1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462458503321

Autore

Waley Arthur

Titolo

Yuan Mei : eighteenth century Chinese poet / / Arthur Waley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-283-84243-2

1-135-65224-4

0-203-71533-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

China : history, philosophy, economics ; ; 38

China, history, philosophy, economics ; ; 38

Disciplina

895.1148

Soggetti

Civilization, Modern - 18th century

Poets, Chinese - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1956"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Yuan Mei; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; One: At Hangchow, 1716 to 1736; Two: At Peking, 1736 to 1743; Three: Prefect, 1743 to 1749; Four: At the Sui-yuan, and journey to the north-west,1749-1752; Five: The Sui-piand the Ghost Stories, 1752-1782; Six: Journeys,1782-1786; Seven: Poetry Talks and the Cookery Book,1787-1797; Appendices; I: Anson's dealings with the Chinese at Canton; II: After Yuan Mei's Death; III: The Macartney Mission and Yuan Mei's Works; IV: Rules Observed; Books; References; Index and Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1956. Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in 1743. Yuan Mei gives an account (not previously translated) of Anson's interview with the Manchu authorities. The book contains many translations of Yuan Mei's verse and prose.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457299003321

Autore

Bannister Frank

Titolo

Purchasing and financial management of information technology [[electronic resource] /] / Frank Bannister

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Burlington, MA, : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004

ISBN

1-136-37064-1

1-281-01420-6

9786611014209

1-4294-8435-7

0-08-049791-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Computer weekly professional series

Disciplina

004.068/1

Soggetti

Information technology - Management

Information technology - Costs

Information resources management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology; Copyright Page; Contents; Computer Weekly Professional Series; Preface; Chapter 1. IT acquisition policy; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The objectives of purchasing; 1.3 What makes IT purchasing different?; 1.4 IT strategy and purchasing; 1.5 IT value; 1.6 Foundations of IT purchasing policy; 1.7 Purchasing procedures; Chapter 2. Dealing with suppliers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Good supplier relationships; 2.3 Poor supplier relationships; 2.4 Joint development; 2.5 Good suppliers; 2.6 Supplier management strategies

2.7 Handling salesmen2.8 Negotiating; 2.9 Using formal tenders; 2.10 Total outsourcing; 2.11 Sources of supplier information; Chapter 3. IT costs and cost management; 3.1 Are we getting value from IT?; 3.2 The dynamics of IT cost growth; 3.3 Identifying IT costs; 3.4 Managing hidden costs; 3.5 Training costs; 3.6 Managing maintenance and support costs; 3.7 Testing, installation and implementation; 3.8 Invisible costs; 3.9 Charge-back; 3.10 Outsourcing; 3.11 IT asset



statements; Chapter 4. Evaluating and reviewing IT investments; 4.1 Principles of IT evaluation; 4.2 IT benefits

4.3 Why IT expenditure is difficult to evaluate4.4 Methods of evaluating IT expenditure; 4.5 IT expenditure benchmarking; 4.6 Reviewing and auditing IT systems; Chapter 5. IT budgeting, accounting and cost control; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Prerequisites for good IT budgeting; 5.3 Why good budgeting is important; 5.4 Four basic approaches to budgeting; 5.5 Ownership; 5.6 Practical rules for budget ownership; 5.7 The scope of IT budgeting; 5.8 Roles in the IT budgeting process; 5.9 Building a budget; 5.10 Project and expenditure justification; 5.11 Charge-back budgeting; 5.12 Phasing a budget

5.13 Reporting against budget5.14 Forecasting; 5.15 Good monitoring and reporting practices; 5.16 Tracking hardware and software; 5.17 Accounting for IT; 5.18 A final checklist; Chapter 6. Specifying hardware and systems software; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Two approaches to specification; 6.3 Important definitions; 6.4 Specifying processors; 6.5 Specifying desktop machines; 6.6 Specifying portable PCs; 6.7 Specifying on-line storage; 6.8 Specifying printers; 6.9 Specifying communications requirements; 6.10 System software; 6.11 Specifying ergonomics

Chapter 7. Specification of application software7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The importance of good software specification; 7.3 Specifying requirements for packaged software; 7.4 Functional requirements; 7.5 Specifying custom software requirements; 7.6 Conclusion; Chapter 8. Purchasing other IT products and services; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Purchasing hardware maintenance; 8.3 Purchasing consultancy services; 8.4 Purchasing systems integration services; 8.5 Purchasing contract staff; 8.6 Purchasing resilience and disaster recovery capability; 8.7 Purchasing security; 8.8 Conclusion

Chapter 9. Evaluation and selection of IT

Sommario/riassunto

Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology aims to significantly reduce the amount of money wasted on IT by providing readers with a comprehensive guide to all aspects of planning, managing and controlling IT purchasing and finance. Starting from a recognition that IT purchasing and the financial management often needs to be treated differently from other types of expenditure, the author draws on over 25 years of experience in the field to provide readers with useful mixture of good procedures and common sense rules that have been tried, tested and found to



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910700917603321

Titolo

Draft general management plan/environmental impact statement [[electronic resource] ] : Harpers Ferry National Historical Park / / Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harpers Ferry, W. Va. : , : Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Soggetti

National parks and reserves - West Virginia

National parks and reserves - Virginia

National parks and reserves - Maryland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 19, 2011).

"August 2008."

Includes index.

"NPS D-70"--P. [310].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page [304-306]).