...Luiz Teles Computers vs. Books In the 21st century, the population nowadays is dependent on computers to do everything. The people can’t live without their smartphones or social networks; everybody is connected in some way to the high technology of the 21st century. We need in some way use the computers, for everything that we do; for example, to search something, write a paper or buy things. People are starting to forget the real pleasures of the real life. This you will never find on your computer screen. They need to remember the roots of where things started. For example, one polemic topic that is discussed nowadays is “Will computers completely replace books?” I will start this discussion with a fact, the fact that books have existed for thousands of years. Do you think that some writers or fans of books will let the history of books die? In my opinion, I don’t think so. Writers will still publish their work as books. They sell their books on the internet, but I am pretty sure that they know the essence of writing; A good story, with chapters and pages that we can flip is only possible in a real book. Books have been generating lots of money; the commerce will never stop. Libraries, book stores, schools, and other kinds of shops that use magazines or books for entertainment will never supply tablets for every person who wants to read something or just to flip the pages to waste some time while waiting for something, like in the spa or in line for a haircut...
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...Clothing has one of the best gross profits and generates the 2nd most income. With traditional costing, computers are operating at a loss. Under Traditional Costing, all operating expenses are allocated by percent of sales. This causes the larger segments to carry more cost automatically. For Southlake, Textbooks generate the most income, however the gross profit percentage is only 26%. Clothing has one of the best gross profits and generates the 2nd most income. With traditional costing, computers are operating at a loss. ABC Costing * When allocating the operating costs based on cost driver rather than percentage of sales the segments performance differs. Depending on management’s choice of cost driver, results will vary. We allocated all costs to each product line but used different drivers. Under ABC costing, less cost is allocated to the biggest segment, textbooks. Textbooks still create the most income, but both supplies and computers are operating at a loss. When allocating the operating costs based on cost driver rather than percentage of sales the segments performance differs. Depending on management’s choice of cost driver, results will vary. We allocated all costs to each product line but used different drivers. Under ABC costing, less cost is allocated to the biggest segment, textbooks. Textbooks still create the most income, but both supplies and computers are operating at a loss. Benchmarking Analysis Information provided by the National Association...
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...28, 2012 Is Bookstores History? Well everyone knows what a book is and how much information you can get from a book but, are bookstores becoming a thing of the past as technology advances and we have e-readers and online stores like Amazon who sell book at bargain prices (Bosker, 2010). E-readers are now replacing bookstores so you no longer have to travel to a bookstore to wait for your books. E-reader might cost a hefty penny at first but it saves space and you can have multiply books at once without worrying about having a bookstore in your house. So the question is are bookstores becoming obsolete and if so what countries would benefits from having bookstores instead of e-readers. The current target market and demographics for bookstores would be readers of all ages and sex as they use bookstore to purchase all types of books; for their personal enjoyment or research. Bookstores are declining in popularity because technology is making it possible for consumers to read book on their e-readers and laptop computers. While technology is taking over this generation people are becoming more concise of the environment and being green. When readers are into green products they realize e-readers are more useful then book and going to a book store. Also when you have places like Starbucks and Panera Bread that give you that bookstore feel you no longer are in need of a bookstore. Readers are able to purchases books online, which save them, time and money and not having to worry...
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...Good Day ! We, third year BS Computer Engineering students of FEU-East Asia College, are currently taking up the subject ENGE503 – Technical Writing for Engineering. A requirement of this subject is to study an existing design and later propose changes to the design’s weaknesses and irregularities. Our group decided to study the existing Returning and Borrowing System of Books in the Library. The group’s aim is to evaluate the effectivity of the system to its users, like students and faculty. And so, a survey is formulated to assist the group’s objective. We would like you to answer the following questions whole-heartedly to help us evaluate the system effectively and later propose changes based on the answers provided. Thank you and God Bless! -The Angry Birds Group 1. How often do you borrow books in the Library? __ everyday __ twice a month __ once a week __ once a month __ twice a week __ once a year 2. How long does it take you to borrow a book or a reading material? __ 3-5 mins. __ 5-10 mins. __ 10-15 mins. 3. Have you experienced difficulty finding books provided by OPAC? __ Yes __ No 4. Do you think the database system of OPAC is updated? __ Yes __ No 5. The Library still uses the manual process of getting the borrower’s name by writing on the borrower’s slip at the back of every book, and then provides the book’s due date. Do you think this process needs to be improved? __ Yes __ No 6. Are your expectations...
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...membership for Bob, Then Bob got his new library card. • He wanted to use his new card to borrow several books. He wanted to borrow a novel by C.S. Lewis. But he didn’t remember the book name. Alice helped him use key words and author name search to find the book “The chronicles of Narnia” on one of the library’s computers. • However, this book was not available. He requested the book so that the book can be recalled. Alice told him that he will be informed when the book was ready to pick up. Alice helped him check out other books. • He checked the status of book everyday online. His wife also wants to borrow a cook book. He reserved that cook book too. After a couple of days, he got a call that “The chronicles of Narnia” was available. He went to pick it up as well as the cook book and a couple of other books. • After he finished reading the books, he went to return the books. And because some books are passed due date, he need pay some fine. • After two years, Bob need to move to another city. He went to library, and Alice helped him cancel his library membership. Please answer the following questions, and submit your assignment as a single Word document with all diagrams inserted into that one document: 1. Identify all actors and use cases from the above description and draw a use case diagram for this library system. Actors Use Cases Bob (Customer) Book Search – By Name, Author, Genre...
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...HOW TO ACCESS YOUR CREATE eBOOK (CREDIT CARD) STEP 1: Go to http://create.mheducation.com/shop and search for and select eBook by Title, ISBN, Author, or State/School STEP 2: Add the book to your cart and click “Check Out.” Create an account or sign in. Verify order information and place order. Your receipt and bookshelf will appear. With purchase, you receive both an online eBook and a downloadable eBook. IMPORTANT! Your VitalSource password will be the same password you chose when you created your eBookstore account. Questions? McGraw-Hill Technical Support: 800-331-5094 (prompts 2, 3, 2) - www.mhhe.com/support HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUR eBOOK TO YOUR COMPUTER. Go to http://create.mheducation.com/shop and Sign In (top, right) Click the My Bookshelf tab. Click the button. You will first need to install a third-party application called VitalSource Bookshelf. Choose your platform and install or launch bookshelf if you already have the application Run the installer. Restart your computer. Launch VitalSource Bookshelf. Questions? Please go to http://support.vitalsource.com/kb/ gettingstarted/gs-1001 for additional assistance. After launching VitalSource bookshelf, you may be asked to enter your email address and password. Your VitalSource password will be the same password you chose when you created your eBookstore account. HOW TO VIEW YOUR DOWNLOADED eBOOK. How to NAVIGATE through the eBook download (VitalSource Bookshelf) ...
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...University Imus, Cavite In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology JENNIFER ACEBO DYAN JESSICA LIM JOBIN DEL ROSARIO INTRODUCTION In today’s modern age where computer has become a way of life, it is evident that a majority of country’s institution still do not adapt high technology. Particularly in some schools, library transactions are still done on paper. We all know that modern school libraries are operating at great pace striving to serve as many students as possible with the best of their abilities. But as the years rolled by, the number of study has grown and the manual method of managing student and book records is no longer practical. A Library Management System is a system that makes use of information technology to perform managerial objects. The main goal of a library management information system is to store, organize, share and retrieve vital information needed to perform daily operational functions of the library. St. Matthew Academy of Cavite does not have one. Since library has a very large number of books and large number of members, it is impossible for librarians to handle day to day activities manually. Therefore, a library management system is used to facilitate the tasks in the library. With growing population and high demand of students, St. Matthew Academy of Cavite is in need of such system...
