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The Idea Of The Public Library In The United States: Why Is It Important?, Ruth Bernstein

Pitzer Senior Theses

In a 1954 Library Science textbook author Ernestine Rose asked her readers to ponder whether the public library is either “unique and indispensable“ or “incidental and pleasant—the frills on our civic costume”. Over sixty-five years later these opposite constructs are still valid to frame my thesis with the questions, What is important about a library, What does it mean and to whom does it matter?

Forum, Volume 35, No. 1, Spring 2011, Florida Humanities Council, Barbara O'Reilley

FORUM: The Magazine of Florida Humanities

Contents: Letter from the Director -- Where History and Mystery Reside -- The Gulf of Mexico: An Ancient Power Central to our Lives -- A History of Offshore Drilling in the Gulf -- Florida's Historic Oyster Capital Survives Another Crisis -- Visions of the Gulf -- Humanities Alive! -- Rosewood: Rising from the Ashes -- Florida Scholar Profile -- A Legend Passes on -- My Favorite Florida Place -- Bridging Cultures

Signs & Symbols, Vol. 11, Spring 2011, Illinois State University, Department Of Sociology And Anthropology

Signs & Symbols

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology

From Gunboat To Garbage Can: The Conservation Of A Cannonball Part 1, Ashley Deming

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Enduring Impact: The Crisis Fetish In Post-9/11 American Television, Christine Muller

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Commonly, those who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event – whether that event involves a near-fatal car accident or the live broadcast of the September 11, 2001 hijackings – have responded, “The world is different now. It’s like a whole new place, and things will never be the same.” These entirely disparate events provoke a similar reaction because of the nature of trauma itself. As psychologist Ronnie Janoff-Bulman and others have argued, trauma shatters the most fundamental assumptions that govern functional daily living, leaving survivors and witnesses questioning what they really can know about and do in this world. …

Soundings 2011-04, N/A N/A

Soundings

No abstract provided.

Criss Chronicles, Volume 1, Issue 2

Criss Chronicles Newsletter

This edition of Criss Chronicles highlights ARTstor, A Conversation With... Karl Johnson, SCOLA/Language Learning Center, an "O" Club sweetheart sweater from 1939 in the university archives, where to find the newest books and DVDs, an anonymous donation to the library, "Cited in the Library," an upcoming presentation for the Lifecycle of Scholarly Communication workshop series, and a calendar of upcoming events.

Gimme Shelter, Robert Leckey

Dalhousie Law Journal

Highlighting the family home's significance as shelter this paper challenges the prevailing view of the demands of the equality guarantee in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding unmarried cohabitants. In Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Walsh, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the claim that it was discriminatory to restrict rules dividing matrimonial property to married couples. By contrast, on many views it is discriminatory to exclude cohabitants from a support obligation. Scholars and judges assume that Walsh upholds all statutory rules regarding married spouses and their property, including measures protecting the family home as shelter But Walsh …

Marginal Ridge Thickness (Mrt) Of Maxillary Incisors, Mark Foster

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Aim: To determine the marginal ridge thickness (MRT) of maxillary incisors in orthodontic patients and the possible correlation between MRT and Bolton Index.

Methods: 120 pre<–>orthodontic treatment dental casts were collected, following the inclusion criteria: Quality pretreatment upper and lower casts, age 10<–>16, full permanent dentition (except 2nd and 3rd molars), no obvious wear/attrition/abrasion, no proximal restorations or crowns. For each cast, the mesio (M<–>D)distal (M<–>D) widths of the upper and lower teeth from left 1st molar to right 1st molar were measured to calculate Bolton Index. The MRTs of the maxillary incisors were measured in …

Imagery In Spiritual Formation: Recovering A Lost Art, John P. Stone

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.

