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Mehr, Linda Harris. "Oscar’s very special library: the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences." Art Libraries Journal 34, no. 3 (2009): 29–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200015996.
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‘Oscar’ is the best-known symbol of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But there is more to the Academy than the golden statuette. The Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, which has been in existence for 80 years, is widely regarded as the pre-eminent research and reference facility for the study of all aspects of motion pictures, as an art form and an industry. The non-circulating research and reference collection, located in Beverly Hills, California, is open to the public, free of charge, and is heavily used by students, scholars, industry personnel, journalists, filmmakers and the general public. Its holdings document the multiple facets of the film industry and its personnel, past and present, and include books, periodicals, clipping files and screenplays, as well as special collections of photographs, manuscripts, posters, graphic art materials, music and recorded sound, and oral histories.
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Phapale, Prasad, Andrew Palmer, Rose Muthoni Gathungu, Dipali Kale, Britta Brügger, and Theodore Alexandrov. "Public LC-Orbitrap Tandem Mass Spectral Library for Metabolite Identification." Journal of Proteome Research 20, no. 4 (2021): 2089–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00930.
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Stahl, Titus. "Indiscriminate mass surveillance and the public sphere." Ethics and Information Technology 18, no. 1 (2016): 33–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-016-9392-2.
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Black, Alistair. "The Past Public Library Observed: User Perceptions and Recollections of the Twentieth‐Century British Public Library Recorded in the Mass‐Observation Archive." Library Quarterly 76, no. 4 (2006): 438–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/511100.
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Snider, J. H. "Converging Mass Media and Public Records Media." Social Science Computer Review 17, no. 4 (1999): 460–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089443939901700407.
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Chavy, Agathe, Cécile Nabet, Anne Cécile Normand, et al. "Identification of French Guiana sand flies using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a new mass spectra library." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13, no. 2 (2019): e0007031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007031.
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Matveeva, I. Yu. "LIBRARY IN THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT." Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS, no. 2 (July 5, 2020): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2020-39-45.
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Media environment, emerged from the traditional system of mass communications and enriched with new opportunities for the community, is intensively developing in the modern society. Scientists’ research shows that media defines modern existence, consciousness and values of anindividual and social groups. Media environment acts as the place of human existence and means of influencing his consciousness. The author characterizes the media environment as the social space for the library institution, reveals the possibilities of the public library as the leader of public opinion and identifies technological features of introducing information influence into the library media communications. With the development of the Internet technologies, mass communication has become open and accessible to the library community. Modern library simultaneously acts as an active user ofmedia content and as an actor creating its own media products for a wide audience. However, these opportunities are mainly used for internal purposes: to reflect the life of the institution and to disclose its information resources. The article justifies the possibility of strengthening the social position of the library by assuming the role of the local community information leader. The author comes to the conclusion, that social effectiveness of the library actor behavior in the media environment will be determined by two factors: the correspondence of the communication product to social demands and the power of information influence of the message and social consequences (actions).
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PAYNE, J. GREGORY, and SKYE K. SCHULTE. "Mass Media, Public Health, and Achieving Health Literacy." Journal of Health Communication 8 (June 1, 2003): 124–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730305707.
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PAYNE, J. GREGORY, and SKYE K. SCHULTE. "Mass Media, Public Health, and Achieving Health Literacy." Journal of Health Communication 8, sup1 (2003): 124–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713851972.
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Tada, Ipputa, Hiroshi Tsugawa, Isabel Meister, et al. "Creating a Reliable Mass Spectral–Retention Time Library for All Ion Fragmentation-Based Metabolomics." Metabolites 9, no. 11 (2019): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/metabo9110251.
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Accurate metabolite identification remains one of the primary challenges in a metabolomics study. A reliable chemical spectral library increases the confidence in annotation, and the availability of raw and annotated data in public databases facilitates the transfer of Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC–MS) methods across laboratories. Here, we illustrate how the combination of MS2 spectra, accurate mass, and retention time can improve the confidence of annotation and provide techniques to create a reliable library for all ion fragmentation (AIF) data with a focus on the characterization of the retention time. The resulting spectral library incorporates information on adducts and in-source fragmentation in AIF data, while noise peaks are effectively minimized through multiple deconvolution processes. We also report the development of the Mass Spectral LIbrary MAnager (MS-LIMA) tool to accelerate library sharing and transfer across laboratories. This library construction strategy improves the confidence in annotation for AIF data in LC–MS-based metabolomics and will facilitate the sharing of retention time and mass spectral data in the metabolomics community.
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Kováčik, Ján. "The national project Digital Library and Digital Archives." Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 27, no. 3 (2017): 163–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0955749018763720.
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The article introduces the national project Digital Library and Digital Archives (DIKDA) implemented between 2012 and 2015 by the Slovak National Library and its partner the Slovak National Archives. The European Union-funded project is remarkable for its complexity, integrating industrial-scale mass digitisation of printed cultural heritage materials with the improvement of preservation conditions of their physical copies, including their conservation and restoration. The amount of material digitised (over 55 million pages of monographs, serials, articles and special documents so far) and the robust technological infrastructure of mass digitisation make it one of the largest projects of its kind. The article summarises the basic facts about the project and its results and explains in detail its impacts in the area of making the digitised content available to the public, giving special focus to the cultural heritage portal of Slovakiana and related copyright aspects with regard to the out-of-commerce works legislation.
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Gittens, Rolando A., Alejandro Almanza, Kelly L. Bennett, et al. "Proteomic fingerprinting of Neotropical hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) using a self-curated mass spectra reference library." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14, no. 10 (2020): e0008849. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008849.
