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Gigante Collection, Fine Art And Design Library

Finding Aids

Finding aid for the Gigante Collection in the Fine Arts and Design Library. All items must be paged from the FADL circulation desk.

Data From: Improve Space And Manpower Utilisation, Aldred Wen Yang Lau, Eileen Yi Lin Tan, Jo Xin Lee, Joshua Thiow Ern Lim, Shu Wei Lee, Adel Fawzi Dimian, Yuyun Wirawati Ishak, Vincent Ong

SMU Research Data

The Excel file included the data collected on the space and manpower utilisation for the seat hogging problem in the [Li Ka Shing] Library over the period February to March 2015. The analysis done included, Cause and Effect, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Multiple Variables, Pugh Matrix, etc.

Poster abstract: From weeks 11 to 14, the [Li Ka Shing] Library sees a surge in the percentage of hogged seats to up to 31% of its capacity, which diverts manpower from its main operations to deal with both the problem and complaints from users that ensure. The team looked for a …

Critlib Proposals By Topic, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

Critlib Unconference

An Excel spreadsheet which displays the ideas presented for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Broken down into topic, idea, comments, and additional proposal, as well as a proposed schedule.

Nebraska Births And Fertility Rates By County Classifcation Based On Largest City Size And Metro And Nonmetro Areas, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

Sources: Vital Statistics Reports, NE Dept of Health & Human Services; DP-1, 2010 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; 2013 Metro Definitions, OMB.

Note: Fertility Rates are Births per 1,000 Women Aged 15-44 (this is based on average births between 2008 and 2012 and 2010 Census counts)

Number Of Foreign Born Residents With Change And Percent Change: 2010 To 2013, David Drozd

Archived Publications

Source: Table B05002, 2010 and 2013 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau

Summary Of Changes In Hispanic Population And Hispanics In Poverty: 2000 To 2009-2013 Timeframe For The Omaha Metro Area, David Drozd

Archived Publications

Sources: Table P159H, 2000 Census (SF3); Table B17001I, 2009-13 American Community Survey; U.S. Census Bureau

Number Of Foreign Born Residents With Change And Percent Change: 2010 To 2013, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

2010 and 2013 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Summary Of Changes In Hispanic Population And Hispanics In Poverty: 2000 To 2009-2013 Timeframe For The Omaha Metro Area, David J. Drozd

Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Table 1. Annual Estimates Of The Resident Population For The United States, Regions, States, And Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 To July 1, 2015, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

State Fertility Rates By Race/Ethnicity: 2011-2015 Averages, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Archived Publications

Sources: Table 11, Births: Final Data for 2011 (and 2012 to 2015), National Center for Health Statistics;
2016 Population Estimates by Age, Gender, and Race (AFF table PEPASR6H), U.S. Census Bureau.

Predictors Of Academic Success In Web-Based Courses: Age, Gpa, And Instruction Mode, Elizabeth J. Vella, Elizabeth F. Turesky, Jenni Hebert

Psychology Data

Purpose: Determine whether students enrolled in blended courses achieve higher grades relative to those enrolled in completely online courses. Methods: Mixed models regression evaluated predictors of grade across 2,174 students enrolled in web-based courses at the University of Southern Maine. Results: A significant main effect indicated higher grades amid students enrolled in blended relative to completely online courses. An interaction between GPA and instruction mode revealed students with average GPA or at 1 SD below the mean to earn higher grades in blended courses relative to those offered strictly online. Another interaction between age and instruction mode …

Carlisle Indian School Students Database, Amelia Trevelyan

Carlisle Indian School Students

This data collection helps to identify students who attended the Carlisle Indian School from 1879 to 1918. Data were collected from periodical publications in the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS) archive, such as The School News, The Red Man, The Indian Craftsman, and The Morning Star. Many of these publications are now available online in the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.

Updated Database Of Mexican States Gdp, Vicente German-Soto

Vicente German-Soto

GDP Database of the Mexican States (1940-2013) at constant prices of 1993. They were estimated as in German-Soto (2005) for the 1940-1992 period. Between 1993 and 2006 they are official figures by INEGI: Sistema de Cuentas Nacionales. Since 2006 the base changed to 2008, therefore figures published in this database for 2007 to 2013 were estimated applying the rate of growth of the gross state product in base 2008 (of those years) on series at constant prices of 1993 since 2006. As a result, we have a homogenous database for the period 1940-2013 in prices of 1993. A project to …

Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries 2015, Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily Hurst

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data

While academic libraries worldwide have embraced social media as tools to inform and connect with users, behaviors and expectations are evolving and platforms are growing. In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).

The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 21 …

List Of Inventions Patented By South Carolina Residents From 1796 - 1896, Jan Comfort

All Data Sets

This list of inventions patented by South Carolina residents from 1796 - 1896 was derived from “Subject Matter Index of Patents for Inventions Issued by the United States Patent Office from 1790 - 1873, Inclusive.” Additional entries were added by consulting the annual “Index of Patents” for the years 1874 – 1896.