Net Art Books

...a book like this one.

Whether your research needs are in the areas of government, law, culture, history, business, statistics, or verifying quotes and attributions, Metter shows you where to find what you're looking for. She presents access to multiple formats (phone numbers, print publications, CD-ROM, Web and/or subscription data base information) together rather than separately, so that under any heading you instantly have a variety of research approaches at your command. Metter is a recipient of the Excellence in Librarianship Award. It's easy to see why.

Anyone who does research knows librarians are invaluable, friendly, knowledgeable research assistants. Metter takes this happy cliché to a new level. Her "Research Techniques and Strategies" chapter is a straightforward education in and of itself. If you've been baffled by Boolean searches and twitipated by telnet, Metter sets you straight. Whether it's using search engines effectively, learning to tap into The Library of Congress online, interviewing distant experts or making the best use of your local library's interlibrary loan facilities, you'll find clear directions. With Facts, you'll spend less time learning how to do the research and more time doing it. What a relief it is to encounter inclusive research advice that doesn't raise the Internet to levels divine, but treats it as a tool for accessing the wide variety of available resources.

As a former English teacher and devoted library aficionado, I thought I knew a thing or two about research. Perusing "Facts" was a lesson in humility. A boon for writers, but also a great gift for students, teachers and anyone on your list who'd like to know how to find out what they don't know...

This book has eliminated the needle-in-the-haystack search for both obvious & obscure facts. The author must surely be familiar with the frustration of having to interrupt a writing flow in order to search hi & lo for facts that oftentimes refuse to be found. Can't imagine how much time this book is saving me on research - my guess is tons!

This book would be of use to anyone who wants to learn how to find information more efficiently. It goes beyond the Internet, which is helpful. Quite a variety of Web addresses and phone numbers.

With FACTS IN A FLASH, Metter brings hope back to writers who, like me, are completely dumbfounded about finding accurate facts and information on a given subject. Even having access to the Internet, as full and wonderful as it is, is no substitute for the help to substantiate information that this reference provides. This book will put an end to fighting time for the sake of reference. I would highly recommend FACTS IN A FLASH to students who spend a great deal of time on research and to anyone who writes.

Bud Paxson is responsible for shaping the way America buys things through television and from the looks of this book he'll change the type of programming we see too. His can do spirit is inspirationally portrayed in this book which is easily read, informative and fun to read. A must read for anyone interested in learning how the TV game is played.

Your Book is Living Proof that Character and Morality is Everything!

"Threading the needle" is a swift reading book,whose title refers to the Biblical passage (Luke 18:25)in which a wealthy young man questions Jesus on how to have eternal life. Jesus answers, "sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me", When the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth. Jesus looked at him and said "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." As a founder of Home Shopping Network, Bud Paxson has enjoyed amazing financial success, but despite his riches, his life was devoid of the love and mercy that only can come from a relationship with Jesus Christ. Paxson's determination to have a strong relationship with God and business success, is a model for every business person, born-again, or not. As a Jewish believer in Christ, I intend to use "Threading the needle" as a guide to growing my own business success and will recommend it to all whom I do business with.

I work for Mr. Paxson's PAX NET organization. Knowing him in person is truly an honor for me. Business success aside, Mr. Paxson is a true family man and a real down to earth person. PAX NET, now is PAX TV, receives overwhelming support from viewers all over America... PAX TV, a vision of Bud Paxson, as wonderfully told in "Threading The Needle".

This is the BEST all-grrl guide to the Net, written by the editor of cyberculture zine, bOING bOING. It's chock full of Web site reviews and interviews with women on the Internet today. (...)

carla has done a fantastic job on her book for the young, hip, savvy netchick. i loved it! YOU GO GIRL!!!! LOVE, TABBI

This book hits home for generation x gals cruising the net looking for information to expand their horizons. This guide gives a history of women who have helped shape the net and is a great resource to find what any net chick is looking for. The book is witty, funny, and charming. Carla Sinclair did a great job in acknowledging the continuing growth of the net chick population. Read a copy today

Expertly compiled and edited by Marylaine Block, Net Effects is a very highly recommended librarian's guide to the issues and solutions of managing the Internet's opportunities for patrons provides librarians with nearly 50 articles by dozens of librarians which suggest practical ways to handle the 'side effects' of Internet use. From access issues to adapting to changing web site content and training users, Net Effects cogently addresses a myriad of training and use issues.

Aggregated for the aggregators, this anthology of fifty reprint makes an interesting reading--expertly selected, skillfully annotated, and intellectually integrated by the editor of Net Effects.

However, as any collected work this book lacks homogeneity. If you are looking for an exclusive analytical catalog of side effects, and a systematic tabulation of solutions, this book may not be so user-friendly. Nor, the book is for those who wish to see original research on focused areas. It does not even tell you where libraries are integrating the Net and where they are failing. For instance, knowledge management has enough lessons learned in Web work for librarians. This book has no such synthesis of the synchronous subjugation in at least one corporate inter or intra organizational domains.

I liked Chapter Two: Rescuing the Book. It helps in facilitating a principle of librarianship: Every book, its reader. I found the links in this section quite beneficial in my project on 'information visualization.' see more at www.taher.cjb.net

Net Effects, does offer some depth and breadth--highlighting the positive and negative sides of bringing the Internet in the Library. In this lies the strength of Net Effects. Furthermore, in an age of dynamic content, Marylaine Block regularly updates the links discussed in the book . This idea, takes a clue from another principle of librarianship: Information is a growing organism. And incorporating this bioorganic spirit deserves a compliment. Sadly, information industry is to wakeup and give a booster to make books live longer.

I recommend this book to all information professionals who wish to get the Web work for the common good of the society.

