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Review Of "Collection Management For The 1990s", William Welburn Jun 1993

Review Of "Collection Management For The 1990s", William Welburn

William C Welburn

No abstract provided.


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?


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.


Liverpool Oratorio By Paul Mccartney, Mezzo-Soprano Soloist For Indiana Premiere Given By The Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Sheridan Stormes May 1993

Liverpool Oratorio By Paul Mccartney, Mezzo-Soprano Soloist For Indiana Premiere Given By The Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes

Performed in Carmel, IN.


Periodical Price Index 1993: Projecting Serials Costs; Periodicals Price Survey 1993, Lee C. Van Orsdel, Kathleen Born Apr 1993

Periodical Price Index 1993: Projecting Serials Costs; Periodicals Price Survey 1993, Lee C. Van Orsdel, Kathleen Born

Lee C. Van Orsdel

No abstract provided.


Diversity: Issues Of Challenge And Change, William Welburn Jan 1993

Diversity: Issues Of Challenge And Change, William Welburn

William C Welburn

No abstract provided.


Upon Falling (Grand Valley Review), Kathryn Waggoner Dec 1992

Upon Falling (Grand Valley Review), Kathryn Waggoner

Kathryn L Waggoner

No abstract provided.


Measuring The Degree Of Similarity Between Objects In Text Retrieval Systems, David Ellis, Jonathan Furner-Hines, Peter Willett Dec 1992

Measuring The Degree Of Similarity Between Objects In Text Retrieval Systems, David Ellis, Jonathan Furner-Hines, Peter Willett

Jonathan Furner

Describes the use of a variety of similarity coefficients in the measurement of the degree of similarity between objects that contain textual information, such as documents, paragraphs, index terms or queries. The work is intended as a preliminary to future investigation of the calculations involved in measuring the degree of similarity between structured objects that may be represented in graph-theoretic forms. Discusses the role of similarity coefficients in text retrieval in terms of: document-query similarity; document-document similarity; co-citation analysis; term-term similarity; and the similarity between sets of judgements, such as relevance judgements. Describes several methods for expressing the formulae used …


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.


Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God - Mixed Choir, Keith D. Rowley Dec 1992

Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God - Mixed Choir, Keith D. Rowley

Keith D Rowley

An anthem for SATB choir, piano and violin with words from Matthew 6:19-21;33.


Expanding Passport’S Horizons With Third-Party Software: Newkey, David Lesniaski Dec 1992

Expanding Passport’S Horizons With Third-Party Software: Newkey, David Lesniaski

David Lesniaski

No abstract provided.


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 …