The document announces a local and international marketing information systems workshop to be held from June 16-19, 2008 at the Seri Malaysia Hotel in Ipoh, Perak. The workshop will cover topics related to marketing clubs.
This document provides instructions for preparing furniture for refinishing. It recommends removing all parts that will not be refinished, then using a commercial paint or varnish remover to take off the old finish. The old finish should be carefully scraped off using long strokes following the grain of the wood. All surfaces, including carvings and turnings, must be finished removing the old coat. The piece should then be rinsed and allowed to dry completely before refinishing.
The document discusses the growth of e-commerce and internet usage. It notes that the number of online buyers has grown significantly from 128 million in 2002 to over 500 million projected for the end of 2003. The document also emphasizes that having an online presence for a business is increasingly important, as statistics show 60,000 new internet users per day and Bill Gates has stated that businesses without an online presence by 2005 will likely fail. The document promotes the website www.justclickit.net.my for helping businesses embrace this new era of online opportunities.
The document discusses stress management and strategies for dealing with stress. It identifies factors that can cause stress at the organizational, environmental, and individual level. It then discusses four variables - perception, job experience, social support, and locus of control - that impact how individuals handle stress. The document outlines symptoms of stress and strategies for stress management at the individual level, such as time management, exercise, relaxation, and social support, and at the organizational level, including job redesign, participative decision making, and wellness programs.
The document outlines seven principles for effectively delivering training:
1. The principle of the learning specialist - the trainer must be prepared and knowledgeable about the material.
2. The principle of the learner - the trainer must engage and maintain the attention of the learners.
3. The principle of the language - the language used must be common to both the trainer and learners.
4. The principle of the lesson - new information must be explained in terms of what learners already know.
5. The principle of the teaching process - the training must arouse learners' minds and involve them mentally.
6. The principle of the learning process - learners must demonstrate understanding through expression and questions.
Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital AgeBookNet Canada
A focused look at activities, purchasing influences, and behaviours of today's book consumer.
Chuck Lamantia (Bowker) presents on reading and purchasing habits of parents and children. The findings are based on Understanding the Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age, Bowker’s ongoing biannual survey that tracks attitudes, drivers, and trends in the children’s book market in the US.
This document provides instructions for preparing furniture for refinishing. It recommends removing all parts that will not be refinished, then using a commercial paint or varnish remover to take off the old finish. The old finish should be carefully scraped off using long strokes following the grain of the wood. All surfaces, including carvings and turnings, must be finished removing the old coat. The piece should then be rinsed and allowed to dry completely before refinishing.
The document discusses the growth of e-commerce and internet usage. It notes that the number of online buyers has grown significantly from 128 million in 2002 to over 500 million projected for the end of 2003. The document also emphasizes that having an online presence for a business is increasingly important, as statistics show 60,000 new internet users per day and Bill Gates has stated that businesses without an online presence by 2005 will likely fail. The document promotes the website www.justclickit.net.my for helping businesses embrace this new era of online opportunities.
The document discusses stress management and strategies for dealing with stress. It identifies factors that can cause stress at the organizational, environmental, and individual level. It then discusses four variables - perception, job experience, social support, and locus of control - that impact how individuals handle stress. The document outlines symptoms of stress and strategies for stress management at the individual level, such as time management, exercise, relaxation, and social support, and at the organizational level, including job redesign, participative decision making, and wellness programs.
The document outlines seven principles for effectively delivering training:
1. The principle of the learning specialist - the trainer must be prepared and knowledgeable about the material.
2. The principle of the learner - the trainer must engage and maintain the attention of the learners.
3. The principle of the language - the language used must be common to both the trainer and learners.
4. The principle of the lesson - new information must be explained in terms of what learners already know.
5. The principle of the teaching process - the training must arouse learners' minds and involve them mentally.
6. The principle of the learning process - learners must demonstrate understanding through expression and questions.
Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital AgeBookNet Canada
A focused look at activities, purchasing influences, and behaviours of today's book consumer.
Chuck Lamantia (Bowker) presents on reading and purchasing habits of parents and children. The findings are based on Understanding the Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age, Bowker’s ongoing biannual survey that tracks attitudes, drivers, and trends in the children’s book market in the US.
BNC09: Dynamic Publishing Solutions - New Production Workflows - Gary CosiminiBookNet Canada
Migrating from binary file formats to XML will help maximize the reuse and distribution of content – text, images, audio and video – making the publishing process faster, more efficient and cost-effective. Gary Cosimini, Business Development Director for Adobe Systems’ Creative Solutions business unit, will discuss how publishers can realize the full potential of XML content management and retrieval, transforming their operations.
