<h4>By learning how to rightsize, you will ensure that both the collection and your institution's available physical spaces meet the needs of your library's users.</h4> Honored with many accolades, including a starred review in Library Journal, the first edition of this book demonstrated the power and flexibility of "rightsizing," an approach that applies a scalable, rule-based strategy to help academic libraries balance stewardship of spaces and the collection. In the five years since Ward's first edition, the shared print infrastructure has grown in leaps and bounds, as has coordination among programs. With this revision, Miller addresses new options as well as the increasing urgency to protect at-risk titles as you reduce your physical collection. Readers will feel confident rightsizing their institution's own collections with this book's expert guidance on <ul> <li>the concept of rightsizing, a strategic and largely automated approach that uses continuous assessment to identify the no- and low-use materials in the collection, and its five core elements;</li> <li>crafting a rightsizing plan, from developing withdrawal criteria and creating discard lists to managing workflow and disposing of withdrawn materials, using a project-management focus;</li> <li>moving toward a "facilitated collection" with a mix of local, external, and collaborative services;</li> <li>six discussion areas for decisions on participating in a shared print program;</li> <li>factors in choosing a collection decision support tool;</li> <li>relationships with stakeholders;</li> <li>how to handle print resources after your library licenses perpetual access rights to the electronic equivalent; and</li> <li>future directions for rightsizing</li> </ul>

Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection

Miller, Mary E.

Ward, Suzanne M.

Reference

ALA Editions

Activities Keep Me Going &amp; Going teaches the set of skills defined in the Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals (MEPAP) 2nd Edition created by the Education Re-engineering Committee of the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP). This book is preparatory for the NCCAP certification exam and a useful reference for the activity professional. Volume A is an excellent all-around activity book for new and experienced activity professionals. It discusses the first eleven core content areas of MEPAP training. These areas cover the basic functions and duties of an activity professional: to design, deliver and evaluate activity services for older adults across the continuum of care. Specific topics include practice settings, interacting with others, issues of the profession, government and social systems, advocacy, behavioral sciences, information about populations, professional approaches to care, care planning, care-giving practices, and design, development and evaluation of activity services. Updated with MDS 3.0 information.

Activities Keep Me Going and Going: Volume A (Activities Keep Me Going & Going)

Medical Books

Krupa, Jennifer L.

Peckham, Charles W.

Nursing

Idyll Arbor

Activities Keep Me Going &amp; Going teaches the set of skills defined in the Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals (MEPAP) 2nd Edition created by the Education Re-engineering Committee of the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP). This book is preparatory for the NCCAP certification exam and a useful reference for the activity professional. Volume B looks at the management issues that are part of the activity profession. The book will show you how to apply principles of management in your role as an activity professional leading an activity department. It covers MEPAP core content areas 12-20 with an additional chapter on volunteers. The specific topics covered are the art and science of management, leadership, advocacy within the organization, departmental planning (budgets, equipment, resources), organizing (task outlines, policies and procedures, scheduling), staffing, directing and supervising, control (quality assurance, corrective actions, health and safety), volunteers, and practicum guidelines.

Activities Keep Me Going & Going

Belle W. Baruch (1899-1964) could outride, outshoot, outhunt, and outsail most of the young men of her elite social circle―abilities that distanced her from other debutantes of 1917. Unapologetic for her athleticism and interests in traditionally masculine pursuits, Baruch towered above male and female counterparts in height and daring. While she is known today for the wildlife conservation and biological research center on the South Carolina coast that bears her family name, Belle's story is a rich narrative about one nonconformist's ties to the land. In Baroness of Hobcaw, Mary E. Miller provides a provocative portrait of this unorthodox woman who gave a gift of monumental importance to the scientific community. Belle's father, Bernard M. Baruch, the so-called Wolf of Wall Street, held sway over the financial and diplomatic world of the early twentieth century and served as an adviser to seven U.S. presidents. In 1905 he bought Hobcaw Barony, a sprawling seaside retreat where he entertained the likes of Churchill and FDR. Belle's daily life at Hobcaw reflects the world of wealthy northerners, including the Vanderbilts and Luces, who bought tracts of southern acreage. Miller details Belle's exploits―fox hunting at Hobcaw, show jumping at Deauville, flying her own plane, traveling with Edith Bolling Wilson, and patrolling the South Carolina beach for spies during World War II. Belle's story also reveals her efforts to win her mother's approval and her father's attention, as well as her unraveling relationships with friends, family, employees, and lovers―both male and female. Miller describes Belle's final success in saving Hobcaw from development as the overarching triumph of a tempestuous life.

