วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 16 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2553

ข่าวประจำ สัปดาห์ที่ 9

The Physics of Reservoir Fluids: Discovery Through Downhole Fluid Analysis

The Physics of Reservoir Fluids: Discovery Through Downhole Fluid Analysis

Downhole fluid analysis (DFA) is a new, rapidly growing discipline in wireline logging and has become a keystone in reservoir evaluation.

DFA addresses the twin failed and overly optimistic assumptions that oil reservoirs consist of "one giant tank of one homogeneous hydrocarbon." DFA naturally finds compositional gradients and identifies compartments by simple new methods. Morevoer, DFA offers novel ways to establish reservoir connectivity with new data streams not previously encountered in reservoir reconnaissance.

Chapter 1, "The Distribution of Reservoir Fluids and Their Characterization by DFA," describes the evolving symbiotic understanding of reservoir complexities through DFA interpretation. DFA relies on bulk optical spectroscopy, a technology not previously used in the upstream oil business. Chapter 2, "The Photophysics of Reservoir Fluids: The Scientific Foundation of Optical DFA Measurements," establishes in broad context the scientific validity of DFA measurements.

http://www.slb.com/resources/publications/books/physics_resfluids.aspx

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Wells: Planning, Hydrogeology, Design, and Operation

Methods in Water Resources Evaluation: Book 2

Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Wells: Planning, Hydrogeology, Design, and Operation

Authors:

Robert G. Maliva, Thomas M. Missimer

Integrated management of water resources is required to assure a long-term supply of water for various uses throughout the world. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) and other managed aquifer recharge (MAR) technologies are increasingly being used to meet peak demands, emergency supply (strategic storage), drought requirements, and a number of other storage needs. This book addresses the key issues of project planning, aquifer characterization, well design, system operation, and source-water quality and pretreatment. The lessons learned from existing ASR systems are presented to provide guidance for successful future implementation of the technologies.

This book is the second in the series Methods in Water Resources Evaluation. For information on the first book, please click here.

Table of contents
Overview of Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Project Development and Planning
Hydrogeology of Aquifers to be Used for ASR Storage Zones
Aquifer Characterization
Well-Construction Design and Testing
System Performance and Operational Problems
Source Water Pretreatment
Regulation and Permitting of ASR Systems
Specialized ASR/MAR Applications
Experiences of Selected ASR Systems
Conclusions

ที่มา: http://www.slb.com/resources/publications/books/water_supply_book2.aspx

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How to Reference a Book

MLA style is typically used when referencing books.
MLA style is typically used when referencing books.
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A general rule of thumb for referencing a book is to list the author's name, followed by the year, book title, location of publication and the name of the publisher. The title should be underlined or in italics. More formally, however, there are two styles for citing references: APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association). The following steps will assist MLA style references for books, with sources below to both APA and MLA style guides.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Author(s) or editor(s)
  • Title
  • Edition, if indicated
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Date of publication
  1. 1

    Reference a book with the following elements in order: author(s) or editor(s), the complete title, edition (if indicated), place of publication, the shortened name of the publisher, date of publication. Underline the title. For example:

    Example: Dickory, Hick. How to Smoke Salami (underlined). 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Publisher, 1990.

  2. 2

    Reference a book with two authors by using "and" and listing the second author with first name first and last name second. Example: Crumb, Susan, and Donald Crumbly. Worlds of Experience (underlined). New York, NY: Mom & Pop Publishing, 2004.

  3. 3

    Reference a book with three authors by listing the first author traditionally (last name, first name), follow with second author's name, "and," then the last author. Make sure to list the second and third authors with first name first and last name second. Example: Lowe, Theo, Ben Green, and Howie Jackson. The Silent War: How Neighborhood Turf Battles Rage Unobserved (underlined). Berkeley, CA Norton Press, 1999.

  4. 4

    Reference a book with more than three authors using the "et al." abbreviation. The "et al." used in a citation is short for the Latin "et alli" which means "and others." Example: Gilford, Steven, et al. Baby Steps: a Guide to Parenting in the New Millenium (underlined). Berkeley: U of California P, 2002.

  5. 5

    Reference a corporate author by the title of the corporation. Example: James Smithsonian Museum of Science. The History of James Smithsonian (underlined). 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Washington Press, 1973.



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วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 19 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2553

ข่าวประจำ สัปดาห์ที่ 6

Reference books slowly being phased out of libraries

Published On Tue Jul 27 2010
Businessman Jacques Kamin still uses reference books in a library, despite being internet-savvy. He uses printed company directories to find clients and make contacts for his overseas agricultural business in the Ivory Coast. (July 27, 2010)

Businessman Jacques Kamin still uses reference books in a library, despite being internet-savvy. He uses printed company directories to find clients and make contacts for his overseas agricultural business in the Ivory Coast. (July 27, 2010)

JASMEET SIDHU/TORONTO STAR
Jasmeet Sidhu Staff Reporter
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It’s a familiar undertaking for academics, bookworms and the occasionally curious: furiously scanning the library shelves, lugging out a thick, dusty volume, and thumbing your way through the pages until you’ve found your much sought after entry.

