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Circulation In A Consortium, Lynn Baird

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Case Study Of The Round Mountain Public Library, Lisa Bryant

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

A Shift In Teaching Methodology: From Instructor Led To Student Driven Multimedia Instruction, Patricia Backer

Faculty Publications

Multimedia can be a powerful tool in exploring the nature of the world around us, including its technological systems. This paper describes the design, development, and evaluation of self- paced multimedia and web-based modules that are used in an advanced General Education (GE) course in the College of Engineering at San José State University. The design and development cycle of these modules began in 1994 and spanned nine years. The General Education course, Technology and Civilization (TECH 198), is designed to introduce students to the realm of history and usage of technology in society and to increase their awareness of …

Beyond Interdisciplinarity, Interactivity, And Interoperability: Some Options For Digital Libraries Education, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

This is a presentation delivered at the Developing a Digital Libraries Education Program Workshop on June 7th held in conjunction with the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2005, June 7-11 at Denver, CO. It is based on Coleman's paper titled Beyond Interdisciplinarity, published in D-Lib Magazine, 2002. The D-Lib paper discussed how interdisciplinarity was used as the primary strategy to develop a Knowledge Organization track at the School of Information Resources & Library Science at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Besides highlighting some aspects of the paper, the presentation also draws on two other papers published in D-Lib Magazine …

A Comparison Of The Portland And San Jose Light Rail Planning Processes, Brad Sedin

Master's Projects

The two cities of San Jose, California, and Portland, Oregon, faced some similar transportation-related decisions in the 1970s. Leaders for each city were beginning to understand the connection between land use and transportation. Each metropolitan area was faced with the challenges of revitalizing its downtown, managing its boundaries, providing traffic congestion relief, and creating transportation systems that would benefit the cities and endure into the next century. In the 1970s, leaders in each region made the decision to construct light rail systems. In this paper I analyze the events that led Portland and San Jose to dramatically change their transportation …

Information Technology, Cognition, And Communication, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

This is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of about 27 slides used in conjunction with a talk at UCI-CRITO on 18 May 2005, and the research reported is from a previously published study of mine. Information technology is varied and human use and impact can be examined at different levels. I report on a study that examines the ubiquitous hyperlinks as instruments of cognition in e-learning.  

Spartan Daily, May 4, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 62

A Study Of Brownfields Redevelopment In Rural Oregon, Angela Michtom

Master's Projects

This project will look at the state of brownfields redevelopment in rural Oregon. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is funding, and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEO) is conducting Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) throughout Oregon. Oregon has even developed the Oregon Rural and Economically Distressed Site Assessment Initiative to specifically address brownfields in rural Oregon. But what happens after the assessment is done? Why do some sites move quickly into development, while others remain stalled? This paper will examine case studies of sites that have received funds for Site Specific Assessments, and analyze the data to determine what factors …

Tod Proposal For Fremont's Warm Springs Bart Station Fremont California, Jayapriya Cherukuru

Master's Projects

The Warm Springs BART Extension Transit Village is a transit oriented development proposed for a site in south Fremont, California. Residents of Alameda County approved a measure to extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line from Fremont to Warm Springs. To date, a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and a Specific Plan have been prepared for the station area.

According to the SEIR, BART has proposed a parking lot designed around the station area to accommodate around 2040 on-site parking spaces.

The main objective of this study is to provide a design alternative for the City of Fremont, through …

Information Outlook, May 2005, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2005

Volume 9, Issue 5

Fifth National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium,Mti Report S-05-01, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute

The Mineta Transportation Institute brought together experts in surface transportation and students from elementary, middle, and high schools to discuss sustainable transportation topics on May 9, 2005. The goal was to introduce the students to transportation-related careers and to inspire them to pursue the academic curriculae that would lead to success in those careers. Students from Maryland, Virginia, and California participated in a videoconference, during which they heard a keynote statement from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta. The students also presented project proposals for innovative transportation alternatives during the videoconference. The presentations were followed by a moderator-led …

Spartan Daily, April 25, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 124, Issue 55

Crisis, Farming And Community, Christine Hagar, C Haythornthwaite

Faculty Publications

In 2001, the UK was hit by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) precipitating one of the biggest crises ever to affect the UK farming system. The crisis unfolded as a series of information and communication problems, from government to farmers and from farmers to farmers, with consequences for action in a time of crisis, social support, and the maintenance of community. What happens to a farming community during such a crisis? When the countryside shuts down, and no one can enter or leave the farm, how can information be disseminated? As methods of dealing with the disease change rapidly, as …

The Impact Of Dam Construction On Land-Cover : New Melones Dam, 1972-2001, Christopher E. Soulard

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Information Competencies Checklist: A Resource For Intersegmental Collaboration, Susan Klingberg

Faculty and Staff Publications

The paper provides a model checklist of information competencies for two- and four-year colleges and universities.

Swiss-German Literature 1945-2000, Romey Sabalius

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Temporal Change Detection Using Aster And Usgs Digital Elevation Models, Pascal G. Akl

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A 21st Century Look At An Ancient Concept: Understanding Frbr, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

This is a presentation of the library's most enduring artifact: the bibliographic record. The focus is on understanding the theory behind IFLA's Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). Illustrations, practical implementations, and research initiatives are also summarized. A deeper understanding of the importance of "works" and the legacy that it brings along are the goal of this entertaining and informative look into our past, present and future.

Spartan Daily, October 22, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 38

Spartan Daily, October 13, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 32

Spartan Daily, October 5, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 26

Spartan Daily, September 23, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 18

Spartan Daily, September 15, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 12

Spartan Daily, September 2, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 5

Ghana: Loggers And Politicians, Not Small Farmers, Are To Blame For Deforestation, Aharon Degrassi

Faculty Publications, Geography

No abstract provided.

Citation Indexes For Online Interdisciplinary Learning, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Sexing Capitalism: Condoms And Industrial Change, Peter Chua

Faculty Publications, Sociology

In the late 1700s, condoms were luxury items for the affluent in Western Europe, but by the 1970s, the US government gave free condoms out to poor women in Third World areas. Moreover condom availability has increased dramatically since the global emergence of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, adding to the already fervent social stigmatization and political contentions on morality, sexuality, and wellbeing that condom use brings. This paper focuses on the strategically joint-relationship between manufacturing firms and governments to foster distinct profit-oriented condom social relations and moral-symbolic regimes of sexual cultures. Proposing a sex-situated theory of capitalist firms, …

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 31, No. 2/3, Summer/Fall 2004, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, April 8, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 122, Issue 42

Interlingualism: The Language Of Chicanos/As, Lilia De Katzew

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.