Books Are Us

Books Received - Livres Re¸us.

Ackerman, P.L., R.J. Sternberg and R. Glaser (eds.), 1989. Learning and Individual Differences. New York: W.H. Freeman. This anthology is a much needed update of the field of learning and individual differences. Written by many of today's most distinguished psychologists, the chapters in this book not only discuss the latest contemporary research but offer a critical review of the progress made...

Are E-Books Making Us Stupid?: Why Electronic Collections Mean Trouble for Libraries and Their Patrons

In 2008, Nicholas Carr published a provocative article titled “Is Google making us stupid?” in which he ponders the effect of the internet and electronic sources generally on the brain. This paper discusses one source specifically, e-books, and explores whether libraries are acting wisely by moving from print to electronic book collections. The topic is considered from the vantage point of the ...

Large generalized books are p-good

Let B (r) q = Kr−1 + qK1 be the graph consisting of q distinct r-cliques sharing a common (r − 1)-clique. We prove for p ≥ 2, r ≥ 3 fixed and q large r ( Kp+1, B (r) q ) = p (q + r − 2) + 1.

Books, books, books.

IAPR Fellow, shares a personal sketch of his career in statistical pattern recognition. At the end, he poses questions to entice further research. Chart of some upcoming IAPR and non-IAPR workshops, conferences, and summer schools of interest to the I APR community. The views expressed in this newsletter represent the personal views of the authors and not necessarily those of their host institu...

Are aliens among us?