What is beneficial to you as a writer, what do you need to make your career in the writing world possible? A guide to bring you a step closer to reaching your dreams.
If you are starting out as a new writer, whether you want to get into or do write poetry, e-books, articles, even audio books, or have been writing for awhile and want a little help getting published and recognized. This practical guide is for you.

Concise explanations of definitions, detailed examples of the different types of publishers, book reviewers, editors, literary agents, etc. Followed by names of companies and a brief description of what formats they want and the genres they are interested in. It also includes links to their websites, e-mail addresses and who to contact, what they offer and prices to get you started on the road to a successful writing career.

A lot of research and patience has gone into this book; well arranged and methodical, easy to read and written in plain English. Although many of the website links provided were unfortunately not connecting, do not exist or the domain name had expired. It would be hard to keep a guide like this updated as so many websites do not always survive, but otherwise it has very useful information.

For those of us who do not know or understand the writing world language and where to start, this book is a great first step on your road to becoming a successful writer. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is trying to start a career in the writing world.

As an author as well as freelancer, this reader of Ms. Jackson's book has provided invaluable information on the how-to's and wheres to gain access to almost any question a writer could ask. Organized in easy to read, well organized and informative sections and topics, Ms. Jackson offers her experience and know how to both novice and veteran writers. An added bonus is her easy, friendly manner in approaching her topics, and the friendly way in which she offers advice. I felt like I was getting advice from an old friend.

As a newcomer in the field of network theory I read first this book. It is quite easy to understand: clear and logical. However the calculations somewhere are too compact.

When THE GYNOIDS first appeared in 1992, it was at the time the single biggest turning point in the evolution of Sorayama's artwork. Up until that point he had infused his strikingly realistic techno-fantasy art with an eroticism that was subtle but powerful. THE GYNOIDS was the most explicit thing he had done up until then, taking his fusion of man (and woman) and machine and adding a most overtly sexual outlook to it all. Unfortunately, due to Japanese censorship, the book was only available in a ludicrously bowdlerized edition that blocked out all explicitness through the clever placement of typography.

In 1999, Japan lifted many of the censorship restrictions governing pictoral material. Rather than simply reissue GYNOIDS in an unexpurgated version, the publishers have gone several steps further:

* All of the art in the original GYNOIDS book is presented here without any ceonsorship at all.

* Many new pieces of art have been included, some never before presented in any form.

* In many cases, some of the works have been redone or "re-engineered," sometimes to make them even more graphic. The original versions and the "remixed" editions are presented within the same volume.

* The whole book has been redesigned from the ground up, with a spectacular chrome-steel cover and new internal layout.

In short, this is more than just GYNOIDS II; this is essentially a whole new work. If you already own the original GYNOIDS, then having this is indispensible; if you don't, then you can pick this up without feeling guilty about not owning the original.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Sorayama is how he makes the most outlandish material seem instantly familiar and comfortable. Many people find his artwork to be the sign of a sick mind, or someone who has an axe to grind against women -- an easy and cheap formula for people who only see the surfaces. Level One viewers will say this art is repugnant. Level Two or deeper viewers will understand that it's as much ABOUT our repugnance as it is a testing of it.

This is probably not the best volume for newcomers to the Sorayama fold. Best to start with the relatively restrained "Sexy Robot" books (I and II).

This is a 6.5" wide x 9.5" tall paperback art historian and professional guide to Istanbul. There is full-color photograph on every page. The contents include Tours of the City and Transportation, History, Monuments on the Historic Peninsula, Museums, Principal Mosques of Istanbul, Palaces and Pavilions, The Golden Horn, Market Places and Shopping in the City, The Bosphorus, The Princes' Islands, Touring Information Outside Istanbul, Map of the Ottoman Empire, Map of Bosphorus and Map of Istanbul.

In 1997, the editors of this work organized A Meeting of the Minds 2: ITEC Virtual Conference '97. Presenters from around the globe submitted essays which formed the basis for electronic discussions during the virtual conference. This collection includes over 40 essays which were originally presented at this groundbreaking conference. Contributors are from Australia, Canada, Iceland, the UK and the USA.

The conference was divided into ten strands as follows: Censorship: More Problems. Possible Solutions?; Children's Literature and the Internet: Issues and Services; Critical Thinking in the Electronic Age; Electronic Collection Development: Selection and Management Issues; More Hot Spots for Teacher Librarians; MOO Trek: Using MOOs in Education; Multiple Personalities?: Teacher Librarian, Cybrarian, Director of Information Services; Process and Product: How Do We Access Students' Work?; Professional Electronic Networks for Teacher Librarians; The School Library Home Page

Each strand is represented in the work with essays written by school library professionals who provide a wide range of viewpoints and demonstrate the universality of issues concerning the profession.

This is an excellent collection of essays dealing with many of the concerns of our profession as we continue to embrace the electronic world. Not only useful to teacher librarians, but could be used to further educate teachers and administrators on the role of the teacher librarian in a digital world.

Reviewed by Peter Genco, Library Media Specialist and Technology Team Leader, Fairview High School, Fairview, PA, USA. email: pgenco@iu05trc.iu5.org

This book showed me how vector space methods are a natural way to use the computer for solving difficult problems in engineering design. Although my background in mathematics consists only of advanced calculus and linear algebra, I had no trouble following the theory and learning the applications. For electrical engineers, such as myself, the applications to digital filter design were particularly interesting. There are many other applications described, including the design of lenses, image processing, even neural nets. What I like is that the authors give the backgroud to each application so that even if you are unfamiliar with the field, there are clear and concise introductions that help your understanding of the problem. For example, in the digital filter design section, the authors explain why digital filters are important and how they relate to analog filters. To write a book like this takes not only broad knowledge but extraordinary expository skills.