Authors:Amanda Spink, Michael Zimmer,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: science, knowledge, management, information, perspectives, search, multidisciplinary, web
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-03-11
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 3540758283
ISBN-13: 9783540758280

Web search engines have emerged as one of the dominant technologies of modern life, leaving few aspects of our everyday activities untouched. Search engines are not just indispensable tools for finding and accessing information online, but have become a defining component of the human condition and can be conceptualized as a complex behavior embedded within an individual’s everyday social, cultural, political, and information-seeking activities. This book investigates Web search from the non-technical perspective, bringing together chapters that represent a range of multidisciplinary th

Authors:Amanda Spink, Bernard J. Jansen,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: web, knowledge, management, science, searching, search, public, information
Number of Pages: 199
Published: 2004-07-21
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 1402022689
ISBN-13: 9781402022685

Web Search: Public Searching of the Web, co-authored by Drs. Amanda Spink and Bernard J. Jansen, is one of the first manuscripts that address the human - system interaction of Web searching in a thorough and complete manner. The authors provide an examination of Web searching from multiple levels of analysis, from theoretical overview to detailed study of term usage, and integrate these different levels of analysis into a coherent picture of how people locate information on the Web using search engines. Drawing primarily on their own research and work in the field, the authors present the tem

Authors:Bernard J. Jansen, Amanda Spink, Isak Taksa, Bernard
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Keywords: handbook, research, analysis, log, web
Number of Pages: 628
Published: 2008-09-15
List price: $265.00
ISBN-10: 1599049740
ISBN-13: 9781599049748

Whether searching, shopping, or socializing, Web users leave behind a great deal of data revealing their information needs, mindset, and approaches used, creating vast opportunities for Web service providers as well as a host of security and privacy concerns for consumers. The Handbook of Research on Web Log Analysis reflects on the multifaceted themes of Web use and presents various approaches to log analysis. This expansive collection reviews the history of Web log analysis and examines new trends including the issues of privacy, social interaction and community building. Over 20 resea

Author: Kathryn Spink
Publisher: HarperOne
Keywords: biography, authorized, complete, teresa, mother
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 1998-09-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0062515535
ISBN-13: 9780062515537

During her lifetime, Mother Teresa resisted having her full biography written. Then, in 1991, realizing that accounts of her life and work could inspire others, she gave Kathryn Spink, who had long been intimately involved with the work of Mother Teresa and her order and co-workers around the world, permission to proceed with a complete biography on the understanding that it would not be finished until after her death. Here, now, is the complete story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a woman regarded by millions as a con

Author: Walter M. Spink
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Keywords: studies, section, india, oriental, handbook, history, development, golden, ajanta
Number of Pages: 435
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 9004148329
ISBN-13: 9789004148321

The twenty-nine Buddhist caves near Ajanta form a devotional complex which ranks as one of the world’s most startling achievements, created at the very apogee of India’s Golden Age. Ajanta: History and Development, to appear as part of the series Handbook of Oriental Studies, present the reader with a systematic treatment of all aspects of the site, the result of forty years of painstaking research in situ by Walter M. Spink. Volume one deals with the historical context in which this dramatic burst of pious activity took place under the reign of Vakataka emperor Harisena, (c. 460

Author: Janet Spink
Publisher: Lulu.com
Keywords: workbook, accessory, overlocking, babylock
Number of Pages: 54
Published: 2006-03-19
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1411685148
ISBN-13: 9781411685147

A must for all Baby Lock ’Jet-air’ overlockers and sergers. This book describes how to make full use of all the optional feet and attachments. Full of pictures and easy to read text

Authors:Phil Clements, Tony Spink,
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: promote, anti, discriminatory, practice, fairness, encourage, opportunities, handbook, recognise, diversity, equal
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-04-28
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0749452978
ISBN-13: 9780749452971

The Equal Opportunities Handbook is a guide to identifying and eradicating workplace discrimination through training and guidance. Though founded on British legislation, this guide sets out straightforward procedures, relevant to all types of situation, and demonstrates how simple it is to behave with fairness, courtesy and sensitivity to all. The revised edition of this text has been updated to reflect changes in British legislation and policy. Practical and realistic, this book provides guidance on fair treatment and gives valuable information on the most important issues in equal opportunit