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Exercise Science, Currey Mccullough Oct 2014

Exercise Science, Currey Mccullough

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.


Photos That Changed The World: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Chris Riehl Sep 2014

Photos That Changed The World: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Chris Riehl

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.


Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria Sep 2014

Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria

DLPS Faculty Publications

The past few years television, podcasts, and blogs across the Internet promoted the role of DNA testing in genealogy. But what do you really get, and is it worth the price? We discuss the logistics of DNA testing as it relates to genealogy and take a hard look at the legal issues involved in genealogy’s hottest topic.


The Academic Library And High-Impact Practices For Student Retention: Perspectives Of Library Deans, Adam L. Murray May 2014

The Academic Library And High-Impact Practices For Student Retention: Perspectives Of Library Deans, Adam L. Murray

Dissertations

Dramatic declines in state appropriations for postsecondary education, the rise of performance-based funding models, and limitations on tuition increases have resulted in a focus on student retention as a matter of importance to institutions of higher education. Concomitantly, academic libraries face changes in service models brought about by technology and the rising costs of providing access to an ever-expanding field of literature required by academic programs and faculty. The value proposition of the academic library is reduced in the face of budget interests that impact recruitment and retention. Many researchers and university leaders have called on academic libraries to develop …


Becoming An Air Pilot In The 21st Century, Yazeed Alharbi Apr 2014

Becoming An Air Pilot In The 21st Century, Yazeed Alharbi

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.


Report On My Fall 2013 Sabbatical Leave, Haiwang Yuan Jan 2014

Report On My Fall 2013 Sabbatical Leave, Haiwang Yuan

DLPS Faculty Publications

Haiwang Yuan, Professor of Department of Library Public Services of WKU, received his 2012-2013 Research & Creative Activities Program (RCAP) grant from WKU Research Office and a book contract from a U.S. publisher ABC-CLIO to write a book on Tibetan folktales. He then applied for and was awarded the fall 2013 sabbatical leave. With the grant and the leave, he made his research field trip to Tibet and some other Tibetan communities in China. This is the report he has given to his dean and WKU Academic Affairs Office as required. He has now submitted the manuscripts of his book.


Ua1c11/23 Wku Libraries Photo Collection, Wku Archives Jan 2014

Ua1c11/23 Wku Libraries Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

WKU University Libraries photograph albums.


Plan B Career Information: Annotated Resource List, Elizabeth Howard Jan 2014

Plan B Career Information: Annotated Resource List, Elizabeth Howard

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.