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Stamatoplos, Anthony. "Sources: American Reference Books Annual." Reference & User Services Quarterly 46, no. 3 (2007): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.46n3.102.2.
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Shelton, Mark E. "American Reference Books Annual 2000, Volume 3120011Edited by Bohdan S. Wynar. American Reference Books Annual 2000, Volume 31. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited 2000. 804 pp, ISBN: 1563088371 US dollar 110 hardback." Collection Building 20, no. 1 (2001): 36–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cb.2001.20.1.36.1.
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Shelton, Mark. "American Reference Books Annual 2001, Vol. 3220023Bohdan S. Wynar. American Reference Books Annual 2001, Vol. 32. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited 2001. 797 pp., ISBN: 1563088886 (hardback) US$115 ($138 outside North America)." Collection Building 21, no. 3 (2002): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cb.2002.21.3.137.3.
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Shelton, Mark. "American Reference Books Annual 1998, Volume 2920002Edited by Ed Volz, Editor‐in‐Chief Bohdan S. Wynar. American Reference Books Annual 1998, Volume 29. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited 1998. 807 pp., ISBN: ISBN 1563086239 US$100 (US$120 outside USA) hardcover." Collection Building 19, no. 4 (2000): 168–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cb.2000.19.4.168.2.
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Shelton, Mark. "American Reference Books Annual 1999, Volume 3020003Edited by Ed Volz, Editor‐in‐Chief Bohdan S. Wynar. American Reference Books Annual 1999, Volume 30. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited 1998. 732 pp., ISBN: ISBN 1563087650 US$105 (US$125 outside USA) hardcover." Collection Building 19, no. 4 (2000): 168–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cb.2000.19.4.168.3.
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Toase, Charles A. "Reviews : Wynar, B S (ed.). American Reference Books Annual 1989, volume 20. Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1989. xxii, 712 pp. $75.00 in USA, $90.00 elsewhere. ISBN 0 87287 758 2. ISSN 0065-9959." Journal of librarianship 22, no. 2 (1990): 120–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096100069002200208.
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Lorenzo, Lisa. "Book Review: Coding with XML for Efficiencies in Cataloging and Metadata." Library Resources & Technical Services 63, no. 1 (2019): 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.63n1.76.
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Written as a follow-up to an Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) pre-conference held during the 2015 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Coding with XML for Efficiencies in Cataloging and Metadata is an excellent introduction to the potential of Extensible Markup Language (XML) and related technologies in creating efficiencies in library cataloging and metadata work. As stated in the volume’s introduction, this guide will be most useful to those with some familiarity with XML or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). However, this is not a requirement as the first chapter introduces XML in a way that will bring most newcomers up to speed. Catalogers will likely benefit most from this volume given that the majority of examples involve MARC 21 bibliographic data. However, metadata managers more broadly will also find value here, particularly in sections on XML Schema Definition Language (XSD), Extensible Stylesheet Language for Transformation (XSLT), XPath, and XQuery. Coding with XML does not purport to be a comprehensive reference for all XML work in libraries, but more of “a tutorial on its subject” (3). This is certainly true—each section provides an approachable and thorough introduction to a particular technology rather than an exhaustive list of features. There is also a useful list of resources at the end of the book for readers who want more information and more in-depth examples.
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Yoon, K. K., W. A. Van Der Sluys, and K. Hour. "Effect of Loading Rate on Fracture Toughness of Pressure Vessel Steels." Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 122, no. 2 (2000): 125–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.556176.
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The master curve method has recently been developed to determine fracture toughness in the brittle-to-ductile transition range. This method was successfully applied to numerous fracture toughness data sets of pressure vessel steels. Joyce (Joyce, J. A., 1997, “On the Utilization of High Rate Charpy Test Results and the Master Curve to Obtain Accurate Lower Bound Toughness Predictions in the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition, Small Specimen Test Techniques,” Small Specimens Test Technique, ASTM STP 1329, W. R. Corwin, S. T. Rosinski, and E. Van Walle, eds., ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA) applied this method to high loading rate fracture toughness data for SA-515 steel and showed the applicability of this approach to dynamic fracture toughness data. In order to investigate the shift in fracture toughness from static to dynamic data, B&W Owners Group tested five weld materials typically used in reactor vessel fabrication in both static and dynamic loading. The results were analyzed using ASTM Standard E 1921 (ASTM, 1998, Standard E 1921-97, “Standard Test Method for the Determination of Reference Temperature, T0, for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Range,” 1998 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 03.01, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA). This paper presents the data and the resulting reference temperature shifts in the master curves from static to high loading rate fracture toughness data. This shift in the toughness curve with the loading rate selected in this test program and from the literature is compared with the shift between KIc and KIa curves in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. In addition, data from the B&W Owners Group test of IAEA JRQ material and dynamic fracture toughness data from the Pressure Vessel Research Council (PVRC) database (Van Der Sluys, W. A., Yoon, K. K., Killian, D. E., and Hall, J. B., 1998, “Fracture Toughness of Ferritic Steels and ASTM Reference Temperature T0,” BAW-2318, Framatome Technologies. Lynchburg, VA) are also presented. It is concluded that the master curve shift due to loading rate can be addressed with the shift between the current ASME Code KIc and KIa curves. [S0094-9930(00)01302-0]
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Kelly, Brendan D. "Mental Health Policy in Ireland 1984–2004: theory, overview and future directions." Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 21, no. 2 (2004): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0790966700008326.