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry is an analytical method that detects macromolecules that can be used for proteomic fingerprinting and taxonomic identification in arthropods. The conventional MALDI approach uses fresh laboratory-reared arthropod specimens to build a reference mass spectra library with high-quality standards required to achieve reliable identification. However, this may not be possible to accomplish in some arthropod groups that are difficult to rear under laboratory conditions, or for which only alcohol preserved samples are available. Here, we generated MALDI mass spectra of highly abundant proteins from the legs of 18 Neotropical species of adult field-collected hard ticks, several of which had not been analyzed by mass spectrometry before. We then used their mass spectra as fingerprints to identify each tick species by applying machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms that combined unsupervised and supervised clustering approaches. Both Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) classification algorithms were able to identify spectra from different tick species, with LDA achieving the best performance when applied to field-collected specimens that did have an existing entry in a reference library of arthropod protein spectra. These findings contribute to the growing literature that ascertains mass spectrometry as a rapid and effective method to complement other well-established techniques for taxonomic identification of disease vectors, which is the first step to predict and manage arthropod-borne pathogens.
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Yu, Keming, Xi Liu, Rahim Alhamzawi, Frauke Becker, and Joanne Lord. "Statistical methods for body mass index: A selective review." Statistical Methods in Medical Research 27, no. 3 (2016): 798–811. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0962280216643117.
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Obesity rates have been increasing over recent decades, causing significant concern among policy makers. Excess body fat, commonly measured by body mass index, is a major risk factor for several common disorders including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, placing a substantial burden on health care systems. To guide effective public health action, we need to understand the complex system of intercorrelated influences on body mass index. This paper, based on all eligible articles searched from Global health, Medline and Web of Science databases, reviews both classical and modern statistical methods for body mass index analysis. We give a description of each of these methods, exploring the classification, links and differences between them and the reasons for choosing one over the others in different settings. We aim to provide a key resource and statistical library for researchers in public health and medicine to deal with obesity and body mass index data analysis.
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Uraeva, I. V. "Dynamics of the library system in Tambov region (1930s - early 1940s)." Bibliosphere, no. 2 (June 30, 2017): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/1815-3186-2017-2-23-31.
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Significant changes in the library network development of Tambov region have occurred as a result of reforming the administrative-territorial division. The counties and townships abolition has led to a change of the libraries typology. The Central Provincial Library was first transformed into the Central District Library (before 1934), then - into the Central Municipal one (until 1937), and, finally, to the Regional one (in 1937). A specific feature of the period under review was opening a central library in each district (with a network of mobile libraries), as well as the organizing stationary libraries at enterprises and large state- and collective-farms. Urban population was mostly served by a network of trade union libraries, rural inhabitants - by a library network of the People's Commissariat of Education. In 1940 the number of public libraries in Tambov region reached 552, including 453 ones in the countryside. The network of public (mass) libraries included the following libraries: state district ones - 42, state municipal ones - 4, state rural ones - 102, state children ones - 7, village state public library and reading rooms - 158, public libraries at the regional culture houses and other club facilities - 12, collective-farm ones - 56, trade union ones - 131, public libraries of other agencies and organizations - 27. Strengthening ideological pressure on library services resulted in the tightening of censorship, mass withdrawal of the ideologically harmful literature. Collections of seized books marked «do not give masses» were created in the libraries as special funds. New editions entered the region in a limited number. In general, in the 1930s the book composition in the library stocks of Tambov region is characterized by the following data by branches of knowledge: anti-religious literature was 2,2%, social studies - 19,5%, natural science - 4,6%, applied sciences - 6,2%, agriculture - 5,1%, history and geography - 6,5%, fiction - 28,7%, others - 27,2%. The total library fund had not enough fiction and books on natural history, book sections on technology and agriculture needed accession. By the beginning of 1941 the amount of the public libraries fund in Tambov region was totaled 843,948 copies. To improve significantly the level of library service the nation-wide measures have been taken, among them were the following: Library Campaign, All-Union Library Census, All-Union competition for the best area on performing the librarianship in the countryside. They were aimed at drawing public attention to the serious problems existed in the librarianship. However, the Library Campaign was not properly developed in Tambov region. Scanty funding, general unpreparedness, inadequate qualifications of librarians and other factors affected negatively to achieve this goal.
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Stauffer, Suzanne. "Utilizing This New Medium of Mass Communication: The Regional Film Distribution Programme at the Cleveland Public Library, 1948–1951." Library & Information History 33, no. 4 (2017): 258–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583489.2017.1372915.
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Boldyreva, I. S. "Increase of Language and Information Competence of Migrants in Multicultural Service Operation Process: Experience of Public Libraries in Federal Republic of Germany." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], no. 2 (April 28, 2015): 85–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2015-0-2-85-90.
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The paper examines the experience and role of the German public libraries in the process of assisting migrants to raise the level of language and information competence. The relevance of the problem is connected with a growing crisis in the German multicultural concept and seeks to provide means of achievement via intercultural library activities. The main tasks of the public library assistance to the National Education Plan are considered. The terms “multicultural services”, “multicultural library activities” and “multicultural user” are analyzed. The attention is paid to the possibilities of mass cultural work with migrants to improve language competence as well as analyzing four main groups of reader interests which have the impact on information competence building. Such forms of intercultural library activities as library tours, formal teaching, film lectures and training in the computer classes which are used in the process of information competence of migrants are considered.
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Gynada Winshine, Clara, and Haryono Haryono. "Public Communication Strategies on Socialization Covid-19 Vaccine in Indonesia Perspective Sociology of Mass Communication." Eduvest - Journal Of Universal Studies 1, no. 6 (2021): 437–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.36418/edv.v1i6.81.
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To hold a Covid-19 event, of course, it requires first socialization to the community. So that people can believe that it has been confirmed to be safe and has gone through the III clinical trial by PT. Bio Farma (Persero). This study aims to determine the public communication strategy for the socialization of the COVID-19 vaccine carried out by the government which is studied in the perspective of the Sociology of Mass Communication. This study uses a library research method that refers to resources available both online and offline such as: scientific journals, books and news sourced from trusted sources. The results of this study conclude that handling and overcoming COVID-19 is still a top priority in Indonesia and still requires serious attention. Especially in the process of socializing the COVID-19 vaccine and the process of educating the public still needs to be done, considering that there are still groups of people who refuse vaccination for unscientific reasons.
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Garner, Jessica Crowe. "We Can’t All Be Rock Stars: Reaching a Mass Audience with the Message of Library Privacy." Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy 2, no. 1 (2017): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/jifp.v2i1.6251.
