Library and information sciences / Museology

This book-aimed at both the general reader and the specialist-offers a transatlantic, transnational, and multidisciplinary cartography of the rapidly expanding intellectual field of Galician Studies.

This volume asks how the current Information Technology Revolution influences archaeological interpretations of techno-social change.

Creativity and Learning in Later Life examines how processes such as 'creativity' and 'inspiration' are experienced by writers who engage with the visual arts, and questions how age is perceived in relation to these processes.

Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals.

Winner of the Environmental Design Research Association's 2018 Achievement AwardThe pluralism of South Asia belies any singular reading of its heritage.

Many former mining areas have now lost their industrial function and are now turning to tourism for regional revitalization and community economic development.

How does a city and a nation deal with a legacy of perpetrating atrocity?

With the vast majority of academic theory on tourism based onWestern tourists, Asia on Tour illustrates why the rapid growth of travel for leisure and recreation in Asia demands a reappraisal of how tourism is analyzed and understood.

This book adopts a human ecology approach to present an overview of the biological responses to social, political, economic, cultural and environmental changes that affected human populations in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, since the Classic Maya Period.

This book focuses on probiotics and gut microbiota, as well as their roles in alleviating the toxicity of various environmental pollutants, presenting the latest research findings and explaining advanced research methods and tools.

  Exploring archaeology, community engagement and cultural heritage protection in South Asia, this book considers heritage management strategies through community engagement, bringing together the results of research undertaken by archaeologists, heritage practitioners and policy makers working towards the preservation and conservation of both cultural and natural heritage.

Through an examination of three wooden boat workshops on the East coast of the United States, this volume explores how craftspeople interpret their tools and materials during work, and how such perception fits into a holistic conception of practical skill.

This book documents through first-hand experience and academic research the historical, cultural and economic interactions affecting land use in Singapore.

The aim of this book is to reflect on 'vernacularity' and culture.

This book presents selected papers presented during the International Symposium on Earthen Structures held in IISc Bangalore.

This book explores the challenges that confront leaders in government and industry when making decisions in the areas of environmental health and safety.

This book provides a historical study on the evolution of editorial style and its progress towards standardisation through an examination of early modern English style guides.

This book explores new approaches towards developing memorial and heritage sites, moving beyond the critique of existing practices that have been the traditional focus of studies of commemoration.

Non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) have become essential solutions for better living, preventing disease, and self-care, in addition to biomedical treatments, and for increasing longevity without loss of quality of life.

The lifestyles and socio-economic status that are prevalent in regions of the world with limited resources form the background for the unique features of neoplastic diseases in these areas, where the majority of the world population lives.

The lifestyles and socio-economic status that are prevalent in regions of the world with limited resources form the background for the unique features of neoplastic diseases in these areas, where the majority of the world population lives.

This book centers on museum management with particular focus on risk management.

Museums have unequaled brands in the world of learning and culture.

This work fulfills the need for a conceptual and technical framework to improve understanding of Information Quality (IQ) and Information Quality standards.

This book presents and explores a challenging new approach in book history.

This book addresses magical ideas and practices in early modern Norway.

This book provides an overview of the recent progress in Francophone tourism geography.

This book reports on an architectural conservation and reuse project in Anipemza, an Armenian Soviet-era village on the Turkish border, just a few steps away from the important Yererouyk archaeological site.

This book presents comprehensive chapters on the latest research and applications in wastewater treatment using green technologies.

This volume explores the relationship between place, traumatic memory, and narrative.

This book discusses several topics regarding different vocabularies, such as sacred architecture, heritage buildings, open spaces, landmarks, and street escapes, all of which have a direct influence on the city form.

This book examines the role, history and function of public libraries in contemporary societies as motors that drive development.

This book describes various new computer based approaches which can be exploited for the (digital) reconstruction, recognition, restoration, presentation and classification of digital heritage.

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The performance librarian is the person responsible for managing, maintaining, and organizing the resources of a performance library.

This book explains how cultural heritage can be a tool for enhancing urban agriculture and improving landscape and life quality.

As the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) celebrates the important milestone of its 60th anniversary this year, the editors have brought together in a single-volume anthology some of the best contributions to this field.

This book explores the business practices of the British publishing industry from 1843-1900, discussing the role of creative businesses in society and the close relationship between culture and business in a historical context.

The Years of Alienation in Italy offers an interdisciplinary overview of the socio-political, psychological, philosophical, and cultural meanings that the notion of alienation took on in Italy between the 1960s and the 1970s.

The post-apartheid era in South Africa has, in the space of nearly two decades, experienced a massive memory boom, manifest in a plethora of new memorials and museums and in the renaming of streets, buildings, cities and more across the country.

This volume brings together a selection of Juri Lotman's late essays, published between 1979 and 1995.

This book examines a key question through the lens of popular culture: Why did the Egyptian people opt to elect in June 2014 a new president (Abdel Fattah al-Sisi), who hails from the military establishment, after toppling a previous military dictator (Hosni Mubarak) with the breakout of the 25 January 2011 Revolution?

Crucial in understanding the evolution of the American art scene.

With the world becoming increasingly more dependent upon the Internet, libraries offer an essential service by providing access to this worldwide network.

Cosplay, comics, anime, and geek culture have exploded into the mainstream over recent years and have resulted in a thriving community of costume enthusiasts and pop culture fans.

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Based on unique and previously unpublished sources, this book examines in detail the complex, emotional, and difficult movement to remove the National Archives and Records Service from the control of the U.