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Recent years have seen renewed emphasis on the importance of mental health policy as a key component of health and social policy at both national and international levels. In 2001 the European Commission produced a public health framework for mental health in the EU. In the same year, the World Health Organisation devoted its annual health report to mental health and called on countries to formulate, update and implement mental health policies. The EU and WHO initiatives both recognised that the challenges facing mental health policy makers are increasingly transnational in scope, related to issues such as rapid demographic change, increased transnational migration, the protection of human rights and the implementation of a growing number of international laws, directives and protocols in relation to mental health care.Significant progress has been made in the development of Irish mental health services over the past 40 years. Nevertheless, many challenges remain. The aims of this paper are to outline:• Prevailing theoretical perspectives on mental health policy• Mental health policy in Ireland since the last major policy revision in 1984• Relevant economic and demographic changes in Ireland since 1984• Relevant clinical, legislative and policy developments in relation to mental health• Future directions for mental health policy.Electronic literature searches were performed using Psyclit (American Psychological Association, 1887–2003), Medline (United States National Library of Medicine, 1985 – 2003), with broad search terms related to mental health policy. Additional books and papers were identified by tracking back through references and consulting with colleagues. Policy documents and selected literature on Irish psychiatric services were reviewed and related to recent literature on mental health policy.
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Whiting, Susan J. "Symposium overview. Dietary Reference Intakes: considerations for physical activity." Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism 31, no. 1 (2006): 59–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/h06-002.
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The following series of papers comprise a symposium on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), which are the new dietary recommendations for North Americans, that was presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. The process of developing the DRIs has been an enormous undertaking resulting, thus far, in 12 book-length reports spanning from 1997 to 2004. It was therefore timely to review the recommendations, describe the considerations for physical activity that went into setting the recommendations, and, where possible, indicate how the DRIs may be applied to athletes.Key words: Dietary Reference Intakes, macronutrients, micronutrients, physical activity.
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Weissinger, Thomas. "African-American Reference Books and the Reviewing Media." Reference Librarian 21, no. 45-46 (1994): 137–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j120v21n45_14.
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McIlvaine, Eileen. "Selected Reference Books of 1998–1999." College & Research Libraries 60, no. 5 (1999): 479–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.60.5.479.
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This article follows the pattern set by the semi-annual series initiated by the late Constance M. Winchell more than fifty years ago and continued by Eugene Sheehy. Because the purpose of the list is to present a selection of recent scholarly and general works, it does not pretend to be either well balanced or comprehensive. A brief roundup of new editions of standard works is provided at the end of the articles. Code numbers (such as AH226) have been used to refer to titles in the Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed. (Chicago: ALA, 1996).
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Eisenstadt, Peter. "Genealogy of American Finance." Business History Review 90, no. 1 (2016): 113–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007680516000040.
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Are reference works still needed in this age of digital reproduction, when there are more than five million English language entries in Wikipedia? Their function has changed, surely. With so much information available online, printed reference books need higher justifications, not merely the collection and collocation of information, but presenting it in new and imaginative ways that give its users insights, as well as a pleasurable reading experience. In other words, reference works need to become reference books.
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Khalil, Nancy A. "Reflections on Political Islam." American Journal of Islam and Society 33, no. 1 (2016): 163–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v33i1.897.
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The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) participated in the annualmeeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) in Atlanta, GA, heldNovember 21-24, 2015. In addition to the participation of staff and associatesin several meeting events and panels, IIIT maintained a book booth in the ExhibitHall, co-organized a panel on “Opportunities and Challenges of TeachingIslamic Studies in Theological Seminaries,” and held its second annual AARReception and Special Lecture.Offering a tribute to Ismail al-Faruqi (d. 1986), IIIT co-founder and cofounderof the AAR’s “Study of Islam” section, Abubaker Alshingieti (executivedirector, IIIT) and Ermin Sinanović (director of research, IIIT) expressedgreat pride in rekindling a stronger IIIT presence at the AAR by reviving thehistorical link established by al-Faruqi. Fittingly, John Esposito (GeorgetownUniversity), al-Faruqi’s first doctoral advisee, delivered the keynote speech:“Reflections on Political Islam: Concepts and Contexts.”An intellectual giant in his own right, Esposito presented a historicalanalysis of the rise of political Islam movements during the latter half of thetwentieth century through his individual interactions, appointments, and presencein spaces of influence at critical times. His keynote speech served bothas an intellectual analysis as well as a personal journey, full of spontaneouslysprinkled firsthand stories and narratives from private conversations. He emphasizedthe critical need to avoid ahistoric analyses of such movements andto resist symptomatic treatments that have become a popular approach bywestern governments blind to their own roles in such undesired behaviors andviolence.Referring to challenges like ISIS and youth radicalization, Esposito statedthat “unless you understand the context within which political Islam arose...:who were the players, what were the issues for these movements, and alsowhat their interactions were with government, you can’t understand why wecontinue to screw up today.” Making specific reference to recent governmentinitiatives on Countering Violent Extremism that are youth-centric and targetthe great role religion occupies in people’s lives, he reminded the audiencethat discounting a history of oppression by western-backed authoritarianregimes is a myopic perspective to the rise of radicalism.His speech spanned over fifty years of political history and Americaninvolvement in Muslim-majority nations with an emphasis on the Iranian ...
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Mitkowski, N. A., and N. Jackson. "Subanguina radicicola, the Root-Gall Nematode Infecting Poa annua in New Brunswick, Canada." Plant Disease 87, no. 10 (2003): 1263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pdis.2003.87.10.1263c.
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Poa annua frequently is found as the dominant turfgrass species on golf course putting greens grown in the range of cool-season grasses. While not intentionally established, it is an aggressive weed in stands of bentgrasses (Agrostis spp.). When significant encroachment of P. annua occurs, it often is maintained indefinitely. In May 2003, P. annua putting greens at the Riverside Country Club in Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada showed signs of an unidentified disease. Putting greens were slow to green up and large chlorotic patches were evident across affected areas. When roots were examined, extensive galling was observed. Galls were slender and often twisted in appearance. Upon dissection of washed galls, hundreds of eggs were exuded into the surrounding water droplet, and mature male and female nematodes were observed. Further morphological examination of males, females, and juvenile nematodes demonstrated that they were Subanguina radicicola (Greef 1872) Paramanov 1967 (1,2). Each P. annua plant had an average of four galls (with a range of two to nine) primarily located within the uppermost centimeter of the soil. Of 18 P. annua putting greens, four were affected by the nematode and displayed the same damage symptoms. S. radicicola has been identified from American beachgrass in Rhode Island and from P. annua in Oregon, but to our knowledge, this is the first report of the nematode affecting P. annua on a golf course in eastern North America. References: (1) W. F. Mai and P. Mullin. Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: A Pictorial Key to Genera. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1996. (2) G. Thorne. Principles of Nematology. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1961
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Nichols, Lynn. "Direct Quotation and Switch Reference in Zuni." Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 16, no. 2 (1990): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3765/bls.v16i2.1665.