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Are library privacy rights under assault again?Possibly. A new administration in Washington is sending signals that heavy-handed federal guidelines concerning library data may be on the way again. After the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington DC, a group of librarians known as the Connecticut Four stood up to onerous provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act, a brave feat but one of relative anonymity.In this new era, do libraries need a face or a campaign to elevate the fight for privacy in the eyes of the general public? This paper will argue "yes," and conclude with some thought on how such a campaign might manifest itself.
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Raviivvenkat, B. "Developing Library Culture in Rural Areas by strengthening Community Information Services in Karnataka State: A Study." Think India 22, no. 2 (2019): 222–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/think-india.v22i2.8723.
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The public library has performed this role effectively and now it has penetrated into villages in the form of village libraries, rural information centres or grampanchayat libraries. There are 5766 numbers of gram panchayat libraries working in the state. As against 5766 number of grampanchayat, gram panchayat libraries have been established. But not much has happened in the grampanchayatlibraries , the library confined in one room in most of the gram panchayats and reading materials are only local language books , serials only magazine and newspapers, recent initatives by the public library dept. and rural development and panchayat raj to develop library culture among rural mass is gaining momentum and also a better result for this initative is coming up. This paper overviews the development happened and gap found and how to overcome with suitable measures.
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Streatfield, David, Pablo Andrade Blanco, Marcel Chiranov, et al. "Innovative impact planning and assessment through Global Libraries." Performance Measurement and Metrics 16, no. 2 (2015): 177–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pmm-04-2015-0011.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a range of innovative (for public library performance measurement and impact assessment) methods and tools developed by country teams as part of the Global Libraries (GL) initiative. Short reports are provided on: a return on investment study, a simplified data processing system for library managers and an online reporting system for public libraries in Ukraine; a study of the public image of Polish libraries in print mass media, two approaches to sustainability of performance measurement and impact assessment in Romania, through tools to conduct pop-up surveys and use of agricultural subsidies support data, assessments of changes in public library managers’ planning efforts in Poland and of their perceptions of libraries and their own role, using Modified Delphi forecasting, in Lithuania, two ways of focussing on the world of public library users by engaging non-profit organizations in library research in Poland and conducting impact studies in virtual environments in Chile. Design/methodology/approach – A range of methods and tools and their uses are described. Findings – No specific research findings are reported. Research limitations/implications – All of these tools and methods have been (or are being) trialed in national public library contexts; some have been developed over several years. Practical implications – Useful for people in other (non-GL) countries who may be contemplating public library evaluation at regional, national or local level or who are interested in performance measurement and impact evaluation. Social implications – This paper is part of a GL effort to share what participants have learnt about impact planning and assessment in public libraries with the wider international libraries community. Originality/value – The impact planning and assessment program of GL has been the largest sustained international public library evaluation program so far attempted. This paper reports on the more innovative evaluation activities undertaken at country level through this program.
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Chadnova, Irene V. "Public Libraries in Multicultural Environment: Main Directions of Activities." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 68, no. 1 (2019): 30–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2019-68-1-30-39.
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The article highlights the directions of library activities in multicultural environment. The author presents definition of multicultural environment and notes that public libraries become cultural and educational centres. The article considers the main tasks and directions of work of libraries in the multicultural environment. Among the tasks facing the libraries are the following: creation of conditions for intercultural and interconfessional dialogue, education of tolerant thinking among the younger generation, socio-cultural mediation between migrants and the local community, the promotion of social cohesion of Russian society. The main goal of the activities of libraries in multicultural environment is their involvement in the implementation of the state cultural and national policy. Therefore, the libraries consider their main task in preservation and development of ethnic cultures and languages of all peoples living in our country. The most common areas of work of libraries are organization of ethno-cultural mass events, development of multilingual collections, creation of multilingual electronic resources, cooperation with local authorities and government agencies, educational institutions, national and cultural associations and various public organizations, assistance in the process of adaptation of migrants and refugees to the conditions of new social environment, creation of language educational centres in libraries for all members of the local community, participation in sociological research, methodological support of library activities in multicultural environment. Annual analytical reports of public libraries over the last three years demonstrate the significant increase of their activities in multicultural environment. The article presents the results of survey of the Gasprinsky Republican Crimean Tatar Library on the topic: “Do you know the traditions of your people?” The author concludes that the activities of library in multicultural environment contributes to its development as a cultural and educational centre. Cooperation with local authorities, educational institutions, national cultural associations, public organizations testifies to the importance of libraries and their recognition as active participants in the process of social cohesion of Russian society.
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Alikhanova, Veronika Levanovna. "Massification of culture and art on the example of the activity of modern libraries." Культура и искусство, no. 11 (November 2020): 103–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.7256/2454-0625.2020.11.32047.
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This article reviews the transformation of book culture in the context of activity of modern libraries, as well as the impact of government cultural policy upon this phenomenon. Special attention is given to the changes in the activity of libraries within the framework of national project “Culture” and model standard of the activity of public libraries. In The author underlines the transformation of the phenomenon of library, and the result of these processes reflected in blurring the distinctions between the upmarket and mass, and turning the audience into mass “consumer”. In the course of this research, the author applies functional analysis, dialectical method, and comparative analysis for consideration of the functions of modern library in relation to the historically first forms of their activity. The novelty consists in systemic and nonlinear analysis of the process of transformation of libraries, taking into account incoherence of this process. Emphasis is placed on the transformation of library as a cultural phenomenon, its essence, which leads to the vague understanding of the concept of library, and thus, result, loss of its uniqueness and dysfunction as a sociocultural institution.
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Danilova, L. Yu. "The Far Eastern State Scientific library – a professional communication center." Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS, no. 3 (September 17, 2020): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2020-3-49-54.
