San Antonio College Library

This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific presentations, diagrams, computer interfaces, statistical graphics and tables, stereo photographs, guidebooks, courtroom exhibits, timetables, use of color, a pop-up, and many other wonderful displays of information....

Manual comprising a comprehensive compilation of computer programmes relating to statistical methods and statistical computing - presents complete listings and sample runs on descriptive and nonparametric statistics. Illustrations, references and tables.

Downsizing didn't produce the increase in productivity many companies expected. Working on the premise that the way we develop organisations depends heavily on how we organise and live our lives, the authors explore alternative methods.

Account of the activities of the labour administration department of the USA - presents historical background, covers labour policy and employment policy, occupational safety, labour relations, labour standards, the improvement of working conditions, the advancement of employment opportunities, the promotion of the general welfare of wage earners, etc., and includes information on the role of ILO, and the role of USA in the ILO. Bibliography pp. 295...

"For years pundits have predicted that information technology will obliterate the need for almost everything - from travel to supermarkets to business organizations to social life itself. Individual users, however, tend to be more skeptical. Beaten down by info-glut and exasperated by computer systems fraught with software crashes, viruses, and unintelligible error messages, they find it hard to get a fix on the true potential of the digital revolution."...

"The Age of Spiritual Machines is no mere list of predictions but a prophetic blueprint for the future. Kurzweil guides us through the inexorable advances that will result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain. According to Kurzweil, machines will achieve all this by 2020, with human attributes not far behind. We will begin to have relationships with automated personalities and use them as teachers,...

"Examines the merits of including three non-traditional areas in the NAFTA agreement: 1) environmental and labor standards; 2) social issues such as human rights and health care; and 3) issues arising due to the integration of low wage and high wage countries. Leading authorities also address issues such as Mexican nationalism, political reform, and transition mechanisms"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"There's an iceerg dead ahead. It's called global aging, an it threatens to bankrupt the great powers. As the populations of the world's leading economies age and shrink, we will face unprecedented political, economic, and moral challenges. But we are woefully unprepared. Now is the time to ring the alarm bell ..."

Covers the period 1915-1994.