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Frey, Robert I., and John D. Alexander. "Birds of Oregon: A General Reference." Auk 123, no. 4 (2006): 1203–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/123.4.1203.
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Abstract The following critiques express the opinions of the individual evaluators regarding the strengths, weaknesses, and value of the books they review. As such, the appraisals are subjective assessments and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or any official policy of the American Ornithologists' Union.
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Notable Books Council, RUSA. "From Committees of RUSA: Notable Books 2016." Reference & User Services Quarterly 55, no. 4 (2016): 308. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n4.308.
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The Notable Books Council, first established in 1944, has announced the 2016 selections of the Notable Books List, an annual best-of list comprising twenty six titles written for adult readers and published in the United States, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The list was announced today during the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
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Ennis, G. P., and M. J. Fogarty. "Recruitment overfishing reference point for the American lobster, Homarus americanus." Marine and Freshwater Research 48, no. 8 (1997): 1029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf97201.
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A 21-year series of annual estimates of egg production and recruitment in a Newfoundland lobster population indicates similar asymptotic relationships for recruitment to the fishery and to the adult population, both derived from legal stock estimates. Lines with slopes equal to the 90th-percentile and median survival ratios drawn through the origin of the egg production–adult recruitment scatterplot were examined as potential recruitment overfishing reference points for the Arnold’s Cove lobster stock. If the inverse of the estimated lifetime egg production per recruit (E/R) for a given exploitation rate exceeds the slope of the selected reference point, the risk of recruitment overfishing is high. For the Arnold’s Cove stock, the E/R level at a nominal 90% exploitation rate is estimated at 4.2% of the unfished population, compared with 2.5% for the overfishing reference point corresponding to the median survival ratio. Female lobsters at Arnold’s Cove mature at sizes below the minimum legal size, providing a buffer against high exploitation rates. Small, scattered refugia of large lobsters could also help to explain how heavily exploited populations of this species persist at such a low level of egg production.
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Costello, Laura. "Analysis of Static and Dynamic E-Reference Content at a Multi-Campus University Shows that Updated Content is Associated with Greater Annual Usage." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 11, no. 1 (2016): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b88k7r.
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 Lamothe, A. R. (2015). Comparing usage between dynamic and static e-reference collections. Collection Building, 34(3), 78-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CB-04-2015-0006
 
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 Objective – To discover whether there is a difference in use over time between dynamically updated and changing subscription e-reference titles and collections, and static purchased e-reference titles and collections. 
 
 Design – Case study.
 
 Setting – A multi-campus Canadian university with 9,200 students enrolled in both graduate and undergraduate programs.
 
 Subjects – E-reference book packages and individual e-reference titles. 
 
 Methods – The author compared data from individual e-reference books and packages. First, individual subscription e-reference books that periodically added updated content were compared to individually purchased e-reference books that remained static after purchase. The author then compared two e-reference book packages that provided new and updated content to two static e-reference book packages. The author compared data from patron usage to new content added over time using regression analysis. 
 
 Main Results – As the library acquired e-reference titles, dynamic title subscriptions added to the collection were associated with 2,246 to 4,635 views per subscription while static title additions were associated with 8 to 123 views per purchase. The author also found that there was a strong linear relationship between views and dynamic titles added to the collection (R2=0.79) and a very weak linear relationship (R2=0.18) with views when static titles are added to the collection. Regression analysis of dynamic e-reference collections revealed that the number of titles added to each collection was strongly associated with views of the material (R2=0.99), while static e-reference collections were less strongly linked (R2=0.43). 
 
 Conclusion – Dynamic e-reference titles and collections experienced increases in usage each year while static titles and collections experienced decreases in usage. This indicates that collections and titles that offer new content to users each year will continue to see growth in usage while static collections and titles will see maximum usage within a few years and then begin to decline as they get older. Fresh content is strongly associated with usage in e-reference titles, which mirrors the author’s previous work examining static and dynamic content in e-monographs.
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Mitsui, Tôru. "Booklist." Popular Music 20, no. 3 (2001): 453–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261143001001611.
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The aim of this annual Popular Music bibliography is to provide a record of recent books on popular music and to offer brief, sometimes critical guidance to them whenever possible. Coverage is restricted to books and some booklets (with the exception of important yearbooks and some special issues of journals), and includes revised editions as well as notable reissues. Omitted are translations of books previously published in English except those which include some significant additions.This edition contains entries for books published in 2000, plus a few items published in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, information on which was not available when the lists for Popular Music 16/3, 17/3, 18/3 and 19/3 were compiled.To a fundamental list of British, American and Japanese titles that I compiled were incorporated an extensive list of American books by B. Lee Cooper, a comprehensive list of books in German by Bernhard Hefele and a sizable list of books in French by Christophe Pirenne. Dave Laing, the coordinating editor of the journal, contributed another sizable list of mainly British and American books as well as correcting a preliminary list.Contributions on books in other languages, especially Spanish, are welcome.
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Brakke, David. "The Early Church in North America: Late Antiquity, Theory, and the History of Christianity." Church History 71, no. 3 (2002): 473–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0009640700130239.
