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Let’S Get The Dialog Started: Keeping E‐Books Current, Gail Johnston, Tamara Remhof

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

Offline E-Book Access: Ebrary Survey Of Librarians, Allen Mckiel

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

2011 Global Student E‐Book Survey, Allen Mckiel

Charleston Library Conference

This article reviews the responses from the second ebrary informal survey of students concerning their experiences with information resources, which was conducted in September and early October of 2011. The first survey concluded in May of 2008. The surveys asked essentially the same questions about student use of electronic and print resources— perceived strengths and weaknesses as well as preferences and attitudes about them. This analysis compares the student responses separated by the three and a half years. Tables 11, 12, 15, and 16 use data constructed from the 2008 survey that were not initially reported so that they could …

Something's Gotta Give: Is There A Future For The Collection Development Policy?, Matt Torrence, Audrey Powers, Megan Sheffield

Charleston Library Conference

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Don’T Forget The Little Publishers, David Myers, Tom Taylor, Stuart Silcox, Jim Dooley

Charleston Library Conference

No abstract provided.

From Backlog To Workflow: American University’S Approach For Handling Preservation Books And Missing Serials Issues, Stacey Marien, Dawn Fairbanks

Charleston Library Conference

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It’S Not You, It’S Me: Breaking Up With Perpetual Access, Kirsten Huhn, Geoffrey Little

Charleston Library Conference

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Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit

Charleston Library Conference

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Collaborating With Course Pages: Strategies For Curriculum-Based Development And Assessment, Robin Chin Roemer, Michael Matos

Charleston Library Conference

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Reducing Unintentional Duplication: Adventures And Opportunities In Cooperative Collection Development, Leslie Button, Rachel Lewellen, Kathleen Norton, Pamela Skinner

Charleston Library Conference

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Downsizing From The Big Deal: What’S Education Got To Do With It?, Robert Kelly, Susann Devries

Charleston Library Conference

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Philippe Lefevre-Witier Obituary, Michael H. Crawford

Human Biology

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Where Are They Now? An Update On The Career Development Of Recent Aaag Student Prize Winners, Human Biology Editors

Human Biology

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General Method To Unravel Ancient Population Structures Through Surnames, Final Validation On Italian Data, Alessio Boattini, Antonella Lisa, Ornella Fiorani, Gianna Zei, Davide Pettener, Franz Manni

Human Biology

We analyze the geographic location of 77,451 different Italian surnames (17,579,891 individuals) obtained from the lists of telephone subscribers of the year 1993.

By using a specific neural network analysis (Self-Organizing Maps, SOMs), we automatically identify the geographic origin of 49,117 different surnames. To validate the methodology, we compare the results to a study, previously conducted, on the same database, with accurate supervised methods. By comparing the results, we find an overlap of 97%, meaning that the SOMs methodology is highly reliable and well traces back the geographic origin of surnames at the time of their introduction (Late Middle Ages/Renaissance …

Interview With Laura Fortunato, Winner Of The 2011 Gabriel W. Lasker Prize, Evelyne Heyer

Human Biology

An international jury composed of Michael Crawford (University of Kansas, USA), Dennis O'Rourke (University of Utah, USA), and Stephen Shennan (University College London, UK) has awarded the Gabriel Ward Lasker Prize 2011 to Dr. Laura Fortunato for her articles entitled "Reconstructing the History of Residence Strategies in Indo-European–Speaking Societies" and "Reconstructing the History of Marriage Strategies in Indo-European–Speaking Societies" considered as the best contribution to the 83rd volume of Human Biology (2011).