Baroness of Hobcaw: The Life of Belle W. Baruch

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

University of South Carolina Press

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a common form of motor neuron disease that involves a loss of function in upper and lower motor neurons. ALS causes a progressive loss of muscle function that frequently initiates in the limbs, called limb-onset ALS, or initiates in facial muscles, called bulbar-onset ALS. This book describes the current understanding of ALS symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatments. Initial symptoms vary in type of muscle dysfunction, intensity of symptoms, and speed of disease progression. Diagnosis requires loss of function in both upper and lower motor neurons for limb- and bulbar-onset ALS, distinguishing ALS from other neuromuscular diseases. Although no cause or initial trigger has been determined for ALS, eventually both limb and bulbar muscles will show dysfunction as the disease progresses. In later stages of the disease, muscle dysfunction typically leads to respiratory failure and death. Management of neurotransmitter levels in patients can prolong life by months, but no cure exits for the disease. Other treatments exist that can help patients manage muscle weakness or spasms as the disease progresses. The book concludes by considering future detection, treatment, and diagnostic approaches with the goal of preventing disease initiation or progression.

Nerve Disease ALS and Gradual Loss of Muscle Function: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Science & Math

Evolution

Momentum Press

This book describes the current understanding of symptoms, diagnosis, mode of transmission, and treatments of four important intestinal diseases, taking into consideration the molecular interactions between host cells and infectious agents. 
Intestinal diseases are a significant health issue worldwide, with varying causative infections resulting in symptoms that range from mild or asymptomatic to death within hours. Understanding the cause of the different forms of intestinal disease is a critical aspect of proper management of these diseases that can save lives. This book describes the current understanding of symptoms, diagnosis, mode of transmission, and treatments of four important intestinal diseases, taking into consideration the molecular interactions between host cells and infectious agents. Specifically, dysentery caused by infection with Entamoeba histolytica, giardiasis caused by infection with Giardia, shigellosis caused by infection with Shigella, and cholera caused by infection with Vibrio cholera, are discussed in each chapter. The author also discusses future work related to prevention and treatment of these critical infectious diseases, given that the eradication of these diseases is unlikely. Awareness of how these diseases are spread and how they can be contained is a growing public health concern, particularly after natural and human-made disasters where public hygiene may be compromised.

Infectious Human Diseases of the Intestine

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Vector borne diseases transmitted through ticks and mosquitos cause serious loss of life and significantly impact human populations worldwide. Each of these diseases is caused by a distinct pathogen, and symptoms vary depending on the type and severity of infection. The spread of these diseases occur through the blood meals of tick or mosquitos, where the pathogen gains access to the human body, usually triggering an immune response that contributes to disease progression. Understanding the interdependence of pathogen to disease vector along with transmission route to humans shapes our diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. This book focuses on five distinct examples of vector borne disease: Malaria, West Nile, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and bubonic plaque. Malaria involves the mosquito vector and occurs when mosquito transmit the Plasmodium parasite to humans. West Nile and dengue fever also involve different mosquito vectors, but in this case transmission of the West Nile virus or dengue fever virus cause disease. Fleas transmit the bubonic plague causing bacterium Y. pestis. Lyme disease results from the transmission of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi to humans through the bit of a tick. In each case we consider current and future issues related to disease progression, diagnosis, and treatments.

Diseases Spread by Insects or Ticks

Incurable but Treatable: HIV and AIDS will present Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as a progressive (acquired) disease which results in loss of immune system function making individuals susceptible to life threatening infections. It will describe the symptoms, how these symptoms change with progression through stages of the disease, and how these symptoms lead to diagnosis. AIDS is caused by infection of an individual with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which targets CD4 type T Cells of the immune system. While there is no cure for AIDS, this book will describe available preventative and palliative treatments for HIV infected patients focusing on those designed to slow progression of disease symptoms (ART) and the importance of testing and disease awareness. This book will evaluate the prospects for improved treatments that include AIDS vaccines and immune system treatments. The book will conclude with a summary of the main points of the book in a way that connects all of the chapters and points toward the future of HIV AIDS diagnosis, treatment, and cure.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Caused by HIV

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Rightsizing the Academic Library Collection

Activities Keep Me Going and Going: Volume A (Activities Keep Me Going & Going)

Activities Keep Me Going & Going

Baroness of Hobcaw: The Life of Belle W. Baruch

Baroness of Hobcaw: The Life of Belle W. Baruch

Nerve Disease ALS and Gradual Loss of Muscle Function: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Infectious Human Diseases of the Intestine

Diseases Spread by Insects or Ticks

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Caused by HIV