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By almost any measure, the study of ancient Christian history is alive and well, even if one limits one's view to the North American scene. Over the last three decades the number of publications in the field, both books and articles, has grown considerably, fueling (among other things) the astonishing success of theJournal of Early Christian Studies, founded by the North American Patristic Society (NAPS) a decade'ago. Each year the program of the annual meeting of NAPS features more papers and attracts more participants (even though they must stay in less than ideal, even appropriately monastic, dormitory rooms). The number of papers on early Christian topics at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature (as well as the American Philological Association) is very impressive.
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Ilgiewicz, Henryka. "Towarzystwo XXVII Miłośników Książki w Kownie (1930-1940)." Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi 11 (December 29, 2017): 193–216. http://dx.doi.org/10.33077/uw.25448730.zbkh.2017.35.
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The Society XXVII of the Lovers of Books was acting in Kaunas in 1930-1940. The aim of this society was to develop fondness for a nicely edited books, as well as keeping ties with other bibliophile societies. Most of the Society members were deeply connected of the society there were persons deeply connected with books: editors, graphic designers and known Lithuanian politicians and public figures. Number of members varied from 12 to 23, and the most active were: Vytautas Steponaitis, Viktoras Cimkauskas, Paulius Galaunė, Vaclovas Biržiška, Marija Urbšienė, Petras Jakštas, Vilhelmas Burkevičius, Juozas Balčiūnas-Švaistas and Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas. The society explored the history of Lithuanian book, published two volumes of annual editions „XXVII Knygos Mėgėjų Metraštis” and several books, organized readings, exhibition of books, tours to the exhibitions and libraries, and gathered a reference collection. The Society contributed to the increased love of books in the Lithuanian society.
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Kinginger, Celeste. "American Association for Applied Linguistics Colloquia, 2010." Language Teaching 44, no. 2 (2011): 262–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444810000546.
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Presented at the AAAL Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 6 March 2010.The purpose of this colloquium was to update professional appreciation of language learning in study abroad, with special reference to projects illustrating contemporary interest in the socially situated nature of this phenomenon. Introducing the panel, Celeste Kinginger (Pennsylvania State University) noted that while a sojourn abroad can enhance every aspect of language ability, it is most effective in domains related to social interaction. The colloquium was motivated by several limitations of current research on study abroad. First, the vast majority of studies address the experiences of US-based students learning commonly taught languages. Second, the research would benefit from a shift away from conservative, academic views of language to more usage-based models reflecting the full range of living language that students encounter abroad. Finally, an exclusive focus on the student perspective, in qualitative studies, may yield incomplete and potentially ethnocentric findings.
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Notable Books Council, RUSQ. "From Committees of RUSA: Notable Books List 2015." Reference & User Services Quarterly 54, no. 4 (2015): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.54n4.61.
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The Notable Books Council, a group of readers' advisory experts within the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, has announced its selections for the 2015 Notable Books List.Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation's readers a list of about twenty-five very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. A book may be selected for inclusion on the Notable Books List if it possesses exceptional literary merit, expands the horizons of human knowledge, makes a specialized body of knowledge accessible to the nonspecialist, has the potential to contribute significantly to the solution of a contemporary problem, or presents a unique concept.
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Rocha, Felipe Ferreira de Oliveira, and Marcelo de Almeida Medeiros. "American Regionalism and Brazilian Diplomatic Discourse (1946-2019)." Contexto Internacional 43, no. 1 (2021): 33–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0102-8529.2019430100002.
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Abstract In this article, we analyse the content of the speeches delivered by Brazilian Presidents, Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors at annual Ordinary Sessions of the United Nations General Assembly in the period between 1946 and 2019. Our primary objective is to find out how often and under what circumstances Brazilian diplomats mentioned the subject of American regionalism and whether the mention was made in reference to specific projects or to abstract concepts of regional integration and cooperation. Based on this analysis, we highlight the great deal of importance that was given to MERCOSUR – and, to a lesser extent, UNASUR – to the detriment of other regional integration projects, as well as the preference, by Brazilian diplomats, for a flexible, low-profile, abstract and low-cost discursive approach. In short, we found that cooperation and integration have frequently been discussed, although little attention has been devoted to the limits and possibilities of each project under construction.
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Oermann, Marilyn, Nancy Wilmes, and Patricia Braski. "Reference Accuracy in Neonatal-Maternal Nursing Literature." Neonatal Network 21, no. 1 (2002): 23–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0730-0832.21.1.23.
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Purpose: To identify the frequency and types of reference errors in neonatal-maternal nursing literature. This study was an extension of earlier research on reference accuracy in pediatric and critical care nursing journals.Design: A random sample was selected of references in three nursing journals: Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing; Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing; and The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. References were compared against original publications, and errors were classified as major or minor based on criteria used in earlier studies.Results: Fifty-four of the 221 references had errors, for an overall error rate of 24.4 percent. Major errors were found in 21.3 percent of the references, and minor errors were calculated at 3.2 percent. Errors in the author’s name were most common, followed by errors in titles of articles and books. The rates of reference errors in this study were lower than those reported previously in the nursing and medical literature.
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Rapp, Andrea. "The Shavzin-Carsch Collection of Historic Jewish Children's Literature." Judaica Librarianship 18, no. 1 (2014): 154–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.14263/2330-2976.1031.
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The Shavzin-Carsch Collection of Cincinnati's Isaac M. Wise Temple is a special collection devoted to historically significant American Jewish children's literature. As of this writing, there are over seven hundred volumes in the collection, including early children's books published by the Jewish Publication Society, titles listed in early juvenile bibliographies of the Jewish Book Annual, and books cited in key retrospective articles on Jewish children's literature. This paper describes the collection, and relates how it came to be established, its potential uses to researchers, and future issues to be considered in its expansion.
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Kelly, Mike. "INTRODUCTION." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 6, no. 1 (2005): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.6.1.237.
