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Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

The Problems of Meaning and Interpretation

By: Pauline Rafferty,Rob Hidderley

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Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

The Problems of Meaning and Interpretation

By: Pauline Rafferty,Rob Hidderley

Indexing and information retrieval work properly only if language and interpretation are shared by creator and user. This is more complex for non-verbal media. The authors of Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works explore these challenges against a background of different theories of language and communication, particularly semiotics, questioning the possibility of ideal multimedia indexing. After surveying traditional approaches to information retrieval (IR) and organization in relation to issues of meaning, particularly Panofsky’s ’levels of meaning’, Pauline Rafferty and Rob Hidderley weigh up the effectiveness of major IR tools (cataloguing, classification and indexing) and computerised IR, highlighting key questions raised by state-of-the-art computer language processing systems. Introducing the reader to the fundamentals of semiotics, through the thinking of Saussure, Peirce and Sonesson, they make the case for this as the basis for successful multimedia information retrieval. The authors then describe specific multimedia information retrieval tools: namely the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, Iconclass and the Library of Congress Thesaurus of General Materials I and II. A selection of multimedia objects including photographic images, abstract images, music, the spoken word and film are read using analytical and descriptive categories derived from the literature of semiotics. Multimedia information retrieval tools are also used to index the multimedia objects, an exercise which demonstrates the richness of the semiotic approach and the limitations of controlled vocabulary systems. In the final chapter the authors reflect on the issues thrown up by this comparison and explore alternatives such as democratic, user-generated indexing as an alternative . Primarily intended for third-year undergraduate and postgraduate information studies students, the breadth and depth of Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works will also make it relevant and fascinating rea

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Routledge

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1351928120

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9781351928120

5001 Nights at the Movies

By: Pauline Kael

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5001 Nights at the Movies

By: Pauline Kael

Smart, funny, and unforgettable, Pauline Kael is the most interesting and influential film critic in America. Her ability to skewer an actor or director and her wit, insight, and thorough knowledge of the film business make her by far the most rewarding regular observer of the movie scene. This new collection covers films that have come out since the previous 1985 edition.

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959

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Macmillan

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0805013679

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9780805013672

Accessories in Private Law

By: Joachim Dietrich,Pauline Ridge

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Accessories in Private Law

By: Joachim Dietrich,Pauline Ridge

Accessory liability is an often neglected but very important topic across all areas of private law. By providing a principled analytical framework for the law of accessories and identifying common themes and problems that arise in the law, this book provides much-needed clarity. It explains the fundamental concepts that are used to impose liability on accessories, particularly the conduct and mental elements of liability: 'involvement' in the primary wrong and (generally) knowledge. It also sets out in detail the specific rules and principles of liability as these operate in different areas of common law, equity and statute. A comparative study across common law and criminal law jurisdictions, including the United States, also sheds new light on what is and what is not accessory liability.

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796

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Cambridge University Press

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1316472973

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9781316472972

Applied Research for Better Practice

By: Angela Everitt,Pauline Hardiker,Jane Littlewood,Audrey Mullender

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Applied Research for Better Practice

By: Angela Everitt,Pauline Hardiker,Jane Littlewood,Audrey Mullender

Addressing the alienation of practitioners from positivist and quantitative research, this book shows how research can be compatible with how practitioners collect and understand data. Drawing on research approaches that take account of subjectivity and employ participative methods, the authors develop an approach to practice for the research- minded practitioner. Whilst useful for practitioners wanting to do research, the primary intention of this book is to explore ways in which practitioners may be research-minded in their work.

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167

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349222658

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9781349222650

Unsettling Assumptions

Tradition, Gender, Drag

By: Pauline Greenhill,Diane Tye

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Unsettling Assumptions

Tradition, Gender, Drag

By: Pauline Greenhill,Diane Tye

In Unsettling Assumptions, editors Pauline Greenhill and Diane Tye link gender studies with traditional and popular culture studies to examine how tradition and gender can intersect to unsettle assumptions about culture and its study. Contributors explore the intersections of traditional expressive culture and sex/gender systems by challenging their conventional constructions, using sex/gender as a lens to question, investigate, or upset concepts like family, ethics, and authenticity. Individual essays consider myriad topics such as Thanksgiving turkeys, rockabilly and bar fights, Chinese tales of female ghosts, selkie stories, a noisy Mennonite New Year's celebration, the Distaff Gospels, Kentucky tobacco farmers, international adoptions, and more. In Unsettling Assumptions, expressive culture emerges as fundamental both to our sense of belonging to a family, an occupation, or friendship group and, most notably, to identity performativity. Within larger contexts, these works offer a better understanding of cultural attitudes like misogyny, homophobia, and racism as well as the construction and negotiation of power.