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One of the system-forming elements in the library sphere are central libraries of the Russian Federation subjects (national, territorial, regional), which provide methodical maintenance of library activities in their region. The main task of methodical centers is to develop and improve methods of work performed by library specialists. The Far Eastern State Scientific Library is the methodical center for public libraries in the Khabarovsk Territory. There is a specialized division – the Department of Research and Methodical work – in its structure. In the course of scientific and methodical activities, the division is implementing information, organizational, research and pedagogical functions, so the structure of the department includes a group of methodical maintenance, a group of specialists engaged in research work, and a licensed center for additional professional training. Well-organized professional communication is the key to the successful development of the region library sector. Consideration of methodological support as an activity to organize and maintain professional communication of library professionals will reveal how effectively such communication is organized, what types, forms and channels of communication are used in the process of methodological support of the library institution activities in the region. The Library gives great attention to the communication formation at various levels (interpersonal, group, mass), and strives to use all available forms (written, spoken, visual) and channels (spoken, document, electronic) of communication. The article objective is to elucidate the Library experience of methodical support of public libraries in the Khabarovsk Territory.
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Hughes, Annie. "New, Old, Indifferent: The United Kingdom’s Preferences Regarding the Architecture and Design of Public Libraries." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 6, no. 4 (2011): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b80315.
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Objective – Analysis and discussion of attitudes of U.K. citizens toward the architecture and design of the country’s public libraries.
 
 Design – Content analysis of essays submitted to the U.K. Mass Observation Archive (MOA).
 
 Setting – Citizens of the United Kingdom.
 
 Subjects – 180 respondents from a panel of 500 Mass Observation Archive (MOA) volunteers. 
 
 Methods – The MOA originated in the 1930s as a way to gather qualitative evidence regarding everyday life of the British public. Most of the data gathered takes the form of variable length essays written by a panel of 500 anonymous volunteers. The volunteers respond to specific directives, and in this article, Black summarized responses to a directive he originally posed to the 500 volunteers in 2005: ‘Public Library Buildings’. Black issued this particular directive to the panel of volunteers in the autumn of 2005 and results were made available to the public by mid-2006.The MOA received a total of 180 responses, of which 121 were from women and 59 were from men. Both users of libraries and non-users were included in the sample. The respondents were not a representative sample of the British public because men, ethnic minorities, lower socio-economic groups, and those living outside of the South of England were underrepresented. 
 
 The author analyzed the content of the 180 submitted essays to gain insight on attitudes regarding public library design and architecture. Respondents were asked about public library location, environmental fit, architectural style, sensory aspects of the building, and whether or not the building resembled other types of public buildings. Although he posed several questions, Black focused on answers to three questions: what do you think about the design of modern library buildings? Do you prefer them to older style buildings? Have you seen older libraries renovated into more modern libraries, and what do you think of them? Black then analyzed the responses and grouped them into four major attitudes toward the architecture and design of public libraries. The author chose not to code any of the responses and instead chose to analyze the ‘discourse’ in and not necessarily the ‘content’ of the essays. After analyzing the discourse, Black contextualized the evidence he discovered. He then discussed political and cultural issues with relation to the four major attitudes and how these issues affected the current landscape of libraries. 
 
 Main Results – The four major categories derived from the essays that Black analyzed included: preference for the new; preference for the old; preference for a mixing of the old and the new; architectural indifference, the library as ‘place’ and the concept of ‘libraryness.’ Those with a preference for the new preferred the newer, more modern building because it fit better within the world of information technology. These respondents also felt that the older buildings were too intimidating and cold. Those who preferred the older architecture and design felt that the buildings allowed them to access a piece of the past, and they thought an older library to be more impressive, historic, and generally have more elaborate and interesting architecture. These respondents pointed out the fewer places to hide in new libraries, and indicated that new architecture is boring and stolid. The third group of respondents preferred an older exterior, but an up-to-date interior with a more modern infrastructure. They enjoyed the large impressive buildings but liked the interior to contain comfortable, modern furniture, good lighting, as well as updated technological tools. Finally, the remaining group of respondents did not place importance on the physical space of a library, but more so the services and collections within the physical space. 
 
 Conclusion – The discourse derived from the MOA and analyzed in Black’s article summarizes the attitudes and preferences that citizens of the UK have regarding public library architecture. Among the 180 responses to the ‘Public Library Buildings’ directive, there is a clear tension in these attitudes and preferences. The information gathered in the MOA directive on public libraries could also provide political and cultural leaders with evidence of a need for renewal or rethinking of the country’s public libraries.
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Barysheva, Ekaterina A. "The Formation of the Library System of India (19th - 20th centuries)." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 1, no. 2 (2016): 197–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2016-1-2-197-204.
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This article is devoted to the formation and development of system of public libraries in India and their place in the educational, social, cultural and informational space of the country. The formation of the library system in India occurred during the complex colonial and post-colonial periods of its history. It took place in the conditions of underdevelopment, the uneven social, political and cultural development of the regions, ethnolinguistic disunity, and mass illiteracy of the population, dominating in the society of caste, religious and gender prejudices. The article demonstrates that public libraries in India, beginning with their appearance in the first half of the 19th century, had a special mission. They were considered not only as repositories of books, but, first of all, as centers of education, aimed to spread the knowledge, fight with ignorance by introducing to the reading, to raise the cultural and intellectual level of Indian society, thereby contributing to its prosperity. The article describes the main stages and directions of state policy of India in the field of librarianship from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century, recounts the history of the founding of the National library, emphasized the role of Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation. In separate section there is considered the contribution to the library and information science of S.R. Ranganathan, the outstanding leader of Indian culture.
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Kelly, Alison P. "Choice Receipts from American Housekeepers: A Collection of Digitized Community Cookbooks from the Library of Congress." Public Historian 34, no. 2 (2012): 30–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/tph.2012.34.2.30.
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Abstract This article looks at a collection of 110 community cookbooks from the Library of Congress and discusses how they were selected and scanned as part of a mass digitization project. The article considers why this set of long–overlooked books is important as a primary resource for those doing public history, as well as for anyone interested in local, culinary, and cultural history, or genealogy. Looking ahead, the article briefly describes a project to add content and provide cultural and historical context to the community cookbooks, by linking these scanned books with related Library of Congress materials.