Late-Pleistocene And Holocene Obsidian Transfer In The Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Matthew C. Leavesley, Caroline Read

Pacific Studies

Obsidian analysis allows for archaeologists to investigate notions of trade and exchange over vast areas of land and sea. Here we report the results of Particle Induced X-ray Emission-Particle Induced Gamma-Ray Emission analysis undertaken on obsidian excavated from Buang Merabak, a Pleistocene cave site in central New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Although the dataset is relatively small, it provides new information reflecting cultural connectivity as early as 20,000 (uncalib) bp. Also, it provides a valuable opportunity to re-evaluate some pre-existing models of trade and exchange. The data support the notion that there may have been more than one trade/exchange network …

Review: Manulani Aluli Meyer, Ho'oulu: Our Time Of Becoming: Hawaiian Epistemology And Early Writings, David W. Gegeo

Pacific Studies

Manulani Aluli Meyer. Ho'oulu: Our Time of Becoming: Hawaiian Epistemology and Early Writings. 1st ed. Honolulu: 'Ai Pohaku Press; Native Books, 2003. Pp. 236. ISBN 1883528240. US$18.95 paper.

Reviewed by David W. Gegeo, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2011): Pacific Studies Front Matter, Laurence M. Carucci Et Al

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol. 34, No 1-April 2024 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.

Books Noted: Recent Pacific Island Publications: Selected Acquisitions July 2010-December 2010, Riley M. Moffat

Pacific Studies

THIS LIST of significant publications relating to the Pacific Islands was selected from new acquisitions lists received from Brigham Young University-Hawai'i, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, University of Auckland, East-West Center, University of the South Pacific, National Library of Australia, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, Center for Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Nijmegen, University of California San Diego, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Library, Center for South Pacific Studies, University of New South Wales, Macmillan Brown Library at University of Canterbury, and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau's Center for the Pacific Development Training. Other libraries …

Books Noted: Recent Pacific Island Publications: Selected Acquisitions January 2010-June 2010, Riley M. Moffat

Pacific Studies

THIS LIST OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS relating to the Pacific Islands was selected from new acquisitions lists received from Brigham Young University-Hawai'i, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, University of Auckland, East-West Center, University of the South Pacific, National Library of Australia, Melanesian Studies Resource Center, Center for Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Nijmegen, University of California San Diego, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Library, Center for South Pacific Studies, University of New South Wales, Macmillan Brown Library at University of Canterbury, and the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau's Center for the Pacific Development Training. Other libraries …

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2011): Pacific Studies Full Issue, Laurence M. Carucci Et Al

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US $40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, …

Monetization And Tradition: Cash And Conciliation In Contemporary Samoa, Cluny Macpherson, LaʻAvasa Macpherson

Pacific Studies

This article explores the evolving role of cash in Samoan ceremonial traditions, where it is increasingly used alongside or in place of traditional symbolic goods. While the integration of cash into ceremonies has been relatively seamless, its use in more culturally sensitive rituals has proven problematic. The paper examines how these changes challenge the traditional social variables of contemporary Samoa.

Library Perspectives, Issue 44, Spring 2011, Friends Of The Oberlin College Libraries

Library Perspectives Newsletter

This issue includes items about the new letterpress printing studio, OberlinScholarshipOA open access repository, Anne Thompson's album orné, and much more.

Assessing The Regulation Of Temporary Foreign Workers In Canada, Sarah Marsden

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

There has been an increase in the number of incoming temporary migrant workers to Canada over the past decade. In this article, I critically assess recent changes in the law governing temporary migration to Canada by using theoretical tools from the fields of sociology, geography, and legal geography. A multidisciplinary framework to understand Canada's labour migration policies is provided. Within the socio-historical context of migrant labour regulation in Canada, I argue that political and regulatory developments function to further entrench segregation and exclusion of foreign workers by maintaining a subclass of flexible labour. Specifically, I show that Canada's current temporary …

Book Review: Climate Change And Displacement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, By Jane Mcadam (Ed), Stephanie Pinnington

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Honors Convocation, 2011, State University Of New York College At Cortland

Honors Convocation Programs

Honors Convocation Program held in 2011.

