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Nelig Meeting - September 19, 2008, New England Library Instruction Group

New England Library Instruction Group

NELIG quarterly meeting.

Diagrams Of Transnational Diffusion, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

Diagrams showing transnational diffusion of ethical standards and physical effects.

"Dear Colleague" Letter On Student Assignment

Kathryn A. McDermott

This is the U.S. Department of Education's original guidance to school districts on how to respond to the PICS decision.

Optimal Choice Of Voluntary Traceability As A Food Risk Management Tool, Dm Souza Monteiro,, Julie Caswell

Julie Caswell

Traceability systems are information tools implemented within and between firms in food chains to improve logistics and transparency or to reduce total food safety damage costs. Information about location and condition of products is critical when food safety incidents arise. This paper uses a principal-agent model to investigate the optimal choice of voluntary traceability in terms of precision of information on a given attribute at each link of a food chain. The results suggest that four scenarios may emerge for the supply chain depending on the costs of a system and whether or not the industry can internalize total food …

Module 1.3.A: Transnational Diffusion Of Ideas And Practices, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

Understanding the processes by which ideas and debates diffuse across countries is an important precursor to understanding several concepts and issues in international ethics. Includes Chart for Discussion of National Differences in Technology Use; Appropriate Technology Reading and Exercise; and Transnational Diffusion of Ideas and Technologies.

Module 2.3.A: Ethical Conflicts Between Nations, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

Developing effective international level regulatory responses is particularly difficult when national ethical preferences collide. This module seeks to develop sensitivity to these difficulties.

Appropriate Technology, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

Appropriate Technology described as "low impact technology" is based on highly advanced scientific and engineering research. The strong attraction to industrial and developing countries is due to its low cost, small scale, and low environmental impact.

Ethical Evaluation Of New Technologies: Genetically Modified Organisms And Plants, M.J. Peterson, Ronald Sandler

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

As developments in biotechnology continue, new ethical questions arise concerning our ability to manipulate and intervene with what is conceived as "natural". Genetic modification (GM) is one clear example of this revolutionary development in biotechnology which inspires debate on its impact to human welfare.

Mechanisms Of Transnational Accountability, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

The absence of a world government means there are no central world courts or regulatory agencies who can step-in when an individual or a corporation causes harm to others on a transnational level. However, there are ways to take advantage of regulatory and standard systems around the world that when enforced, can hold persons or groups doing the harm accountable for.

Transnational Diffusion Of Ideas And Technologies, M.J. Peterson

International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

Most historians of ideas and technological change agree that a hazard model can best describe the spread of ideas, practices, or innovations from the originators to others. The elements of the hazard model also direct attention to the likelihood that people will first learn about a new idea or technological advance and then choose to adopt it.

Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2008 (No. 35), Jay Schafer

Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries

Message from Jay:

Anticipating the campus ten-year New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) institutional reaccreditationprocess in 2009 (originally scheduled for 2008 but postponed for a year due to campus circumstances), UMass AmherstLibraries initiated a “self-study” process to assess our progress since the 1997 review. The final Self Study Report included the usual documentation of goals, accomplishments, and statistical comparisons. Unique to our Report were two exceptional vision statements created in a collaborative process by Library staff – “Focusing on Undergraduates” and“Serving the Graduate and Research Mission.” In December 2007, a team of four distinguished library professionals visited the …

'Learning By Doing': Adaptive Planning As A Strategy To Address Uncertainty In Planning, Sadahisa Kato, Jack F. Ahern

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Studio and Student Research and Creative Activity

Adaptive management, an established method in natural resource and ecosystem management, has not been widely applied to landscape planning due to the lack of an operational method that addresses the role of uncertainty and standardized monitoring protocols and methods. A review of adaptive management literature and practices reveals several key concepts and principles for adaptive planning: (1) management actions are best understood and practiced as experiments; (2) several plans/experiments can be implemented simultaneously; (3) monitoring of management actions are key; and (4) adaptive management can be understood as 'learning by doing'. The paper identifies various uncertainties in landscape planning as …

