Today libraries, archives, and organizations of every size are creating websites with digital materials that they maintain day in and day out. Some repositories are digitizing written works in the public domain and putting them on the Web and on CD-ROM (or equivalent technology) to make them accessible to the public, with the twofold aim of (1) providing access to the information today while preserving the fragile or rare originals for the future, and at the same time (2) wanting to “keep” the digital information for the future. Other institutions have created massive digital databases of their holdings, including books, manuscripts, and images that they want to be accessible on the Web. On top of all this is the incredible amount of office files, materials, circulation records, and cataloging records that are created every day.

The very largest libraries and archives in the world, in conjunction with national library and archive consortia, have been looking at the issue of the preservation of digital materials for several years. They have begun publishing “best practices” that any library of any size can incorporate into its project planning, budgets, and follow-up. Corporations and financial institutions have focused their energies on contingency plans and enterprise-wide backup of data.

Less well-funded libraries and archives and other cultural institutions need a practical “howto” guide to plan for the future of their data, whether it be for access tomorrow, next year, or in ten years.

Here, John Keiger examines the subtle forces that have shaped France's international relations, from material aspects such as geography, demography, and economics, to more abstract features of France's national identity such as the notion of state and the impulse to spread French culture. The
first study of its kind in English, the book is divided into thematic chapters that include discussions of how foreign policy is formulated and executed, the nature of strategy and defence, France's allies and adversaries, cultural diplomacy, and an assessment of French espionage. A final chapter
examines France's position in the post-Cold War era, its adjustment to the new international system, and the extent to which old mentalities persist or have been resurrected.

About the Author

John Keiger is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, University of Aix-Marseille, France and holds a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge. He has written a number of books and articles on France and international history including France and the Origins of the First World War (Macmillian, 1893), a biography of Raymond Poincare (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and was editor of 19 volumes of Europe 1848-1914 in British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print (University Publications of America, 1989). He has been a Visiting Professor in France, has done a number of broadcasts for the BBC and has given evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee on french Foreign policy and defence.

This dictionary provides the user with a comprehensive range of the vocabulary used in the field of computing. It covers all aspects of computing, including hardware, software, peripherals, networks and programming, as well as many applications in which computers are used, such as the Internet or desktop publishing. It also describes the latest developments in networks, the Internet, communications, programming, multimedia, processor design and storage technology.

Each headword is explained in clear, straightforward English. Examples are given to show how the words and phrases can be used in context. General comments about particular items of interest, complex ideas or hardware or software applications are given in separate boxes. Quotations from magazines and journals are given to show how the words are used in real text.

The dictionary includes a number of product names and company names. The trademarked names that are included are those that are judged to be of de facto importance to users or important in the development of computer technology.

Fingerprints constitute one of the most important categories of physical evidence, and it is among the few that can be truly individualized. During the last two decades, many new and exciting developments have taken place in the field of fingerprint science, particularly in the realm of methods for developing latent prints and in the growth of imaging and AFIS technologies. This fully updated Second Edition of the bestseller, Advances in Fingerprint Technology, covers major developments in latent fingerprint processing, including physical, chemical, instrumental, and combination techniques. Written by a renowned group of leading forensic identification and criminalistic experts, this valuable work presents exciting progress in fingerprint technology. New in this edition: o Latent fingerprint chemistry o Techniques directed at lipid-soluble components o More succinct treatment of AFIS o A new procedure that applies nanocrystal technology to latent fingerprint development o A systematic, statistically-based point of view regarding the individuality of fingerprints

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This book provides an up-to-date account of RNSs and arithmetic. It covers the underlying mathematical concepts of RNSs; the conversion between conventional number systems and RNSs; the implementation of arithmetic operations; various related applications are also introduced. In addition, numerous detailed examples and analysis of different implementations are provided.

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