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Privacy is not dead: Students care deeply about their privacy and the rights it safeguards. They need a way to articulate their concerns and guidance on how to act within the complexity of our current information ecosystem and culture of surveillance capitalism.Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases can help you teach privacy literacy, evolve the privacy practices at your institution, and re-center the individuals behind the data and the ethics behind library work. Divided into four sections: What is Privacy Literacy? Protecting Privacy Educating about Privacy Advocating for Privacy Chapters cover topics including privacy literacy frameworks; digital wellness; embedding a privacy review into digital library workflows; using privacy literacy to challenge price discrimination; privacy pedagogy; and promoting privacy literacy and positive digital citizenship through credit-bearing courses, co-curricular partnerships, and faculty development and continuing education initiatives. Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries provides theory-informed, practical ways to incorporate privacy literacy into library instruction and other areas of academic library practice.

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Tune into your inner wisdom with this unique tarot deck inspired by cult music icons. Inside you'll find musicians who perfectly encapsulate the tarot card meanings: Lorde is the Fool, Prince is the Emperor and David Byrne is the Hermit. The 78 cards work as a fully functional tarot deck, and the kit also includes a booklet with more information about the musicians, as well as information on how to interpret the cards and conduct your own readings.A TAROT DECK FOR MUSIC LOVERS with the biggest stars representing the cards' meaningsCULT FAVOURITES AND BIG STARS: there's something for fans of every genreSTUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS with more to find on every readingINCLUDES A BOOKLET that unpacks the meanings of the cards and explains how to conduct your own readings

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Lyrical, inspiring, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere who are ready to leap and to spread their wings!Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom. Although there aren’t many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet.Soon Sylvia learns how to fly—how to dance—and how to dare to dream.Includes a foreword from Sylvia Townsend, a brief history of the bookmobile, an author’s note, and a further reading list.

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Drug Compounding for Veterinary Professionals Safely, effectively, and legally tailor drug treatments to the needs of your specific veterinary patients with this accessible guide Drug Compounding for Veterinary Professionals provides an accessible, easy-to-use guide to all aspects of prescribing individualized mixtures of medications in veterinary practice. Its emphasis on practical knowledge and its discussion of both in-house and external options make it a comprehensive introduction to using compounded medications in animals. It guides practitioners through every step of the process, from formulating a compound to working with outside pharmacists. The book presents guidance on how to get more information on current regulations, consider the risks and benefits, develop formulations, and more. Drug Compounding for Veterinary Professionals readers will also find: Figures and line drawings illustrating effective compounding techniques and concepts An emphasis on practical knowledge for clinical use Answers to frequently asked questions about drug compounding Drug Compounding for Veterinary Professionals is essential for any veterinary practitioner, veterinary pharmacologist, or student looking to understand this crucial component of patient care.

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Imagine the Impossible! In a land still scarred by a war between two undying archmages and their respective nations, reality defies the rules binding the rest of the world. Cities crafted by wishes and fields harvested by the walking dead lay in between lands where magic warps and twists with an undefinable will. Explore the history of immortal wizard kings, wield explosive and unusual technology, and channel awe-inspiring legends in a region where the present is still haunted by the past, and echoes of destruction still shudder across the minds and souls of those who brave the Impossible Lands!

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For nearly 5000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea’s culture, commerce, and prophecy. Now, with the death of the city’s founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of the city’s lord mayor, and newly launched attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the gateway to a new and uncertain destiny! This lore-packed 296-page hardcover guide to the locations, denizens, and adventures of Pathfinder’s most famous city is the largest Pathfinder city sourcebook to date, presenting a fascinating locale suitable for years of adventure! A huge 8-panel poster map of the city sets the scene in unprecedented detail, allowing your heroes to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history, following the steps of generations of questing heroes to chart a new path for the City at the Center of the World!

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THE NEW SEQUEL TO THE HIT DARK CRYSTAL FILM CONCLUDES! Thurma and Kensho have discovered shocking truths and must return to their homelands, but they may not be welcomed back to Thra and Mithra as heroes. But when a new enemy more powerful than they could have imagined makes their move, these two kingdoms will have to find a way to join forces for the final battle that will change their very destinies. Writer Adam Smith (Jim Henson’s Labyrinth) and rising-star artist Alexandria Huntington conclude their epic as Kensho and Thurma are faced with the ultimate decision! Collects Jim Henson’s Beneath The Dark Crystal #9-12.

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