Shortcovers - Michael Serbinis - BookNet Canada Tech Forum 09BookNet Canada
Shortcovers, Indigo’s new digital destination promises to give people a new way to discover their next great read. Michael Serbinis, Indigo’s CIO & EVP Shortcovers, shares why and how Shortcovers is designed to be more than just another eBookstore and how readers are responding to this innovative venture in reading digitally.
Location based services: What you need to knowEmagination ®
Location-based services use mobile devices to provide information to users based on their geographic location. These services are becoming more common and valuable. The future of location-based services could include more integrated experiences across devices, networks, and platforms that make various tasks and processes more seamless parts of an overall experience. Augmented reality applications may also play a larger role through features like bar code scanning, navigation assistance, targeted advertising, and competitive price comparisons displayed directly through a device's camera.
SelfPay is a commerce platform that allows shoppers to scan product barcodes, pay for items in-aisle on their mobile devices, and receive targeted marketing offers. It aims to bring the seamless shopping experience of Apple Stores to all retailers. The platform connects shoppers, brands, and retailers when the shopper has an item in hand. It differs from other solutions by focusing on engaging the shopper first rather than prioritizing the retailer. Two retailers are currently beta testing SelfPay across fashion and hard goods verticals.
The document summarizes findings from a survey of book buyers in Canada in 2012. It finds that the typical Canadian book buyer is female, born in Canada, with a household income of $50,000-$74,999, university educated, and living in an urban area. 1 in 3 Canadians buy a book each month, buying an average of 2.87 books per month. Most books are purchased in print format, though ebook purchases made up around 20% in 2012. Popular subjects included fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. The top ways buyers discovered books included in-store, recommendations from friends, and reviews.
The government's online future in the age of persuasive designEmagination ®
This is a very exciting time to be involved in the public web presence for a large governmental organization.
We see things rapidly changing because of:
- The release of a flood of public data from Data.gov (and similar even more ambitious UK endeavors) and the “cloud”.
- The ability to provide fantastic new tools to transform “data” into brilliant visualizations that drive decisions.
- New techniques you can use to positively influence Americans
As a result, however, the danger is:
- You are left with a jumble of web sites, tools and pages that leaves your organization’s online goals unmet.
- You fail to meet the ever increasing public demand to provide great usability/accessibility and your agency loses creditability online.
- You miss the opportunity to help millions of citizens by not influencing their decisions and lifestyles for the better.
What you will learn:
- Techniques to manage the flood of data your organization is providing online
- How critical it is to listen to and engage your audiences in order to meeting the demands of the public.
- Key persuasive design techniques and how you can put them to use today
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like Javascript - ebookcraft ...BookNet Canada
1. The speaker advocates starting software projects small and scaling up using JavaScript, arguing that it is a versatile and reusable skill.
2. He demonstrates how simple Node.js scripts can be used to automate tasks and build up to more complex tools over time by starting small.
3. Following principles like Gall's Law, these small, hacky solutions can evolve into larger systems that work, whereas designing complex systems from scratch often fails.
Sound strategy: How can 11-minute podcast can change a book's life - Tech For...BookNet Canada
"Sound strategy: How an 11-minute podcast can change a book's life" by Anshuman Iddamsetty (Hazlitt) for Tech Forum 2015, presented by BookNet Canada - March 12, 2015
This document discusses board game design and the board game industry. It summarizes the history of board games, from simple family games to more complex strategy games. It then focuses on the experience of launching a new board game called "Upon a Fable" through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Some key points covered include choosing appropriate game mechanics, the challenges of marketing and distributing an independent game, and the financial considerations of a board game start-up.
New at BookNet Canada: BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2015 - Tim MiddletonBookNet Canada
BiblioShare provides metadata and content for over 1.8 million titles, including 316,770 ebooks and 27,066 Canadian authored ebooks. It serves 889,225 users through 238 publisher accounts and 60 distributor accounts, handling over 8 million web requests annually. BiblioShare offers ONIX and MARC metadata standards and crosswalks between them, and supports the major Canadian provinces and territories. It integrates with ecommerce platforms like Shopify to populate product pages with title details, pricing, and related content for online book sales.
Social Media and Social Networking:
What is the business benefit for me?
How do I get started? What tools should I use?
