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The Temperance Movement's Impact On Adoption Of Women's Suffrage, Richard H. Chused

Articles & Chapters

This paper examines the nature of the Progressive Era and the Prohibition Movement and the important links between the sentiments giving rise to prohibition and those stimulating adoption of suffrage. Though each arose from a somewhat distinct array of reform impulses and overcame varying opposition groups, they were closely related in some ways, supported by overlapping groups of people, advanced by large numbers of women, and, in part, lifted to enactment by similar motivations. Indeed, without the support of many conservative citizens approving both Amendments, it is not clear what the fate of suffrage would have been after World War …

“Temporary” Conceptual Art: Property And Copyright, Hopes And Prayers, Richard H. Chused

Articles & Chapters

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Sculpture, Industrial Design, Architecture, And The Right To Control Use Of Publicly Displayed Works, Richard H. Chused

Articles & Chapters

This article explores the anomalous ways in which copyright owners may control use of works they publicly display. Treatment of rights associated with publicly displayed sculpture and architecture are dramatically different. The copyright statute deprives owners of copyrights in constructed buildings of the ability to police the ways in which imagery or other uses of the publicly visible structure may be exploited by others. This article focuses on three related but different settings involving the public display of (1) a work of graffiti, (2) a large-scale sculpture, and (3) a building with sculptural features. Through an analysis of the differences …

Remembrances Of Steve Ellmann, Still Present, Susan Abraham, Adele Bernhard, Frank Bress, Carol Buckler, Anna G. Cominsky '05, Anne Goldstein, Lawrence Grosberg, Lisa Grumet, Kim Hawkins, Mariana Hogan, Gowri Krishna, Richard D. Marsico, Howard S. Meyers, Michael L. Perlin, Samantha C. Pownall, Andrew Scherer, Richard Sherwin, Lynn Boepple Su, Claire R. Thomas, Daniel Warshawsky

Articles & Chapters

In Memoriam: Steven Ellmann

Book Review: From Prohibited Immigrants To Citizens: The Origins Of Citizenship And Nationality In South Africa, Penelope Andrews

Articles & Chapters

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To Promote Innovation, Congress Should Abolish The Supreme Court Created Exceptions To 35 U.S. Code Sec. 101, Shahrokh Falati

Articles & Chapters

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The Capital Of Methodism: The New York Station: 1800-1832, Philip F. Hardt

The Asbury Journal

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Testing The Homiletical Buoyancy Of James K. A. Smith's "Narrative Arc" Approach To The Fall, Logan Patriquin

The Asbury Journal

Pastors have long been under-resourced when it comes to deciphering how to craft intelligible, persuasive, and preachable sermons on some newly "settled" Christian academic position, particularly those surrounding the doctrine of the fall in light of contemporary science. The first three chapters of Genesis, along with the New Testament allusions to the edenic creation of humanity, need not inspire near the level of fear and trepidation that ministers have long associated with the public proclamation of human origins. We will examine a new resource in this discussion by James K. A. Smith, make a modification, and then test it in …

Caring For The Masses: Insights From John Wesley On Spiritual And Physical Healing, R. Jeffrey Hiatt

The Asbury Journal

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From The Archives: Leander Lycurgus Pickett- Hymns, Holiness, And Wilmore, Robert Danielson

The Asbury Journal

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African Christians Or Christian Africans: Byang H. Kato And His Contextual Theology, Sochanngam Shirik

The Asbury Journal

Byang Henry Kato, a promising African Christian leader, passed away in 1975 at only 39 years of age. In spite of his brief career, he has left his imprint on the pages of African Christian history. He is not without his supporters and critics alike. It appears that while his critics have misunderstood him in some aspects, his supporters have not paid enough attention to his theological conviction and articulation. While this article aims at clarifying some of Kato's conviction, it also informs readers how, regardless of context and time, others can appreciate, learn, and even adopt some aspects of …

On Knowing God, Ellen T. Charry

The Asbury Journal

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Book Reviews, R. Jeffrey Hiatt, Zachariah S. Motts, Scott Donahue-Martens, David Nonnenmacher, Jr., Zachariah S. Motts, Michael Whitcomb-Tavey, Scott Donahue-Martens

The Asbury Journal

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Of Providence And Puppet Shows: Divine Hiddenness As Kantian Theodicy, Tyler Paytas

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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Faculties Approach Towards Assortment Measures On Digital Archives: A Study, Nanda Kumari E

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The digital archive and preservation is advantageous in comparison to traditional archive. For successful creation and maintenance of digital archive and preservation various basic principles should be followed. There are several technological, legal policies and related challenges which have to be solved for successful implementation of digital archive and preservation. The developing countries have started taking interest in digital archive and preservation but facing several challenges on the way. The study attempted to distinguish the level of consciousness on various copyright or legal issues associated with the digital collection and to get opinion from various categories of respondents about criteria …

