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Annie O'Donnell

Introduces the field of computer animation, describing various jobs in this field and the training and education needed to get them.

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the Environmental Careers Organization

How successfully we tackle our environmental problems will depend on the next generation of environmental professionals - professionals who need to know where and how they can put their skills to work. For recent college graduates, volunteers, career counselors, career changers, and young professionals, this is the most complete source available on environmental career opportunities. Since the initial publication of The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers - which has sold more than 35,000 copies - the need for practical information on environmental career opportunities has grown tremendously. The New Complete Guide to Environmental Careers is an entirely revised and updated edition that provides readers with an invaluable overview of the entire spectrum of careers in the environmental field. While retaining the personal narratives and breadth of information that made The Complete Guide so valuable, The New Complete Guide features a new, easy-to-read format and includes more statistical data, more information about educational paths to specific careers, new and expanded case studies, and more in-depth analyses of environmental careers. In addition to individual chapters on a variety of fields, the book contains general job-hunting information, covering topics such as education, internships, volunteer programs, and career strategies. Established in 1972, the Environmental Careers Organization (formerly the CEIP Fund) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the environment through the promotion of careers, the development of professionals, and the inspiration of individual action. Over the past twenty years, ECO has launched more than 4,600 careers by providing paid, short-term environmental jobs at hundreds of agencies, corporations, consulting firms, and nonprofit organizations.

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escrito por Jane Yolen

When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy's point of view, this is a story of how the boy tried to warn his people against welcoming the strangers who seemed more interested in golden ornaments that friendship. (Patricia Langan, Dichiaro's Principal)

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Barbara M. Wildemuth

For many practitioners, best practices are often developed through significant amounts of direct experience. However, they can also be developed through the examination and application of research findings. By critically assessing existing studies within library and information science, both aspiring and experienced professionals can acquire a deeper understanding of available methods, as well as design more effective studies. The author has created a book that mirrors the process of conducting a research study. At the same time, she exposes the reader to a wealth of competing and complementary techniques. Each chapter introduces a particular research method, points out its relative strengths and weaknesses, and provides a critique of two or more exemplary studies. Section One considers those research questions most often asked in the field of information and library science and explains how they can arise from practice and direct observation or from existing theories. Section Two covers a variety of research designs, as well as the sampling issues associated with those designs: case studies, naturalistic research, longitudinal studies, Delphi studies, and quasi-experimental and experimental designs. Section Three moves on to methods for collecting data: surveys, various types of interviews, historical and documentary studies, transaction log analysis, diaries, and participant observation. It concludes with a chapter discussing the ways in which any of these methods might be combined for use in a particular study.