What could go wrong if I just “get it out there” without a strategy?
How much effort is this going to take? _How do I manage it?
How do I know if I’m successful?
The document discusses EPUB, the open standard for e-book distribution. It describes the three specifications that make up EPUB - Open Publication Structure (OPS), Open Packaging Format (OPF), and Open Container Format (OCF). OPS defines a standardized way of representing digital content, OPF provides metadata and reading order, and OCF collects the files into a single container, usually a ZIP file. EPUB is an important neutral format that allows publishers to distribute ebooks across different devices without needing multiple formats. The document also covers best practices for converting content like Word documents and HTML into EPUB format.
Buku panduan ini membahasikan sistem perakaunan perniagaan dan cara mencatat transaksi secara sistematis untuk memudahkan penyediaan penyata kewangan. Ia menjelaskan lima kumpulan akaun utama yaitu aset, liabiliti, modal, hasil, dan belanja beserta contoh-contohnya. Termasuk cara mencatat transaksi tunai, bank, penghutang, pemiutang, dan lejar am untuk mengawal hutang dan piutang serta
Dokumen tersebut membahasakan konsep produktiviti dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Ia menjelaskan definisi produktiviti sebagai nilai yang dihasilkan dalam waktu tertentu, dan mengidentifikasi sumber daya manusia, pengurusan, struktur organisasi, bahan baku, pengetahuan, modal, peralatan, dan metode sebagai faktor-faktor kunci yang mempengaruhi tingkat produktivitas. Dokumen tersebut juga
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang pengiraan kos produk yang meliputi kos bahan, kos buruh, dan kos overhead. Ia menjelaskan cara menghitung setiap komponen biaya tersebut secara terperinci dengan contoh-contoh.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang penentuan harga produk berdasarkan biaya produksi dan metode penghitungan harga jual untuk pasar domestik dan ekspor. Termasuk contoh penghitungan harga jual berdasarkan biaya produksi dan marjin keuntungan serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penetapan harga jual.
BNC09: Dynamic Publishing Solutions - New Production Workflows - Gary CosiminiBookNet Canada
Migrating from binary file formats to XML will help maximize the reuse and distribution of content – text, images, audio and video – making the publishing process faster, more efficient and cost-effective. Gary Cosimini, Business Development Director for Adobe Systems’ Creative Solutions business unit, will discuss how publishers can realize the full potential of XML content management and retrieval, transforming their operations.
Shortcovers - Michael Serbinis - BookNet Canada Tech Forum 09BookNet Canada
Shortcovers, Indigo’s new digital destination promises to give people a new way to discover their next great read. Michael Serbinis, Indigo’s CIO & EVP Shortcovers, shares why and how Shortcovers is designed to be more than just another eBookstore and how readers are responding to this innovative venture in reading digitally.
Location based services: What you need to knowEmagination ®
Location-based services use mobile devices to provide information to users based on their geographic location. These services are becoming more common and valuable. The future of location-based services could include more integrated experiences across devices, networks, and platforms that make various tasks and processes more seamless parts of an overall experience. Augmented reality applications may also play a larger role through features like bar code scanning, navigation assistance, targeted advertising, and competitive price comparisons displayed directly through a device's camera.
SelfPay is a commerce platform that allows shoppers to scan product barcodes, pay for items in-aisle on their mobile devices, and receive targeted marketing offers. It aims to bring the seamless shopping experience of Apple Stores to all retailers. The platform connects shoppers, brands, and retailers when the shopper has an item in hand. It differs from other solutions by focusing on engaging the shopper first rather than prioritizing the retailer. Two retailers are currently beta testing SelfPay across fashion and hard goods verticals.
The document summarizes findings from a survey of book buyers in Canada in 2012. It finds that the typical Canadian book buyer is female, born in Canada, with a household income of $50,000-$74,999, university educated, and living in an urban area. 1 in 3 Canadians buy a book each month, buying an average of 2.87 books per month. Most books are purchased in print format, though ebook purchases made up around 20% in 2012. Popular subjects included fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. The top ways buyers discovered books included in-store, recommendations from friends, and reviews.
The government's online future in the age of persuasive designEmagination ®
This is a very exciting time to be involved in the public web presence for a large governmental organization.
We see things rapidly changing because of:
- The release of a flood of public data from Data.gov (and similar even more ambitious UK endeavors) and the “cloud”.
- The ability to provide fantastic new tools to transform “data” into brilliant visualizations that drive decisions.