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The 45th Annual Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries was titled “Ebb & Flow: The Migration of Collections to American Libraries.” From June 21–June 24, 2004, on the campus of Yale University, speakers addressed a variety of topics around this theme. Plenary speakers addressed the migration of books to North America during the colonial period, the development of university library collections in the nineteenth century, the epic collecting of J. Pierpont Morgan, and the post-World War II antiquarian book trade. Alice Prochaska, Yale University librarian, opened the conference with . . .
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Powell, Larkin A. "Approximating Variance of Demographic Parameters Using the Delta Method: A Reference for Avian Biologists." Condor 109, no. 4 (2007): 949–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/109.4.949.
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Abstract Avian biologists routinely estimate sampling variance for parameter estimates such as daily nest survival, fecundity, annual survival, and density. However, many biologists are not certain of methods to derive sampling variance for parameters when survival rates change temporal scales. Similar methods are needed to obtain sampling variance when biologists combine parameter estimates to calculate an indirect demographic parameter, such as population growth rate. The delta method is a useful technique for approximating sampling variance when the desired demographic parameter is a function of at least one other demographic parameter. However, the delta method is rarely taught in most graduate-level biology or ecology courses, and application of this method may be discouraged by seemingly daunting formulas in reference books. Here, I provide five examples of sampling variance approximations for common situations encountered by avian ecologists, with step-by-step explanations of the equations involved.
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Ghosh, Maitrayee. "Transforming our libraries, ourselves: ALA in Las Vegas – a brief outline with focus on international programs." Library Hi Tech News 32, no. 2 (2015): 17–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhtn-02-2015-0011.
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Purpose – The author shares information about the American Library Association’s 133rd annual conference in Las Vegas. This conference served as an open forum for participants on incredible range of topics, namely, e-books, digital content, innovation and community engagement, library instruction, copyright, outreach, privacy, library advocacy, literacy, data-driven decision making, intellectual freedom, teen services, gaming, leadership and best practices on a range of library-related concerns. Design/methodology/approach – This report is a brief outline of ALA 2014 annual conference in Las Vegas with focus on international programs. It summarizes selective events, including author’s presentation on e-books advocacy in India, International Librarians’ Reception and paper session organized by IRRT. Findings – ALA annual conference at Las Vegas was one of the best professional development opportunities for librarians, with a large variety of programs, activities and exhibition. The event attracted librarians from all sectors and work environments from many countries and highlighted issues in librarianship and latest technology development; its use in libraries will be of interest to this journal’s readership, especially information professionals from all over the world. Originality/value – ALA Annual conference in June 26-July 1, 2014 was the largest conference of librarians touched all topics in librarianship. It is difficult to describe the entire conference events even briefly in an article. The author’s experiences during the international events are highlighted.
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Aschonitis, Vassilis G., Dimitris Papamichail, Kleoniki Demertzi, et al. "High-resolution global grids of revised Priestley–Taylor and Hargreaves–Samani coefficients for assessing ASCE-standardized reference crop evapotranspiration and solar radiation." Earth System Science Data 9, no. 2 (2017): 615–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-615-2017.
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Abstract. The objective of the study is to provide global grids (0.5°) of revised annual coefficients for the Priestley–Taylor (P-T) and Hargreaves–Samani (H-S) evapotranspiration methods after calibration based on the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)-standardized Penman–Monteith method (the ASCE method includes two reference crops: short-clipped grass and tall alfalfa). The analysis also includes the development of a global grid of revised annual coefficients for solar radiation (Rs) estimations using the respective Rs formula of H-S. The analysis was based on global gridded climatic data of the period 1950–2000. The method for deriving annual coefficients of the P-T and H-S methods was based on partial weighted averages (PWAs) of their mean monthly values. This method estimates the annual values considering the amplitude of the parameter under investigation (ETo and Rs) giving more weight to the monthly coefficients of the months with higher ETo values (or Rs values for the case of the H-S radiation formula). The method also eliminates the effect of unreasonably high or low monthly coefficients that may occur during periods where ETo and Rs fall below a specific threshold. The new coefficients were validated based on data from 140 stations located in various climatic zones of the USA and Australia with expanded observations up to 2016. The validation procedure for ETo estimations of the short reference crop showed that the P-T and H-S methods with the new revised coefficients outperformed the standard methods reducing the estimated root mean square error (RMSE) in ETo values by 40 and 25 %, respectively. The estimations of Rs using the H-S formula with revised coefficients reduced the RMSE by 28 % in comparison to the standard H-S formula. Finally, a raster database was built consisting of (a) global maps for the mean monthly ETo values estimated by ASCE-standardized method for both reference crops, (b) global maps for the revised annual coefficients of the P-T and H-S evapotranspiration methods for both reference crops and a global map for the revised annual coefficient of the H-S radiation formula and (c) global maps that indicate the optimum locations for using the standard P-T and H-S methods and their possible annual errors based on reference values. The database can support estimations of ETo and solar radiation for locations where climatic data are limited and it can support studies which require such estimations on larger scales (e.g. country, continent, world). The datasets produced in this study are archived in the PANGAEA database (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868808) and in the ESRN database (http://www.esrn-database.org or http://esrn-database.weebly.com).
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Danlami, Dantata, Saidu Idris, Richard Sunday Thlakma, and Golly Sammy Gwandum. "THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF WIND SPEED DURING HARMATTAN SEASON IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA." Geosfera Indonesia 4, no. 2 (2019): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/geosi.v4i2.11474.
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Wind speed is the principal climatic element that drives the Marmaton season in West African sub region. It drives the season by conveying huge amount of dust across the Northeastern Nigeria. The presence of dust in the atmosphere brought by the Northeast trade winds during the Harmattan season plays a vital role in absorbing and scattering solar radiation. The study examines the spatial and temporal variations of wind speed in Northeastern Nigeria during the Harmattan season with the sole aim of ascertaining its variability, patterns and trends from1984 to 2014. Descriptive and statistics such as mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and time series analysis with ArcGIS 10.3 was used in examine the temporal and spatial variations of wind speed from 1984–2014 in six synoptic stations of Northeastern Nigeria. The findings show that wind speed varied both temporally and spatially in the last three decades. The pattern of variations in the six synoptic stations shows rising trends within the study years. It was also found that latitude playing a crucial role in determining the speed of the wind in the study area and as the speed of the wind increases with increasing latitude.