Impact Of Ict Knowledge, Library Infrastructure Facilities On Students’ Usage Of E-Resources - An Empirical Study, M. Mani, S. Shahul Hameed, Dr.A Thirumagal

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

E-resources play a major role in current educational scenario. Most of the institutions have been shifting their all type of resources / data into e resources. Reason of technological up-gradation the students’ community is having facilities to access e resources in any time at any places. Researcher focuses on the usage of e-resources by students of central university of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the leading universities in Tamil Nadu which has successfully maintained e-resources in their campus in order to benefit their students. The main objective of the paper is to analysis the impact of ICT knowledge, Library …

Leadership Challenges And Issues Facing Academic Libraries, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Aslam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The main objective is to determine academic library leaders' perspectives regarding the key challenges facing academic libraries and leadership, and how library professionals can meet these challenges effectively. The study explores the leadership development opportunities and challenges for senior library professionals and academic libraries of the future, and what type of skills and abilities they need. A semi-structured, telephone and face-to-face interviews were arranged, the author interviewed library directors, managers and most senior librarians, a total of 16 library leaders and administrators were selected to this study. Results identify that a shared vision is key to leadership in academic library …

Awareness Of Web 3.0 Technology Among The Researchers And Faculty Member Of Medical, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Science: A Study, Sridhara R N, Dr. Raghunandana M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This paper depicts the Awareness of web 3.0 utilized as a part of Medical Faculty Members and Researchers condition in Rajiv Gandhi University of Health science. We have just observed our administrations and accumulations change drastically with the ascent of the web and everything that it has carried with it, from the coordination’s of offering open web access, to e-assets, Web 2.0 and the utilization of the semantic web. The Social networking sites (SNSs) have permeated our daily lives. As social media usage with mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet devices increases, it has gained attention to …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Citation Trends And Publications On E-Government In Southern African Countries: A Human-Computer Interactions And It Alignment Debate, Patrick Ajibade (Phd), Stephen M. Mutula Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to technology adoption, many countries are embracing e-government. This study presents the growth and pattern of research on e-government articles and conference proceedings internationally, by scholars in the Southern African countries. It presents research patterns, trends and current gaps in e-government, as well as the most prolific authors and the level of outputs’ prominence. This paper uses bibliometric tools to present the analysis of articles on Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. R computational programming for big data analysis was used to generate summarized metrics. The citation sample size was (n = 33,689), µ = 625, …

Publication Trends Of Pakistan Heart Journal: A Bibliometric Study, Saeed Ullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective:This paper aims to describe bibliometric study of scholarly literature published in Pakistan Heart Journalcoveringperiod from 2005 to 2015 and to explore publication trends.

Methodology:This quantitative study applied required bibliometric methods to analyze Originalarticles, authorship pattern, citations, contributions from different regions and other relevant parameters of Pakistan Heart Journal covering period from January 2005 to June 2015. The data is collected from Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Library.

Results:The study reveals that number of articles published in each issue of the journal ranges from 09 to 44. In regard to productivity, male authors hadhighest contribution (90.84%) and majority …

Research In The University Of Calicut, India, Surendran Cherukodan Dr., Mumthas A P

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines the growth of scholarly articles produced by the University of Calicut over a period of fifty one years to identify the growth and trend of research. Data was collected from Scopus database. As of 30^th September 2018, a total number of 2158 scholarly articles have been published by the university. The study found that more papers were published on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%) followed by Chemistry (23%) and Physics and Astronomy combination (21%). The publications of scholarly articles in Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Economics, Econometrics and Finance were found …

Designing A Metadata Application Profile In Academic Libraries: A Case Study, Nahid Gavili Kilaneh, Maryam Shekofteh (Corresponding Author), Seyed Mahdi Taheri, Maryam Kazerani, Monireh Ghasemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to design a metadata application profile to organize content objects of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences libraries based on analytical-systematic approach. The population under study included content objects from 23 libraries (central, hospital and college libraries). A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data related to the local features and needs of generating metadata records in libraries. Some questions of the questionnaire were answered by the librarians of the organizing department, and some of them were completed by researcher’s observation of the libraries’ metadata databases. The native needs and intend of libraries in …

Scientometric Study Of Literature On Osteoporosis In Children For The Period 1950 -2018, Pi Janaarthanan Mr, K Nithyanandham Dr, Munusmay Natarajan Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A scientometric study has been conducted on the literature published on osteoporosis in children during the year 1950-2018. From the total literature 4837, it was found that during 2011-15, the maximum (855, 17.69%) of literatures were published and the minimum 7(0.145%) during 1950-55. The study has been done for authorship pattern and they are ranked. Journals are also ranked as per the number of articles published. The Language wise contribution was also calculated and found that the maximum articles were on English language, seconded by German, etc. United Nation contributed the maximum number of (1817) articles. The Relative Growth Rate …