However, the act of reaching for that almanac, encyclopedia or dictionary in a local library may soon become a thing of the past, as several Toronto libraries move to reduce their print reference collections.

Susan Caron, manager of collection development for the Toronto Public Library says that the library’s physical collection of reference books has been getting smaller, as many reference titles discontinue their print editions for online editions.

“It’s a whole industry trend, it reflects the whole trend of people looking for more of their information online,” she says.

“We’re moving to more online, more electronic resources, as the titles shift from print to electronic.”

Dana Zboch, a librarian at the Locke branch library on Yonge St. near Lawrence Ave. says that city libraries are clearing out many of the under-used reference titles it used to hold.

“We’ve gotten rid of a lot of reference books at the community libraries. In the northern district, we’ve reduced our collection behind the desk because it’s so expensive, and a lot of it is online,” she says, adding that the most heavily used reference books are high school textbooks and prescription drug indexes.

“We don’t have the Encyclopedia Americana anymore, but the directories and dictionaries are still heavily used.”

Not all library patrons are happy about the move, and wish to see the library continue to maintain their print reference collection.

Carol Wagland, a retired librarian, was disappointed to find that some shelves of the reference section at Deer Park branch library on St. Clair Ave. E. near Yonge St. had been cleared out to make room for ESL books.

“I don’t want the internet, I want a book,” she says, adding that she often comes down to the library to look things up when she finds topics she’s interested in.

“The internet is a wonderful tool for many people, but many other people also need hands-on-books.”

Jacques Kamin says that although he is an internet-savvy businessman, he still prefers to come into the library to look up potential clients and contacts in the Ontario Business Volume for his crop development business.

“This is pretty much where I get all my information, and it’s pretty accurate,” he says.

“You can sometimes get stuck online getting certain details. Then I usually come here, and get things like the name of the president of a company and their details,” he says.

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ข่าวประจำ สัปดาห์ที่ 5

Reference & Research

















Reference Books

Academic and public libraries, as well as government organisations and businesses rely on our reference materials to obtain reliable, authoritative information that is critical to their mission. Our reference books are published in print and digital format, under highly regarded imprints including Gale, Macmillan Reference USA and Charles Scribner’s Sons. We also source best selling reference books from other publishers and integrate them in our Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), a rich source of digital reference, available across an extensive range of topics from arts and biography to science and medicine.

Newspaper Archives

With over a decade's experience in digitising newspaper content, Gale Cengage Learning has brought to life the digital archives of some of the best-known and well-respected newspapers in the world, and made newspaper archives easier to access and browse than ever before. Key newspapers archive titles include The Times Digital Archive (1785 – 1985), The Economist Historical Archive (1843 – 2006) and recently launched Financial Times Historical Archive (1888 - 2006). Further newspaper archives can be found in the ever popular 19th Century British Library Newspapers Collection. Offering sophisticated indexing and facsimile page reproduction, our historical newspaper archives serve a wide-range of teaching and research needs.

Historical Research

Members of the academic community from around the world have come to trust Gale’s collections for their historical research needs. From historical sources such as newspapers and periodicals to previously inaccessible primary source materials such as Incunabula, ECCO (Eighteenth Century Collections Online) and most recently the State Papers Online, Gale provides unparalleled access to historical research materials that have become a seminal part of the research process. Our digital collections span 500 years of history and a wide breadth of topics, including politics, society, business and leisure.

E-reference Books

Gale’s e-reference books provide anytime, anywhere access to thousands of titles through our Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) platform. By harnessing the very latest in e-reference technology, GVRL provides access to a wide range of electronic reference content. The breadth of e-reference book coverage has made Gale the first stop for academics and business users from around the globe. Constantly updated, our selection of e-reference books represents one of the most trusted and authoritative research and reference resources available anywhere.

New Gale Digital Collections Catalogue 2010 now available!


Browse and search the catalogue online
Request a printed copy through the post

ที่มา

http://gale.cengage.co.uk/

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Reference Tools

This section contains lists of reference tools for news librarians such as a list of essential books for U.S. news library, links to Web sites, finding expert sources on the Web and newspaper archives on the Web.

Essential Reference Books for a U.S. News Library
(Includes Related Web Sites)

National Web Sites

State Web Sites

News Archives

Expert Sources

World Wide Web

Newsgroups

Mailing lists


SLA News Division Home

Last Updated: 10/06/06
Amy Disch
newsdivisionweb@yahoo.com.

