03647nam 2200577 a 450 991045422040332120200520144314.01-283-35454-397866133545491-57387-933-9(CKB)1000000000720688(EBL)3316149(OCoLC)923179663(SSID)ssj0000267803(PQKBManifestationID)11204673(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267803(PQKBWorkID)10227134(PQKB)10864435(MiAaPQ)EBC3316149(Au-PeEL)EBL3316149(CaPaEBR)ebr10520567(CaONFJC)MIL335454(EXLCZ)99100000000072068820080822d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVirtual worlds, real libraries[electronic resource] librarians and educators in Second Life and other multi-user virtual environments /edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. TruemanMedford, N.J. Information Todayc20081 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57387-361-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Librar-things encounter the MUVE / Tom Peters -- Massively multiplayer online worlds / Marty Grover -- Library, education, and museum applications of virtual worlds for child, tween, and teen projects / Marty Grover -- Edutainment before Second Life / Jami Schwarzwalder -- Management in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Rocky in Wonderland : a librarian's journey down the Second Life rabbit hole / Bill Sowers -- Reference services in a virtual world / S. Thompson -- Collections in virtual environments / Rhonda B. Trueman -- Virtual neighborhoods, real communities : the Caledon Branch Library and the Branch Library Program / J.J. Jacobson -- Teen Second Life / Kelly Czarnecki -- HealthInfo Island : Center of Consumer Health and Medical Information in Second Life / Guus van den Brekel and Carol Perryman -- A sense of wonder : speculative fiction and virtual worlds / Abbi Ball and Erik Gordon Bainbridge -- Mystery Manor on Info Island / Mack Lundy -- Virtual communities from long ago : the Parish of Reading Primley, Renaissance Island, and its educational possibilities / Mary-Carol Lindbloom -- Land of Lincoln : Abraham Lincoln gets a second life / DaisyBlue Hefferman -- Why have a second life? : convincing staff, administrators, and faculty of the benefits / Barbara Galik -- Teaching in a virtual setting / S. Thompson -- Virtual worlds, virtual students : instructional possibilities in Second Life / Skip Burhans, J.B. Hill, and Todd Spires -- New frontiers for distance learning library services : a virtual world library at Appalachian State University / Geraldine Purpur and Louise Ochoa -- Exploring Second Life at Stanford / Susan Payne, Rachel Gollub, and Deni Wicklund -- Avatar in the classroom : teaching the nation's first MLIS class in Second Life / Jeremy W. Kemp.Second Life (Game)Shared virtual environmentsLibrary applicationsElectronic books.Second Life (Game)Shared virtual environmentsLibrary applications.006.8Bell Lori1960-996960Trueman Rhonda B.1953-996961MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454220403321Virtual worlds, real libraries2286192UNINA05733nam 22006255 450 991036663160332120200703155545.0981-13-8660-910.1007/978-981-13-8660-2(CKB)4100000009451808(DE-He213)978-981-13-8660-2(MiAaPQ)EBC5892720(PPN)260303089(EXLCZ)99410000000945180820190906d2020 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNutrient Dynamics for Sustainable Crop Production /edited by Ram Swaroop Meena1st ed. 2020.Singapore :Springer Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2020.1 online resource (VIII, 350 p. 61 illus., 58 illus. in color.) 981-13-8659-5 1. Soil Carbon Sequestration in Crop Production -- 2. Soil Quality for Sustainable Agriculture -- 3. Integrated Nutrient Management for Sustainable Crop Production and Improving Soil Health -- 4. Management of Micronutrients in Soil for the Nutritional Security -- 5. Nitrogen Footprint: A Useful Indicator of Agricultural Sustainability -- 6. Strategies for Identification of Genes towards Enhancing Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency in Cereals -- 7. Improving the Nitrogen Cycling in Livestock Systems through Silvopastoral Systems -- 8. Enhanced Phosphorus Fertilizer Use Efficiency with Microorganisms -- 9. Use of organic and biological fertilizers as strategies to improve crop biomass and yields and physicochemical parameters of soil -- 10. Organic Fertilizers for Sustainable Soil and Environmental Management -- 11. Role of Nanotechnology for Enhanced Rice Production.The cropping system is one of the important components of sustainable agriculture, since it provides more efficient nutrient cycling. As such, balanced fertilization must be based on the concept of sustainable crop production. Feeding the rapidly growing world population using environmentally sustainable production systems is a major challenge, especially in developing countries. A number of studies have highlighted the fact that degradation of the world's cultivated soils is largely responsible for low and plateauing yields. Soil is lost rapidly but only formed over millennia, and this represents the greatest global threat to nutrient dynamics in agriculture. This means that nutrient management is essential to provide food and nutritional security for current and future generations. Nutrient dynamics and soil sustainability imply the maintenance of the desired ecological balance, the enhancement and preservation of soil functions, and the protection of biodiversity above and below ground. Understanding the role of nutrient management as a tool for soil sustainability and nutritional security requires a holistic approach to a wide range of soil parameters (biological, physical, and chemical) to assess the soil functions and nutrient dynamics of a crop management system within the desired timescale. Further, best nutrient management approaches are important to advance soil sustainability and food and nutritional security without compromising the soil quality and productive potential. Sustainable management practices must allow environmentally and economically sustainable yields and restore soil health and sustainability. This book presents soil management approaches that can provide a wide range of benefits, including improved fertility, with a focus on the importance of nutrient dynamics. Discussing the broad impacts of nutrients cycling on the sustainability of soil and the cropping systems that it supports, it also addresses nutrient application to allow environmentally and economically sustainable agroecosystems that restore soil health. Arguing that balanced fertilization must be based on the concept of INM for a cropping system rather than a crop, it provides a roadmap to nutrient management for sustainability. This richly illustrated book features tables, figures and photographs and includes extensive up-to-date references, making it a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of Soil Science, Agronomy, Ecology and Environmental Sciences.Plant physiologySustainable developmentPlant ecologySoil scienceSoil conservationPlant breedingPlant Physiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L33020Sustainable Developmenthttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U34000Plant Ecologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19112Soil Science & Conservationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U28000Plant Breeding/Biotechnologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24060Plant physiology.Sustainable development.Plant ecology.Soil science.Soil conservation.Plant breeding.Plant Physiology.Sustainable Development.Plant Ecology.Soil Science & Conservation.Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.571.2Meena Ram Swaroopedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910366631603321Nutrient Dynamics for Sustainable Crop Production2093257UNINA