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Library Budgets And Academic Library Rankings In Times Of Transition., Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

An analysis of the ability of a particular library to significantly increase its Association of Research Libraries (ARL) ranking in a reasonable time period is presented. A discussion follows to show why this is not a useful objective at a time when academic libraries are transitioning to new types of products and services made possible by emerging technologies. There are various initiatives underway in the United States and Europe to create more meaningful performance measures for academic libraries.

Scholarly Publishing And Intellectual Property In The Electronic Environment, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Libraries and information service providers cannot stand aloof from the current developments (legal, technological, and organizational) in scholarly publishing. This chapter will discuss these issues and provide ways to influence beneficial change.

Science And Technology Information And Digital Library Initiatives In Latin America, Johann Van Reenen

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter will focus on the work of the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) and the Organization of American States (OAS) in developing digital library manpower and encouraging cooperative information delivery and sharing initiatives. It also provides brief descriptions of other projects and issues.

Tribal Voices: Interview With Chief Harry Wallace, Harry Wallace, Elected Chief Of Unkechaug Nation, Tribal Law Journal

Tribal Voices (Events)

Introduction and community profile of the Unkechaug Nation, an Algonquin speaking people from Long Island, New York.

San Luis Valley Historian Journal Cover, José Rivera

17. Bibliography

María Valdez, SPMDTU, 2001

The Status Of Traditional Indian Justice, Agustin Grijalva

Tribal Law Journal

The Status of Traditional Indian Justice in Ecuador by Agustin Grijalva discusses constitutional reforms in Ecuador that recognize traditional Indian law and traditional Indian authorities as collective Indian rights. This article explores the historical background of the constitutional reforms, how these reforms might affect the current Ecuadorian judicial system and some potential problems in administering these reforms.

Cp 87 And Cp 100: Allotment And Fractionation Within The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Mark Welliver

Tribal Law Journal

CP 87 and CP 100: Allotment and Fractionation Within the Citizen Potawatomi Nation by Mark Welliver illustrates some of the problematic issues faced today by interest owners of Indian allotment land by using his father's interest in allotment land as a "hypothetical," in the context of the Citizen Band Potawatomi's history and removal to Oklahoma. The article also discusses "solutions that are applicable either by the federal government, the tribes, or the individual interest holders."

Restoring Harmony Through Nalyeeh: Can The Navajo Common Law Of Torts Be Applied In State And Federal Forums?, J. R. Mueller

Tribal Law Journal

Restoring Harmony through Nalyeeh: Can the Navajo Common Law of Torts be Applied in State and Federal Forums? by J. R. Mueller demonstrates "that the Navajo Nation has developed and articulated a modern tort law and doctrine of restitution grounded in Navajo tradition and evolved from ancient custom, similar to the Anglo-American notion of common law." This article also explores whether tribal customary law can be applied in state and federal forums in light of a recent federal case Cheromiah v. United States.

Pueblo Of Laguna Tribal Government Profile, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Frank Cerno Jr.

Tribal Law Journal

Pueblo of Laguna Tribal Government Profile by Kim Coco Iwamoto, provides readers with an overview of the Pueblo of Laguna Tribal Government. Iwamoto's profile contains information on the Pueblo's traditional law, governance, dispute resolution, and extratribal law.

Faculty Publications And Creative Works 2001, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

One of the ways in which we recognize our faculty at the University of New Mexico is through Faculty Publications & Creative Works. An annual publication, it highlights our faculty's scholarly and creative activities and achievements and serves as a compendium of UNM faculty efforts during the 2001 calendar year. Faculty Publications & Creative Works strives to illustrate the depth and breadth of research activities performed throughout our University's laboratories, studios and classrooms. We believe that the communication of individual research is a significant method of sharing concepts and thoughts and ultimately inspiring the birth of new ideas. In support …

The Perils Of Prescribed Fire: A Reconsideration, Stephen J. Pyne

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Scrap Tire Disposal: Three Principles For Policy Choice, Kelly M. Brown, Ronald Cummings, Janusz R. Mrozek, Peter Terrebonne

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Prudent Operator Standard: Applications Beyond The Oil And Gas Lease, Gary B. Conine

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Municipalities In Regulating The Land Application Of Sewage Sludges And Septage, Ellen Z. Harrison, Malaika M. Eaton

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

An Organic Act After A Century Of Protection: The Context, Content, And Implications Of The 1995 Russian Federation Law On Specifically Protected Natural Areas, David Ostergren

