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Evaluation in Organizations: A Systematic Approach to Enhancing Learning, Performance, and Change By : Darlene Russ-Eft ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Take control of your resources and get the most out of your work with this helpful guide on organization and productivity.From new product launches to large-scale training initiatives, organizations need the tools to measure the effectiveness of their programs, processes, and systems. In Evaluation in Organizations, learning theory experts Darlene Russ-Eft and Hallie Preskill integrate the most current research with practical applications to provide a fully revised new edition of this essential resource for managers, human resource professionals, students, and teachers. Book Detail : Author : Darlene Russ-Eft Pages : 552 pages Publisher : Basic Books Language : ISBN-10 : 0465018661 ISBN-13 : 9780465018666   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, A...

Building User Research Teams: How to create UX research teams that deliver impactful insights By : Steve Bromley ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Successful products require good decisions. Reliable information about what users are trying to achieve, their context and whether they can and will use your product is essential to making good product decisions.User researchers run robust and repeatable studies to find that information, but they need some tools and support to get started.Building User Research Teams is a practical guide on how to build a research team of any size, starting from convincing colleagues why they need a user research team, through the development and implementation of the tools and processes needed, to running high quality studies and mapping the future development of a growing research team.Learn how to: Advocate for user research inside your organisation Budget for and equip a research team Create the templates and tools...

Sports Analytics: A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers By : Benjamin C. Alamar ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Benjamin C. Alamar founded the first journal dedicated to sports statistics, the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. He developed and teaches a class on sports analytics for managers at the University of San Francisco and has published numerous cutting-edge studies on strategy and player evaluation. Today, he cochairs the sports statistics section of the International Statistics Institute and consults with several professional teams and businesses in sports analytics.There isn't a better representative of this emerging field to show diverse organizations how to implement analytics into their decision-making strategies, especially as analytic tools grow increasingly complex. Alamar provides a clear, easily digestible survey of the practice and a detailed understanding of analytics' vast possibilities....

Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit: Practical Assessments Through Data Collection and Data Analysis By : Mark Talabis ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : In order to protect company's information assets such as sensitive customer records, health care records, etc., the security practitioner first needs to find out: what needs protected, what risks those assets are exposed to, what controls are in place to offset those risks, and where to focus attention for risk treatment. This is the true value and purpose of information security risk assessments. Effective risk assessments are meant to provide a defendable analysis of residual risk associated with your key assets so that risk treatment options can be explored. Information Security Risk Assessment Toolkit gives you the tools and skills to get a quick, reliable, and thorough risk assessment for key stakeholders. Book Detail : Author : Mark Talabis Pages : 258 pages Publisher : Syngress Publishi...

Data Driven Business Transformation: How to Disrupt, Innovate and Stay Ahead of the Competition By : Peter Jackson ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : OPTIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS DATA FOR FIRST-CLASS RESULTSData Driven Business Transformation illustrates how to find the secrets to fast adaptation and disruptive origination hidden in your data and how to use them to capture market share.Digitalisation - or the Digital Revolution - was the first step in an evolving process of analysis and improvement in the operations and administration of commerce. The popular author team of Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson, two global leaders in data transformation and education, pick up the conversation here at the next evolutionary step where data from these digital systems generates value, and really use data science to produce tangible results. Optimise the performance of your company through data-driven processes by:Following step-by-step guid...

AI for Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence Is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers By : Noah Waisberg ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Discover how artificial intelligence can improve how your organization practices law with this compelling resource from the creators of one of the world's leading legal AI platforms.AI for Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Legal Profession explains how artificial intelligence can be used to revolutionize your organization's operations. Noah Waisberg and Dr. Alexander Hudek, a lawyer and a computer science Ph.D. who lead prominent legal AI business Kira Systems, have written an approachable and insightful book that will help you transform how your firm functions.AI for Lawyers explains how artificial intelligence can help your law firm:Win more business and find more clients Better meet and exceed client expectations Find hidden efficiencies Better manage and...

A Probability Path By : Sidney I. Resnick ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Many probability books are written by mathematicians and have the built-in bias that the reader is assumed to be a mathematician coming to the material for its beauty. This textbook is geared towards beginning graduate students from a variety of disciplines whose primary focus is not necessarily mathematics for its own sake. Instead, A Probability Path is designed for those requiring a deep understanding of advanced probability for their research in statistics, applied probability, biology, operations research, mathematical finance and engineering.A one-semester course is laid out in an efficient and readable manner covering the core material. The first three chapters provide a functioning knowledge of measure theory. Chapter 4 discusses independence, with expectation and integration covered in Chapter 5, followed by topics on different modes of convergence, laws of large numbers w...

Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency By : Tom DeMarco ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : If your company?s goal is to become fast, responsive, and agile, more efficiency is not the answer--you need more slack.Why is it that today?s superefficient organizations are ailing? Tom DeMarco, a leading management consultant to both Fortune 500 and up-and-coming companies, reveals a counterintuitive principle that explains why efficiency efforts can slow a company down. That principle is the value of slack, the degree of freedom in a company that allows it to change. Implementing slack could be as simple as adding an assistant to a department and letting high-priced talent spend less time at the photocopier and more time making key decisions, or it could mean designing workloads that allow people room to think, innovate, and reinvent themselves. It means embracing risk, eliminating fear, and knowing when to go slow. Slack...

Production and Operations Analysis By : Steven Nahmias ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This text provides a survey of the analytical methods used to support the functions of production and operations management. This new edition brings the most thorough coverage of cutting-edge quantitative models used in operations. Book Detail : Author : Steven Nahmias Pages : 789 pages Publisher : McGraw-Hill Language : ISBN-10 : 0071263705 ISBN-13 : 9780071263702   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing, Visualizing and Presenting Data By : EMC Education Services ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : Data Science and Big Data Analytics is about harnessing the power of data for new insights. The book covers the breadth of activities and methods and tools that Data Scientists use. The content focuses on concepts, principles and practical applications that are applicable to any industry and technology environment, and the learning is supported and explained with examples that you can replicate using open-source software. This book will help you:Become a contributor on a data science team Deploy a structured lifecycle approach to data analytics problems Apply appropriate analytic techniques and tools to analyzing big data Learn how to tell a compelling story with data to drive business action Prepare for EMC Proven Professional Data Science Certification Corresponding data sets are available at www.wiley...

The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution By : Dan Hicks ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all stolen.Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of brass plaques and carved ivory tusks depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of Benin City, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections.The story of the Benin Bronzes sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. In The Brutish Museums, Dan Hicks...

Museums as Agents of Change: A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker By : Mike Murawski ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Museums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change-bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people's lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums?? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums ta...

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century By : Kirk Wallace Johnson ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A rollicking true-crime adventure and a thought-provoking exploration of the human drive to possess natural beauty for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief.On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History, armed with a pair of latex gloves, a miniature LED flashlight, and a diamond-blade glass cutter. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose coppery orange, emerald, and iridescent blue feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tyin...

Museum Registration Methods, Sixth Edition By : John E Simmons ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Since the first edition was published in 1958, Museum Registration Methods has defined the profession and served as a fundamental reference for all aspects of collections registration, care, and management. The sixth edition of Museum Registration Methods is a comprehensive guide to registration and collections management for museums, from acquisition to use and deaccessioning. The authors and other contributors come from a wide variety of museums and specializations. The 56 chapters in this edition are either new or updated, and include the history of the profession, the role of the registrar in the museum, managing very large collections, developing and implementing collection management policies, documentation of collections, accessioning, condition reports, deaccessioning, repositories, and provenance research. Contemporary and digital art, living...

The Curator's Handbook By : Adrian George ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Curator?s Handbook is the essential handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping every stage of the process of putting on an exhibition, no matterhow traditional the venue, from initial idea to final installation.An introduction explores curatorial work from its origins in the seventeenth century onward and outlines the various roles of the curator today. Twelve chapters then trace the various stages of the exhibition process in clear, informative language and using helpful diagrams and tables, from developing the concept to writing contracts and loan requests; putting together budgets and schedules; producing exhibition catalogues and interpretation materials; designing gallery spaces; working with artists, lenders, and art handlers; organizing private views; and documenting and evaluating a show.With advice and tips from a cast of international museum ...

Museum Basics: The International Handbook By : Timothy Ambrose ↑↑ READ BOOK NOW ↑↑   ↑↑ Download BOOK NOW ↑↑   Book Synopsis : This fourth edition of Museum Basics has been produced for use in the many museums worldwide that operate with few professional staff and limited resources. The fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect the many changes that have taken place in museums around the world over the last six years.Drawing from a wide range of practical experience, the authors provide a basic guide to all aspects of museum work, from audience development and learning, through collections management and conservation, to museum management and forward planning. Museum Basics is organised on a modular basis, with over 100 units in eight sections. It can be used both as a reference work to assist day-to-day museum management, and as the key textbook for pre-service and in-service museum training programmes, where it can be supplemented by case studies, project work and group discus...

