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UNINA9910782979503321 |
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U.S. conventional prompt global strike : issues for 2008 and beyond / / Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008 |
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0-309-18588-2 |
9786611973049 |
1-281-97304-1 |
0-309-11460-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Astronautics, Military - United States |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States |
Space warfare |
Space weapons |
United States Armed Forces Weapons systems Evaluation |
United States Military policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Military Issues""; ""3 Political, International, Policy, and Doctrinal Issues""; ""4 Technology Issues""; ""5 Assessment of Conventional Prompt Global Strike Options�Synthesis""; ""6 Key Questions and Major Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix B: Letter from Senators Inouye and Stevens""; ""Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix D: Statement of Task and Congressional Language""; ""Appendix E: Interim Letter Report to Congress"" |
""Appendix F: Summary of Committee Meeting Agendas""""Appendix G: The Why and How of Boost-Glide Systems""; ""Appendix H: Cooperative Reduction of Nuclear Ambiguity""; ""Appendix I: The Minuteman |
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Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) is a military option under consideration by the US Department of Defense. This book, the final report from the National Research Council's Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, analyzes proposed CPGS systems and evaluates the potential role CPGS could play in US defense. |
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UNINA9910787196703321 |
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LIS education in developing countries : the road ahead / / edited on behalf of IFLA by Ismail Abdullahi, A. Y. Asundi and C. R. Karisiddappa |
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Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Saur, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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3-11-039629-7 |
3-11-035538-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Collana |
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IFLA Publications ; ; Volume 165 |
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Library education - Developing countries |
Library science - Developing countries |
Developing countries |
Afrika |
Asien |
Lateinamerika |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- About IFLA -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction / Abdullahi, Ismail -- 1.Rediscovering LIS Education in Developing Countries in the Knowledge Society: Opening Keynote Address / Karisiddappa, C. R. -- 2. LIS Education in Latin America / Arellano, Filiberto Felipe Martínez / Vidal, Patricia Lucia Rodríguez -- 3.The Future of LIS Education in French-speaking West |
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Africa / Dione, Bernard -- 4.Online Learning in Library and Information Science in the ASEAN Countries: Issues and Trends -- 5.Challenges and Problems of LIS Education in Selected African Countries / Burnett, Peter -- 6.Library and Information Science in Oman's New Information Environment / Al-Suqri, Mohammed Nasser / Alkindi, Salim Said / Al-Sarmi, Abdullah Humood -- 7.Challenges of LIS Education in South Asia / Ameen, Kanwal -- 8.LIS Education in Developing Countries / Asundi, A. Y. / Karisiddappa, C. R. -- 9.Enhancing Library and Information Science Education through Cross-border Collaboration / Abioye, Abiola -- 10.Philosophical and Pedagogical Foundations of LIS Curriculum Design / Abdullahi, Ismail / Karisiddappa, C. R. / Asundi, A. Y. -- 11.The Improvements in Quality of LIS Education through the Mutual International Exchanges of Students in East Asia / Nagatsuka, Takashi / Tsunoda, Hiroyuki / Harada, Tomoko -- 12.Teaching and Learning for Development through Collaborative Curriculum Design / Ottong, Eno Joseph / Ottong, Ubong Joseph -- 13.Marching Ahead towards an Operational South-South Collaboration - A Road Map / Asundi, A. Y. -- About the authors -- About the editors -- Index |
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The book contains relevant subjects and topics that address the future of LIS education in the developing world of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Since last two decades the profile of LIS education, and their content are on the constant and persistent changes. LIS education is facing a fabulous task of managing and preparing future generation of library and information professionals. |
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