idea' is a collaboration of knowledge, experience and strategy on current patent law, drafting of patent applications, filing procedures, prior art searches, prosecution of patent applications, assignments and licensing of patents. The book contains sample patent drafts, responses to patent office actions, assignment/ license formats and strategic advice to an inventor on how to get a patent granted. In this book, the authors share their expert knowledge in meticulously protec...

Revision 1.1A guide for home business and small business companies to develop online strategies for online presence, using the advantages of Web 2.0, web development, online promotion and social media.Web 2.0 is the evolution of the Web towards greater simplicity (requiring no technical knowledge or computer for users) and interactivity (allowing everyone, individually or collectively, to contribute, share and collaborate in various forms). Crowdsourcing, or participatory p...