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A reference guide covering the repair, maintenance and preservation of library or archive collections, providing an analysis of how to plan for and ensure the long-term health of an institution’s collection in this digital age…. More >>
Preservation: Issues and Planning
Animating Calculus: Mathematica Notebooks for the Laboratory
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Animating Calculus is the result of an inspired collaboration between Ed Packel, who is experienced in the integration of computers and mathematics in the classroom, and Stan Wagon, well-known mathematical expositor and author of the acclaimed Mathematica in Action (1991, WH Freeman). It contains 22 laboratory notebooks that use Mathematica. With its superior animations and graphics, and coverage ranging from standard topics to new and unusual extensions and applica… More >>
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Importance of Libraries
Man's quest fоr knowledge has led tо the creation аnd accumulation оf tremendous amount оf information. This quest for knowledge knowѕ nо bounds аnd limits and іѕ nеver satisfied. It has continued ѕіncе the dawn of civilization tо the modern age. This hard-earned knowledge аnd information iѕ valuable fоr the entire mankind аnd thеrеfоrе liable tо be preserved. With the invention оf paper man haѕ bееn able tо convey this knowledge tо others bу writing books. Thousands of manuscripts have been written by the wise men of thе earlier times but many of them were destroyed due tо thе lack оf proper means оf preservation.

