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Information Literacy And Writing Across The Curriculum: Sharing The Vision, James Elmborg

James K. Elmborg

Points out the similarities and differences between library instruction and writing instruction in the higher education curriculum. Notes that information literacy librarians can learn from the experiences of composition instructors regarding curricular revision and reform. Suggests that one of the keys to information literacy reaching its potential is to find common ground with programs like Writing across the Curriculum.

Commentary: Philosophical And Historical Basis Of Nurse Practitioner Roles, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

Multiprogram Longitudinal Evaluation Of Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars Program: July 2003, M. Bortner, Victor Borden, Ken Duckworth, Sherri Moore, Christine Yalda

Christine A. Yalda

No abstract provided.

Cost-Of-Living Calculators On The Web: An Empirical Snapshot, Joseph Zumalt, Rebecca Smith, Yoo-Seong Song

Joseph R. Zumalt

Employment-related resources have always been a vital part of the reference collection in academic and public libraries. To assist job seekers, the Web is now presenting free and interesting opportunities for collecting cost-of-living data. However, librarians need to be advised of their relevance and reliability. This article looks at four well-known salary and/or cost-of-living calculator commercial Web sites: Homestore.com, Monstermoving.com, BestPlaces.net, and Salary.com. The Web sites are compared in terms of value-added content. By presenting the potential salary differences of a hypothetical relocation from one U.S city to twenty-six other U.S. cities, this study identifies the anomalies found when using …

An Examination Of Exposure Control And Content Balancing Restrictions On Item Selection In Cats Using The Partial Credit Model, L. Davis, Dena Pastor, B. Dodd, C. Chiang, S. Fitzpatrick

Dena A Pastor

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Financial Sector Deepening And Economic Growth In Pakistan, Safdar Khan

Safdar Khan

No abstract provided.

Las Abejas: Pacifist Resistance And Syncretic Identities In A Globalizing Chiapas, Marco Tavanti

Marco Tavanti

Las Abejas came to be known by the international community as the civil counterpart to the neozapatista movements and as a Christian pacifist movement. This book presents the voices of Las Abejas and of numerous collaborators alongside an innovative theoretical analysis of the dynamics of identity construction. The uniqueness of this study is the analysis of the role of international human rights observers in relation to indigenous communities in resistance. In this fascinating study, Marco Tavanti explains how cultural, religious, political, human rights and nonviolent frameworks combine in a syncretic identity of resistance.

Using Qualitative Methods To Evaluate A Group: Does The Survival Skills For Women Program Increase Self-Sufficiency?, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

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Learners' Competence May Be More Accurate Than We Think., Joyce Bruhn De Garavito

Joyce Bruhn de Garavito

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Social Welfare And The Social Work Profession, Lisa Mcguire

Lisa E. McGuire

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Nonstandard Work In Developed Economies: Causes And Consequences, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa

Susan N. Houseman

This book reveals the considerable variation in the levels of growth in a broad set of nonstandard work arrangements while presenting a comprehensive view of how, as a result, the nature of the employment relationship is changing within and among countries. The international roster of economists, sociologists, and labor law experts who contributed draw on cross-country variations in economic conditions and institutional characteristics to explain why some arrangements have grown faster in some countries than in others and what this means for workers. By considering a broad array of nonstandard work arrangements in a number of economies, the authors provide …

The Use Of Multilevel Irt Modeling In Applied Research: An Illustration, Dena Pastor

Dena A Pastor

No abstract provided.

Fading Shades Of Green: Teaching Culture And The Is Experience, James Elmborg, Elizabeth Lawler

James K. Elmborg

No abstract provided.

Developing Country Manufactured Exports To Advanced Countries, James Lutz

James M Lutz

No abstract provided.

A Meta-Analysis Of Job Analysis Reliability, Erich Dierdorff, Mark Wilson

Erich C. Dierdorff

Average levels of interrater and intrarater reliability for job analysis data were investigated using meta-analysis. Forty-six studies and 299 estimates of reliability were cumulated. Data were categorized by specificity (generalized work activity or task data), source (incumbents, analysts, or technical experts), and descriptive scale (frequency, importance, difficulty, time-spent, and the Position Analysis Questionnaire). Task data initially produced higher estimates of interrater reliability than generalized work activity data and lower estimates of intrarater reliability. When estimates were corrected for scale length and number of raters by using the Spearman-Brown formula, task data had higher interrater and intrarater reliabilities. Incumbents displayed the …

Inventory Using Palm Pilot, Li Chen

Li Chen

No abstract provided.

Women's Stories Of Survival And Resistance, Kathleen Ferraro, Angela Moe

Angela M. Moe

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Learning About Words At Harvard. The Change Agent (Adult Education For Social Justice: News, Issues & Ideas), Richard Mora

Richard Mora

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The Dollar And The Peso: Where Is The 'Peso Problem'?, Jorge Gonzalez, Roger Spencer, Daniel Walz

Jorge Gonzalez

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Illegal Art, Pranks And Freedom Of Expression, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

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Ebsco/Ala Conference Scholarship Award, Li Chen

Li Chen

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Opportunities For Real-Time Digital Reference Service, Matthew Marsteller, Jackie Schmitt-Marsteller

Matthew Marsteller

This article explores the opportunities that real-time digital reference service can offer to a variety of library settings from the independent public library to the large multi-campus university or the multi-national corporation. There are many occasions when a real-time digital reference service will be the optimal solution for a portion of a library’s reference service. The authors’ goal is to offer our original ideas, and examples from the literature, that will stimulate thought about real-time digital reference services that could be offered by your libraries. The numerous ideas and examples should provide the reader with workable methods for extending the …

Why Social Workers Should Devise A Seamless Service Delivery System For Clients And Tax-Payers?, Monica Nandan

Monica Nandan

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The Role Of The Internet In National And Local News Media Use, Eric Riedel, Amy Gangl, Alina Oxendine, Melinda Jackson, John Sullivan, Eugene Borgida

Alina Oxendine

The Politics Of Heritage In Tana Toraja, Indonesia: Interplaying The Local And The Global, Kathleen Adams

Kathleen M. Adams

Teaching Students About Classic Findings On The Detection Of Deception, Kathryn Morris

Kathryn A. Morris

Perceived Causes Of Suicide Attempts By Uk South Asian Women., M Hicks, D Bhugra

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

Perceived causes of suicide attempts were examined in 180 ethnic South Asian women living in the London area. The 3 factors endorsed most frequently and strongly as causes of suicide attempts in South Asian women were violence by the husband, being trapped in an unhappy family situation, and depression.

Physical Fitness & Wellness, Donald Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Collecting Praise: Global Culture Industries, Michael Budde

Michael Budde

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Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.