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Data Curation Is For Everyone! The Case For Master's And Baccalaureate Institutional Engagement With Data Curation, Yasmeen Shorish
Data Curation Is For Everyone! The Case For Master's And Baccalaureate Institutional Engagement With Data Curation, Yasmeen Shorish
Libraries
This article describes the fundamental challenges to data curation, how these challenges may be compounded for smaller institutions, and how data management is an essential and manageable component of data curation. Data curation is often discussed within the confines of large research universities. As a result, master's and baccalaureate institutions may be left with the impression that they cannot engage with data curation. However, by proactively engaging with faculty, libraries of all sizes can build closer relationships and help educate faculty on data documentation and organizational best practices. This article describes experiences from one master's comprehensive institution as it engages …
12th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2012), Apmbc
12th Meeting Of The States Parties To The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2012), Apmbc
Global CWD Repository
The 12MSP was a formal meeting of the 160 States which had, as of the time of the meeting, accepted the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. It was held in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention and pursuant to the decisions of the 2009 Second Review Conference and the 2011 Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties (11MSP).
The 12MSP was important because it took place at the mid-way point between the 2009 Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World and the Convention’s Third Review Conference in …
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Afghanistan, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Afghanistan, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Mine Action Support For Armed Violence Reduction: Mission Creep Or Responding To Wider Security Needs? Policy Brief, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
he policy brief summarises the findings of GICHD study into the role of mine action organisations in reducing armed violence.
The 12 case studies profile the AVR-related programmes of different organisations.
Download policy brief and case studies in English, with some versions in French and Spanish
Albania Mine and Munitions Coordination Office's and DanChurchAid's UXO hotspot clearance project in Albania
Action On Armed Violence's post-conflict rehabilitation and reintegration programme in Liberia
DanChurchAid’s SALW awareness raising project in Burundi
Danish Demining Group’s Community Safety Programmes in Somaliland and Uganda
HALO Trust’s reintegration of former combatants into demining in Afghanistan
Handicap International’s …
Mystery At The Library: An Orientation Game For Jmu Engineering Students, Kelly Giles, Andrew Evans
Mystery At The Library: An Orientation Game For Jmu Engineering Students, Kelly Giles, Andrew Evans
Libraries
Inventor Nikola Tesla is the inspiration for a library orientation game at JMU. Engineering freshmen learn about the library’s layout and resources while searching both in the building and online for clues about the theft of Tesla’s notebook. This presentation will cover the creation, implementation, and evaluation of the game.
Experimenting In An Ipad Sandbox, Liz Thompson, Jamie Calcagno-Roach, Jennifer Keach, Mark Lane, Jonathan Paulo, Cindi Sandridge
Experimenting In An Ipad Sandbox, Liz Thompson, Jamie Calcagno-Roach, Jennifer Keach, Mark Lane, Jonathan Paulo, Cindi Sandridge
Libraries
Many people use personal mobile devices, but what are the advantages to educational and organizational use? The JMU Libraries and Educational Technologies (L&ET) faculty and staff experimented with mobile devices using a Sandbox format. From program structure and budgeting to sample group demonstrations and assessment, get a practical look at the planning necessary to implement a technology Sandbox. This results of the JMU L&ET technology Sandbox was presented at the 2012 VLA Annual Conference in the VLACRL poster session.
Ddasaccident830, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident830, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
On the 19th October 2012 at [International demining organisation] task CBU 319, an uncontrolled detonation of two US M series M42 sub-munitions occurred while [International demining organisation] site supervisor [the Victim] was preparing for the demolition of these found sub-munitions.
[The Victim] sustained amputation of his left wrist and injuries in his abdomen, intestine, spleen, and left kidney. When he picked up two armed M42 sub-munitions and detonated above the ground.