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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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Alekseev, Vadim B., Tatyana S. Ulanova, Tatyana V. Nurislamova, Nina A. Popova, and Olga A. Maltseva. "Chromato-mass spectrometric identification of asymmetric dimethylhydrazine and its derivatives in environmental objects and biological media in the population residing near the fall areas of separated rocket vehicles parts." Hygiene and sanitation 99, no. 8 (2020): 773–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.47470/0016-9900-2020-99-8-773-779.
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Introduction. The issue of presence/absence of the consequences of technogenic space and rocket activity over the long period is on the agenda of the professional, social, and political communities, especially in regions were the certain territories have been appointed as the fall areas for the separated rocket vehicles parts, including the Republic of Altai.Aim of study. Identification of the chemical composition of snow samples, drinking water, and blood in the population residing in the fall areas of the separated rocket vehicle parts in the Republic of Altai.Material and methods. Identification of the chemical composition has been performed along with the quantitative determination of the content of N-nitrosamines in blood samples (n=50) in n the population who constantly live near to the fall areas of the separated rocket vehicles, as well snow samples (n=7), and drinking water (n=9). The samples were examined by a hybrid method using an Agilent gas chromatograph with a quadrupole mass spectrometric detector. In order to decrypt the results of the mass spectrometric analysis, we used the NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Library 08.L, WILEY275.L, PMW_TOX2.L., libraries of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, narcotic, herbal, toxic and contaminated substances. The quantitative determination of N-nitrosamines in the blood samples was performed by the method of chromatography-mass spectrometry.Results. During the library search, 94% of the studied blood samples in the population registered substances that can be identified as unsymmetric dimethylhydrazine and 6% of the samples contain its decomposition product N-nitrosodimethylamine. However, the probability of categorizing these impurities to the desired substances was of 4-26%. In the blood samples of residents in whom there were identified asymmetric dimethylhydrazine and N-NDMA by quantitative chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis, the tag (Alt+2) N-nitrosodimethylamine and N-nitrosodiethylamine was found in the concentration range of 0.00095-0.346 mg/dm3. In 100% of the studied drinking water samples, residual amounts of asymmetric dimethylhydrazine were identified with a low probability of matching the library mass spectrum of 12-33%.Conclusion. The conducted chromatography-mass spectrometry studies of snow samples, samples of the water, and blood of the population living near to the fall area of the separated rocket vehicle parts in the Republic of Altai allowed establishing the signs of residual quantities of dimethylhydrazine and N-nitrozodimethylamine.
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Carstens, Anne-Marie. "Technische Universitaät Darmstadt v. Eugen Ulmer KG." American Journal of International Law 109, no. 1 (2015): 161–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.5305/amerjintelaw.109.1.0161.
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In Technische Universität Darmstadt v. Eugen Ulmer KG, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ or Court) addressed several important copyright issues stemming from a practice that continues to confound many legal practitioners and adjudicators: the mass digitization of library collections. The judgment adds to an emerging body of jurisprudence decided in the context of a trend toward greater digitization that could ultimately facilitate the development of a global, digital library. To date, the jurisprudence has largely been formed by cases challenging mass digitization that are percolating through the United States courts and have attracted international attention and criticism. The ECJ decision thus provides an important point of reference for evaluating how different jurisdictions balance the rights of authors against the public interest, as served by relevant fair use exceptions consistent with their international obligations under traditional copyright treaties, the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty, and the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) applicable to all WTO member states.
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Vassilakaki, Evgenia, and Valentini Moniarou-Papaconstantinou. "Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?" New Library World 115, no. 7/8 (2014): 355–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-03-2014-0029.
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Purpose – This paper aims to provide a systematic review on library and information science (LIS) profession’s image and stereotypes from 1999 to 2013. In particular, it aims to identify and analyze the prevailing images of librarians in various contexts and explore possible changes occurring over time. Design/methodology/approach – The method of systematic review is adopted to identify the prevailing images in LIS profession. Specifically, 60 papers were selected and five main themes emerged such as “public’s perceptions”, “librarians’ perceptions”, “students’ perceptions”, “mass media” and “image as an issue” after a thorough analysis of papers’ aim. Findings – It was found that librarians were negatively perceived by both the wider public and the students. In terms of mass media, the image of “the old maid” was dominant, whereas newspapers focused on the male librarian who was perceived as glamorous. Positive stereotypes were also found in children books. On the whole, librarian’s image and relevant stereotypes have not changed considerably over time. Research limitations/implications – This literature review considered only papers published between 2000 and 2013 and only in English mainly due to language restrictions. Originality/value – This review identifies, critically analyzes and discusses the literature on the prevailing images and stereotypes associated with LIS profession in the past 13 years. In addition, it attempts to identify and discuss any changes that occurred in this time frame.
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Finley, Thomas K. "The Democratization of Artificial Intelligence: One Library’s Approach." Information Technology and Libraries 38, no. 1 (2019): 8–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i1.10974.
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This article argues that the current technological revolution that is happening in Artificial Intelligence is not just about its prevalence in daily life, but the real revolution is about the emergence of AI tools that may help to democratize its use. Lowering the barrier to a technology that is perceived more as science fiction than accessible for mass utilization. A Public Library shares its approach in leveraging available tools to enable AI education for all.
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Jung, Ryan, Minzae Kim, Bhoomi Bhatt, Jong Choi, and Jung Roh. "Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria from Public Libraries via Proteomics Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 6 (2019): 912. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060912.
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Hazardous organisms may thrive on surfaces that are often exposed to human contact, including children’s library books. In this study, swab samples were taken from 42 children’s books collected from four public libraries in Texas and California. Samples were then cultivated in brain–heart infusion (BHI) medium and then in Luria broth (LB) medium containing either ampicillin or kanamycin. All 42 samples (100%) were positive for bacterial growth in normal BHI medium. Furthermore, 35 samples (83.3%) and 20 samples (47.6%) in total were positive in LB medium containing ampicillin or kanamycin, respectively. Bacterial populations were then identified in samples using an Orbitrap Fusion™ Tribrid ™ mass spectrometer, a state-of-the-art proteomic analysis tool. Identified bacterial species grown in ampicillin included Bacillus, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Serratia, Streptococcus, Escherichia, Salmonella, and Enterococcus. In contrast, identified bacteria grown in kanamycin included Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Bacillus. The presences of pathogenic bacteria species were also confirmed. The results of this study warrant follow up studies to assess the potential health risks of identified pathogens. This study demonstrates the utility of proteomics in identifying environmental pathogenic bacteria for specific public health risk evaluations.
