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Benefits, Challenges And Strategies Of Open Access And Repository Implementation In Seventh-Day Adventist University Libraries: An International Perspective, Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr. May 2011

Benefits, Challenges And Strategies Of Open Access And Repository Implementation In Seventh-Day Adventist University Libraries: An International Perspective, Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr.

Silas Bruscagin Marques Dr.

Open Access and institutional repositories are rapidly making their way into the scientific communication s pipe line. Many universities are implementing their own intellectual production repositories using open access strat egy and technology as a means for maintaining and accessing these archives. With this trend, libraries and researchers have free access to an abundance of subject, institutional and author access points. The literature is becoming robust in presenting the results of research depicting benefits from its use and the challenges libraries face implementing such initiatives. This research investigated 92 university and technological library directors from 66 different countries regarding their …


Evaluating Information In Religious Communication: Information Literacy Applied In A Seminary Course On World Religions, Terry Dwain Robertson May 2011

Evaluating Information In Religious Communication: Information Literacy Applied In A Seminary Course On World Religions, Terry Dwain Robertson

Terry Dwain Robertson

In Library Science, a core pedagogical outcome in higher education is “information literacy.” One component of this competency is the ability to evaluate information. In applying this ability to Seminary education, specifically to student academic writing, I suggest that “information” in theological inquiry is primarily an expression of testimony,” defined as information gained from statements and actions of others rather than from perception, memory or inductive inference. Thus recent discussions of the epistemology of testimony in regards to belief formation are pertinent here they contribute to understanding the dynamics of information exchange during the pedagogical event. In the typical process …


State Methamphetamine Precursor Policies And Changes In Small Toxic Lab Methamphetamine Production, Duane C. Mcbride, Yvonne Terry-Mcelrath, Jamie Chriqui, Jean O'Connor, Curtis Vanderwaal, Karen Mattson Apr 2011

State Methamphetamine Precursor Policies And Changes In Small Toxic Lab Methamphetamine Production, Duane C. Mcbride, Yvonne Terry-Mcelrath, Jamie Chriqui, Jean O'Connor, Curtis Vanderwaal, Karen Mattson

Duane McBride

Domestic production of methamphetamine in small toxic labs (STLs) results in significant community safety and health consequences. This paper examines the effects of state-level policies implemented in the middle of the last decade in reaction to a rapid increase in STL labs. These policies focused on controlling access to the methamphetamine precursor chemicals ephedrine and pseudoephedrine and the relationship of such policies with actual STL seizure rates. Data include (a) primary legal research on state laws/regulations in all 50 states in effect as of October 1, 2005; and (b) STL seizure counts for 2004–2006. Results from random effects cross-sectional time-series …


A Sustainable Knowledge Exchange System For S.D.A. Theological Education [Poster], Terry Dwain Robertson Feb 2011

A Sustainable Knowledge Exchange System For S.D.A. Theological Education [Poster], Terry Dwain Robertson

Terry Dwain Robertson

How can the Seventh-day Adventist Church facilitate knowledge exchange in theological education on a global scale?


Reading With Understanding: A Practical Guide To Reading Other People’S Mail: New Testament Epistles, Felix H. Cortez Jan 2011

Reading With Understanding: A Practical Guide To Reading Other People’S Mail: New Testament Epistles, Felix H. Cortez

Felix H. Cortez

No abstract provided.


An ‘Information Literacy’ Perspective Of The Creation/Evolution Debate, Terry Dwain Robertson Jan 2011

An ‘Information Literacy’ Perspective Of The Creation/Evolution Debate, Terry Dwain Robertson

Terry Dwain Robertson

The conventional information literacy standards do not suffice for engaging the creation/evolution debate. The data is inconclusive about which approach is more likely; neither theory can be validated any more than the other. Both theories appeal to a recognized authority.


The Impact Of Computer Literacy And Library Anxiety On Students' Library Experience, Terry Dwain Robertson, Lauren Matacio Jan 2011

The Impact Of Computer Literacy And Library Anxiety On Students' Library Experience, Terry Dwain Robertson, Lauren Matacio

Terry Dwain Robertson

Despite growing up with technology, are college freshmen well prepared for library research, or does their computer savvy actually put them at a disadvantage? Do other factors such as library anxiety affect students’ research experience? How can secondary educators better prepare their students for the leap from a small school library to a large college or university library? How can college librarians make new students’ first library experience a positive one? These questions are addressed in this article.


In Memoriam: James A. Inciardi, Professor Of Sociology & Criminal Justice And Director Of The Center For Drug & Alcohol Studies At The University Of Delaware, Wendee Wechsberg, Duane C. Mcbride, Hilary Surratt Jan 2011

In Memoriam: James A. Inciardi, Professor Of Sociology & Criminal Justice And Director Of The Center For Drug & Alcohol Studies At The University Of Delaware, Wendee Wechsberg, Duane C. Mcbride, Hilary Surratt

Duane McBride

No abstract provided.


Will The World End In 2012? A Survival Guide To Maya Prophecies, Felix H. Cortez Jan 2011

Will The World End In 2012? A Survival Guide To Maya Prophecies, Felix H. Cortez

Felix H. Cortez

During the decade of the 1960s a Maya Monument was found in El Tortuguero, Tabasco, Mexico, in which reference was made to the end of the thirteenth calendric cycle on 4 Ahaw 3 Unii, or December 21, 2012. The reference is important because it points to the end of an impressively long Maya calendric cycle of 5,126 years, which is also the winter solstice. This reference and the well-known Maya interest in astronomical phenomena and prophecies has spurred wide speculations and claims that the Maya prophesied the end of the world as we know it towards the end of 2012. …


101 Life Changing Thoughts On Leadership, Trevor O'Reggio Jan 2011

101 Life Changing Thoughts On Leadership, Trevor O'Reggio

Trevor O'Reggio

No abstract provided.


The Analogy Of Scripture Revisited: A Final Form Canonical Approach To Systematic Theology, John C. Peckham Jan 2011

The Analogy Of Scripture Revisited: A Final Form Canonical Approach To Systematic Theology, John C. Peckham

John C. Peckham

No abstract provided.