Chandos Publishing imprint: 386 books
Building Communities
Social Networking for Academic Libraries
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Social media is here to stay. A robust social media campaign can provide academic libraries with a means to showcase library resources, highlight content and events, and attract students to sample what the library has to offer. Building Communities is a handbook to implement social media technologies...
Planning Academic Library Orientations
Case Studies from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Colleges and universities throughout the world plan library orientations for first years or specific audiences such as transfer or international students. These events can vary greatly in shape and form depending on the size, resources and staff of the institution, orientation schedule, and whether...
Optimizing Academic Library Services in the Digital Milieu
Digital Devices and their Emerging Trends
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
The digital is the new milieu in which academic libraries must serve their patrons; but how best to utilize the slew of digital devices and their surrounding trends? Optimizing Academic Library Services in the Digital Milieu identifies best practices and strategies for using digital devices (such...
Marketing the 21st Century Library
The Time Is Now
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Although the 21st century library is competing with numerous web-based resources, its clients can benefit from using its research assistance, physical and online holdings, and physical space, so they need to understand what the library offers. Marketing the 21st Century Library systematically and...
The Glass Ceiling in Chinese and Indian Boardrooms
Women Directors in Listed Firms in China and India
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
This book is about women directors in China and India. The aim of the book is to understand more clearly where women are present on corporate boards, and the reasons for their continued absence from most listed company boards. The Glass Ceiling in Chinese and Indian Boardrooms is written at a time...
The Machiavellian Librarian
Winning Allies, Combating Budget Cuts, and influencing Stakeholders
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Do librarians ‘rock the boat’? Do they challenge those around them to win influence and advantage? Why is it that librarians are little found on the ‘influence’ grid of personality assessment tests? The Machiavellian Librarian offers real life examples of librarians who use their knowledge...
Skills to Make a Librarian
Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
The library and information profession builds skills and expertise that cover a wide spectrum. These skills are often desirable in other fields and industries. Likewise, the skills we build before entering the library and information professions can help us as professionals. Skills to Make a Librarian...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
Manufacturing Engineering Education includes original and unpublished chapters that develop the applications of the manufacturing engineering education field. Chapters convey innovative research ideas that have a prodigious significance in the life of academics, engineers, researchers and professionals...
by Wang Wei
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
The traditional flow of goods from primary production through to manufacturing and consumption has expanded across international borders conterminously with globalization. Vertical specialization (VS) in processing and manufacturing in China has driven export growth. In particular, intra-industry...
Library Storage Facilities
From Planning to Construction to Operation
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Library Storage Facilities: From Planning to Construction to Operation examines high-density library storage facilities, considering how such facilities are changing the nature of collection management. The book discusses the types of storage facilities and explores how institutions can collaborate...
by Norio Kambayashi, Masaya Morita, Yoko Okabe
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2008
The changing nature of education and training systems in Japanese firms is reviewed with focus on developments of management education in Japanese universities. Based on a contextual model, this book examines whether the MBA education system in the Japanese business schools is useful for human resource...
Fundraising
How to Raise Money for Your Library Using Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Fundraising: How to Raise Money for Your Library Using Social Media introduces the phenomena that many members, supporters and fundraisers are not using social media to fundraise for their libraries, and may not be aware of its strengths and pitfalls. The book discusses why social media should be...
Lessons in Library Leadership
A Primer for Library Managers and Unit Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Lessons in Library Leadership: A Primer for Library Managers and Unit Leaders takes on the topic of management positions within libraries and how many of them are filled by candidates with no formalized training. This lack of preparation often leads to added stress as they scramble to learn how to...
The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance
The Eagle and the Chrysanthemum
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The US-Japan alliance has contributed significantly towards the development of the Japanese security strategy. The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance explores developments in the alliance between the US and Japan and analyzes the transformation of the Japanese security strategy from 1960 to 2013....