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Pvc-Lot-006-A-002, Christopher Monson

Four Valleys Archive

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Pvc-Lot-006-A-006, Christopher Monson

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Pvc-Lot-006-B-005, Elizabeth Dysert

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Pvc-Lot-007-A-002, Juliana Novic

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Pvc-Lot-008-A-004, Garrett Silliman

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Pvc-Lot-008-A-003, Garrett Silliman

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Pvc-Lot-008-A-002, Garrett Silliman

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Pvc-Lot-008-A-001, Garrett Silliman

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Pvc-Lot-015-B-007, Russell Smith

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Pvc-Lot-015-B-005, Russell Smith

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Pvc-Lot-015-D-007, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-D-006, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-D-005, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-D-004, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-C-007, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-C-006, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-015-C-005, Lauren Schwartz

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Pvc-Lot-007-B-046, Juliana Novic

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Economic Impact Of Standard Reference Materials For Sulfur In Fossil Fuels, Sheila A. Martin, Michael P. Gallaher, Alan C. O'Connor

Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. Through its Office of Standard Reference Materials, NIST is authorized to certify and sell standard reference materials (SRMs) that help users engaged in commerce or research link their measurements to NIST. Developed by NIST’s Technical Laboratories, SRMs are materials certified for their chemical composition or physical properties. As emerging regulations increase the importance of the sulfur content of fossil fuels, NIST is expanding its SRM program to include SRMs for measuring sulfur in the low-sulfur fuels …

Highlights From Service-Learning In California's Teacher Education Programs: A White Paper, Andrew Furco, Mary Sue Ammon

Service Learning, General

The purpose of this white paper is to provide a set of recommendations for advancing service-learning in California's Teacher Education programs. The recommendations are based on the findings from a three-year study conducted by UC Berkeley's Service-Learning Research & Development Center (SLRDC). This paper reports on the viability of various approaches for advancing K-12 service-learning in teacher education, identifies institutional barriers that hinder the advancement of service-learning in teacher education, and describes successful approaches that institutions have used to advance service-learning in teacher education. The recommendations provided in this paper are intended to inform the California Department of Education and …

Subject Librarians Relations With Faculty At The University Of Botswana: A Review Of Liaison Activities, Edwin Qobose

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

Conclusion

Liaising at the University of Botswana Library (UBL) is at the heart of all subject librarian activities. It is therefore absolutely essential that we make an effort to maintain a liaison program which will ensure effective communication with all the academic departments for all of the library's services. As liaison librarians, we are academic partners, and should actively participate in the promotion of excellent teaching and research activities. By monitoring curricular and research developments in assigned subject fields, subject librarians develop and maintain library collections for their respective faculties. It is vital that we should always be proactive, and …

Cataloging Expert Systems: Optimism And Frustrated Reality, William Olmstadt

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

There is little question that computers have profoundly changed how information professionals work. The process of cataloging and classifying library materials was one of the first activities transformed by information technology. The introduction of the MARC format in the 1960s and the creation of national bibliographic utilities in the 1970s had a lasting impact on cataloging. In the 1980s, the affordability of microcomputers made the computer accessible for cataloging, even to small libraries. This trend toward automating library processes with computers parallels a broader societal interest in the use of computers to organize and store information. Following World War II, …

This State Has "Boundries" (Sic), But No Focus: A Review, Richard Defoe

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

Review of Louisiana Biographical Dictionary: People of all Times and Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State. Somerset Publishers, St. Clair Shores, MI, 1999. $87.50.

Review:

Somerset Publishers produce biographical dictionaries of some of these United States. The Louisiana volume does not instill confidence in their efforts. Sloppy printing, sloppy proof-reading and sloppy and turgid writing are just the beginning of the problems with this book – the title of this review features one of their glaring spelling errors from the foreword.

But the major problem with this book seems to be focus, …

Are Transaction Logs Useful? A Ten-Year Study, Julie Banks

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

Introduction

Transaction log analysis has long been a staple in academic libraries. Recently, for example, authors have reported on transaction logs and their use in identifying access point use, re-engineering the online public access catalog (OPAC), improving search retrieval, utilizing flip charts at terminals, and employing log data for general personnel management. There are still questions left unanswered, however, about the usefulness of transaction log analysis in marshalling personnel resources. One is whether the logs have predictive value over a span of time, and another is whether any useful trends can be discerned from the logs' data. To answer these …

Does Market Timing Contribute To The Cattle Cycle?, Stephen F. Hamilton, Terry L. Kastens

Economics

Recent evidence suggests that cyclical cattle inventories are driven by exogenous shocks. This article examines a second possible contributing factor to the cattle cycle: a market timing effect that arises from individual attempts to maintain countercyclical inventories. The model uncovers an important conceptual point: to the extent that cycles are driven by exogenous shocks, a representative producer should outperform one who maintains a constant inventory; whereas, for cycles induced by market timing, a representative producer should underperform one with a constant inventory. Simulated net returns over 1974–98 reveal that a constant-inventory manager significantly outperformed the representative U.S. producer, which indicates …

Review Of The Handbook Of International Economics: Volume 3, Eric O'N. Fisher

Economics

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Spending, School Structure, And Public Education Quality. Evidence From California, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

This paper examines school structure, spending, and performance relationships in California and finds considerable support for the public exchange model that predicts that greater competition improves student performance. The evidence indicates that, despite claims to the contrary by many advocates of public education, higher education spending does not raise student achievement. Education spending is also shown to be highest in those counties exhibiting highest monopoly power as measured by the Herfindahl index. Strong support is also shown for the public exchange view that higher market power leads to lower student achievement in the fourth and eighth grades, but little support …

News From Hope College, Volume 31.4: February, 2000, Hope College

News from Hope College

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James White Library Newsletter

• LIBRARYWINS FEDERAL GRANT
• “JSTOR” IS A HIT WITH USERS
• RARE MILLERITE ERA MATERIAL ACQUIRED
• LIBRARY PEOPLE

Airplay, Vol. 21, No. 5, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Airplay: MPBN Radio Program Guide

Airplay is published to provide the most thorough information possible about MPBN Radio and its programs, hopefully in a visually appealing way. Each month of Airplay features works by Maine artists and photographers on its cover. Maine Public Broadcasting Network Radio is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN). Maine Public Broadcasting was founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.