 Keywords: Wind speed, Harmattan, Season, Northeast, Variation and ITD.
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Hao, Tsung Yu, Li Yi Ma, and Hsiang Jung Lee. "A Study of E-Book Industry’s Cooperation in Taiwan." Applied Mechanics and Materials 262 (December 2012): 223–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.262.223.
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Purchasing the E-books from the on-line bookstore is the trend that Amazon created this business model successfully. Miniwatts Marketing Group (2010) pointed that the internet penetration rate in Taiwan has been reached 70%. Amazon and Barnes and Nobel both claimed the revenue of e-books exceeded the books in 2010. The compound annual growth rate is nearly 72% in year 2008–2013. Therefore, there is a great need to investigate the cross-industry of publisher industry, hardware industry, and internet service platforms to integrate the picture of E-book industry in Taiwan. The qualitative research method will be used to interview the managers in the related leading companies in order to understand the “how to do and what to do” between each other to promote the digital products. By gathering the information to gain the knowledge for the reference to the related industries to work closely to benefit each other and expand the business scope. It is absolutely helpful to create a comfortable reading environment to satisfy the readers’ various needs.
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Norris, Frank. "Racial Dynamism in Los Angeles, 1900–1964." Southern California Quarterly 99, no. 3 (2017): 251–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/scq.2017.99.3.251.
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Between 1900 and 1964 Los Angeles attracted a sizeable influx of African American tourists and new residents. While race relations may have been better than in the regions from which many of them came, they found a geography of racial restrictions on where they could find tourist lodgings and permanent places to live. A number of guidebooks for African American travelers were published, most famously the annual Green Books, informing readers of the roadside accommodations that would cater to people of color. An analysis of the guidebooks’ entries for Los Angeles, 1930–1964, provides insights on the changing nature of racial discrimination there. Many of the structures they listed are still extant and deserving of commemoration.
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Kotera, Atsushi. "GREAT WALL?: OVERCOMING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN EURO-AMERICAN AND SINO-JAPANESE SINOLOGIES." International Journal of Asian Studies 6, no. 2 (2009): 219–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1479591409000229.
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It is well known that the nations of Europe and North America take the lead in the majority of disciplines in the academic world today. In most fields, unless a scholarly work makes reference in some way or other to the findings of Euro-American research, it is not considered worthy of mention. It is not, however, so common for the accomplishments of Euro-American scholars to be taken up by Japanese and Chinese scholars working in the field of ancient Chinese history. Presumably one reason for this is that in East Asia, especially in Japan and China, there are long and rich traditions of scholarship on Chinese ancient history that reach back to premodern times. Yet to just what extent is the research of European and American scholars referenced in the introductory books and general surveys concerning ancient Chinese history that are published in Japan and China?
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Hannan, Khyle M. "Book Review: Encyclopedia of African American Business: Updated and Revised Edition, 2nd ed." Reference & User Services Quarterly 58, no. 1 (2018): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.1.6853.
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The African American contribution to business and economic institutions in America is significant and spans “the period from 18th-century America to the present” (xlv). This encyclopedia is unique in being a reference work dedicated solely to exploring this contribution and its impact. In the preface, the editor, Jessie Carney Smith, Dean of the Library and Camille Cosby Distinguished Chair in the Humanities at Fisk University in Nashville, TN, mentions, “one subject that has been met with somewhat limited appeal is African American books on businesses, merely because the focus is narrow and unlike the wider scope of literary works” (xli). This explains the dearth of similar works in the field. It is this gap that motivated her to first publish this work in 2006 and prompted the publisher to reissue it eleven years later in 2017.
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Tewell, Eamon C. "Increased Size of E-Book Collection Positively Impacts Usage but May Reach Critical Mass." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 8, no. 3 (2013): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8xw37.
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Objective – To investigate the impact of collection size, student population, and faculty population on the use of an e-book collection. 
 
 Design – Longitudinal quantitative analysis.
 
 Setting – Mid-sized public university located in Ontario, Canada.
 
 Subjects – Data from 79,821 e-books related to searches and viewings; data regarding number of e-books held, students enrolled, and faculty employed at institution.
 
 Methods – Numbers of e-books purchased individually and in packages were calculated, followed by the acquisition of annual student and faculty numbers through the University Institutional Planning Office. Searches for and viewings of e-books conducted via vendor websites were obtained directly from vendors. Data for all variables represent years 2002-2010. 
 
 Main Results – Very high Pearson’s correlation coefficients of r = 0.96 for searches performed and r = 0.91 for viewings were found in relation to the number of e-books held. While the annual increase in number of viewings was at a rate similar to that of e-books available, a 7% decrease in searches and viewings occurred in 2010. In terms of user populations, doctoral students exhibited the strongest association with e-book collection size followed by undergraduate students and faculty.
 
 Conclusions – Based upon examination of correlation coefficients, the study concludes that the e-book collection size is closely associated with the level of e-book usage. The author notes that the data suggests use of the collection may possibly have leveled off, implying that additional large increases in the e-book collection could incur unnecessary expenditure. “Viewings per e-book” and “searches per e-book” ratios were highest when e-books were obtained on an individual title-by-title basis, though the author cautions that this does not necessarily prove that selective purchasing results in increased use. A deeper quantitative analysis into e-book usage and academic program size is considered for future research, as well as a comparison between electronic reference books and monographs. The author recommends that similar research be performed at other institutions of varying size to determine whether the study’s results would be replicated.
