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The Third Way, Richard M. Freeland

Higher Education

Liberal education and professional education have traditionally been considered opposites. According to received academic wisdom, students seeking broad exposure to the arts and sciences should not be burdened with acquiring workplace skills, and students preparing for careers in fields such as business and engineering should not be diverted by more than a token engagement with "irrelevant" liberal arts content.

The Importance Of Marketing And Total Quality Management In Libraries, Rajashekhar D. Kumbar

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

Introduction

Herb White, states in Library Journal, “... it should be fairly clear that librarians do not market and that they never have marketed.” He concludes, “What we need to tell people is not how wonderful our public libraries are but rather how wonderful they could be. The awakening of these dreams is the purpose of marketing” (Besant & Sharp, 2000). Since the 1960’s, the most widely taught marketing concept was the marketing mix theory: the 4Ps (product, price, place and promotion)—so clean, so neat, so inappropriate for libraries. Marketing theory cannot always be so succinctly described since relationships …

The Empowering Role Of Enterprise Information Portals In Knowledge Management, Alireza Hejazi

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

Abstract

The increasing role of enterprise information portals (EIPs) in different applications of information, including knowledge management (KM), makes it a necessity to elaborate the issue in a more serious and scientific way. The contribution and role that these kinds of portals have in empowering KM provide a theoretical framework through which to offer a conceptual basis for present and future KM trends. So the main purpose of this article is to organize theoretical concepts discussed on EIPs in a summarized manner and provide a conceptual context for thinking and working on them. It should be noted that the perspective …

If It Ain't Broke ... : Changing Search Philosophies, John M. Weiner

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

Abstract

This study employs simulation analyses to determine the consequences of two search philosophies. The first is called the a posteriori approach and involves terms selected arbitrarily by the user without knowledge of the specific content of the documents. The second is the a priori approach and involves terms selected because the user knows that the author employed those exact terms in describing his/her findings. Further, the authors' combinations of these terms would be known. The results of simulation studies show that the a posteriori approach was comparable to a random walk. If the need to correctly identify documents was …

Nigerian University Libraries And The Challenges Of Globalization: The Way Forward, L. A. Ogunsola

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

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to examine the importance, implications, and opportunities opened to Nigerian libraries in the current Information Age as related to the concept of globalization. This paper shall attempt to address possible areas of importance and advantages that can propel Nigerian universities and their libraries into being a respective player in the global IT revolution and enhance their status in what is now widely called as Global Village. This paper stresses the necessity for Nigerian universities to be part of the new and emerging technologies which are challenging the traditional process of teaching and …

An Analysis Of Entry-Level Librarian Ads Published In American Libraries, 1982-2002, Claudene Sproles, David Ratledge

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

Much discussion has taken place in the literature over the difficulty finding qualified candidates to fill vacancies within libraries. Emphasis has been placed on recruitment, internships, scholarships, and other partnerships by library science schools and libraries to attract new people to the profession. Even so, applicant pools are dwindling [Simmons-Welburn and McNeil, 2004] and many institutions have been forced to rewrite job ads after initial postings to locate a qualified candidate. Factors hindering vacancy searches include:

• Graying of the profession, “Thousands of librarians will be retiring in the next ten years” [Simmons-Welburn and McNeil, 2004]
• Budget constraints/less positions [Bureau of …

University Library Partnerships: Promoting Economic Development, J. Cory Tucker

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

Abstract

The article discusses an innovative partnership at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collaborative project involves the UNLV Libraries and the Nevada Small Business Development Center, which is affiliated with the College of Business. The partnership was created to assist the University's goal of promoting economic development in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada region.

Being A New Librarian In A New Library: What To Expect When You Take The Plunge, Sarah Steiner

University Library Faculty Publications

Just prior to my graduation I was offered a position at a new branch campus of Johnson and Wales University, a small private school esteemed for its culinary program. Largely due to the advice of my professors I decided to make the leap from graduate school into the unknown territory of this new university and its new library. My library science professors had often extolled the virtues of being involved in the birth of a new library; their wondrous depictions of their experiences inspired me to get involved as well. Of course, my professors had not so often mentioned that …

On The Evolution Of Comparative Advantage In Matching Models, Eric O'N. Fisher, Vikas Kakkar

Economics

This paper examines whether comparative advantage is the long-run outcome of an evolutionary process in the open economy. It formalizes the notion that natural selection eliminates inefficient firms and thus leads to stable and perhaps efficient patterns of world trade. Instead of assuming the existence of a Walrasian auctioneer, we study two simple matching processes that coordinate trade between firms. Our central result is that specialization according to comparative advantage, with the larger country possibly incompletely specialized, is the unique evolutionarily stable state of the world economy.

An Educator's Drupa Experience, Malcolm G. Keif

Graphic Communication

On May 9, 2004, I boarded a flight to Düsseldorf, Germany, to attend drupa with some of my colleagues. The following days p roved to be a fabulous opportunity to network and learn about the greatest innovations in printing and, specifically, gravure. A portion of my trip was funded by the Gravure Education Foundation, to whom I express great appreciation .