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Franco, I., K. Meisenheimer, C. Wolf, E. Bell, M. H. Nicol, and C. Tapken. "New Spectral Templates of Galaxies for Multi Color Classification." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, S235 (2006): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921306005321.
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AbstractObservations in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS) have provided us with a useful set of data in the optical (COMBO-17), near-infrared (GOODS JHK), and mid-infrared (GOODS IRAC bands 1,2) wavelength regimes to test and improve a new spectral galaxy template library, designed to operate in the rest-frame wavelength range between 0.1 and 5 microns. In this range the stellar continuum and emission lines from HII regions dominate the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) of galaxies. The new library is based on a self-consistent two-burst model, that has been developed in order to reproduce the star formation histories of different types of galaxies more accurately than single-burst histories and thus provides a better match to real galaxy spectra, as well as more reliable mass-to-light ratios. The spectral library is built by using a population synthesis code (PEGASE) assuming a Kroupa (2003) initial mass function. An old burst of exponentially decaying star formation with an initial metallicity of 0.1 solar is followed by a very recent (60 Myr old) second burst in order to reproduce the spectra of actively star forming blue galaxies. In addition, the templates include dust extinction of various strengths. For the multi-color classification the spectral library is red-shifted between z + 0 and z + 2.5 and converted into the 21 colors which have been observed by COMBO-17 plus its near- and mid-infrared extensions provided by the public GOODS data.
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Krüsemann, Erna JZ, Wouter F. Visser, Johannes WJM Cremers, Jeroen LA Pennings, and Reinskje Talhout. "Identification of flavour additives in tobacco products to develop a flavour library." Tobacco Control 27, no. 1 (2017): 105–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-052961.
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ObjectivesThis study combines chemical analysis and flavour descriptions of flavour additives used in tobacco products, and provides a starting point to build an extensive library of flavour components, useful for product surveillance.MethodsHeadspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to compare 22 commercially available tobacco products (cigarettes and roll-your-own) expected to have a characterising flavour and 6 commercially available products not expected to have a characterising flavour with 5 reference products (natural tobacco leaves and research cigarettes containing no flavour additives). The flavour components naturally present in the reference products were excluded from components present in commercially available products containing flavour additives. A description of the remaining flavour additives was used for categorisation.ResultsGC-MS measurements of the 33 tobacco products resulted in an overview of 186 chemical compounds. Of these, 144 were solely present in commercially available products. These 144 flavour additives were described using 62 different flavour descriptors extracted from flavour databases, which were categorised into eight groups largely based on the definition of characterising flavours from the European Tobacco Product Directive: fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, menthol, sweet, floral and miscellaneous.ConclusionsWe developed a method to identify and describe flavour additives in tobacco products. Flavour additives consist of single flavour compounds or mixtures of multiple flavour compounds, and different combinations of flavour compounds can cause a certain flavour. A flavour library helps to detect flavour additives that are characteristic for a certain flavour, and thus can be useful for regulation of flavours in tobacco and related products.
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Kutza, Elizabeth A. "Long Term Care of the Elderly: Public Policy Issues. Sage Library of Social Research, Vol. 157. By Charlene Harrington, Robert J. Newcomer, Carroll L. Estes and Associates. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1985. 280 pp. $28.00 cloth, $14.00 paper." Social Work 31, no. 2 (1986): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/31.2.153.
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Merenkova, Natalia A., and Nadezhda E. Belyaeva. "Organization of Work of Volost Libraries and Village Libraries and Reading Rooms in the Districts of the Oryol Province in the First Years of Soviet Power." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 69, no. 2 (2020): 202–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2020-69-2-202-214.
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The article, based mainly on archival documents, considers the process of organizing the work of libraries in districts of the Orel province in the 1920s. Everywhere in towns and villages of the province, there were opened mass public peoples libraries, were created cultural and educational centres, village libraries and reading rooms, clubs, people’s houses and other cultural and educational institutions of new type. The author notes that during that period a lot of work was done in Oryol province to unite libraries into a single network. The article shows that the main “cell” of library network in the village becomes the volost library. Village libraries and reading rooms created in each locality were “the primary focus of cultural and educational work”.Special attention is paid to the study of forms and methods of library services to the population in the volost libraries and village libraries and reading rooms in the 1920s. The political and educational activities of the volost libraries and village libraries and reading rooms were very diverse in the studied period. Taking into account the high level of illiteracy of the population of Oryol villages, libraries preferred active forms of “living word and work with a book”: loud reading, conversation, agitation staging, drama club, illustrative evening, etc. The author notes that special attention was paid to the organization of work with children in the volost library. It is important to understand that along with the common cultural development of the rural population, active propaganda work was carried out in order to solve the current political problems.The 1920s is a separate period of library history, which is interesting for understanding by the modern Russian library science. The author concludes that this material expands and complements the existing understanding in regional library science of the librarianship of the Oryol province of the post-revolutionary decade, proves its stabilizing nature, which laid the basis for mass library construction in the following decades.
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Alvaro, Eusebio M., Jason T. Siegel, William D. Crano, and Alexander Dominick. "A Mass Mediated Intervention on Hispanic Live Kidney Donation." Journal of Health Communication 15, no. 4 (2010): 374–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810731003753133.
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Micheluz, A., M. Sulyok, S. Manente, R. Krska, G. C. Varese, and G. Ravagnan. "Fungal secondary metabolite analysis applied to Cultural Heritage: the case of a contaminated library in Venice." World Mycotoxin Journal 9, no. 3 (2016): 397–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/wmj2015.1958.
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The secondary metabolite production of several fungal strains of Aspergillus creber, Aspergillus jensenii, Aspergillus penicillioides, Aspergillus protuberus, Aspergillus vitricola, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Eurotium chevalieri, Eurotium halophilicum, Penicillium brevicompactum and Penicillium chrysogenum were characterised by liquid chromatography tamdem mass spectometry. All fungi were isolated from both air and book covers as well as from settled dust from a contaminated library in Venice (Italy). For A. creber and A. jensenii, we identified sterigmatocystin, methoxysterigmatocystin, versicolorin A and related precursors/side metabolites from the biosynthetic pathways. Deoxybrevianamid E, neoechinulin A, pseurotin A and D, and rugulusovin were principally detected from the strains of E. halophilicum, an emerging fungal species implicated in book contaminations in specific indoor niches. The analysis of settled dust showed a wide range of toxic or bioactive fungal metabolites. Forty-five different metabolites were identified in different concentrations; in particular, high amounts of asperglaucide, alamethicin, andrastin A, terrecyclic acid and neoechinulin A were detected. Also one bacterial metabolite, chloramphenicole was detected. This study increases the knowledge about metabolite production of several fungal species, as well as on the indoor presence of fungi that are not detected by aerobiological sampling. These results emphasise how routine dusting operations are necessary and essential in order to prevent further microbiological developments in library environments.
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Lee, Lois, Gregory M. Peterson, Mark Naunton, Shane Jackson, and Mary Bushell. "Protecting the Herd: Why Pharmacists Matter in Mass Vaccination." Pharmacy 8, no. 4 (2020): 199. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8040199.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing. The unprecedented challenges worldwide implore the urgent development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Globally, pharmacists have been delivering important public health services as part of the COVID-19 response. It remains to be seen what role they will play once a vaccine is available. This review examines herd immunity and the potential role of the pharmacy profession in mass vaccination against COVID-19, particularly within the Australian context. Aim: A literature review was conducted to review the global development of COVID-19 vaccines, and the Australian healthcare workforce capability and existing policy for mass vaccination and the potential role of the pharmacist. Method: ScienceDirect, Scopus, The National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Wiley Online Library, PubMed, and Google Scholar were used to search for relevant literature using keywords COVID-19, vaccines, immunisation, herd immunity, pandemic, pharmacist and Australian healthcare. Results: A large portion of the literature was journal articles, and information from governmental and international bodies such as the World Health Organisation were often referenced. Over 20 million Australians need to be immunised through vaccination or acquire immunity through natural infection for the country to achieve herd immunity for COVID-19. When examining state and territory pandemic plans, pharmacists are underutilised. Modifying legislation to allow pharmacists to administer approved COVID-19 vaccines will enable a trained and skilled workforce to be deployed to increase the rate of mass vaccination. Conclusion: In preparation for a successful COVID-19 vaccine, the Australian Government must consider various elements in their vaccination policy. This includes the estimated herd immunity threshold, methods of vaccine delivery, vaccine clinic locations, staffing arrangements and training, and strategies for vaccine prioritisation. Pharmacists can and should play a key role in the roll out of mass COVID-19 vaccination.
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Everitt, Jean. "Cooperative society libraries and newsrooms - their social, educational and cultural role in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century." Library and Information Research 17, no. 59 (2013): 14–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/lirg446.
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One of the major changes to the social structure of Britain brought about by industrialization in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the creation of the working class. Library provision for the new mass readership was not just through public libraries, but through a number of bodies committed to provide an educational service to the working classes. My research is essentially an examination of one
 of the institutions committed to provide such a service by the working man for the working man in the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century.
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Anker, Ashley E., Thomas Hugh Feeley, Bonnie McCracken, and Carolyn A. Lagoe. "Measuring the Effectiveness of Mass-Mediated Health Campaigns Through Meta-Analysis." Journal of Health Communication 21, no. 4 (2016): 439–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2015.1095820.
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Boulay, Marc, J. Douglas Storey, and Suruchi Sood. "Indirect Exposure to a Family Planning Mass Media Campaign in Nepal." Journal of Health Communication 7, no. 5 (2002): 379–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730290001774.
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Hannon, Peggy, Gareth P. Lloyd, K. Viswanath, et al. "Mass Media and Marketing Communication Promoting Primary and Secondary Cancer Prevention." Journal of Health Communication 14, sup1 (2009): 30–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730902806802.
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Marano, Daniele, Elissa Costa de Oliveira, Yasmin Notarbartolo de Villarosa do Amaral, Leila Maria Lopes da Silva, and Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira. "Evaluation of anthropometric equations developed to estimate neonates’ body composition: a systematic review." Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 25, no. 7 (2020): 2711–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232020257.26982018.
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Abstract This article aims to evaluate the anthropometric equations developed by selected studies in order to estimate the body composition of neonates. The systematic review consisted in the research of published articles in the following databases: PubMed, Brazilian Virtual Health Library, Embase and ScienceDirect by utilizing the following descriptors: “fat mass, fat free mass, anthropometry, air displacement plethysmography, validation, neonate”. For doing so, the PRISMA protocol has been utilized. The bibliographical research resulted in 181 articles. However, only eight were selected for the present review because repetition in different databases and having been performed in adults, during pregnancy, in athletes, in preterm and children. There was discrepancy in terms of study method, mainly over the variables of the anthropometric equations, age and ethnicity of the neonates. All studies used the plethysmography method as a reference apart from one study. Only four studies had their equations validated. The studies that developed anthropometric models for estimating the body composition of neonates are scarce, and the use of these equations needs to be conducted carefully in order to avoid errors in nutritional diagnosis.
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Heireman, Laura, Sofie Patteet, and Sophia Steyaert. "Performance of the new ID-fungi plate using two types of reference libraries (Bruker and MSI) to identify fungi with the Bruker MALDI Biotyper." Medical Mycology 58, no. 7 (2020): 946–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myz138.