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Zhang, Yuying, Yong Chen, and Carl Wilson. "Developing and evaluating harvest control rules with different biological reference points for the American lobster (Homarus americanus) fishery in the Gulf of Maine." ICES Journal of Marine Science 68, no. 7 (2011): 1511–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsr071.
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Abstract Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., and Wilson, C. 2011. Developing and evaluating harvest control rules with different biological reference points for the American lobster (Homarus americanus) fishery in the Gulf of Maine. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 1511–1524. The American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in the United States. Controversy exists, however, in terms of the biological reference point (BRP) used in assessing lobster stock status, and there is no fully established or evaluated harvest control rule (HCR). A sex-specific, size-dependent operating model is developed to evaluate the performance of two HCRs, discrete and continuous, which adjust annual fishing mortality discretely and linearly, respectively, based on the status of the fishery. For each HCR, different BRPs are considered along with management duration, recruitment dynamics, and natural mortality. HCRs with a suitable set of BRPs can drive the fishery from an undesirable status to an optimal status. The continuous HCR tends to perform better than the discrete one. The Ftarget of 0.31 year−1 showed the best performance in the long term by balancing the needs of the fishing industry and conservation bodies. However, this was not the case in the short term. An Ntarget of 49.6 million would allow the American lobster to be maintained at its current stock level, with high recruitment and stable natural mortality. The study provides a framework for a systematic evaluation of management regulations for the American lobster.
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Ramirez, Ludito, and Editha Cagasan. "Citation Analysis of R&D Articles of VICARP Researches." Science and Humanities Journal 5, no. 1 (2005): 55–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.47773/shj.1998.051.4.
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The paper presents the citation sources of VICARP researchers' published articles in refereed journals and other publications. A total of 90 sample published articles composed of 30 samples each from peer-reviewed journals, "non-refereed journals" and other R&D publications were subjected to citation analysis. Authored by 151 researchers, the entire 90 sample articles had a total of 881 citation sources. About one-half (50.5%) of the reference materials cited in the sample articles came from gray literatures. About one-fourth (27.1%) were citations from books. Only about a fourth (22.4%) were taken from refereed journals. Among the gray literatures used by the researchers were conference proceedings, these, bulletines/newsletters, monographs, terminal reports, manuals, abstracts, working papers, annual reports, and other non-refereed publications.
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Dumas, Frédéric. "Copycat: Duplication and Creation in American Psycho and Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis." ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries 5, no. 1-2 (2008): 101–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/elope.5.1-2.101-112.
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As the hypotext of Lunar Park (2005), American Psycho (1991) provides many interpretative keys to Bret Easton Ellis’s pseudo autobiographical work. In harmony with the playful spirit of postmodernism, the diegetic author behaves like the conjurers who disclose the tricks of their trade without destroying the essence of their magic. His universe is greatly identical to that of his fiction and the summaries of his preceding books duplicate the same text, thereby questioning the nature of creation. This paper starts by bringing to light Ellis’s conjuring tricks, before considering the relevance of a commodified persona in the context of a fin de siecle dominated by the emblematic figure of the yuppie as a grotesque dandy. The last part uses the final image of American Psycho and its transparent reference to one of Magritte’s most famous paintings in order to draw a parallel between Ellis’s creative process and the painter’s.
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Kuczmarski, Alexander S., Nicholas J. Lemme, Dustin Biron, Andrew D. Sobel, and Arnold-Peter C. Weiss. "Characteristics and Publication Rates for Podium Presentations at National Hand Surgery Meetings from 2007 to 2012." Journal of Hand and Microsurgery 12, no. 02 (2019): 107–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1695663.
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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the research presented at the annual meetings of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS). Podium presentation data were extracted from the abstract books of the annual meetings of the ASSH and AAHS from 2007 to 2012. Corresponding publications were identified using searchable online publication databases and an algorithm linking authorship and content. The majority of research was clinical and the most common topics were trauma, degenerative conditions, and biomechanics. The most common body region of interest was the wrist/forearm. ASSH podium presentations were of a stronger level of evidence and were more likely to be published. The mean times to publication for research presented at the ASSH and AAHS meetings were 16.7 and 16.4 months, respectively. Presentations from each society were subsequently published at higher proportions in their affiliated journals. Furthermore, in comparison to AAHS presentations, a significantly larger proportion of research presented at the ASSH meetings was published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, while a larger proportion of AAHS presentations were published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery.
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Parham, Loretta. "Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Custodian of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection: “Until Further Notice”." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 8, no. 2 (2007): 156–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.8.2.289.
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On June 23, 2006, the American Library Association was holding its Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first major conference to return to the city post Hurricane Katrina. My scheduled visit of four days was abruptly cut short as a result of two communications: a call from Walter Massey, President of More-house College in Atlanta, Georgia, and an e-mail from William Potter, Dean of the University of Georgia Libraries. By the time the day was over, I learned that a collection of manuscripts and books documenting many of the writings, speeches, and notes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. . . .
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Davis, Colin J. "Rick Halpern and Jonathan Morris, eds., American Exceptionalism? U.S. Working Class Formation in an International Context. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. v + 325 pp. $69.95 cloth." International Labor and Working-Class History 57 (April 2000): 157–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0147547900362809.
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The concept of American exceptionalism has been with us for a long time. The abundance of books and articles on the subject represents a vigorous cottage industry. This collection of essays is a welcome addition to the historiography but, as with its forbears, the issue remains a tricky if not a treacherous animal to grasp. As Halpern and Morris point out in their introductory chapter, “The Persistence of Exceptionalism,” the concept is a “corpse that continually springs to life” (1). These essays “spring to life” from the celebrated annual Commonwealth Conference at the University of London.
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Shahar, Shulamith. "The Boy Bishop’s Feast: a Case-study in Church Attitudes towards Children in the High and Late Middle Ages." Studies in Church History 31 (1994): 243–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424208400012900.