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321

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University Press of Colorado

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1492012491

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9781492012498

Understanding Doctors' Performance

By: Jim Cox,Jenny King,Allen Hutchinson,Pauline McAvoy

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Understanding Doctors' Performance

By: Jim Cox,Jenny King,Allen Hutchinson,Pauline McAvoy

Understanding Doctors’ Performance addresses possible reasons why doctors under-perform, covering specific areas such as education and training, physical and mental health, workload, personality, organisational culture, drug and alcohol misuse, and cognitive impairment. It draws together evidence and describes the factors (apart from clinical competence) that adversely affect performance and how they can be prevented, identified, assessed and addressed. This practical and easy to read book is invaluable for NHS managers, medical directors, chief executives and board members, along with directors of human resources in healthcare and healthcare professionals interested in the assessment of performance or the management of underperformance.

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235

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CRC Press

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1000621839

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9781000621839

Conversations with Pauline Kael

By: Pauline Kael

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Conversations with Pauline Kael

By: Pauline Kael

Interviews with Pauline Kael, movie critic for the New Yorker from 1968 to 1991.

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230

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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0878058990

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9780878058990

Osteoporosis

A Guide for Clinicians

By: Pauline M. Camacho,Paul Miller

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Osteoporosis

A Guide for Clinicians

By: Pauline M. Camacho,Paul Miller

This handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The book covers all aspects of osteoporosis, from pathophysiology to diagnostic tests and therapies, and includes actual case studies with teaching points. Separate chapters focus on vitamin D deficiency and workup and recognition of secondary causes of bone loss. Coverage of treatment includes tailoring therapy to individual patients, determining the success of therapy, what to do when therapy fails, and future therapeutic options. The authors review the latest evidence and provide annotated references so readers can examine the methodology, results, and conclusions of the studies.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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0781786193

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9780781786195

A Bit Different

Disability in Ireland

By: Pauline Conroy

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A Bit Different

Disability in Ireland

By: Pauline Conroy

A Bit Different: Disability in Ireland brings the reader on a journey exploring the ideas that influence our thinking about people with disabilities. In the year when Ireland ratified the UN Convention on the rights of people with disabilities, A Bit Different answers the question as to why the road to equal rights for people with disabilities is strewn with so many potholes. Its chapters analyse the impact of the Nazi programme to annihilate people with disabilities and create an ‘Aryan race,’ as well as the Irish habit of placing people with perceived differences into closed institutions. Drawing on examples from Germany, Romania, Italy and the US, the book casts a different or alternative light on the Army Deafness cases of the 1970s and the more recent Tuam discovery of unburied babies. Among its ten chapters, the author provides a new look at the rise of the independent living movement in Ireland among people with disabilities themselves and provides a critical appraisal of the increasing State regulation and enforcement of standards of living in residential centres for people with disabilities. Students of Disability Studies will find the first historical timeline of disability policy events over two centuries, especially useful in understanding the history of disability rights in Ireland. The intended readership for this book is among the 600,000 Irish people who describe themselves as having a disability or long-standing health condition, their friends, families, advocates, carers, social care supporters, work colleagues and employers.

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Orpen Press

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1786050617

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9781786050618

Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

The Problems of Meaning and Interpretation

By: Pauline Rafferty,Rob Hidderley

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The Problems of Meaning and Interpretation

By: Pauline Rafferty,Rob Hidderley

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Routledge

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1351928120

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Book's by Pauline Rafferty

Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

5001 Nights at the Movies

5001 Nights at the Movies

Accessories in Private Law

Accessories in Private Law

Applied Research for Better Practice

Applied Research for Better Practice

Unsettling Assumptions

Unsettling Assumptions

Understanding Doctors' Performance

Understanding Doctors' Performance

Conversations with Pauline Kael

Conversations with Pauline Kael

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis

A Bit Different

A Bit Different

Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works

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