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Abstract During the last decade, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has revolutionized the diagnosis of fungal infections. Recently, a new Conidia ID-fungi plate (IDFP) medium was introduced to facilitate growth and sampling of fungi. This study aimed to evaluate the IDFP for fungal MALDI-TOF MS identification by comparison with a standard fungal growth medium using two reference libraries. A total of 75 filamentous fungal isolates (including 32 dermatophytes) were inoculated on IDFP and Sabouraud-gentamicin-chloramphenicol (SGC) agar and identified by MALDI-TOF MS using formic acid/acetonitrile extraction. Both the commercially available Bruker library (version 2.0) and the public available MSI web application (version 2018) were applied. For 15% of the isolates, a faster growth was noticed on IDFP compared to SGC. IDFP enhanced the performance of fungal identification compared to SGC for both MSI (increase of 16% identifications to genus and 5% to species level) and Bruker library (increase of 22% identifications to genus and 8% to species level). In total, only 73% of the tested isolates were present in the Bruker library compared to 92% for MSI library. No significant difference (P = 0.46) in MALDI score between IDFP and SGC was observed for the MSI library, but scores were significantly (P = 0.03) higher for IDFP when using Bruker library, potentially explained by the prevention of agar contamination by using IDFP since the Bruker database was created from liquid media. IDFP is a promising alternative growth medium for MALDI-TOF MS fungal identification which would strongly benefit from optimizing the Bruker reference library.
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Mabe, Michael R. "Libraries to the Rescue." International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management 5, no. 1 (2016): 62–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrcm.2016010105.
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Emergency management professionals over the years have realized that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to a natural disaster. During Hurricane Katrina, professionals learned that preplanning and preparation must include a plan for responding to the unexpected. Chesterfield County, VA learned this lesson in 2011 during Hurricane Irene when unexpected events required adjusting the plan. The amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal compared to Katrina but the impact of responding to unexpected needs was just as compelling. During Irene and other natural disasters that followed the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) became a key component in meeting unexpected needs mass care and communications. CCPL can now serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary during emergency situations. Selected library branches are also be used as overnight relief shelters when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted.
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Cross, Elizabeth Louise Anne, Robert Tolfree, and Ruth Kipping. "Systematic review of public-targeted communication interventions to improve antibiotic use." Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 72, no. 4 (2016): 975–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw520.
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Background: Excessive use of antibiotics accelerates the acquisition/spread of antimicrobial resistance. A systematic review was conducted to identify the components of successful communication interventions targeted at the general public to improve antibiotic use. Methods: The databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science and Cochrane Library were searched. Search terms were related to the population (public, community), intervention (campaign, mass media) and outcomes (antibiotic, antimicrobial resistance). References were screened for inclusion by one author with a random subset of 10% screened by a second author. No date restrictions were applied and only articles in the English language were considered. Studies had to have a control group or be an interrupted time-series. Outcomes had to measure change in antibiotic-related prescribing/consumption and/or the public’s knowledge, attitudes or behaviour. Two reviewers assessed the quality of studies. Narrative synthesis was performed. Results: Fourteen studies were included with an estimated 74–75 million participants. Most studies were conducted in the United States or Europe and targeted both the general public and clinicians. Twelve of the studies measured changes in antibiotic prescribing. There was quite strong (P < 0·05 to ≥ 0·01) to very strong (P < 0·001) evidence that interventions that targeted prescribing for RTIs were associated with decreases in antibiotic prescribing; the majority of these studies reported reductions of greater than −14% with the largest effect size reaching −30%. Conclusion: Multi-faceted communication interventions that target both the general public and clinicians can reduce antibiotic prescribing in high-income countries but the sustainability of reductions in antibiotic prescribing is unclear.
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Reilly, Bernard F. "Toward a rational and sustainable division of labor for the preservation of knowledge." Library Management 37, no. 4/5 (2016): 166–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-05-2016-0040.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a rational and sustainable division of labor between national libraries and the information industry for the preservation of knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is a based on remarks presented by the author at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the National Repository Library of Finland, held in Kuopio on May 21-22, 2015. Findings – Crafting a useful new role for libraries will require imagination and curatorial rigor, capabilities that the industry has found in the past, and can summon once again. No templates for such a role exist, but must be newly invented by the current generation of librarians. This is a tall order in an era of diminishing public funding for libraries and archives. But it will be essential if libraries are to continue to be key institutions of civil society. Originality/value – There are formidable challenges to ensuring a rational and sustainable division of labor for the preservation of knowledge and many of those challenges will not be solved by new technologies alone. But the discussion needs to move beyond dated, late twentieth century strategies like mass digitization of books and “web archiving”.
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An, Ruopeng, Jianxiu Liu, and Ruidong Liu. "Pork Consumption in Relation to Body Weight and Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." American Journal of Health Behavior 44, no. 4 (2020): 513–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.44.4.12.
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Objectives: In this study, we systematically synthesized scientific evidence on pork consumption in relation to body weight and composition among adults. Methods: We performed a keyword search using Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the pooled effect size of pork consumption on body weight and composition. Results: Overall, 12 studies met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review. Among the experimental studies without daily total energy intake restrictions, pork intake was associated with a reduction in body weight by 0.86 kg (95% CI = 0.17-1.55) and body fat percentage by 0.77% (95% CI = 0.11%-1.43%); pork intake was not associated with change in lean mass. Among the experimental studies with energy restrictions, pork intake was associated with a reduction in body weight by 5.56 kg (95% CI = 0.55-10.59), lean mass by 1.50 kg (95% CI = 1.39-1.62), and fat mass by 6.60 kg (95% CI = 6.42-6.79). Among the observational studies, pork intake was not associated with overweight/obesity. Conclusions: Findings on pork consumption in relation to body weight/composition differed by study design. Future experimental studies using representative samples are warranted to examine the effect of fresh/lean pork consumption on body weight and composition in the general population and by subgroups.
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Tidwell, James B., Anila Gopalakrishnan, Stephen Lovelady, et al. "Effect of Two Complementary Mass-Scale Media Interventions on Handwashing with Soap among Mothers." Journal of Health Communication 24, no. 2 (2019): 203–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2019.1593554.
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