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THE main sources for the boy bishop’s feast are available in print. These include sections in ceremonial- and service-books, cathedral statutes, councils’ decrees,compotus, that is, accounts of the gifts and offerings of money the boy bishop received, as well as his expenses, household books that include registrations of the expenses for the annual entertainment of the boy bishop and his retinue, as well as two sermons the boy bishop delivered. Chambers, in hisMedieval Stage, first published in 1903, dedicated a detailed description to the feast. A short reference to the feast appears in most research works on medieval schools and a number of articles have also been published on the subject. I’ll thus refer to the origins of the feast, but describe it only briefly, disregarding variations between places, and then turn to the subject of my paper: the boy bishop’s feast, as reflecting the image of childhood, attitudes towards childhood, and medieval educational conceptions. These are expressed in the feast itself and more clearly in the sermons written by adults to be delivered by the boy bishop.
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Brøgger, Fredrik Chr. "The Paradoxical Discourse of Language and Silence in Some Contemporary North-American Texts on the Arctic." Nordlit 16, no. 1 (2012): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/13.2299.
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The Arctic has often been regarded (its various indigenous groups notwithstanding) as a desolate and silent void to be explored and defined by Euro-westerners, usuallyin terms of a masculine competitive ethos and an ethnocentric rhetoric of WesternEnlightenment and progress. Surprisingly, even many Norwegian arctic expeditionsof our own time tend to embody similar narratives of conquest and athletic prowess.Among contemporary North-American writers, however, this kind of discourse isprofoundly questioned, particularly by focusing on the problematic function oflanguage itself in our constructions of the Arctic. This article focuses on three North-American books in which the issue of the Euro-western linguistic appropriation ofthe Arctic, its natural environment as well as its peoples, is a major concern; they areall reflections on the issues of writing and silence with reference to the far north. Thethree books are: Barry Lopez' Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a NorthernLandscape (1987), Aritha van Herk's Places Far from Ellesmere (1990), and JohnMoss' Enduring Dreams: An Exploration of Arctic Landscape (1996). Central in allof them is the following issue: how to make the wordless landscape or the alienculture speak from under, as it were, the enormous compilation of centuries of Eurowesterntext. The article discusses four major strategies by which these three booksattempt to counteract and subvert earlier Euro-western ethnocentric and monologicnarratives of the Arctic: by the inclusion of feminine and indigenous voices; by thelegitimation of the sensuous life-world of the Arctic itself; by the self-reflexivesubversion of the authority of the language of their own texts; and by the use of astyle of paradox and contradiction. By way of such techniques, the books above try to create more open, dialogic and pluralistic readings of the Arctic.
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Fry, Amy. "Technical Services Report: Usability, the User Experience and Interface Design: The Role of Reference. A Report of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) MARS Emerging Technologies in Reference Chair's Program, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, June 2013." Technical Services Quarterly 31, no. 1 (2013): 70–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2014.845003.
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Bozeman, Pat. "Into the New Millennium: A Tale of Transformation." RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 9, no. 2 (2008): 183–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rbm.9.2.307.
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At the American Library Association’s 2006 annual meeting in New Orleans, I was one of three panelists who participated in the Rare Books & Manuscripts Section’s conference program entitled “Re-imagineering Special Collections: Building Designs and Considerations for the 21st Century.”1 While I was reasonably comfortable with my understanding of Walt Disney Imagineering (from which our program title was taken),2 it was difficult to imagine that, in Special Collections at the University of Houston Libraries, we had come up with anything so novel or different (let alone newly imagined or creative) to be called “imagineering.” To me, imagineering means ground-breaking innovation . . .
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Rudy, Rudy, Sridinda Sarah Swati Hutabarat, Dewi Paskaria Silitonga, Desy Manullang, and Yesika Saragih. "The Portrayal of Character Building in American Animation Film Frozen." J-Lalite: Journal of English Studies 2, no. 1 (2021): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.20884/1.jes.2021.2.1.4103.
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There is no doubt that having good characters is essential to everyone in society. Character is even a major consideration in the world of education. For this reason, character building is considered important to be explored. By using entertainment media such as movie, this library research concentrates on the character building symbolized through the American animation films Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). Besides the main data from the films, reference sources in the form of books and journals were also used for analysis. Hall’s theory of representation was applied to analyze the data gathered for this study such as dialogs and the description of scenes from the films to identify how the character building is represented through the films as well as to understand the essence of character building. The result showed that the animation films observed in this study can represent good characters through seven values such as bravery, politeness, sacrifice, empathy, curiosity, confidence, and caring. Additionally, this study also reveals that the concept of character is associated with life values, morality and attitude and therefore, character building is significant to shape people with quality in order to create peace and harmony in society. Through this study, it expected that the findings can contribute to the development of the theory in humanities and education and it can provide better understanding to people about character building through American animated films.
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Brega, Angela G., Rachel L. Johnson, Luohua Jiang, Anne R. Wilson, Sarah J. Schmiege, and Judith Albino. "Influence of Parental Health Literacy on Change over Time in the Oral Health of American Indian Children." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11 (2021): 5633. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115633.
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In cross-sectional studies, parental health literacy (HL) is associated with children’s oral health. It is unclear, however, whether HL influences pediatric outcomes. We examined the relationship of HL with change over time in parental oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors, as well as pediatric oral health outcomes. We used longitudinal data from a study designed to reduce dental decay in American Indian children (N = 579). At baseline and annually for three years, parents answered questions assessing HL; oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors; and pediatric oral health status. The number of decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces (dmfs) was computed based on annual dental evaluations. Linear mixed models showed that HL was significantly associated with all constructs, except dmfs, at their reference time points and persistently across the three-year study period. HL predicted change over time in only one variable, parents’ belief that children’s oral health is determined by chance or luck. HL is strongly associated with oral health knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and status prospectively but is not a key driver of change over time in these oral health constructs.