Laura Fortunato is an Omidyar Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology from University College London in 2009; …

Selection Of Hydrologic Modeling Approaches For Climate Change Assessment: A Comparison Of Model Scale And Structures, Christopher G. Surfleet, Desirèe Tullos, Heejun Chang, Il-Won Jung

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

A wide variety of approaches to hydrologic (rainfall–runoff) modeling of river basins confounds our ability to select, develop, and interpret models, particularly in the evaluation of prediction uncertainty associated with climate change assessment. To inform the model selection process, we characterized and compared three structurally-distinct approaches and spatial scales of parameterization to modeling catchment hydrology: a large-scale approach (using the VIC model; 671,000 km² area), a basin-scale approach (using the PRMS model; 29,700 km² area), and a site-specific approach (the GSFLOW model; 4700 km² area) forced by the same future climate estimates. For each approach, we present …

Staff Council Executive Committee Meeting, 9/25/2012, Unm Staff Council

UNM Staff Council

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Manuscript Collection Now Available At Archives To Teach Early Communication, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2012

• With the relocation of Louise Pettus Archives to its Cherry Road location and its museum-quality heating and air conditioning system, which is one of the best in a South Carolina library facility, library officials recently moved forward in ordering a collection.
• Faculty members will have the opportunity to learn about the new collection on Friday. Scott Gwara, a University of South Carolina English professor, a medievalist and manuscript expert, will be on hand at 10:30 a.m. to talk about incorporating the teaching manuscripts collection into coursework.

First Lady Michelle Obama Speaking Sept. 28 At Alexander Gymnasium, Lawrence University

Press Releases

First lady Michelle Obama will deliver a campaign address Friday, September 28 in Alexander Gymnasium on the Lawrence University campus.

“While Lawrence is very careful not to endorse candidates for political office, we do encourage our students to learn about the political process and to be involved in making informed decisions about candidates. As such, the first lady’s appearance is an excellent educational opportunity for Lawrence students to experience first-hand the political process in the homestretch of an important election cycle,” said David Burrows, provost and dean of the faculty. “One of the founding traditions of a liberal arts college …

Naked Men, Naked Women, And Invisible Beasts: Tales Of The Animals That Go Unseen Among Us, Sharona Muir

ICS Fellow Lectures

No abstract provided.

09-25-2012 Swosu Pharmacy Alumni Association Council Prepares For Upcoming Events, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Several members of the Pharmacy Alumni Association Council (PAAC) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University recently met on the Weatherford campus to prepare for upcoming events involving the PAAC.

09-25-2012 Nationally-Known Capitol Steps Coming To Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

The nationally-known Capitol Steps of Washington, D.C., will appear at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford on Monday, October 15, as part of the university’s Panorama series.

09-25-2012 Gonzalez And Melvin Win Swosu Dean's Scholarships For Kinesiology, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2012

Southwestern Oklahoma State University students Delene Gonzalez (right) of Hollis and Meka Melvin of Tryon (NE) are the recipients of the Department of Kinesiology Dean’s Scholarships during the 2012 fall semester on the Weatherford campus.

The Economic Contribution Of Instream Flows To The Lower Connecticut River Watershed, New England, Usa, Helen M. Poulos, Clement Loo, James G. Workman, Ann De Boer, Julia Michaels

Environmental Studies Publications

River recreation is a rapidly expanding source of economic productivity. Angler spending has been used as the basis for estimating the regional economic estimates of local income and jobs in several water-limited systems of the western United States and Mexico. However, the contribution of outdoor recreation to the economies of regions that do not experience water scarcity continues to be underappreciated. This paper estimates the economic contribution of angling to the lower Connecticut River Watershed (CRW) economy. The authors draw upon existing angler expenditure, river flow and geographic information system (GIS) data to relate anger use of the lower CRW …

Consultative Minutes 09/25/2012, Consultative Committee

Consultative Committee

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September 25, 2012: Tax Cuts Are Not A Policy, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Tax Cuts Are Not a Policy“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Division Of Social Science Program Changes 09/25/2012, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

Iron Pour Jamboree Coming To Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Office Of Marketing And Communications

Press Releases

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University is hosting a full day of exciting activities at its inaugural Iron Pour Jamboree, a family event from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6.

The Iron Pour Jamboree is a unique opportunity to see how metal sculptures are created, to produce your own art, and to witness spectacular results when fire and iron come together. It takes place in and around the nationally renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, a collection of 27 extraordinary works of art placed amid GSU’s beautiful prairie landscape, and at the height of NMSP’s …

Potatoes, Jillian Fox, Amanda Spackman

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

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Ndls Update 09/25/2012, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Update

No abstract provided.