Search Results - "Competition"

Reading at risk a survey of literary reading in America / by Ivanov, Rainer D.

“…Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.…”
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Information propagation on the Web 2.0 two essays on the propagation of user-generated content and how it is affected by social networks / by Elsner, Mark

“…Marketing im Globalen Wettbewerb = Marketing & global competition,…”
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The ultimate digital library where the new information players meet / by Pace, Andrew K.

Table of Contents: “…Strange bedfellows : libraries and their vendors -- Sizing up the dot-com competition -- Business challenges to library practices -- Business models for digital library services -- Sheep in wolves' clothing : working inside and outside the library -- Libraries are not all business -- First principles : patron privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality -- Radical notions and conclusions.…”
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Winning library grants a game plan / by Landau, Herbert B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Grantsmanship fundamentals, definitions, and rules -- Preproposal market analysis and planning -- Finding grants and granting organizations relevant to libraries -- Initiating contact with grantors -- Obtaining solicited competitive grant application packages -- Preproposal research and fact finding -- Proposal management and project planning -- Proposal writing style -- Proposal writing section by section -- Proposal assembly, editing, review, and submission -- Postproposal preaward marketing -- Contract award and project management -- Writing a request for proposal -- Conclusion : why become a grantsman (or -woman)?.…”
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Hot books in the Cold War : the CIA-funded secret book distribution program behind the Iron Curtain / by Reisch, Alfred A. (Alfred Alexander), 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Minden and his concept of cultural and ideological competition -- The New York Book Center : books, books, and more books -- The book project reaches new heights : the golden age of the 1960s -- Western and émigré books and periodicals published with covert support -- New opportunities through East-West contacts -- The early 1970s : the international advisory council -- A lasting enemy -- The communist regimes on the defensive : criticisms, warnings, and attacks -- The person-to-person distribution program : a direct way to reach East Europeans, the early Polish program 1958-1959 -- Another vehicle for reaching the people of eastern Europe : the person-to-person distribution program and personalized mailings -- The most important book distribution point : Vienna -- Letters from Poland, the crucial country -- Letters from Czechoslovakia before and after 1968 -- Letters from Hungary under goulash communism -- Letters from Romania under the Ceausescu regime -- Letters from Bulgaria despite very strict censorship -- The last seventeen years : International Literary Centre, Ltd., East Europe, and the USSR.…”
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The cybrarian's web 2 : an A-Z guide to free social media tools, apps, and other resources / by Peltier-Davis, Cheryl Ann

Table of Contents: “…Adobe : productivity and creativity tools -- Amazon CreateSpace : self-publishing platform -- Aurasma : augmented reality service -- BrandYourself : online reputation management service -- Camtasia : screen recording and video editing software -- Codecademy : online education platform (programming) -- Coursera : massive open online courses (MOOCs) platform -- Digital public library of America : digital library -- Diigo : social bookmarking service -- Dropbox : cloud storage/file hosting/sharing service -- Ebooks : ebook collections and services -- Ebook readers : ebook reading devices -- Evernote : note-taking software -- Flipboard : social news aggregator -- Google drive : cloud storage/file hosting/sharing service -- Google glass : augmented reality/wearable technology -- Google hangouts : video conferencing service -- GoToMeeting : video conferencing service -- Hootsuite : social media management service -- Infogr.am : infographics creator -- Instagram : photo and video sharing service -- Issuu : digital publishing service -- Jumpshare : cloud storage/file hosting/sharing service -- Kaywa : qr code scanner and generator -- Kickstarter : crowdfunding platform -- Learnist : digital learning board -- LiveBinders : social bookmarking service -- Makerspaces : DIY collaborative workspaces -- Mendeley : reference management and collaboration service -- Microsoft Office online : productivity tool -- Mobile apps for libraries : mobile applications -- Netvibes : social media management service -- OneDrive : cloud storage/file hosting/sharing service -- Paper.li : social news aggregator -- Pinterest : social bookmarking service -- Poll everywhere : audience response/polling service -- Popplet : visualization service -- Project Gutenberg self-publishing press : self-publishing platform -- Quick response (QR) codes : barcode scanning and generator software -- Readability : Web and mobile reading application -- Scoop.it : social news aggregator -- Scribd : digital library/self-publishing platform -- Smashwords : digital library/self-publishing platform -- Snapchat : photo and video sharing service -- Storify : social news aggregator -- Technology, entertainment, design (TED) : global conference/ideas sharing platform -- Text 2 mind map : visualization service -- TodaysMeet : microblogging service -- Tumblr : microblogging/social networking service -- Tweetdeck : social media management service -- Udutu : course management system -- Unglue.it : crowdfunding platform -- Vine : video sharing service -- Voki : avatar creation service -- Wattpad : social networking service -- Weebly : web hosting service -- WhatsApp : instant messaging service -- Wikispaces : wiki hosting service -- XPRIZE : philanthropic competition -- Yammer : social networking service -- Zinio : digital publishing service -- Appendix I. …”
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