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Selected Works

1993

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Database Quality: Its Cost, Focus, And Future, Karen S. Calhoun Jun 1993

Database Quality: Its Cost, Focus, And Future, Karen S. Calhoun

Karen S Calhoun

Briefly considers three questions: Can we afford OCLC database quality? Where is the best place to focus database quality efforts? Will advances in information technology make data quality efforts obsolete?

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How Oclc And Member Libraries Are Improving The Online Union Catalog, Karen S. Calhoun, Nancy Campbell, Donna Gehring Jun 1993

How Oclc And Member Libraries Are Improving The Online Union Catalog, Karen S. Calhoun, Nancy Campbell, Donna Gehring

Karen S Calhoun

Describes programs for cooperatively managing and improving the quality of the OCLC database with respect to duplicate records, records containing insufficient information, incorrect or variant forms of headings, and coding errors. Includes a description of a large, innovative project using "intelligent software" to correct name and subject headings. OCLC expects at least 5 million heading corrections when the project completes late in 1993.

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Attribute Sampling: A Library Management Tool, Ken Wise, Jack Kiger Jan 1993

Attribute Sampling: A Library Management Tool, Ken Wise, Jack Kiger

Ken Wise

No abstract provided.

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Purification And Characterization Of Porin From Corn (Zea Mays L.) Mitochondria, Philadelphia University Dec 1992

Purification And Characterization Of Porin From Corn (Zea Mays L.) Mitochondria, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

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Connecting Education, Work, And Citizenship: How Assessment Can Help, Marcia Mentkowski, Glen Rogers Dec 1992

Connecting Education, Work, And Citizenship: How Assessment Can Help, Marcia Mentkowski, Glen Rogers

Glen Rogers

Complex, multidimensional abilities-such as problem solving and perspective taking-can make the connection between education, work, and citizenship, which, in turn, can rekindle public trust in higher education and stimulate college/ work/community collaboration. How abilities are defined and assesseddeterniines how useful they are to educators, employers, and the public. The authors demonstrate an assessment strategy that infers abilities from perf orniance and compares alumni abilities with professional, national, and f acuity expectations. The strategy helps educators to become more explicit about how learning transfers, and helps students to better meet immediate expectations for perf orniance, envision future roles, and continue to …

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