ที่มา
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/reference/





วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 29 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553

ข่าวประจำ สัปดาห์ที่ 3

Reference Books

Featured Books, News & Updates

  1. religion online

    Routledge Online

    New and improved websites now available!

    The new Routledge Online platform offers fully searchable online subject libraries in the areas of Politics and Religion including reference essentials that have won critical accolades and places on the best reference lists, with new works and updates added every year.

  2. Routledge Library Editions: Responding to Fascism: 12-Volume set

    Routledge Library Editions reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in the field over the last century.

  3. Mil Bal 2010

    Book of the Month: The Military Balance 2010

    The Military Balance is The International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, analysis and research.

  4. Tell Your Librarian About Routledge Politics Handbooks

    The Routledge International Handbooks series provides a cutting-edge overview of classic research, current research and future trends in the social sciences. Each Handbook draws together up to 60 newly commissioned chapters to provide a comprehensive overview of a sub-discipline and an international team of contributors is specially chosen for their expertise and knowledge of each field.

  5. Tell Your Librarian About Routledge Philosophy Online

    A dynamic online resource for researching, teaching and studying philosophy and related disciplines, the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online is a must for any library.

  6. The Military Balance 2009 Press Release from the IISS

    The Military Balance is The International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research.

  7. Europa Regional Surveys of the World content used by The Guardian Newspaper

    The Guardian newspaper's week-long series of World Factfiles - daily guides to the countries of the world, published from 18 April 2009 - uses statistical data taken from the prestigious Europa Regional Surveys of the World, an annual reference series published by T&F.

  8. Major Work - Organized Crime: 4-Volume set

    In an expanding field of research, Organized Crime arrives at a time when no other reference collections on this scale are available.

ที่มา:
http://www.routledge.com/reference/books/


วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 22 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553

ข่าวประจำ สัปดาห์ที่ 2

Reference & Research Book News

Reference & Research Book News focuses on reference and scholarly works in the social sciences and the humanities. Each quarterly issue carries over 3,000 titles (from several hundred publishers), arranged by subject (according to the Library of Congress classification scheme).
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VIEW INSIDE COVER AND PAGE 1

Here is a quick look at the scope and content of Reference & Research Book News issues. The inside cover gives you general information and an index to Library of Congress subject classification, which is used to organize Book News. Page 1 provides sample reviews. You will need an up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (5.0 or later) to view these pages. View inside cover and page 1
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DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ISSUE

You will need an up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (5.0 or later) to download these pages. See below for a link. These files are of a size (2mb to 3mb) that you may not want to download if you are using a dial-up connection to the Internet. Download complete issue

ที่มา: http://www.booknews.com/reference_and_research.html

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 15 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553

ข่าวประจำสัปดาห์ที่1

The India Way, Revolutionizing Business Management and Strategy

Jul 12, 2010 Martin P Wilson

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Convergence and Culture of Management - Stephani Finks
Indian executives have an employee-centred approach to management with other differences that have worked successfully in managing double-digit growth.

As The India Way suggest India's different business culture could revolutionise multinational management as India enterprises go global and escape their home markets. The four authors are all Professors at the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned business school and are well placed to comment on what they call The India Way. During the research for the book they consulted with most of the top Indian leaders of the businesses that underpin India’s recent and continuing success.

The first chapter provides a shorty history of business in India. It explains why and how the business environment has changed since 1991 to produce the recent phenomenal growth in India. The India Way then moves to explore the four main characteristics of management that make up The India Way.

Holistic Engagement with Employees or Employee’s First, Customers Second

The employee is preeminent in The India Way as business leaders see the corporate and culture and employee morale as being central. This may be due to traditional Indian paternalism, the youth of many major businesses still run by their founders or in older businesses there is still often a dynastic family management. Whatever the driver such Indian businesses invest strongly in their staff at all levels. There is a culture of performance management which when linked with the business culture actually creates the conditions for successful business. It means that employees are not treated as disposable resources as they often are in USA and to some extent United Kingdom

ที่มา: http://referencebooks.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-india-way-revolutionizing-business-management-and-strategy

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 1 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2553


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รักตัวเองไม่ยากเลยนะคะ ถ้ายังไขว่คว้าหารัก แต่ยังไม่พบเจอคนที่รักเราจริง ก็อย่าฝืนนะคะ เดี๋ยวจะเสียใจทีหลัง ถ้าเสียใจก็ขอให้คิดถึงตัวเองให้มากๆ แล้วบางทีสิ่งดีๆก็อาจรอเราอยู่ในวันข้างหน้านะคะ เป็นกำลังใจให้ค่ะ