Health Information Behaviour Of Graduate Students On The Internet: Sources, Trust And Reliability Of Information, Setsoafia A. Y. Humphrey-Ackumey, Musah Adams, Michael Ahenkorah-Marfo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study sought to investigate the health information behaviour of graduate students on the internet. A quantitative method using a cross-sectional survey was used to solicit information from 256 graduate students studying courses related to health in the Arts, Social, and applied Sciences. The results showed that most of the respondents preferred the Internet because it is timely, fast and provides information from different sources simultaneously. The type(s) of health information mostly sought for were general information on healthy lifestyle, specific disease or treatment, side effects of medications, new development in the medical field among others. Majority (90.9 %) of …

Ict Skills Among Technical Institute Library Professionals At Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu: A Study, M. Mani, Dr.A. Thirumagal, Ed. Priyadharshini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and Communication Technology [ICT] applications have transformed present libraries into digital libraries, electronic libraries and virtual libraries. As such, it has become essential for the college librarians to get expertise in ICT skills. In this regard, training is needed for these library professionals in ICT techniques. Today the world is full of computer based technology segments and the resources are available more and more in the throughout the world. But the humans do not know about the resources and how to co-ordinate it and the professionals do not have adequate ICT skills. The paper talks about the Information and …

Perceived ُSkill Level Of Librarians Working At Libraries Of Tehran Medical Universities, Sirous Panahi Associate Professor In Librarianship And Medical Information Department, Arezo Mirgaloye-Bayat, Leila Nemati Anaraki Associate Professor In Librarianship And Medical Information Department

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: This study conducted to assess the discipline specific and general skill level of librarians working in libraries of the top three Iranian medical universities in Tehran.

Methods: The survey was carried out among all 115 librarians working in the libraries of Iran, Tehran and Shahid-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA.

Results: The participants’ perceived skill level in discipline specific set of skills was relatively unsatisfactory in total while their skill level in general skills was relatively satisfactory. The mean scores of the participants’ skill level in six categories of discipline …

Challenges Of School Libraries And Quality Education In Tanzania: A Review, Andrew Malekani, Christian Mubofu Cm

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Quality education is fundamental for pupils’ advancement in any country. School libraries are said to be the second class for pupils because of the important role they play in enhancing the quality of education. School libraries are the avenues for cultivating pupils’ morals, the important facade for improving pupils’ education quality and for effective facilities for developing special technical education, serving as a friendly place for increasing pupils’ total education quality. The general idea for school libraries is to intensify the quality of education in schools through provision of adequate facilities such as chairs, tables, textbooks and qualified library staff …

Reading Habits And Attitudes Of Undergraduate Students: A Gender Based Comparative Study Of Government Degree College (Boys) And Government Degree College For Women, Anantnag (J&K), Shabir Ahmad, Bilal Ahmad Dar Mr., Javed Ahmad Lone Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Reading habit is an essential and important aspect for crating the literate society in this world. It shapes the personality of an individual and it helps them to develop the proper thinking methods and creating new ideas.One of the main functions of library system at college level is to inculcate the reading habits among the students. Today's students are the future citizens and also the nation builders of tomorrow. In present scenario, due to the influence of the social media and digital environment, students do not show much interest in reading the books, magazines and journals etc. The current study …

No-Reference Image Denoising Quality Assessment, Si Lu

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

A wide variety of image denoising methods are available now. However, the performance of a denoising algorithm often depends on individual input noisy images as well as its parameter setting. In this paper, we present a noreference image denoising quality assessment method that can be used to select for an input noisy image the right denoising algorithm with the optimal parameter setting. This is a challenging task as no ground truth is available. This paper presents a data-driven approach to learn to predict image denoising quality. Our method is based on the observation that while individual existing quality metrics and …

A Scientific Influence And Reflectivity Of Saudi Arabia Research Journals, Shakil Ahmad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research has continued to evaluate Saudi Arabia's journals by quality bibliometric indicators and scientific tools and is likely to highlight comparisons between the significance and the rates of indicators. The research has also illustrated the achievements and the information correlated between the selected indicators of well-cited journals and used sophisticated algorithms and reputable databases to evaluate journals ' quality rankings.

The research aims primarily to review the scientific journal quality indices that are currently used (2015), with emphasis on the generally used indicators, such as the Journal impact factor (JIF), the Eigenfactor Score (ES), the SCImago Journal Rank Indicator …