What is online research? : Using the internet for social science research

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. The massive expansion of the internet into every aspect of our lives creates a challenge for social researchers: can they simply transfer their traditional methods and techniques online or do they need to reinvent research methods for the new environment? As onli…

Crowds; ethnographic encounters

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9781350002340

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xiv; 216 PG; ill.

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How to Build a Modern Tontine : Algorithms, Scripts and Tips

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How to Build a Modern Tontine

This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …

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"EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Human service work is performed in many places – hospitals, shelters, households – and is characterised by a complex mixture of organising principles, relations and rules. Using ethnographic methods, researchers can investigate these site-specific complexities, providing multi-dimensional and compelling analyses. Bringing toget…

Pandemics: Insurance and Social Protection

This open access book collects expert contributions on actuarial modelling and related topics, from machine learning to legal aspects, and reflects on possible insurance designs during an epidemic/pandemic. Starting by considering the impulse given by COVID-19 to the insurance industry and to actuarial research, the text covers compartment models, mortality changes during a pandemic, risk-shari…

Pedoman akreditasi perpustakaan

Perpustakaan adalah institusi pengelola koleksi karya tulis, karya cetak,dan/atau karya rekam secara profesional dengan sistem yang baku guna memenuhikebutuhan pendidikan, penelitian, pelestarian, informasi, dan rekreasi para pemustaka(UU No 43 tahun 2007 tentang Perpustakaan) untuk itu, dalam rangka memberikan layanan kepada masyarakat, perpustakaan diharapkan memberikan layanan minimal sesuai…