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Grand Canyon Visitors: The Challenges Of Regulatory Schemes For Balancing Alternatives Interests, Mary Riddel, R. Keith Schwer

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook With Related Laws, By Ruth S. Musgrave, Judy Flynn-O'Brien, Pamela A. Lambert, Andrew A. Smith, & Yorgos D. Marinakis, Susan George

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

From Reclamation To Sustainability: Water, Agriculture, And The Environment In The American West, By Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Denise D. Fort

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

The Western Range Revisited: Removing Livestock From Public Lands To Conserve Native Biodiversity, By Debra L. Donahue, Clyde Eastman

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Call For Book Reviewers, Natural Resources Journal

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Ten-Year Index: Volume 31-40, Natural Resources Journal

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

Habeas Corpus Practice In State And Federal Courts, David Gottlieb, Randall Coyne

New Mexico Law Review

No abstract provided.

Time Delay And Power Control In Spread Spectrum Wireless Networks, Chaouki T. Abdallah, Aly El-Osery, Mo Jamshidi

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Delay in the computation of the signal-to-interference ratio in communication systems is unavoidable. In the case of mobile communication, delay is a very critical problem due the fast variation of the communication channel and the need for effective, fast and accurate power control. In this paper we present our approach to dealing with the delay in mobile communication systems as well as our controller to achieve and maintain the desired signal quality. We will concentrate on the code division multiple access (CDMA) systems.

New Physician Assistant Students Training (Outline), Jonathan Eldredge

Foundations of Research Methodologies

No abstract provided.

Disturbed Landscape/Disturbing Processes: Environmental History For The Twenty-First Century, Vera Norwood

American Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

On the first weekend of May 2000, the opening act of the nation's most impressive environmental drama of the summer was staged in Los Alamos, New Mexico. News releases covered a massive forest fire, named the Cerro Grande, exploding through forest stands, consuming over 40,000 acres of homes, recreation areas, and wildlands, burning perilously close to nuclear facilities, and threatening religious sites of Santa Clara pueblo. The fire, generated from a Park Service prescribed burn set in Bandolier National Monument and feeding on heavy fuel loads in the Santa Fe National Forest, raged out of control for days. Los Alamos …

Mathematical Models Of Quiescent Solar Prominences, Iain Mckaig

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

Magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere suspend and insulate dense regions of cool plasma known as prominences. The convection zone may be the mechanism that both generates and expels this magnetic flux through the photosphere in order to make these formations possible. The connection is examined here by modeling the convection zone as both one-dimensional, then more realistically, two-dimensional.

First a Dirichlet problem on a semi-infinite strip is solved using conformal mapping and the method of images. The base of the strip represents the photosphere where a current distribution can be given as a boundary condition, and the strip extends …

Characterization Of The Human Cytomegalovirus Ul75 Late Gene Promoter, Bernard J. P. Mcwatters

Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

Gene expression during productive infection by the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) occurs in an ordered and sequential manner, beginning with immediate early (IE), then early (E) and finally late (L) gene expression. Significant work has addressed the regulation of IE and E gene expression while relatively little work has addressed the control of late gene expression. In order to further address HCMV late gene expression, the promoter of the HCMV UL75 (glycoprotein H, gH) late gene was characterized. The data obtained in this study were combined with observations made in two other studies that have addressed HCMV late gene expression to …

The Validation Of Shrink-Wrap And Click-Wrap Licenses By Virginia's Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, Scott J. Spooner

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses play a vital role in enabling businesses and consumers to gain access to and use a variety of computer hardware and software. Such licenses effectively transfer computer-related technology to customers, vendors, and consumers by defining the terms of use of the software without implicating the "first sale doctrine" of the Copyright Act. While shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses have become essential to the software industry and the new economy as a whole, the law applicable to such licenses has been unclear and unsettled. Courts have struggled to develop a coherent framework governing the validity and enforceability of …

United States V. Keystone Sanitation Company: E-Mail And The Attorney-Client Privilege, Karen M. Coon

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The rapid growth and sophistication of technology have changed the way people communicate. E-mail and the Internet have begun to affect the way attorneys communicate with their clients. E-mail is fast and convenient, but it is not without risks. The risk of illegal interception and the risk of inadvertent disclosure are serious issues that attorneys need to be aware of and try to prevent so that the attorney-client privilege is protected as much as possible. Although communicating with a client by e-mail may be risky, the risks posed by e-mail are no different from those posed by communicating by postal …

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Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

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