The Effect Of Teachers' Cultural Proficiency Training On Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement, Diane Wells-Rivers

Student Work

This study evaluated the overall reading achievement of African American (n = 42) and White (n = 21) sixth grade students in an urban Midwestern school, after their teachers‘ engaged in culturally proficiency training provided by The Minnesota Humanities Center. Data for students in the study was collected for comprehension levels or acuity (CTB/McGraw-Hill, 2010), text gradient levels (Fountas & Pinnell, 2008), and oral fluency levels (Berglund & Johns, 2006; Fountas & Pinnell, 2008) during year two of their teachers‘ participation in the training.

Intersex And Imago: Sex, Gender, And Sexuality In Postmodern Theological Anthropology, Megan K. Defranza

Dissertations (1934 -)

Christian theologians regularly assume a binary model of human sex differentiation based on the creation narratives found in Genesis. Recent work in theological anthropology has grounded theological concepts such as the social view of the image of God, human personhood, and human relationality on the creation of humans as male and female in heterosexual marital relation. While these anthropologies have merit--particularly in correcting older versions of the imago Dei which privileged the male-- they are inadequate for addressing the phenomena of intersex.

Intersex is a broad term used for persons whose bodies display some physical characteristics of both sexes--historically labeled …

Que Ondee Sola - April 2011, Juan Morales

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: The Greening of a Food Desert, Greening the Rooftops of Paseo Boricua, Green Middle Finger Manifesto, Interview with Dr. Victor Ortiz, Interview with Dr. Daniel Lopez, Uruguay Paraguay &Costa Rica

Spring 2011: Together On The Journey, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2007-2012

Research partnerships open up new fields of possibility
It can start with a conversation in a hallway and lead to the furthest limits of the earth. Work undertaken jointly invites new perspectives, wider exploration and deeper understanding. In this issue, we explore scholarly partnerships that are based on mutual respect, enthusiasm and appreciation for learning.

On the cover: This January saw Tim Flood (Geology), Nicole Bader ’11 and Kathy Licht ’92 undergo rigorous survival training on the way to their five-person research campsite in the heart of Antarctica. Flood took our cover photo while the group was learning how to …

Exploring Identity Through Genetic And Genealogical Research: Development Of A Collaborative Course Between Humanities And Biology, Emily F. Schmitt Lavin, James Doan

Biology Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost!' Post-9/11 Revengeful Narratives In Lorrie Moore’S A Gate At The Stairs, Pamela Mansutti

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

In her last novel A Gate at the Stairs (2009), Lorrie Moore follows a twenty-year-old college student’s journey of self-discovery and emancipation as she moves to a medium-sized university town in the Midwest. The young girl, Tassie Keltjin, longs for elaborate and cosmopolitan experiences but meets crudity and shallowness as she crosses the particular chronotope of the story, the algid post-9/11 Midwestern America. Her geographical and existential transition occurs at the turn of 2001 and throughout 2002, when the aftermath of 9/11 begins to penetrate everyone’s ordinary existence in its many degrees and forms of gravity. Interestingly, A Gate at …

The Assumption Of All Humanity In Saint Hilary Of Poitiers' Tractatus Super Psalmos, Ellen Scully

Dissertations (1934 -)

In this dissertation, I focus on the soteriological understanding of the fourth-century theologian Hilary of Poitiers as manifested in his underappreciated Tractatus super Psalmos. Hilary offers an understanding of salvation in which Christ saves humanity by assuming every single person into his body in the incarnation. My dissertation contributes to scholarship on Hilary in two ways.

First, I demonstrate that Hilary's teaching concerning Christ's assumption of all humanity is a unique development of Latin sources. Because of his understanding of Christ's assumption of all humanity, Hilary, along with several Greek fathers, has been accused of heterodoxy resulting from Greek Platonic …

Pathos, Spring 2011, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Joel Eisenhower

Issue 15

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Selected Bibliography, Suzanne Sharp, Irene Rowan, Jo Antonson, Paul Ongtooguk, Gordon Puller, Willie Templeton

ISER Reports

ISER prepared this list of books, reports, and other resources on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the ANCSA @ 40 Committee. It is the most comprehensive such list we are aware of, but there are likely additional resources yet to be identified. Some of these resources are now out of print and may be available at used bookstores or at libraries. More recent publications can be obtained from the publishers or at bookstores. You can also find resources on websites, as noted in the citations.