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NetLibrary: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
Edited by Antonio Cartelli and Marco Palma, University of Cassino, Italy IGI Global, 2009

The Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a comprehensive resource describing the influence of information communication technology in urban communities and in scientific knowledge construction in these communities around the world, with emphasis on the roles of communications technologies, urban technology planning, and knowledge management.

Through 111 authoritative contributions by 93 of the world’s leading experts, this reference covers the materials and instruments of information technology: from ICT in education to software engineering; the influence of ICT on different communities & environments, including e-commerce, decision support systems, knowledge management, and more; and the most pervasive presence of information technology, including studies and research on knowledge management, the human side of ICT, ICT in healthcare, and virtual organizations, among many others.

To view the netLibrary eBook of the Month, go to the library home page, click on Quick Research Links and choose netLibrary from the list. The eBook will be accessible from the lower right corner of the netLibrary home page.

PsychiatryOnline: Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy
by Arnold Winston, M.D., Richard N. Rosenthal, M.D., and Henry Pinsker, M.D.

Part of the groundbreaking Core Competencies in Psychotherapy series edited by Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., this concise yet comprehensive work will be a trusted guide for learning how to do supportive psychotherapy. Offering a bedrock of knowledge from which to develop essential skills, the book provides extensively detailed clinical vignettes to show how to establish and maintain a positive therapeutic alliance, understand and formulate patients’ problems, set realistic treatment goals with patients, and talk with patients.This practical volume will be immediately useful among an exceptionally wide audience: students in introductory courses, beginning therapists navigating the therapeutic relationship with psychotherapy patients, psychiatry residents who need to demonstrate competency in the field, and seasoned practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational and recreational therapy, and medicine.

To view the PsychiatryOnline eBook of the Month, go to the library home page, click on Articles, Research & More and choose PsychiatryOnlinefrom the list. The eBook will be accessible from the lower left of the PsychiatryOnline home page.