European military Architecture before the Introduction of Firearms. Specialized and systematic dictionary.

This title responds to the recurring reference problem: to identify languages and dialects, to classify them and, if necessary, to determine the correct spelling. It provides, in alphabetical order and with 18,500 entries and c. 54,000 references, the terms in use for known languages and dialects, including synonyms and references to sources. The second edition has been enlarged by about 30%, with more languages and an updated bibliography.

With around 3,000 biographical articles on artists from Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire and the Hellenistic Kingdoms as far as the Indus, this < I>Dictionary< /I> provides a virtually complete record of art in the classical world from around 800 BC to around 600 AD.

Based on the findings of the four-year FIDDO (Focused Investigation of Document Delivery Options) project, a study within the eLib Programme in the UK. The FIDDO team worked with library managers and end-users to develop an understanding of the issues involved with the options, methods and management of document delivery and provide recommendations. This title, as the name suggests also brings together literature on document access. The findings of Planning Document Access: Options and Opportunities, present objective and reliable data to inform the LIS community and aid their decision making...

Maps and digitized map data provide information for a broad range of applications, from business and Government, to engineering and military, to research and leisure. The new edition of the highly respected World Mapping Today is an essential reference for librarians and anyone concerned with the production, acquisition, distribution or use of maps and other forms of spatial data. World Mapping Today recognizes the inherent difficulties in finding out about the availability of maps and other forms of spatial data. Building on the strengths of the first edition, the book has been entirely...

This volume illustrates the basic principles of information science, to provide a general introduction to the subject, through a series of selected and interesting examples. It touches on a variety of issues, including Intranets and knowledge management. All those who are involved in the turbulent changes in the information field will find a picture of how information and its concepts operate in contemporary society.

This book is designed to meet the needs of professionals working with children and their books. Intented for use as a reference book for library assistants and librarians, in children's libraries, school libraries, resource centres, and general reference libraries, it should also to provide sound information for trainee librarians, teachers and parents. The primary function of this book is to serve as a guide to the selection of books for children, recognising the vast range of books published and the individual rates of reading and social development of different children.The first section...