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| Being Fluent with Information Technology | |
| Being Fluent with Information Technology sets the standard for what everyone should know about IT in order to use it effectively now and in the future. It explores three kinds of knowledge intellectual capabilities, foundational concepts, and skills that are essential for fluency with IT. |  |
| Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers | |
| This volume examines what is special about experimental computer science and what can be done to achieve a better fit for its practitioners in the academic context. |  |
| A Question of Balance | |
| A Question of Balance examines this balancing act. The committee concludes that because database rights holders already enjoy significant legal, technical, and market-based protections, the need for statutory protection has not been sufficiently substantiated. |  |
| The Unicode Standard Version 5.0 | |
| Unicode 5.0.0 is a major version of the Unicode Standard and supersedes all previous versions. Version 5.0.0 of the Unicode Standard consists of the publication The Unicode Standard, Version 5.0 plus the Unicode Character Database, Version 5.0.0. The book gives the general principles, requirements for conformance, and guidelines for implementers, followed by character code charts and names and the text of all of the Unicode Standard Annexes. |  |
| Introduction to Metadata | |
| This revised edition of Introduction to Metadata, first published in 1998 and updated in an online version in 2000, provides an overview of metadata-its types, roles, and characteristics; a discussion of metadata as it relates to Web resources; a description of methods, tools, standards, and protocols for publishing and disseminating digital collections; and a handy glossary. Newly added to this edition are an essay on the importance of standards-based rights metadata for cultural institutions; and a section entitled "Practical Principles for Metadata Creation and Maintenance." |  |
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