- New techniques you can use to positively influence Americans
As a result, however, the danger is:
- You are left with a jumble of web sites, tools and pages that leaves your organization’s online goals unmet.
- You fail to meet the ever increasing public demand to provide great usability/accessibility and your agency loses creditability online.
- You miss the opportunity to help millions of citizens by not influencing their decisions and lifestyles for the better.
What you will learn:
- Techniques to manage the flood of data your organization is providing online
- How critical it is to listen to and engage your audiences in order to meeting the demands of the public.
- Key persuasive design techniques and how you can put them to use today
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like Javascript - ebookcraft ...BookNet Canada
1. The speaker advocates starting software projects small and scaling up using JavaScript, arguing that it is a versatile and reusable skill.
2. He demonstrates how simple Node.js scripts can be used to automate tasks and build up to more complex tools over time by starting small.
3. Following principles like Gall's Law, these small, hacky solutions can evolve into larger systems that work, whereas designing complex systems from scratch often fails.
Sound strategy: How can 11-minute podcast can change a book's life - Tech For...BookNet Canada
"Sound strategy: How an 11-minute podcast can change a book's life" by Anshuman Iddamsetty (Hazlitt) for Tech Forum 2015, presented by BookNet Canada - March 12, 2015
This document discusses board game design and the board game industry. It summarizes the history of board games, from simple family games to more complex strategy games. It then focuses on the experience of launching a new board game called "Upon a Fable" through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Some key points covered include choosing appropriate game mechanics, the challenges of marketing and distributing an independent game, and the financial considerations of a board game start-up.
New at BookNet Canada: BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2015 - Tim MiddletonBookNet Canada
BiblioShare provides metadata and content for over 1.8 million titles, including 316,770 ebooks and 27,066 Canadian authored ebooks. It serves 889,225 users through 238 publisher accounts and 60 distributor accounts, handling over 8 million web requests annually. BiblioShare offers ONIX and MARC metadata standards and crosswalks between them, and supports the major Canadian provinces and territories. It integrates with ecommerce platforms like Shopify to populate product pages with title details, pricing, and related content for online book sales.
Social Media and Social Networking:
What is the business benefit for me?
How do I get started? What tools should I use?
What could go wrong if I just “get it out there” without a strategy?
How much effort is this going to take? _How do I manage it?
How do I know if I’m successful?
The document discusses EPUB, the open standard for e-book distribution. It describes the three specifications that make up EPUB - Open Publication Structure (OPS), Open Packaging Format (OPF), and Open Container Format (OCF). OPS defines a standardized way of representing digital content, OPF provides metadata and reading order, and OCF collects the files into a single container, usually a ZIP file. EPUB is an important neutral format that allows publishers to distribute ebooks across different devices without needing multiple formats. The document also covers best practices for converting content like Word documents and HTML into EPUB format.
Buku panduan ini membahasikan sistem perakaunan perniagaan dan cara mencatat transaksi secara sistematis untuk memudahkan penyediaan penyata kewangan. Ia menjelaskan lima kumpulan akaun utama yaitu aset, liabiliti, modal, hasil, dan belanja beserta contoh-contohnya. Termasuk cara mencatat transaksi tunai, bank, penghutang, pemiutang, dan lejar am untuk mengawal hutang dan piutang serta
Dokumen tersebut membahasakan konsep produktiviti dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Ia menjelaskan definisi produktiviti sebagai nilai yang dihasilkan dalam waktu tertentu, dan mengidentifikasi sumber daya manusia, pengurusan, struktur organisasi, bahan baku, pengetahuan, modal, peralatan, dan metode sebagai faktor-faktor kunci yang mempengaruhi tingkat produktivitas. Dokumen tersebut juga
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang pengiraan kos produk yang meliputi kos bahan, kos buruh, dan kos overhead. Ia menjelaskan cara menghitung setiap komponen biaya tersebut secara terperinci dengan contoh-contoh.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang penentuan harga produk berdasarkan biaya produksi dan metode penghitungan harga jual untuk pasar domestik dan ekspor. Termasuk contoh penghitungan harga jual berdasarkan biaya produksi dan marjin keuntungan serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penetapan harga jual.
The document discusses the benefits of using wax as a protective finish for wood furniture. It provides perspectives from woodworking experts who believe that wax forms an abrasion layer that protects the underlying finish from scratches and dents. Wax is recommended over other furniture care products because it does not leave a residue that attracts dust. While lemon oil and aerosol sprays may shine the surface, wax provides true protection. The document provides tips on applying and maintaining a wax finish to preserve an expensive refinished furniture surface.
