A must-read for progressive librarians everywhere, Our Enduring Values will help you to define your role in the library of the future.

In this stirring manifesto, public intellectual, librarian, and philosopher Gorman addresses head on the “existential panic” among library professionals caused by the radical shift in how libraries are viewed.

Berkshire Hathaway, the $300 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the worldÕs largest and most famous corporations. Yet, for all its power and celebrity, few people understand Berkshire, and many assume it cannot survive without Buffett. This book proves that assumption wrong. In a comprehensive portrait of the distinct corporate culture that unites and sustains BerkshireÕs fifty direct subsidiaries, Lawrence A. Cunningham unearths the traits that assure the conglomerateÕs perpetual prosperity. Riveting stories recount each subsidiaryÕs origins, triumphs, and journey to Berkshire and reveal the strategies managers use to generate economic value from intangible values, such as thrift, integrity, entrepreneurship, autonomy, and a sense of permanence. Rich with lessons for those wishing to profit from the Berkshire model, this engaging book is a valuable read for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, and investors, and it makes an important resource for scholars of corporate stewardship. General readers will enjoy learning how an iconoclastic businessman transformed a struggling shirt company into a corporate fortress destined to be his lasting legacy.

""Future libraries" rassemble d'émérites avocats, historiens, informaticiens, linguistes, et architectes pour aborder le futur des bibliothèques, des livres et de l'écrit dans l'ère électronique.

Icon, legend and sports car par excellence - for more than 40 years, the Porsche 911 has captivated fans with its timeless design, superior technology and giant-slaying performance potential. For 2005, Porsche has created the sixth generation of the world's most successful sports car. Once again, its engineers and designers have achieved a perfect interpretation of Porsche philosophy and created an uncompromising sports car with extraordinary driving comfort. Written and beautifully photographed in cooperation with the Porsche factory, Porsche 911: Enduring Values documents all aspects of the new 911 from design to testing to production. The 911's history is explored throughout this journey, providing context for the development of today's car. Porsche fans will sense the excitement surrounding the creation of this evergreen and seminal sports car.Author bios:1. Jutta Deiss: Creative Director of the design studio Head-Line in Stuttgart Germany. Multiple awards as German female sports journist of the year.2. Elmar Brummer: German journalist whose work appears in major daily newspapers in that country. He has written extensively on Porsche.3. Reiner Schloz: German sports writer and columnist.'

A library must function with integrity in order to function well. This book looks at a broad range of library functions through the lens of integrity and ethics. This largely unexplored area of study is handled exceptionally well by the library and information professionals contained in these pages. This book addresses the ethical and integrity issues that may come up in the day to day workings of the library as well considerations for the ethical education of our future librarians. Within a framework based on the ethical issues that are attached with information management, this book examines the impact of the US Patriot Act, library authentication and access management, plagiarism and social networking. This material was published in the Journal of Library Administration.

A spirited exploration of libraries' evolution from fusty brick-and-mortar institutions to fluid virtual environments.