Christoph Stückelberger / Pavan Duggal (eds.).
This book offers a theoretical approach to media content in the twenty-first century, with an added focus on entertainment media and the Internet
Pembahasan buku ini dimulai dengan menguraikan konsep pengembangan koleksi dan dilanjutkan dengan pembahasan tentang staf dan pengguna, analisis masyarakat, kebijakan pengembangan koleksi, proses seleksi, pengadaan bahan pustaka, penyiangan dan evaluasi bahan pustaka. Sebagai bagian penutup dari buku ini dibahas tentang kerjasama perpustakaan dalam perspektif pengembangan koleksi.
This textbook offers an essential introduction to survey research and quantitative methods. Building on the premise that statistical methods need to be learned in a practical fashion, the book guides students through the various steps of the survey research process and helps to apply those steps toward a real example. In detail, the textbook introduces students to the four pillars of survey r…
With real-world examples and an emphasis on ethics throughout, AN INVITATION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH: HOW IT'S DONE, Fifth Edition combines balanced coverage of quantitative and qualitative methods of social research with a unique "behind the scenes" approach. Built on focal research pieces and excerpts from real research projects, chapters present the insights, perspectives, and challenges of actua…
Now, more than ever, media surround, enhance, and affect our everyday experiences. Navigating the converged worlds of text, audio, and visual media--and understanding how they fit together--can be challenging. "Media & Culture" recognizes these challenges and makes the media industries accessible in print and online. The new edition reflects the latest and most relevant changes to the digital m…
Mass Communication: Living in a Media World" presents a highly accessible introduction to mass communication that equips students with the critical thinking skills they need to become savvy media consumers. To help students better retain the material, author Ralph E. Hanson uses a storytelling approach that weaves in examples drawn from everyday life. Readers are encouraged to consider the medi…
During a tumultuous period when financial speculation began rapidly to outpace industrial production and consumption, Victorian financial journalists commonly explained the instability of finance by criticizing its inherent artifice--drawing persistent attention to what they called "fictitious capital." In a shift that naturalized this artifice, this critique of fictitious capital virtually dis…