'Learning By Doing': Adaptive Planning As A Strategy To Address Uncertainty In Planning, Sadahisa Kato, Jack F. Ahern

Jack F. Ahern

Adaptive management, an established method in natural resource and ecosystem management, has not been widely applied to landscape planning due to the lack of an operational method that addresses the role of uncertainty and standardized monitoring protocols and methods. A review of adaptive management literature and practices reveals several key concepts and principles for adaptive planning: (1) management actions are best understood and practiced as experiments; (2) several plans/experiments can be implemented simultaneously; (3) monitoring of management actions are key; and (4) adaptive management can be understood as ‘learning by doing’. The paper identifies various uncertainties in landscape planning as …

Research Showcase Projects Within Scholarworks @ Umass Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings

University Libraries Publication Series

This presentation highlights various types of research projects that are contained in the digital repository ScholarWorks @ UMass Amherst, a Digital Commons site.

Research Showcase Projects Within Scholarworks @ Umass Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation highlights various types of research projects that are contained in the digital repository ScholarWorks @ UMass Amherst, a Digital Commons site.

Filling The Void: Publishing Within The Digital Repository., Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation showcases original digital publishing of journals, books, and other scholarly materials using the Digital Commons software.

Case Study: Tracking Mobile Phones In Mobility Research, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey, Dawn Wright

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Filling The Void: Publishing Within The Digital Repository., Marilyn S. Billings

University Libraries Publication Series

This presentation showcases original digital publishing of journals, books, and other scholarly materials using the Digital Commons software.

Connecting 24/5 To Millennials: Providing Academic Support Services From A Learning Commons, Anne C. Moore, Kimberly Wells

University Libraries Publication Series

In response to the seamless academic and personal behavior of Millennial college students, libraries are creating a learning commons in which campus academic support services are integrated with library services to provide everything students need to succeed in a single facility 24 hours a day with food. Roving may be an effective way to satisfy the immediate support needs of students collaborating in these bustling environments. A survey conducted on March 16, 2006 of users of the UMass Amherst Learning Commons (opened in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library in September 2005) provided detailed insight into who they are, how often …

Achieving Participatory Privacy Regulation: Guidelines For Cens Urban Sensing, Katie Shilton, Jeffrey A. Burke, Deborah Estrin, Mark Hansen, Mani B. Srivastava

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

This technical report is intended to help CENS urban sensing researchers incorporate participation and respect privacy while conducting research about people. The goal is to provide a framework by which to assess an appropriate level of participation and meaningful policy and technical responses to privacy concerns. By keeping in mind the five guidelines outlined here, system developers can respond to participant needs and balance the benefits of data gathering with individual and group privacy.

The Introduction defines and describes participatory privacy regulation: the approach to privacy design taken at CENS. Sections I-V provide descriptions and planning tools for each …

Case Study: Collateral Damage Mapping, Francis Harvey, Dawn Wright, David Dibiase

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Locations Of Structurally Deficient Bridges, Francis Harvey, David Dibiase, Dawn Wright

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Giscorps Volunteer Work, Dawn Wright, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Submarine Crashes Into Uncharted Seamount, Dawn Wright, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Misleading Satellite Data Contract, Steven Cox, Shawana Johnson

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Caribou Migration Routes, Dawn Wright, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Case Study: Mapping Muslim Neighborhoods, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey, Dawn Wright

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Transforming Academic Libraries For 21st Century Students: Umass Amherst Libraries -- A Case Study, Gerald Jay Schafer

University Libraries Publication Series

This presentation was given at the 15th International Seminar CASLIN 2008: Knowledge Technologies and (the Future of) Higher Education.

Case Study: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Map, David Dibiase, Francis Harvey, Dawn Wright

Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse

No abstract provided.

Information Literacy And General Education At Umass Amherst, Emily Alling, Isabel Espinal, Beth Lang, Anne Moore

Isabel R Espinal

No abstract provided.