Based on all available evidence, the BOI team concludes that the accident occurred due to the handling of two Armed M series M42 sub-munitions by [the Victim], most likely …
Mine Action And Development: Challenges Of Inter-Organizational Relationships, Brian Da Cal
Mine Action And Development: Challenges Of Inter-Organizational Relationships, Brian Da Cal
Global CWD Repository
This project examines the history of mine action as well as the debated link between landmines and development. It also explains why strong, inter-organisational relationships between the mine action and development sectors are so critical for both humanitarian and socio-economic, development reasons. It examines major influences and challenges to establishing and sustaining such relationships, characterised by a lack of coordination on policy, planning and practice, at the international, national and field level. The likely causes for these challenges are examined, ranging from historical differences in the culture, vision and values of people and organisations within those sectors, segregated donor funding …
The National Strategy For Mine Action In Sri Lanka 2010, The Ministry Of Economic Development- Sri Lanka
The National Strategy For Mine Action In Sri Lanka 2010, The Ministry Of Economic Development- Sri Lanka
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The National Strategy for Mine Action in Sri Lanka 2010
Land Rights And Mine Action In Afghanistan: Frequently Asked Questions, Gichd
Land Rights And Mine Action In Afghanistan: Frequently Asked Questions, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
This document provides simple, practical guidance on land issues for mine action organisations in Afghanistan. It covers the following topics: why land matters for mine action; land rights and land release; what mine action organisations can do; and where to get additional information and support.
The Third Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2012), Ccm
The Third Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2012), Ccm
Global CWD Repository
The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) took place in Oslo, Norway, from 11 to 14 September 2012 and gathered some 800 delegates from 60 States Parties, 30 signatory States, 31 observer States and 15 international organizations (see list below).The 3MSP was opened by Dr. Adnan Mansour, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon. During the first plenary meeting, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, was elected by the Meeting as President of the 3MSP.
Armed Violence And Disability: The Untold Story, Hi
Armed Violence And Disability: The Untold Story, Hi
Global CWD Repository
Armed violence has powerful, lasting impacts, inflicting severe injuries and impairments and leaving behind broken families, fearful communities and societies in which violence is the norm. It is a daily fear and fact of life for millions of people, particularly those in low income countries and in the marginalised urban zones of more developed countries.
Persons with disabilities experience heightened exposure to armed violence as a result of various factors, such as exclusion from education and employment, the need for personal assistance in daily life, social stigma, discrimination and communications barriers for reporting violence8 . Armed violence injuries and disabilities …
Land Rights And Mine Action In Afghanistan: Analysis And Programming Entry-Points For Mine Action Organisations - Final Report, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In 2010, GICHD initiated a project on landmines and land rights in conflict affected contexts. The purpose of the project was to strengthen the capacity of mine action organisations to prevent and respond to land-related conflict before, during and after mine action operations. Since 2011, GICHD has been partnering with UN-HABITAT to undertake a series of land assessment and support missions in key countries toprovide mine action organisations with analyses of land related conflicts and practical guidance on how they can ensure their mine action operations “do no harm” and take land issues into consideration. This report summarizes the main …
Livelihoods Analysis Of Landmine/Erw Affected Communities In Herat Province Afghanistan, Gichd, Mine Action Coordination Centre For Afghanistan, Gender In Mine Action
Livelihoods Analysis Of Landmine/Erw Affected Communities In Herat Province Afghanistan, Gichd, Mine Action Coordination Centre For Afghanistan, Gender In Mine Action
Global CWD Repository
The Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan (MACCA) and the Department for Mine Clearance (DMC) are seeking to better understand the development outcomes of demining. They plan to undertake community-level surveys on a periodic basis to document these achievements and identify changes to policy and practice that could further enhance the contribution that the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) makes towards Afghanistan’s development. The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), working within the framework of the MoU between the GICHD and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), assisted with the design and implementation of a pilot project that …
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership I Albania, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership I Albania, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
To Walk The Earth In Safety 11th Edition (Fy2011), Us Dos Pm/Wra
To Walk The Earth In Safety 11th Edition (Fy2011), Us Dos Pm/Wra
Global CWD Repository
In 2011, the United States continued to lead the international donor community in providing assistance for the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war, as well as the destruction of at-risk and unsecured weapons and munitions. In Fiscal Year 2011, the Department of State allocated $142 million in assistance to 42 countries, thereby helping communities recover, and countries become more secure. This 11th edition of our annual report, To Walk The Earth In Safety, details the programs and partnerships that make the United States’ Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) program a lasting success.
Increased instability as a result of …
Leveraging Emerging Technology To Visually Promote Library Resources, Carolyn Schubert
Leveraging Emerging Technology To Visually Promote Library Resources, Carolyn Schubert
Libraries
Objectives: Use emerging technologies to create and deploy a virtual bookshelf of new books to increase circulation. Previous studies completed by the library have documented the increased circulation of materials upon creation of themed physical book displays.