Shellac is a finish made from the lac bug that is dissolved in alcohol to create different consistencies or "cuts" by varying the ratio of shellac flakes to alcohol. A lighter 1 lb cut is recommended for beginners. To make a 1 pint batch of 1 lb cut shellac, use a 2:16 ratio of 2 oz of shellac flakes to 16 oz of alcohol. Several thin coats are better than fewer thick coats. The dissolved shellac should be strained and allowed to stand before use. Different colored shellac flakes can be mixed together. Shellac should be applied with long strokes in the grain and allowed to dry between coats. After finishing, the shellac can be rubbed with steel wool or pumice
This document lists various types and grit sizes of sand paper and sanding discs available from different countries. It includes water proof sand paper from China and Germany with grit sizes ranging from 80 to 1200, as well as emery cloth, glass sand paper, and sanding discs from Germany with various grit sizes and dimensions.
1) Rottenstone is used for polishing, antiquing, and finishing fine furniture. It can be used to create an antique look on gilt finishes and dust mats.
2) An excellent glass polish recipe uses rottenstone along with alcohol, ivory liquid, and water to dissolve dirt and grease while polishing.
3) Rottenstone is the final compound used to produce a high gloss finish on surfaces like lacquer and shellac, and can also be used to remove dirt from furniture when combined with furniture polish.
Installing wallpaper requires proper preparation of walls by filling holes, sanding, and priming. It also requires the right tools like a razor blade, plumb bob, and seam roller. The process involves establishing a straight vertical line, cutting strips to length and matching patterns, applying paste or prepasted adhesive, hanging strips smoothly from the top down while removing air bubbles, and trimming edges neatly at ceilings and baseboards. Special techniques are needed for corners, doors, windows, outlets and applying borders.
This document provides instructions for French polishing wood furniture. It discusses the materials and process involved. Shellac from lac insects is the key ingredient in French polish. The surface must be properly prepared before applying multiple thin coats of shellac dissolved in alcohol using a special cotton-wrapped pad. Applying the polish in different motions and allowing drying time between coats results in a fine, mirror-like finish on the wood. Practice is required to master the technique of French polishing.
Oil based varnish is one of the best choices for a topcoat finish for amateur woodworkers who cannot afford spray equipment or space for a spray booth. While varnish takes longer to dry than other finishes, it provides very good resistance to abrasion, wear, heat, solvents and water vapor. The main disadvantages are its slow drying time, which can cause dust issues, and that it tends to yellow over time. Brushing is the best application method for varnish, and foam brushes work well. Proper preparation, application technique and environmental conditions are important for achieving a high quality finish when using oil based varnish.
This document discusses various finishing equipment including spraying equipment, wood care products, fillers and adhesives. It describes the EagleSpray HVLP turbine spray system and Lynx-3 HVLP conversion spray guns which can be used to spray a variety of materials while reducing overspray. It also mentions products for cleaning and conditioning wood like Briwax and Kotton Klenser cleaners. Finally, it discusses epoxy fillers and adhesives like Quickwood and Repairitquik for repairing wood, as well as super thin and thick cyanoacrylate glues from Zap for bonding porous surfaces.
This document discusses color theory as it relates to furniture finishing. It begins with a brief history of color theory from ancient Greek philosophers to Sir Isaac Newton's discoveries in the 17th century. It then defines key color terminology like hue, value, chroma, primary/secondary/tertiary colors, warm/cool colors, and complementary colors. It also explains Newton's color wheel and the Prang color system used in furniture finishing. The document concludes by discussing color mixing and recommended pigments to include in a color palette for matching and adjusting wood stain colors.
This document provides a calculator for determining the number of board feet in lumber of various lengths and thicknesses. It explains that 1 board foot is equal to a board that is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. Thickness over 1 inch is multiplied by the calculated board feet.
The document provides guidance on developing effective presentation skills for managers. It discusses three key elements of great presentations: content, design, and delivery. For content, it recommends analyzing your audience, gathering relevant data, and creating an outline. For design, it emphasizes layout, consistency in fonts/colors, and using visuals sparingly. For delivery, it suggests practicing vocal delivery, using engaging body language, handling questions confidently, and dealing with potential issues during presentations. The overall document offers managers tips to improve their presentation skills.