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The Sentient Web, Michael N. Huhns

Faculty Publications

In a startling revelation, a team of university scientists has reported that a network of computers has become conscious and sentient, and is beginning to assume control of online information system. In spite of the ominous tone typically chosen for dramatic effect, a sentient Web would be more helpful and much easier for people to use. An agent is an active, persistent software component that perceives, reasons, and acts, and whose actions include communication. Agents inherently take intentional actions based on sensory information and memories of past actions. All agents have necessary communication ability, but they do not necessarily possess …

Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Bicentenary Exhbition, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit and provides a permanent record of the Ralph Waldo Emerson bicentenary exhibition at the Thomas Cooper Library. Among the items in this exhibit are manuscripts, letters, first editions, association copies and memorabilia. On display are only a relatively small number of items which are in the Emerson holdings in the larger collection, but make clear the range, depth and quality of the outstanding materials that the Myerson Collection contains.

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.1 N.1 01/2003

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.1 n.1 01/2003

Experimental Economic Approaches To International Marketing Research, Nancy R. Buchan

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Searching Large Collections Of Recorded Speech: A Preliminary Study, Jinmook Kim, Douglas W. Oard, Dagobert Soergel

Faculty Publications

This paper reports on an exploratory study of the criteria searchers use when judging the relevance of recorded speech from radio programs and the attributes of a recording on which those judgments are based. Five volunteers each performed three searches using two systems (NPR Online and SpeechBot) for three questions and judged the relevance of the results. Data were collected through observation and screen capture, think aloud, and interviews; coded; and analyzed by looking for patterns. Criteria used as a basis for selection were found to be similar to those observed in relevance studies with printed materials, but the attributes …

Unravelling The Mystery -- A Comparative Introduction To Product Liability Law In The Us And Europe, Brandon J. Riordan

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

Examining Alternative Dispute Resolution In The International Business Domain, Reyburn W. Lominack Iii

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

Consensus Software: Robustness And Social Good, Michael N. Huhns

Faculty Publications

In this column I explore some far-reaching issues of software development that lie at the intersection of robust software and sociopolitical systems. These two areas might seem unrelated-and most software developers would likely be horrified to have politics intrude on their programming efforts-but the intersection occurs through these premises: software systems administer and control much of our societal infrastructure; people would appreciate and better accept that control if they had input into the nature of the control and the systems' behavior; designers can make software systems more robust through redundancy, in which different versions of software components might cover for …

Massive Deliberation, William H. Turkett Jr., John R. Rose, Michael N. Huhns

Faculty Publications

Agents are proliferating on the Web, making it conceivable that their collective reasoning ability might someday be harnessed for robust decision-making. The hope is that massive deliberation power can soon help solve problems that require knowledge, reasoning, and intelligence. Until recently, working individually or in small groups, agents across the Web could barely communicate and could only reason under conditions of severely bounded rationality. Projects such as Agentcities showed that widespread heterogeneous agents could collaborate on specific predefined tasks and provide diverse agent-based services. When the tasks are dynamic, of long duration, and ill defined, however, success requires planning that …

Identity Management, Duncan A. Buell, Ravi Sandhu

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

December 11, 2002 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

November 6, 2002 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Volcanic Mound Fields On The East Pacific Rise, 16˚-19˚S: Low Effusion Rate Eruptions At Overlapping Spreading Centers For The Past 1 Myr, Scott M. White, Ken C. Macdonald, John Sinton

Faculty Publications

Volcanic mound fields identified on SeaMARC II and HMR1 12 kHz side-scan data from the southern East Pacific Rise (SEPR) occur near overlapping spreading centers (OSCs) and migration traces of OSCs. The volcanic mound fields appear as a distinctive hummocky seafloor fabric due to side-scan backscatter reflections from clusters of moundshaped reflectors. The lack of growth of the mound fields away from the ridge axis, and their occurrence in association with OSC traces, suggests that mound fields form along the ridge crest near OSCs. Volcanic mound fields are found where 120 kHz side-scan and visual observations find fields of pillow …

October 2, 2002 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Access To Cyberspace: The New Issue In Educational Justice, Patricia F. First, Yolanda Y. Hart

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Primary And Secondary Education Recent Developments In The Law

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Articles, Notes, And Commentary Law Review Digests

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Ten Year Index

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2002, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Message from the Dean..... p.1
Another Successful Annual Meeting..... p.1
The Mary Boykin Chesnut Papers..... p.4
Library Awarded Grant Money from Private Foundation..... p.6
Gift for Melton Endowment..... p.6
Thomas L. Johnson Retires from South Caroliniana Library..... p.7
WPA Portrait: A South Carolina Textile Worker..... p.8
Adding to the Record: Oral History at the South Caroliniana Library..... p.10
Bostick Trust Presents Gift for Laurens Biography..... p.10
Modern Political Collections Receives Major Grant..... p.11
67th Annual Meeting (ad.)..... p.11
Summer Scholars..... p.11
Students Raise Old Glory on the Horseshoe during World War II (photo)..... p.12
Memorials..... p.12

School Internal Investigations Of Employees, Open Records Laws, And The Prying Press, Lee R. Remmington

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

A New Balance Of In-Class Speech: No Longer Just A Mouthpiece, Todd A. Demitchell

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Reflections - Fall 2002, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

A Message from Paul Willis, Dean of Libraries..... p.1
Lou and Beth Holtz Announce Increase to Endowment..... p.1
George Plimpton Speaks at Thomas Cooper Society Luncheon..... p.1
News Briefs..... p.2
Upcoming Exhibits and Events..... p.2
New Faces: Kate Boyd..... p.2
Music Library Updates Collections and Services..... p.3
USC Acquires Joseph Cohen Collection of World War I Literature..... p.4
“The Joseph Heller Papers” Exhibition Opens at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
About Dean Willis..... p.5
Giving New Life to Old Books..... p.6
In Memoriam: Darrick Hart..... p.6
Libraries Offer New Online Databases..... p.6
USC Dedicates Arthur E. Holman, Jr. Conservation Laboratory..... …

Federal Election Commission V. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee And Implications For The Future Of Campaign Finance Reform, F. C. Ford Iv

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Extent Of Protection Of The Individual's Personality Against Commercial Use: Toward A New Property Right, George P. Smith Ii

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Extension Of Elton's L(1)(N) Theorem To Complex Banach Spaces, S J. Dilworth, Joseph P. Patterson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

September 4, 2002 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

The Legal Standard On The Scope Of Teachers' Free Speech Rights In The School Setting, Seog Hun Jo

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

A Metadata Approach To Preservation Of Digital Resources: The University Of North Texas Libraries' Experience, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Samantha K. Hastings, Cathy Hartman

Faculty Publications

Preserving long-term access to digital information resources is one of the key challenges facing libraries and information centers today. The University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries has entered into partnership agreements with federal and state agencies to ensure permanent storage and public access to a variety of government information sources. As digital resource preservation encompasses a wide variety of interrelated activities, the UNT Libraries are taking a phased approach to ensure the long-term access to its digital resources. Formulation of preservation policy and creation of preservation metadata for electronic files and digital collections are among the most important steps. This …

Low-Loss High Power Rf Switching Using Multifinger Algan/Gan Moshfets, Alexei Koudymov, Xuhong Hu, Kirill Simin, Grigory Simin, Mohammod Ali, Jinwei Yang, M. Asif Khan

Faculty Publications

We demonstrate a novel RF switch based on a multifinger AlGan/GaN MOSHFET. Record high saturation current and breakdown voltage, extremely low gate leakage current and low gate capacitance of the III-N MOSHFETs make them excellent active elements for RF switching. Using a single element test circuit with 1-mm wide multifinger MOSHFET we achieved 0.27 dB insertion loss and more than 40 dB isolation. These parameters can be further improved by impedance matching and by using submicron gate devices. The maximum switching power extrapolated from the results for 1a/mm 100 mum wide device exceeds 40 W for a 1-mm wide 2-a/mm …

Dismissing The Immoral Teacher For Conduct Outside The Workplace - Do Current Laws Protect The Interests Of Both School Authorities And Teachers, Jason R. Fulmer

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.