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Digital Library Development : A Case Study Of New Jersey's Virtual Academic Library Environment Project, Paulette Joan Talbot
Digital Library Development : A Case Study Of New Jersey's Virtual Academic Library Environment Project, Paulette Joan Talbot
Theses
Students could become aggressive users of digital libraries and electronically distributed information. This paper shall give background of digital libraries in general and of New Jersey's Virtual Academic Library Environment, VALE, specifically. It shall emphasize research into the dynamics of user and organizational aspects of VALE member organization performance in framing a direction of libraries in the state for years to come. Does the academic libraries of VALE focus on value added to information resources in the academic arena or are the potential users their primary focus?
Rhetorical Analysis Of Sunoco, Inc. Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Address To The World Fuels Conference : Requirements For Economic And Environmental Competitiveness In The 21st Century, Arleny C. Barrios
Theses
The present thesis examines the rhetorical dimensions of the speech presented by Sunoco, inc. Chairman and Executive Officer before the World Fuels Conference held in Washington DC, October 23, 1997. The focus of the thesis is to examine the effectiveness of the speech. Principles of rhetoric were explained and applied to evaluate the effectiveness of the speech as a means of persuasion. The rhetorical analysis of the speech illustrates how language can be used as a symbolic means of inducing cooperation from individuals.