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The New Economy And Its Implications To Investors, Elizabeth Misco

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

Marginalia No. 16, Merrill-Cazier Library

Marginalia

Issue Number 16: Spring 2004

REMEMBERING THE PAST, BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE-John Elsweiler update on new library construction.

A POSTSCRIPT FROM VENICE-Notes on Ona Siporin’s lecture on rescuing Venice, Italy.

HAY DERRICKS, GRAVEMARKERS AND THE INTERNET: THE FIFE SLIDE COLLECTION ON line- Randy Williams.

LOOKING BACK …Bygone Years at USU now just a click away-Dan Davis reports on digital access to old photos.

KENT CLARK, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DOING A SUPER JOB FOR USU LIBRARIES-new Director of Development

AN UNEARTHLY BEAUTY …Racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats- Dr. Keith Grant-Davie on Prof. Ron Shook’s talk

FRIENDS FUND ACCESS TO THE …

The Changing Nature Of Employment-Related Sexual Harassment: Evidence From The U.S. Federal Government, 1978 – 1994, Heather Antecol, Deborah Cobb-Clark

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

This paper examines the changing nature of attitudes toward and reports of sexual harassment using data for 1978–94 drawn from the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (USMSPB) of the U.S. federal government. The authors find that although unwanted sexual behavior reported by federal government employees changed only slightly in overall incidence over the period, its pattern changed noticeably. Unwanted sexual attention by supervisors, for example, declined in incidence; crude and offensive behavior by co-workers increased; and the likelihood that harassment would occur only once (rather than repeatedly) increased. Employees’ attitudes toward sexual harassment changed markedly, with a dramatically increased willingness …

15th Annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, Social Science Research Center, Boise State University

Annual Idaho Public Policy Surveys

Annually, the SSRC conducts a survey of Idahoans to identify public policy opinions and concerns. The study is provided to public officials and interested citizens. 517 adults in Idaho households representing six geographic regions were surveyed via telephone between November 5 and December 1, 2003. The survey standard error is +/- 4.3% at a 95% Confidence Interval for the total population.

Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Impact And Effectiveness Of Academic Standards On Select Indiana High Schools, Andrew T. Melin

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in perception of high school teachers and administrators, as well as the differences in perception between math and language arts teachers and all other teachers, in regard to teacher understanding of state standards, the level of standards' implementation in instruction, and the degree to which student achievement is affected by a standards' focused curriculum. Teachers and administrators were compared because current school accountability legislation on both a state and national level places greater pressure on administrators than on teachers to assure standards are taught. Math and language arts teachers were …

Is There Assessor Bias In The Real Estate Market?, Conor Howard '04

Honors Projects

The purpose of this paper is to determine if the valuation of property adheres to the 33 1/3 proportion of market value required by the state of Illinois or if assessors are overvaluing Bloomington real estate disproportionately across high and low income neighborhoods. Assessors have a motivation to over-value high-income properties disproportionately resulting in intentional and systematic bias which alters the property tax system. The results do not support this idea. They show a lower percent variation between assessed and market values in high-income households.

Review Of Stories In The Time Of Cholera: Racial Profiling During A Medical Nightmare By Charles L. Briggs With Clara Mantini-Briggs; University Of California Press, 2003, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Briggs chronicles the cholera epidemic in the Amacuro Delta of Venezuela in 1992 and 1993 and examines the modes of discourse that shaped perceptions of the tragedy. He demonstrates how the dominant narrative-that is, that of public health officials, journalists, and doctors-was based not on data and reason, but primarily on deeply ingrained cultural and racial stereotypes. He contends that the racialized discourse adversely affected the response of the health care community to the epidemic, resulting in hundreds of preventable deaths. Briggs reports that health care facilities were unavailable to the indigenous Warao, and due to an ineffectual outreach infrastructure, …

History For Western Humanities Ii Syllabus, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

State And Local Government Syllabus, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Directions - Spring 2004, Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Directions (Sterne Library, 1985-2015)

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Can Fundamental Value Predict Stock Returns? An Empirical Assessment Of The Feltham -Ohlson Model, Colin Anthony Pillay

Doctoral Dissertations

In valuation research, two modeling approaches that have become prominent are those based on the Residual Income Model (RIM) and those based on the G. Feltham-James A. Ohlson framework. Ohlson (1995) develops a valuation model which links a firm's fundamental value to the book value of equity, earnings and other relevant information. Feltham and Ohlson (1995) extend the Ohlson (1995) model to incorporate growth and conservative accounting.

This study provides an evaluation of the Feltham-Ohlson (1995) model assuming market inefficiency. Analyst forecast data are obtained from the international I/B/E/S files. Financial information and share prices are obtained from the Compustat …

University Library Acquires Full Text Electronic Journal List, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Brief article on the University of Rhode Island Library's implementation of an A to Z list of the library's full-text electronic journals using Serials Solutions.

An Exploration Into Gender Role Conflict, Attitudes Toward Females, And Relationship Beliefs, Julia M. Wood

Doctoral Dissertations

Gender role conflict and negative attitudes toward females have been areas of increasing concern since the early 1970s. Research has shown that both gender role conflict and negative attitudes toward females cause complications for the person with such perspectives. Relationships are an area that has been impacted by gender role conflict and attitudes toward females. Determining the impact that gender role conflict and attitudes toward females have upon each other and upon relationship beliefs will increase awareness of the seriousness of these complications allowing clinicians to focus therapeutic interventions on methods that will increase relationship quality.

Using the Gender Role …

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Prophylactic Remedy: Normative Principles And Definitional Parameters Of Broad Injunctive Relief, Tracy A. Thomas

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Inmigración Marroquí En Granada = Morrocan Immigration In Granada, Emily C M O’Neill

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In today’s world of increased globalization and great economic disparities, the discussion of immigration has become all the more controversial, complicated, and relevant. I believe in the right to immigrate. The nation into which one is born strongly determines the destiny of the individual. I was born in the United States, a rich democratic country and subsequently may have greater opportunities than someone from an impoverished nation, this does not mean, however that I have more right to life than the latter. It is a sad reality that people are forced to leave their homeland in search of a better …

An Analysis Of Intention Formation As A Function Of Prospective Memory In Air Traffic Controllers, Jennifer Nagle

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

Prospective memory, or memory for future intents, is an important part of everyone's daily life. Air traffic controllers whose jobs are based in an environment that taxes their memory resources for extended periods of time rely on this type of memory. Controllers objectives often change based on incoming information and the amount of traffic they are controlling. It is important to investigate how controllers form intentions for future events, what processes facilitate retrieval of this information, and establish what influence experience may have. This study proposes to assess controllers in an air traffic scenario by employing a cognitive task analysis …

Assessing Community Participation In Development Planning: A Case Study Of Participants' Perceptions From A Small Rural Community In St. Lucia, Augustine Dominique

Capstone Collection

This research paper is a case study of participants' perceptions of their involvement in a process of development planning undertaken by the community of Laborie on the island of St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean. Participants are drawn from an overall sample determined by case design theory and the boundaries of the case under investigation. During in-depth interviews participants provide responses to questions on the authenticity of the participatory process. Data from participants is validated through triangulation with evidence from a focus group meeting and other documents and artifacts from the 3-year development planning process. The research also investigates how …

Review. Mikhail, Mona N., Seen And Heard: A Century Of Arab Women In Literature And Culture, