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Firestarters : 100 job profiles to inspire young women / by Beatty, Kelly,1969-(CARDINAL)477417; Bradshaw, Dale Salvaggio,1970-(CARDINAL)477418;
Carol Boyers Givens : museum objects conservator -- Caroline Palmer : ballet choreologist -- Cathy Jenkins Wilson : advertising broadcast producer -- Cecily Steppe : marine biologist -- Charlotte Michie : licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) -- Charlotte Thomas Riddle : pediatrician -- Claire Moss : pediatric occupational therapist -- Claudia Brown : architectural survey coordinator for the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office -- Connie McNab : children's book illustrator/artist -- Dale Scott : director of child services for a community mental-health center -- Dean Thompson : marketing director -- Deb Sweeney Whitmore : outdoor educator -- Debby Plexico : surgery/medical floor nurse -- Debra Sasser : North Carolina District Court Judge -- Diane Jacober : product support engineer (mechanical engineer) -- Donna Helms : PGA (Professional Golfers' Association) teaching professional -- Doris Sargent : nutrition consultant and registered dietician (R.D.) -- Elaine Marshall : North Carolina Secretary of State -- Erin Pawlus : district manager-retail fashion industry -- Erinn Qualter Kelly : equity research, managing director -- Gena Farris : speech therapist (speech and language pathologist) -- Ginger Poole : actor -- Gwen Beatty : geologist --Holly K. Dressman : assistant research professor and director of the Duke DNA Microarray Core facility -- Jane Perlov : chief of police for the city of Raleigh, North Carolina -- Janet Green Jacobson : professional artist -- Janet Jarriel : classical musician agent -- Joan Lamson : mayor of Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina -- Jodi Schwartz : multimedia production company owner/executive producer -- Johnna Watson : associate dean of enrollment management and information systems for a graduate school -- Joyce Beatty : director of counseling, testing, and career placement center for a community college (retired) -- Juli Kim : research and policy associate -- Julia Brooks : interior designer, IIDA, business owner -- Kathleen Boykin : family nurse practitioner -- Kathryn Millican : manager of public policy department for a health insurance company -- Kayla Holden : tax accounting manager and accounting software advisor -- Kelly Carew : camp program director -- Kelly Hopkin : technical support for Fabric-Design Software -- Kirstie Tice Spadie : artistic director, owner, and dance teacher for the North Carolina Dance Institute -- Kristi Creamer : office manager for a multimedia production company -- Kristie Weisner-Thompson : editor for the North Carolina Medical journal and assistant vice-president for the North Carolina Institute of Medicine -- Kristin Wolverton : high school Spanish teacher --Job Profiles -- Alisa Salvaggio : natural light photographer -- Alyson Rhodes-Murphy : assistant museum curator -- Ami Vitale : independent photojournalist -- Andrea Lekberg : pastry chef/artist -- Angela M. Brown : opera singer -- Angela Carr : massage therapist -- Angela Kilpatrick : commercial airline pilot -- Ann Person : chief operating officer (COO) -- Ann B. Ross : writer -- Anna Barbrey Joiner : performing violist and professor of music -- Annette Simon : advertising creative director/art director -- Anne Valentine : landscape architect -- Annie Harvey : correctional warden of the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women -- Annie Meadows : sales consultant for a hair products distributor -- Barbara Whitecross : certified wedding consultant -- Beth Hockman : organic blueberry farmer and future importer/exporter of African arts and crafts -- Beth Llewelyn : public relations for Nintendo -- Beth Satterfield : web strategist -- Betty Webb : director of international studies and professor of English -- Beverly D. Setzer : school principal --Laura Bromhal : realtor -- Lea Daughtridge : director, human resources (HR) -- Leonela Muñoz-Connolly : information technology (IT) project leader -- Li Bradshaw : materials chemist -- Lina Sibert : architectural designer -- Lisa Carskadden : consulting actuary -- Lisa Snyder : chief financial officer (CFO) -- Lori Schantz Douglass : freelance advertising copywriter -- Lorie Ann Morgan : patent attorney for a pharmaceutical company -- Louanne DiBella : jewelry and product designer and product development specialist -- Lynda Heymen : clinical psychologist -- Macon Riddle : antiques-shopping consultant and owner of Let's Go Antiquing -- Margaret Gamble : elementary school specialist (a.k.a. librarian) -- Maria Kelly-Doggett : chemical engineer -- Marie Baker : retired field supervisor for nursing assistants for a home-health agency -- Mary Thorn : senior computer software quality assurance analyst -- Michelle Owen : graphic designer -- Molly Rogers : Emmy-award-winning costume designer -- Natalie Woods : paramedic -- Pam Van Dyk : education research consultant -- Paula Stewart : veterinarian -- Pegi Follachio : general contractor -- Polly Leousis : manager of a corporate foundation --Rebecca Schmorr : dentist -- Rebecca V. St. Jean : optometrist and business owner -- Richelle Fox : personal trainer and fitness consultant -- Ronda Capps : flight attendant -- Sandie Salvaggio-Walker : general manager for a community orchestra and voice instructor -- Sandra Canfield : international development resource coordinator for nonprofit organization -- Shannon Hall : freelance makeup artist, wardrobe stylist, and set designer for photo and film/video shoots and live events -- Shelley Chafin : nanny -- Shelly Webb : college chaplain -- Sujata Narayan Mody : independent organizational development consultant -- Susan Dickerson : staff anesthesiologist -- Terri Gruca : weekend news anchor and consumer reporter -- Theresa Wagoner : physical therapist -- Tonya Baker : pharmacist -- Tracy Church : director of development (fund-raising) for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Heart Institute, part of the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine -- Wanda Revis : community college instructor -- Whitney Corrigan : pediatric oncology nurse.
Subjects: Women; Work; Women.; Womyn.;

Technically speaking : why all Americans need to know more about technology / Greg Pearson and A. Thomas Young, editors. by Pearson, Greg.(CARDINAL)653673; Young, A. Thomas.(CARDINAL)661285; National Research Council (U.S.)(CARDINAL)139987;
Subjects: Technology;

Young person's occupational outlook handbook. by United States.Department of Labor.(CARDINAL)139707;
Subjects: Job descriptions.; Occupations.; Vocational guidance.;

How data happened : a history from the age of reason to the age of algorithms / by Wiggins, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)867214; Jones, Matthew L.(Matthew Laurence),1972-author.(CARDINAL)888164;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From facial recognition--capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented residents--to automated decision systems that inform who gets loans and who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn't just appear: they are part of a history that goes back centuries, from the census enshrined in the US Constitution to the birth of eugenics in Victorian Britain to the development of Google search. Expanding on the popular course they created at Columbia University, Chris Wiggins and Matthew L. Jones illuminate the ways in which data has long been used as a tool and a weapon in arguing for what is true, as well as a means of rearranging or defending power. They explore how data was created and curated, as well as how new mathematical and computational techniques developed to contend with that data serve to shape people, ideas, society, military operations, and economies. Although technology and mathematics are at its heart, the story of data ultimately concerns an unstable game among states, corporations, and people. How were new technical and scientific capabilities developed; who supported, advanced, or funded these capabilities or transitions; and how did they change who could do what, from what, and to whom? Wiggins and Jones focus on these questions as they trace data's historical arc, and look to the future. By understanding the trajectory of data--where it has been and where it might yet go--Wiggins and Jones argue that we can understand how to bend it to ends that we collectively choose, with intentionality and purpose."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Statistics;

The ASTD training and development handbook : a guide to human resource development / by Craig, Robert L.(CARDINAL)145208; American Society for Training and Development.(CARDINAL)145731;
Coaching for growth and development / Madeline F. Finnerty -- Classroom instruction / Ruth Sizemore House -- Self-directed learning / George M. Piskurich -- Meetings! / Edward E. Scannell -- Case studies / Jay Alden and Judith Kirkhorn -- Instructional games, simulations, and role-plays / Sivasailam Thiagarajan -- Interactive multimedia training systems / Jeffrey J. Howell and Larry O. Silvey -- Job aids and electronic performance support systems / Allison Rossett -- Leadership development / Donald K. Conover -- Organization development and change / Glenn H. Varney -- Executive development / Lana Wertz -- Management development / Edward L. Brewington -- Supervisor development / Lester R. Bittel and John W. Newstrom -- Career development / John E. McMahon and Stephen K. Merman -- Continuing professional education / Donna S. Queeney -- Training in quality / Bruce J. Hayes -- Job training / Michael Nolan -- Technical skills training / Donald W. Robbins ... [et al.] -- Apprenticeship / A.H. Howard III -- Basic workplace skills / Jori W. Philippi -- Computer skills training / Sam L. Warfel -- Sales and marketing training / C.E. (Gene) Hahne and David E. Schultz -- Small-business training / Martin M. Broadwell -- Customer service training / Chip R. Bell and Fran C. Sims -- Occupational safety and health training / Gerard F. Scannell --Information resources / Edith L. Allen -- Higher education as a resource for human resource development / Michal Foriest Settles -- Meeting facilities / Coleman Lee Finkel -- Academic programs for HRD professionals / Neal Chalofsky and Cynthia A. Larson-Daugherty -- Business-education partnerships / Edward W. Bales -- Outsourcing in training and education / June Paradise Maul and Joel D. Krauss -- Consultants / Scott B. Parry.The history of training / Vincent A. Miller -- Organization and management of training / A. William Wiggenhorn -- Selecting and developing the professional HRD staff / William J. Rothwell -- The learning organization / James D. DeVito -- Diversity training and development / V. Robert Hayles -- Training for global operations / Stephen H. Rhinesmith -- Quality of training / Brenda B. Sumberg -- Training records and information systems / Alfred J. Walker -- Training and the law / Patricia S. Eyres -- Cost accounting for training / Wesley W. Stillwagon -- The behavioral sciences / Harold M.F. Rush -- Adult learning / Malcolm S. Knowles -- Designing instructional systems / Michael Molenda, James A. Pershing, Charles M. Reigeluth -- Evaluation / Donald L. Kirkpatrick -- Measuring the results of training / Jack J. Phillips -- Testing / Mary L. Tenopyr -- Backyard research in human resource development / Richard A. Swanson -- Human performance technology / Marc J. Rosenberg -- Benchmarking for best practices / Christopher E. Bogan and Michael J. English --
Subjects: Employees;

Mobile marketing : how mobile technology is revolutionizing marketing, communications, and advertising / by Rowles, Daniel.(CARDINAL)405081;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.Machine generated contents note: List of figures -- Foreword -- AcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One Mobile marketing in perspective01 Introduction02 Understanding the mobile consumer -- Technology for the sake of technology -- User journey and context -- Mobile and multi-channel marketing -- User journey examples -- Local intent -- Content marketing -- The stages of the user journey -- Value proposition and user journey03 Technology change and adoption -- Forty years of radical change -- Integrated devices -- Smartphone adoption -- Global variations -- Benchmarking marketing activity04 Disruption and integration -- The death of in-store retail -- Convenience, choice and transparency -- Business culture -- Single customer view -- Next step: marketing automation -- Mobile as a change enabler05 Devices, platforms and technology: why it doesn't matter -- Mobile-compatible is not mobile-optimized -- Technology challenges -- Audience segmentation -- Frictionless technology06 Mobile statistics summary -- Breakdown of regions -- Smartphone adoption levels -- Mobile broadband subscriptions -- Breakdown of mobile operating systems worldwide -- QR codes, NFC and other technologies -- Mobile social media usage by region07 The future of mobile marketing -- Exponential development -- Technology as an enabler -- The near future -- Frictionless technology -- The distant future -- A guaranteed future predictionPart Two The tactical toolkit08 Introduction09 Mobile sites and responsive design -- Start with the fundamentals -- Mobile site options -- Mobile design principles: mobile sites vs desktop sites -- Technology and jargon in perspective -- What responsive design really means -- The 3-step quick and dirty guide to a responsive website -- A user-centred approach to mobile -- Mobile sites: conclusions10 How to build an app -- Bolstering value proposition -- The app-building process -- Specification and wireframing -- Interaction and visual design -- Technical development and testing -- App store submission -- App marketing -- App maintenance -- Customer support -- Freelancers vs agencies -- Native apps vs web apps -- Platform wars -- Building an app: conclusions11 Social media and mobile -- User journey and value proposition -- Mobile social media experience -- Informing your social media approach -- Real-world integration sharing -- Policy and planning -- Outreach, engagement and ego -- Social measurement -- Social media advertising -- Mobile social media: conclusions12 Mobile search -- Defining mobile search -- Desktop vs mobile results -- Search engine optimization (SEO) -- Link building -- Mobile SEO: conclusions -- Paid search -- PPC fundamentals -- PPC considerations -- Working with PPC agencies -- Mobile SEO and PPC working together -- Mobile search: conclusions13 Mobile advertising -- Mobile advertising objectives -- App advertising -- Ad networks vs media owners -- Targeting options -- Creative options -- Mobile ad features -- Ad reporting and analytics -- Mobile advertising: conclusions14 Augmented reality (AR) and real-world integration -- Adoption levels -- Location-based services -- Location check-ins15 Quick Response (QR) codes -- QR codes in perspective -- Practical applications -- QR code adoption -- The most important thing to understand about QR codes -- Making your QR code beautiful -- Practical guide to using QR code in the real world -- The future of QR codes -- QR codes: conclusions16 Near field communication (NFC) -- The early NFC elephant in the room -- NFC adoption -- Mobile payments -- The internet of things17 Short messaging service (SMS) -- SMS is personal -- Types of SMS communications -- SMS short codes -- SMS app links -- SMS: conclusions18 Mobile analytics -- The marvels of Google Analytics -- Setting up analytics -- Core reports -- Multi-Channel Funnels -- App-specific reports -- Tracking codePart Three Mobile marketing checklists19 Introduction20 Checklists -- Mobile marketing strategy -- Mobile site development -- Building your app -- Social media and mobile -- Mobile search21 Conclusions -- References."Having become the ultimate social device, and as users drift away from TVs and computer screens, the mobile offers radical new challenges for the marketer. But how do you design and implement an effective digital strategy? And what tools can be used to measure marketing effectiveness? Starting with a review of the technology itself - both hardware and software - Mobile Marketing explains the dynamics between the key players and how these forces are shaping future developments in terms of service provision, media integration and content strategy. Supported by in-depth case studies, which illustrate the potential pitfalls and rewards of mobile marketing initiatives, Mobile Marketing shows how our new mobile lifestyle can be a rewarding environment for those businesses willing to embrace new technology and, with imagination and creativity, develop mobile marketing strategies that can win customers, boost brand awareness, raise profile and increase profits"--
Subjects: Internet advertising.; Internet marketing.; Mobile commerce.; Mobile communication systems.; Telemarketing.;

Résumé magic : trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / by Whitcomb, Susan Britton,1957-(CARDINAL)654339;
1. A résumé primer -- Tools for the task -- The résumé tool : asset or liability? -- Employers and candidates usually view résumés as having different purposes -- A résumé is most effective when it follows face-to-face or voice contact with a hiring manager -- A support person or computer program will probably be the one to screen your résumé -- Résumés are not read thoroughly -- You won't always need a résumé to land a job -- Then why write a résumé? -- And why this book? -- Some success stories -- Your most important tool -- Top 10 tips to create résumé magic --10. Cover letters and other parts of the puzzle -- Strategy and style -- The value mantra -- Sell, don't tell -- Reveal a secret -- The segments of a cover letter -- The carrot -- The corroboration -- The close -- The anatomy of the cover letter -- Sticky wickets -- To whom it may concern? -- Missed a filing deadline? -- Terminated from a job? -- Relocating? -- Dealing with salary -- Other types of letters -- Direct-mail campaigns -- Writing to a recruiting firm -- Thank-you letters, a chance to resell yourself -- Other pieces of the puzzle -- References -- When to send references -- When and how to ask for references -- Rethinking the 'reference page" with some creative persuasion -- Networking cards -- Addenda -- Paper -- Sending your cover letter and résumé -- By surface mail -- By fax -- By e-mail -- Futurist career management -- Top 10 cover letter tips -- Appendix A. Worksheets to catalog professional history -- Appendix B. Survey : what employers really want in a résumé and cover letter -- Résumés -- Cover letters -- Appendix C. Action verbs with sample phrases.2. How to use branding and advertising strategies to get an interview -- Using brand and ad agency strategies to win an interview -- Elements of your career brand -- Authentic image -- Advantages -- Awareness -- The proven ad agency formula -- Step 1 : how to grab your reader's attention -- Headlines and hard-hitting leads -- Visual appeal -- Step 2 : how to capture your reader's interest -- Selling points, front and center -- Where's the center of the page? -- Place supporting information below the visual center -- Skimmable material goes at the bottom of the page -- Step 3 : how to create desire for your product, you! -- Why you buy -- Why employers buy -- Prove your superiority -- Step 4 : call to action -- Top 10 résumé strategy tips --3. How to choose the most flattering format -- Two tried-and-true winning formats : chronological and functional -- The chronological format -- The functional format -- Genetic variants of the two main résumé types -- The accomplishments format -- The combination format -- The creative format -- The curriculum vitae (CV) -- The dateless chronological format -- The international résumé -- The linear format -- The newsletter format -- The reordered chronological format -- The targeted format -- If it works, it's right -- Top 10 résumé formatting tips --4. The blueprint for a blockbuster résumé -- Data bits, or contact info -- To list or not to list your business telephone number -- Other solutions for daytime contacts -- Sample résumé headers -- Dealing with relocation on your résumé -- Objective, or focus statement -- Key features, or qualifications summary -- Professional experience -- Skills -- Education, credentials, and licenses -- Affiliations -- Publications, presentations, or patents -- Awards and honors -- Bio bites -- Endorsements -- What not to include -- Putting it all together -- Top 10 résumé blueprint tips --5. How to write great copy -- Keywords -- What are keywords? -- Where to find keywords -- Off-line resources for keywords -- Online resources for keywords -- How to position keywords -- How to improve your "hit" ratio -- Top 10 résumé keyword tips -- The objective or focus statement -- Cover letter focus statement -- Title statement -- Traditional objective -- Exercise for assembling a focus statement -- The qualifications summary -- Professional experience -- How far back? -- Where to find material for your job descriptions -- How long is too long? -- Solutions for downplaying less-relevant positions -- Skills -- Education, credentials, licensure -- Recent high school graduate -- Recent college graduate -- Degree obtained a number of years ago -- Degree in a field different from your major -- Degree not completed -- Two-year degree -- Degree equivalent -- No degree -- Including credentials, licenses, and certificates -- Affiliations -- Publications, presentations, and patents -- Publications -- Presentations -- Patents -- Awards and honors -- Bio bites -- Endorsements -- Top 10 tips for writing great copy --6. Accomplishments : the linchpin of a great résumé -- What's in it for me? -- Words to woo employers -- Buying motivator #1 : make money -- Buying motivator #2 : save money -- Buying motivator #3 : save time -- Buying motivator #4 : make work easier -- Buying motivator #5 : solve a specific problem -- Buying motivator #6 : be more competitive -- Buying motivator #7 : build relationships/image with internal/external customers, vendors, and the public -- Buying motivator #8 : expand business -- Buying motivator #9 : attract new customers -- Buying motivator #10 : retain existing customers -- Strategies for presenting accomplishments -- Numbers : the universal language -- Comparison, a powerful form of communication -- ROI, how quickly can you deliver? -- The company's mission statement, make it your mission -- The CAR technique, challenge, action, and result -- Where to find material for your accomplishments -- Performance appraisals -- Your career management file -- Impact-mining : probing questions to unearth hidden treasures -- Sifting through the accomplishments you've gathered -- Use impact statements to portray yourself as the right fit -- Top 10 tips for writing accomplishments --7. Editing : résumé-speak 101 -- Development editing : a primer in power writing -- Top 10 tenets of developing your résumé -- Examples of résumé-speak -- The keys to writing compelling copy -- Address the needs of your audience -- Summarize by using the ABC method -- Focus on transferable skills -- Résumé-speak 101 -- Deliver the goods up front -- Start sentences with action verbs or noun phrases -- Sidestep potential negatives -- Give outdated experience a feeling of real time -- Avoid an employer pet peeve : baseless personality attributes -- Convey confidential information without giving away proprietary/trade secrets -- Technical editing/copyediting : the mechanics of résumé-speak -- Abbreviations -- Acronyms -- Active voice -- Articles (in absentia) -- Auxiliary or helping verbs -- Capitalization -- Colons and semicolons -- Commas -- Commas that separate -- Commas that set off -- Comma trauma -- Contractions -- Dashes -- Ellipsis marks -- Elliptical sentences -- Gender equity -- Hyphenation -- Numbers -- Parallel sentence structure -- Parentheses -- Parts of speech -- Passive voice -- Periods -- Possessives -- Prepositions -- Quotation marks -- Sentence fragments -- Slashes -- Split infinitives -- Tense -- Verbs -- Writing in the first person -- Prune, prune, prune -- Proof, proof, proof -- Top 10 résumé proofreading tips --8. Visual artistry : the missing link -- Design elements -- Create a visual pattern -- Consistency counts -- Use tab stops sparingly -- Apply white space liberally -- Make bullets work for you -- Think in threes -- Keep headings to a minimum -- Segment paragraphs -- Balance is beautiful -- Pay attention to vertical balance -- Balancing a two-column format -- Balancing a full-width layout -- Balancing unevenly distributed copy -- Balancing impact statements -- Justification, ragged right or full justification? -- Hang it on the wall! -- Use typefaces tastefully -- Choosing a font -- Fonts that buy more space -- Use discretion in mixing fonts -- Go easy on bold, underline, and italic -- Establish a logical sizing hierarchy -- Tweaking tips -- Technical tools to create tables -- Add white space -- Adding space between paragraphs in MS Word -- Adding space between paragraphs in Corel WordPerfect -- Change line height -- Adjusting vertical space between lines within paragraphs in MS Word -- Adjusting vertical space between lines within paragraphs in Corel WordPerfect -- Expand character spacing -- Expanding text in MS Word -- Expanding text in Corel WordPerfect -- Tricks to make text fit -- Shrinking text in MS Word -- Shrinking text in Corel WordPerfect -- Use bullets strategically -- Creating bullets in MS Word -- Creating bullets in Corel WordPerfect -- Adding or subtracting spacing between bullets and text in MS Word -- Adding or subtracting spacing between bullets and text in Corel WordPerfect -- Changing the type of bullet in MS Word -- Changing the type of bullet in Corel WordPerfect -- Size of bullets -- Use rule lines -- Inserting a rule line in MS Word -- Inserting a rule line in Corel WordPerfect -- Other graphic elements -- Top 10 visual appeal tips --9. E-résumés, e-portfolios, and blogs -- ASCII text résumés -- The advantages and disadvantages of ASCII résumés -- ASCII résumé do's and don'ts -- Steps for ASCII conversion -- Converting to ASCII for e-mailing using MS Word or Corel WordPerfect -- Converting to ASCII for pasting into e-forms -- Quick cleanup of an ASCII conversion -- How to post an ASCII résumé to a Web site -- Web résumés, e-portfolios, and blogs -- The advantages and disadvantages of Web résumés -- The technical how-tos of Web résumés -- Online résumé-builder services -- Do-it-yourself Web résumés -- Hire a pro -- Web résumé do's and don'ts -- What to include in an e-portfolio -- Hyperlinks or hyperjinx? -- Using your Web résumé -- Marketing your Web résumé -- Getting on the blog bandwagon -- What to include in a blog -- Creating a blog -- Using RSS (really simple syndication) technology -- Marketing your blog -- Scannable résumés -- Scannable résumé do's and don'ts -- Applicant-tracking systems : what happens after you e-mail or post your résumé? -- Positive aspects of applicant-tracking technology -- Negative aspects of applicant-tracking technology -- Conflicting advice -- Résumés of the future -- Top 10 technology tips for e-résumés, e-portfolios, and blogs --
Subjects: Résumés (Employment); Community Foundation of Western North Carolina;

Linux administration : a beginners guide / by Soyinka, Wale.(CARDINAL)303937;
"Deploy and manage a Linux server quickly and easilyThoroughly revised to cover the most current Linux distributions and the latest Linux kernel release, Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition shows new and inexperienced Linux system administrators how to set up and configure Linux. The sixth edition adds key updates about the latest Linux distributions and focuses on Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu. The book adds coverage of newer technologies, including virtualization, infrastructure services, Windows and Linux integration, Linux routers and firewalls, LDAP, printing, and new hardware now supported by the updated Linux kernel.This trusted, bestselling beginner's guide continues its recipe and step-by-step approach to Linux system administration, including managing files and software, users and user rights, basic security, Internet and intranet services, and kernel customization. The book makes it easy for existing system administrators to quickly zero in on relevant sections of the book to solve or tackle real-world Linux administration issues.Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition Covers the major distributions of Linux server for Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu, and the latest Linux kernel release Includes new chapters introducing Distributed File Systems--key for today's cloud computing/virtualization-centric world Contains a new chapter on the business case for Linux and the marketability of Linux administration skills Step-by-step coverage: Technical Summary of Linux Distributions and Windows Server 2008; Installing Linux in a Server Configuration; Installing Software; Single Host Administration; Managing Users; The Command Line; Booting and Shutting Down; File Systems; Core System Services; Compiling the Linux Kernel; Knobs and Dials: The /proc File System; Security and Networking; TCP/IP for System Administrators; Network Configuration; Configuring the Linux Firewall and Router; Local Security; Network Security; Configuring Internet Services; DNS; FTP; Web Servers; SMTP; POP and IMAP; SSH and Encryption; Virtualization; Configuring Intranet Services; Network File Systems (NFS); Distributed File Systems; Network Information Service (NIS); LDAP; Samba (SMB/CIFS); Printing; DHCP; Backups "--Provided by publisher."Effectively deploy and maintain Linux and other Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on your servers or entire network using this practical resource. Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition provides up-to-date details on the latest Linux distributions, including Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu. Learn how to install and customize Linux, work from the GUI or command line, configure Internet and intranet services, interoperate with Windows systems, and create reliable backups. Performance tuning, security, and virtualization are also covered and real-world examples help you put the techniques presented into practice"--Provided by publisher.Technical summary of Linux distributions -- Installing Linux in a server configuration -- Managing software -- Managing users and groups -- The command line -- Booting and shutting down -- File systems -- Core system services -- The Linux kernel -- Knobs and dials : virtual file systems -- TCP/IP for system administrators -- Network configuration -- Linux firewall (Netfilter) -- Local security -- Network security -- DNS -- FTP -- Apache Web Server -- SMTP -- POP and IMAP -- The secure shell (SSH) -- Network file system (NFS) -- Samba -- Distributed file systems -- Network information service -- LDAP -- Printing -- DHCP -- Backups.
Subjects: Linux.; Operating systems (Computers);

Investigation of traffic count procedures on unpaved roads / by Jones, S. L.(CARDINAL)370703; Arnold, E. D.(CARDINAL)311412; Virginia.Department of Transportation.(CARDINAL)291718; University of Virginia.(CARDINAL)141178; Virginia Transportation Research Council.(CARDINAL)195142;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).Final report.This report inventoried the current costs and procedures of VDOT's Secondary Count Program, with special attention to costs and procedures for traffic counts on unpaved roads. A survey of VDOT's nine District Traffic Engineers on unpaved road counts, a field evaluation of the accuracy of road tubes on unpaved roads, results of a literature review on alternative procedures for obtaining traffic volumes on unpaved roads, and a survey of the other states that maintain a system of secondary roads, are presented. Of the 9,931 secondary road counts requested in 1993, 2,143 were on unpaved roads. Cost estimates indicated that counting unpaved roads was approximately 17% of the secondary count program expenditure in 1993. The actual field work constituted approximately 10% of the expenditure; the remaining 90% was office work and support services. The District Traffic Engineers were concerned about the accuracy of unpaved road counts, due to local residents tampering with the equipment and the need to apply adjustment factors to the raw counts. Field evaluation of the road tubes indicated that they performed well on unpaved surfaces. However, the programmable counters were more accurate on unpaved roads than the cumulative models currently used by the Department. The literature review indicated that mechanical traffic counts are the most cost-effective way to collect traffic volumes. Trip generation and traffic forecasting methods have no inherent accuracy. Most other states responsible for maintaining a secondary road system do not have specific programs or guidelines for counting unpaved roads, but all of these states use road tubes. Programmable counters can produce hourly counts and provide machine-readable data, which would help identify false counts resulting from tampering with the equipment, reveal possible equipment failures during the counting period, relieve VDOT staff of having to retrieve counters from the field after precisely 24 hours, and reduce the risk of recorder error by downloading the counter directly to a computer. Based on the literature reviews, inventories, surveys, and field tests, all traffic counts on unpaved roads should use programmable, machine-readable counting devices.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Dirt roads; Gravel roads; Traffic estimation; Traffic surveys;

Fatigue loading and design methodology for high-mast lighting towers / by Connor, Robert J.,1967-2008.(CARDINAL)311638; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(CARDINAL)138446; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (page 72).Recent failures of high-mast lighting towers (HMLTs) have raised questions about the robustness of the existing inventory of these structures. Safety of the motoring public is an obvious concern as many of the collapsed structures have fallen on, or near, the adjacent roadway. Fatigue failures have occurred at the baseplate-to-column weld, handhole detail, and anchor rods, with several of the failed structures being in service for less than 5 years. The goal of NCHRP Project 10-74 is to increase the reliability of HMLTs through investigation of wind-induced loads, resulting in the development of rational design criteria for fatigue design of HMLTs. Long-term field monitoring was performed to evaluate the in-service response of HMLTs; specifically, the magnitude and frequency of wind-induced loads experienced by these structures. Data were collected from 11 HMLTs over the course of 2 years. Wind speed data and stress-range histogram data were compiled for each HMLT, forming the basis for the proposed fatigue design loads. The concept of a fatigue-limit-state load for infinite life design was investigated, and found to be appropriate. Extrapolating the histogram data for a typical 50-year lifetime shows the total number of load cycles accumulated will exceed the limiting number of cycles at the constant-amplitude fatigue limit for the most common HMLT fatigue details. In addition, the compiled stress-range histogram data do not differentiate between loads from wind gusts and vortex shedding; therefore, the concept of the combined wind effect is introduced. Combined wind effect considers both gusting and vortex shedding effects together, eliminating the need for separate computations for fatigue design loads. The proposed fatigue design load incorporates the fatigue-limit-state load with new importance categories that consider consequence of failure. The fatigue-limit-state load corresponds to a static pressure-range load cycle with a 1:10,000 probability, the established endurance limit for steel. This concept is similar to the fatigue truck used for the Fatigue I limit state in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, which is used for infinite fatigue life of bridges. A reasonable relationship between mean wind speed and fatigue load also is developed to increase the reliability of structures exposed to sustained wind speeds above the national average. The proposed importance categories intend to increase the reliability of structures whose failure poses a direct risk to the motoring public. In short, the recommended static-pressure range values for the fatigue design of HMLTs, in order of increasing reliability, are 5.8, 6.5, and 7.2 psf. Other relevant findings presented in this report include: effects of vibration mitigation, which can significantly increase life or decrease effective load; dynamic properties of HMLTs, which may be useful for in-depth analysis; aerodynamic properties of the flow around multi-sided sections; and a proposed method for fatigue life evaluation of HMLTs.Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration
Subjects: Technical reports.; Roads; Wind-pressure.;

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