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...Gyan gyan gyan Use this method if you'd like to upload a document from your computer. We support the following file types: doc, docx, pdf, wps, rtf, odt Use this method if you'd like to upload a document from your computer. We support the following file types: doc, docx, pdf, wps, rtf, odt Use this method if you'd like to upload a document from your computer. We support the following file types: doc, docx, pdf, wps, rtf, odt Use this method if you'd like to upload a document from your computer. We support the following file types: doc, docx, pdf, wps, rtf, odt I saw a request on stockmarketpilipinas.com for valuations of National Bookstore Inc (NBSI). With the recent subscription of shares by NBSI into Vulcan Mining, a lot of people are speculating that NBSI will list itself through Vulcan Mining through a possible swapping/purchasing of each others shares. Here’s a couple of figures to help out in case you decide to go into the deal. National Bookstore Inc. (NBSI) is the holding company of the Ramos group with interests in the sale and distribution of books and/or school suppliers. The company has several stakes in the following book companies (as of 12/31/2013): I saw a request on stockmarketpilipinas.com for valuations of National Bookstore Inc (NBSI). With the recent subscription of shares by NBSI into Vulcan Mining, a lot of people are speculating that NBSI will list itself through Vulcan Mining through a possible swapping/purchasing of each others shares. Here’s...
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...to offer audio books available for download from the Internet starting July 1. This new service is made available in conjunction with Sunflower Audio, a national audio book supplier. Library patrons are invited to select from Sunflower Audio’s ever growing collection of unabridged titles. A wide variety of genres are available, with more titles added every week. HOW DO I SEARCH FOR THE BOOKS I WANT WITH SUNFLOWER AUDIO? To access Sunflower Audio, you need a computer with access to the Internet. You start by downloading and installing the Sunflower Audio interface from the library’s home page. An illustrated PDF file with complete instructions for installing and using the interface is also available. After you’ve installed the interface, click Get Books to access the Sunflower Audio database. HOW DO I DOWNLOAD A BOOK FROM SUNFLOWER AUDIO? After you’ve found the book you want, enter your library card code (including the three-letter preface) in the Checkout box, select Florentina Public Library in the Library list box, and then click Download. At that point, you’ll see instructions explaining how to complete the download process. Download times vary by connection and computer types. Patrons with dial-up connections may find that they are not able to use this service reliably due to the size of the audio files and the time required to download those files. HOW DO I LISTEN TO A DOWNLOADED BOOK? Books downloaded from Sunflower Audio can be played on any computer or portable digital...
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...done at your School Resource Centre | 4-5 | 4.0 | Your expectation towards the SRC and staff(s) | 6 | 5.0 | Your recommendations/ suggestions to improve the SRC | 6 | 1.0 INTRODUCTION ABOUT SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTRE (SRC) School library and library staff are important resources for the classroom teacher in connecting students with books and other reading materials. Library staff offers variety of services to teachers in order to support student reading. Library staff can help students find books that match with their interests and reading levels. Besides, they provide other reading-related services such as offering reading promotions and other reading-focused activities. In addition, they provide service of adding new titles to the library in response to teacher and student recommendations and promoting books to students through book talks, book clubs, reading aloud to the classes, and providing lists of recommended reading for different interests. My secondary school is a SMK Shahbandaraya. My school resource centre have four part first is library which is located at block Beta 1 at the second floor. Second is ICT room/computer room, at the left side of the library. In front the ICT room have another room is audiovisual room. Lastly at the right side have one glasses room for student do revision or group discussion with their lecturer. 2.0 EXPERIENCES...
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...of Management student at the Norwegian School of Management with a passion for computers. Dag had used him to help set up his home office. Dagfinn had spent the Easter break surfing the Internet and writing his term paper for a course called GRA2329 IT in Global Business at the Norwegian School of Management. The term paper assignment was to take an existing company and analyze how this company could use the Internet as an information and sales channel for products and services. The students in GRA2329 had chosen a wide variety of businesses and organizations. Dagfinn had been a member of a group working with Norsk Rikstoto, the company administering nationwide equestrian sports gambling. What interested Dag, however, was another aspect of the course: When GRA2329 was started, the required books had not been available in the bookstore, but had first started arriving several weeks into the course. Normally, in situation like this, the professor would have postponed the discussions over the delayed literature until later in the course. However, for GRA2329, things had been different. Several of the students had bought the course literature over the Internet, from a bookstore called Amazon.com, located in Seattle, Washington, USA. Some of the students had also tried Blackwell's, a bookstore web site in England, but had been less satisfied. Dagfinn found it impressive that these book shops could deliver American and English literature in as...