Methods: Currently, visitors can setup an RSS feed for each month's new listing of title. However, circulation of materials remains low. Therefore, I will use virtual bookshelf technology with graphics, such as LibraryThing book covers, to promote new monographic materials for the health sciences and nursing departments. The virtual bookshelf will appear on the home page of the health sciences and …
Evaluation Of The Un Mine Action Programme In Nepal, Ted Paterson, Prabin Chitraker, Abigail Hartley
Evaluation Of The Un Mine Action Programme In Nepal, Ted Paterson, Prabin Chitraker, Abigail Hartley
Global CWD Repository
This evaluation looks at the UN Mine Action Programme in Nepal, which comprised two distinct but complementary components: one managed by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and the other by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The aims of the evaluation were to:
- assess the efficacy of the UN Mine Action Programme in Nepal
- identify strengths and weaknesses in the relationships, structures, capacity development and processes that have been established
- make recommendations for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of similar programmes
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining Annual Report 2011, Gichd
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining Annual Report 2011, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
Annual narrative report on the work of the GICHD during 2011.
Ddasaccident795, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident795, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
At between 2100 hours and 2200 hours on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 there was an undesirable explosion in a containerised ammunition storage site at the Daphniya Police Station Verbal evidence from the local population suggests that the explosion occurred as a result of an individual firing either an Assault Rifle (calibre unknown) into the padlock of the container, or an RPG-7 fired into the container.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership, Pascal Simon
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership, Pascal Simon
Global CWD Repository
Cambodia's mine and ERW problem is a result of the long period of civil and regional conflicts that affected the country from the late 60s until 1998. Due to these conflicts, Cambodia is now one of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, with more than 63,000 mine/ERW victims recorded since 1979. The first efforts to address Cambodia’s massive mine/ERW contamination came from the UN Advance Mission for Cambodia (UNAMIC), which contracted the HALO Trust in 1991-1992 to survey 700 km² of land in Battambang province ahead of the probable repatriation of 360,000 Cambodian refugees based in Thailand. In …
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership I Azerbaijan, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership I Azerbaijan, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Mozambique, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Mozambique, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Cambodia, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Cambodia, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Sudan, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Sudan, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership. This case study assesses mine action and national development in Sudan.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership - Lebanon, Gichd
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership - Lebanon, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
n response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Nepal, Gichd, Ted Paterson
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Nepal, Gichd, Ted Paterson
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide on Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Ethiopia, Pascal Simon
Transitioning Mine Action Programmes To National Ownership | Ethiopia, Pascal Simon
Global CWD Repository
In response to the limited guidance on the topic of transition to national ownership, the GICHD commissioned nine country case studies in 2011 to highlight different contexts, processes, challenges, good practices and lessons learnt from the process of transition to national ownership.
Based on lessons learnt and the good practices highlighted in the case studies, the GICHD, in collaboration with UNMAS, produced a Guide to Transitioning Mine Action Programmes to National Ownership.
South Sudan National Mine Action Strategic Plan 2012-2016, South Sudan Mine Action Authority
South Sudan National Mine Action Strategic Plan 2012-2016, South Sudan Mine Action Authority
Global CWD Repository
The South Sudan national mine action strategic plan was developed by the South Sudan Mine Action Authority (SSMAA), with the assistance of the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).
The strategic plan aims to provide a clear, measurable and realistic description of how South Sudan intends to systematically address its threat of landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The main goal of the document is to outline the technical and institutional responses to landmines within the broader contexts of poverty reduction, socio-economic development and legal obligations assumed by South …
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining 2012 Annual Report, Gichd
Geneva International Centre For Humanitarian Demining 2012 Annual Report, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
The protection of civilians against all types of explosive weapons is at the core of the GICHD mandate. I am pleased to see that the United Nations Secretary-General, in his latest report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict of 22 May 2012, has urged relevant actors to undertake and support further collection and analysis of data related to the humanitarian impact caused by explosive weapons. In this vein, the GICHD has started to work on a classification scheme for explosive weapons.
In March 2012, a munitions depot exploded in the city centre of Brazzaville, resulting in hundreds of …