Project: Information Oasis, Katherine O'Clair, Emalee Craft, Jennifer Duvernay, Sheila Hofstetter, Linda Shackle

Library Scholarship

Imagine a dry 105-degree day in the desert. It's your first day of classes -- you're hot, thirsty, and desperately trying to find your way around a large campus teeming with tens of thousands of people. Suddenly an image appears distantly down the sidewalk. You can't make it out at first, but slowly it comes into focus, a sign saying "LOST? Get Help Here!" Is it real or a mirage? As you approach you see smiling faces and people offering you free water -- you've indeed come across an oasis! And what is this place? It's a ... library? ... …

Tips, Volume 24, No. 3, 4 & 5, 2004/2005, Wolf P. Wolfensberger

Training Institute Publication Series (TIPS)

• Leprosy

• The Pests-Both Ancient and More Recent

• Slavery

• Nursing/Breast-feeding

• The Old Eugenics

• Trans-Shipping of Unwanted People: People Being Moved Against Their Will

• Vagrancy & Vagabondage: People Moving More-or-Less on Their Own

• The Penal System

• Service Organizations-Even Missions-No Longer in Existence

• Inspirational Models From the Past

• Some Interesting, and Largely Unknown, Historical Inheritances

• Terminology

• The Deaf

• Blindness

• Mental Retardation

• The Bad Old Institution Days

• Psychopostcard News

• Poetry & Songs

• Funny and Not So Funny Connections Between Physicians and Executioners

• Demon Rum …

News From Hope College, Volume 36.2: October, 2004, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Lacuny Multimedia Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2004, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Advocate, October 2004, Vol. [16], No. [2], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Scaffolding Ads Remain Despite Expired Deadline. Andrew Kennis (p. 1)

GC Students Win Right to Use Baruch Gym. James Trimarco (p. 1)

AELLA Bakes for the People of Haiti. Valeria Treves (p. 1)

Contents (p. 1)

Editorial: A Generation Comes of Age (p. 2)

Short Takes: CUNY Adopts Master Plan. CUNY Board of Trustees (p. 2)

Nuclear Double Standard in the Middle East. Jae Kim (p. 6)

Hierarchies in Bike Culture, Part II. Will Weikart (p. 10)

Conference Review: Old Bottles / New Wine: Renewing the Anarchist Tradition. Will Weikart (p. 11)

Some Facts About Hummers (p. …

St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report, Vol. 6, No. 4, King Banaian, Richard A. Macdonald

St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1 Fall 2004, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Reproductive Measures, Fitness, And Migrating Mennonites: An Evolutionary Analysis, Joan C. Stevenson, Phillip Mark Everson, Michael Grimes

Anthropology Faculty and Staff Publications

Given the same reproductive span, more children with shorter interbirth intervals and less parental attention per child should not do as well. There should be intermediate optima in family sizes. but only two studies have demonstrated optima. The goal here is to determine whether the relationship between fitness and fertility is linear and whether this relationship masks underlying variation in reproductive behaviors in a Mennonite congregation that lived in two disease settings. Prussia/Russia Vs. Kansas. The relationships between children born and fitness were determined by calculating linear and quadratic regressions for total. Prussia/Russia vs. Kansas. and families with deaths vs. …

Southeastern Law Librarian Fall 2004, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

American Constitutional Development Syllabus, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Fall 2004, John M. Pfau Library

Peacock – John M. Pfau Library Newsletter

Content:

• Message From the University Librarian by Johnnie Ann Ralph
• 'Will you stay?': Bourquin Retires from Library by Lisa Bartle
• New Look for the Library Web Page by Brent Singleton
• Database Updates by Stacy Magedanz
• Library Goings On

Kosovo And The International Community: The Prolonging And Exacerbation Of A Crisis, Lindsay Scorgie

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Fall 2004, Billington Library

Library Newsletter

Mark Daganaar writes about newest library databases. The United We Read book of 2004, The Speed of Dark, is reviewed. A list of teleconferences with College of DuPage is given, the Gallaudet Regional Center is profiled, Anne Faubel's retirement is announced, the Seventh Annual Greater Kansas City Japan Festival is featured, the Dutch program Staff Exchange is described, library renovation progress is updated, and children's books are featured.

The Spanish Language Presence In Tangier, Morocco: A Sociolinguistic Perspective, Lotfi Sayahi

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Faculty Scholarship

While research on the presence of the Spanish language outside Spain and the Americas has made considerable advances in recent years, it has concerned itself primarily with the Philippines (Quilis 1992, Lipski 2001), Equatorial Guinea (Granda 1991, Lipski 1985), and less frequently with other regions where Spanish is acquiring importance as a foreign language (Quilis 2000). North Africa, on the other hand, has failed to attract similar attention in spite of its close geographic and historical links with Spain and the uninterrupted presence of the Spanish language there since the 15'h century. Few references signal such presence (Heath 1989, Silva-Corvahin …

Nursing News: October 2004, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

JRS Patient Alerts & Vulnerabilities

Disposing of Confidential Patient Information

Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease

Licensure Renewals: Save Yourself a Trip!

Autopsy Reminders

PTO Policy Revisions for Patient Care Areas

Educational and Professional Development Programs

The Past, Present And Future Of Community Reinvestment Act (Cra): A Historical Perspective, Akm Rezaul Hossain

Economics Working Papers

This paper takes a historical approach to understand the evolution of one of the most controversial banking regulations in recent history, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1978 and its effects on access to credit and banking services to community borrowers. The paper lays out the historical milieu of credit markets in the late seventies and describes the early justification of this legislation. The paper explores the implementation of the act through regulations on lending institutions and the effects of the regulations on depository lenders and community borrowers. Detailed description of the reactions to CRA regulations by different parties involved …

October 2004: Bi Program Strengthens Student Learning, Dacus Library

Dacus Focus

No abstract provided.

Louisiana In The 2004 Presidential Election, Susan Howell

Survey Research Center Publications

No abstract provided.

Community, Fall 2004, Office Of Communications And Marketing, Wright State University

Community

Thirty-six page issue of Community which was published periodically from 1996 through 2011. The magazine focused on news and events at Wright State University relating to faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 14.03: Fall 2004, Michael Douma, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.