A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump By : Lonnie G. Bunch III ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Founding Director Lonnie Bunch's deeply personal tale of the triumphs and challenges of bringing the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to life. His story is by turns inspiring, funny, frustrating, quixotic, bittersweet, and above all, a compelling read.In its first four months of operation, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture surpassed one million visits and quickly became a cherished, vital monument to the African American experience. And yet this accomplishment was never assured. In A Fool's Errand, founding director Lonnie Bunch tells his story of bringing his clear vision and leadership to bear to realize this shared dream of many generations of Americans.Outlining the challenges of ...

The Artist-Gallery Partnership: A Practical Guide to Consigning Art By : Tad Crawford ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Artists, dealers, and gallery owners will welcome this clear explanation of the consignment contracts that lie at the heart of the relationship between artists and galleries. Updates include the latest developments in state laws and all of the current statutes in the 32 states that have laws regarding consignment sales. A thorough discussion of the Standard Consignment Agreement, covering agency, consignment, warranties, transportation, insurance, pricing, gallery commissions, promotion, return of art, and more, plus a ready-to-use contract, is included. Want a clear understanding of art-consignment law? Get The Artist-Gallery Partnership. Book Detail : Author : Tad Crawford Pages : 216 pages Publisher : Allworth Language : eng ISBN-10 : 1581156456 ISBN-13 : 9781581156454   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML...

Museum Administration 2.0 By : Hugh H. Genoways ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Wondering what a museum director actually does? About to start your first director's job? Looking for guidance in starting up a museum or working with a museum director? Hugh Genoways, Lynne Ireland, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko have taken the mystery out and put common sense and good guidance in. Learn about everything from budgets and strategic planning to human resources and facilities management to collections and programming. They also help you tackle legal documents, legal and ethical issues, and challenges for today's 2.0 world. Case studies and exercises throughout help you review and practice what you are learning, and their extensive references will be a welcome resource. Book Detail : Author : Hugh H. Genoways Pages : 402 pages Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language : ISBN-10 : 144225551X ISBN-13 : 9781442255517   Supporting forma...

Management of Art Galleries By : Magnus Resch ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The latest edition of the bestselling guide to running a successful gallery, told from the expert perspective of art-world insidersWhat makes an art gallery successful? How do galleries ensure their marketing is right? How should galleries best approach new markets and customers, while still serving their loyal clientele? Based on the results of an anonymous survey sent to more than 8,000 galleries in the US, UK, and Germany, Magnus Resch's insightful examination of the business of selling art, newly updated and revised, is a compelling read, with an approach that is both aspirational and practical. Book Detail : Author : Magnus Resch Pages : 152 pages Publisher : Phaidon Press Language : eng ISBN-10 : 0714877751 ISBN-13 : 9780714877754   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ===...

How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician By : Ari Herstand ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Widely adopted by music schools everywhere and considered ?the best how- to book of its kind? (Music Connection), it inspired thousands to stop waiting around for that ?big break.? Now trusted as the leading expert for ?do it yourself? artists, Ari Herstand returns with this second edition, maintaining that a stable career can be built by taking advantage of the many tools at our fi ngertips: conquering social media, mastering the art of merchandising, embracing authentic fan connection, and simply learning how to persevere. Comprehensively updated to include the latest online trends and developments, it offers ...

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World, 3rd Edition: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom By : Susan Veness ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The latest edition to the successful Hidden Magic series features updated information on the latest attractions at Walt Disney World, including Star Wars: Galaxy?s Edge and Mickey and Minnie?s Runaway Railway! Whether it?s your first or fiftieth visit to Walt Disney World, you?ll be surprised at how much you can miss during your trip. But with this guide to Disney?s hidden treasures you?ll learn: -You can search for more than the usual hidden Mickey. There are other beloved characters like Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse hidden around the parks. -The book Belle reads in Beauty and the Beast is a real book...and you can find out what it is by heading to Maurice?s cottage. -Imagineers hide symbols of themselves around the park to ?sign? thei...