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...Reference Book? It is undeniable that Reference Book is one of the most common sources of information. It is because of the reliability of the author or writer of the books. The information printed on each pages is very acceptable. Many generations had past and almost everyone learned by the use of books. But in those generations that past is also the fast modernization in Information and Technology. Examples are computers, gadgets and internet that most people now are using in their daily lives are some of the reasons why people are slowly forgetting the role and special use of Reference Book. But on the bright side, it makes our living more easily on doing things. No matter what age or gender of user you are. But which is more effective? Let us find out. We are in a new generation again which is more modern. All are affected by this change, each personality for social life or even personal life. But how's the Reference Book now? Only few people are using it as a source of information. It is possible that in the near future, Reference Book will be forgotten and neglected. It will be override by the modernization through the use of Cyber World. Hopefully we won't forget where we first learned. Although we must say that we need to go with the flow of the change in modern technology. What will be the effect of Cyber World on our country as a nation and especially to the youth who's getting addicted to it? Is there a room in this world to learn the use of books in study? At...
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...young Master of Management student at the Norwegian School of Management with a passion for computers. Dag had used him to help set up his home office. Dagfinn had spent the Easter break surfing the Internet and writing his term paper for a course called GRA2329 IT in Global Business at the Norwegian School of Management. The term paper assignment was to take an existing company and analyze how this company could use the Internet as an information and sales channel for products and services. The students in GRA2329 had chosen a wide variety of businesses and organizations. Dagfinn had been a member of a group working with Norsk Rikstoto, the company administering nationwide equestrian sports gambling. What interested Dag, however, was another aspect of the course: When GRA2329 was started, the required books had not been available in the bookstore, but had first started arriving several weeks into the course. Normally, in situation like this, the professor would have postponed the discussions over the delayed literature until later in the course. However, for GRA2329, things had been different. Several of the students had bought the course literature over the Internet, from a bookstore called Amazon.com, located in Seattle, Washington, USA. Some of the students had also tried Blackwell's, a bookstore web site in England, but had been less satisfied. Dagfinn found it impressive that these book shops could deliver American and English literature in as little as four days, at prices...
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...low. Days textbooks in receiving area was now at 10 and cartons processed per employee hour down to 3.3. I would recommend that days in receiving area be steadily reduced to reduce inventory costs. And also increase employee morale to increase productivity. Alternatively FTEs in the receiving area may need to be deployed elsewhere or cut. Customer queuing time had been halved in the 2 years. GMROI was also up. Comparing Northlake’s progress to NACS benchmarks reveals several areas that could do with improvement. Most notable is the sale of used course books. Northlake lags the industry average of 20.7% by 7.3%. This is a big contributor to the lag in total book sales 67.8 vs 72.7%. Percentage of used text sales per new text, and course book sales were both lower than average, 28.70% and 20.70% respectively. Northlake should be putting more effort into the sale of books and used books in particular. The margin on used text books is healthier than that on new textbooks and so Northlake should be putting in more effort to acquire and sell used textbooks. With...
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...One hundred years ago people did not have the technology that we have today. People prefer the technology that we have now. Daily life has improved over the past 100 years because of the way technology has changed reading, playing games, and communication. Technology has changed the way we read. Back then books were rare, and now we can get them on our phones through the internet. Books are less expensive and easier to get. We have more choices on what topics to read about. In the early 1900s, there were few books, but now with the internet we read books online. Books look different now. Books started out as paper, but now they are computer files. Technology has improved reading by making it available. In the past hundred years,...
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