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What would you do to change your life? LuAnn is beautiful, young and dirt poor. She's married to a low-level drugs dealer whose infidelities and incompetent double-dealing put her and her child's lives at risk. Enter master-criminal "Jackson" who offers her vast wealth if she agrees to help him fidd... More

This book addresses one of the most interesting topics in CAD for digital circuits: Design Synthesis and Optimization i.e. the generation of detailed specifications of digital circuits from architectural or logic models and the optimization of some figures of merit such as performance and area. In t... More

Essential reading for telecommunications engineers at all levels, this book is the definitive reference on how networks transmit information. It offers professionals and students a solid understanding of the broad scope of technologies, fundamental concepts, and techniques used in transmitting infor... More

Particularly recommended for those who are interested in cross-cultural and cross-lingual digital library research and development, this volume covers an important area of digital library research with 20 chapters contributed by academics and researchers from around the globe.... More

This book examines ATM switches from a systemic approach, helping you meet the complex challenges of network control and management.This book examines ATM switches from a systemic approach, helping you meet the complex challenges of network control and management.... More

Summary: Examines the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in digital libraries, and the codes of conduct, professional guidelines and ethics resources used in resolving them. Begins with an overview of classical and applied ethics, then reviews the codes of conduct of professional information soc... More

Although the number of budding filmmakers and the availability of digital video technology are growing, there are currently no books that encapsulate the process of creating a feature-length film using only a video camera and a home computer. Whether you are an amateur filmmaker or a computer enthus... More

Protect your digital resources! This book addresses critical issues of preservation, giving you everything you need to effectively protect your resources-from dealing with obsolescence, to responsibilities, methods of preservation, cost, and metadata formats. It also gives examples of numerous natio... More

This guide has been completely updated with all of the latest technological advances to provide an exciting, alternative approach to teaching first-year television production to high school students. A combination of class instruction and independent video action projects based on the concept of the... More

Summary: Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library se... More

In a world of global networks and Internet time, digital libraries are becoming increasingly important in offering flexible, high-quality, and up-to-date resources to your patrons. Designed to ease the process of matching the community with the best content possible, this book provides a starting po... More

This excellent reference traces the construction and maintenance of the digital collections and services that have been available day in and day out to users worldwide for more than a decade. It examines applicable guidelines for any library looking to build and manage systems, conduct and evaluate ... More