A Practical Handbook for the Actor By : Melissa Bruder ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : 6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Book Detail : Author : Melissa Bruder Pages : 112 pages Publisher : Vintage Language : ISBN-10 : 0394744128 ISBN-13 : 9780394744124   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

A Key to the Louvre: Memoirs of a Curator By : Michel Laclotte ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Art historian, curator, and museum director Michel Laclotte has been at the forefront of French cultural life over the past half century. This informal autobiography sheds light on his brilliant career with warmth and directness. Highlights include twenty years as chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Mus?e du Louvre, heading the team that created the Mus?e d'Orsay, and taking the reins of the Louvre to lead the effort that culminated in the museum's transformation into the ?Grand Louvre,? one of the world's preeminent cultural attractions.Raising the curtain on fifty years of Western art scholarship, intrigue, and achievement, Laclotte introduces an extraordinary cast of characters who set France's cultural direction in the postwar period from Charles de Gaulle and Andr? Malraux in the 1950s to Fran?ois Mitterand in the 1980s...

Finding History Where You Least Expect It: Site-Based Strategies for Teaching about the Past By : Jill M Gradwell ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Museums and cultural institutions of all sizes and budgets are striving to remain relevant in an ever-changing landscape. This volume looks at organizations that have challenged the preconceived notions about their site and its mission by working to break into new markets and develop unexpected programs for diverse and previously untapped audiences. To address this challenge, several western New York sites developed new programs to impact their visitor engagement. History Where You Least Expect It! Site-based Strategies for Teaching about the Past features programs like learning from gingerbread, playing vintage games, developing a theatrical production from places like science museums, archives, historic houses, nature centers, and cemeteries to illustrate how history can be conveyed in the most unli...

Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge By : Kiersten F Latham ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Museums serve to help us understand the past and navigate our future--as individuals, as societies, and as a global community. A careful and accurate assessment of a museum's purpose is crucial to its ability to serve its users effectively. "Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge" offers a holistic introduction to museums and the study of them from the perspective of specialization in museum studies within the context of library and information science (LIS).The book strikes a balance between theory and practice, examining museums from a systems perspective that considers museums to be document-centered institutions--that objects are documents that generate and convey information, meaning, and inspiration. The authors utilize examples drawn from their experience with institutions in the United S...

The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects By : Richard Kurin ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest, most important, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture Richard Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States.Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory. Kurin sheds remarkable new light on objects we think we know well, from Lincoln's hat to Dorothy's ...

Anarchist's Guide to Historic House Museums By : Franklin D. Vagnone ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In these days of an aging traditional audience, shrinking attendance, tightened budgets, increased competition, and exponential growth in new types of communication methods, America?s house museums need to take bold steps and expand their overall purpose beyond those of the traditional museum. They need not only to engage the communities surrounding them, but also to collaborate with visitors on the type and quality of experience they provide. This book -is a ground-breaking manifesto that calls for the establishment of a more inclusive, visitor-centered paradigm based on the shared experience of human habitation;-draws inspiration from film, theater, public art, and urban design to transform historic house museums;-provides a how-to guide for making historic house museums sustainable, through five primary themes: communicating with the surr...

Holy Halls: The Secret Car Collection of Mercedes-Benz By : Christof Vieweg ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : -A thrilling photographic account of the treasure trove of cars kept by the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart that are not currently on display to the public The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart is one of the largest and most visited industrial museums in the world. But the 160 or so automobiles on display are only a small part of the shiny chrome treasures that form the Mercedes-Benz Classic vehicle collection. Another 1,000 historical models are 'parked' in secret places outside Stuttgart - these secret places are called the 'Holy Halls'. This collection is the treasure trove of the brand. It has existed since 1923 and offers a comprehensive overview of the model history of Mercedes-Benz. Cars with special technology and equipment are stored here, as are the silver arrows of Caracciola, Lang and Fangio, the Pope's c...

Smithsonian Treasures of American History By : Kathleen Kendrick ==>> READ BOOK NOW   ==>> DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The National Museum of American History--our country's largest history museum and one of the Smithsonian's most visited--preserves three million objects that capture the American story. From this vast collection, curators have handpicked more than 150 of the Museum's most valued and amazing treasures--from the hat Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated to Jacqueline Kennedy's inaugural gown and Dorothy's ruby slippers; from Alexander Graham Bell's telephone to Edison's light bulb and Albert Einstein's pipe; from an early box of Crayolas to one of the oldest pairs of Levi's. Four separate sections devoted to "Creativity and Innovation," "American Biography," "National Challenges," and "American Identity" reveal fascinating juxtapositions and startling connections on every...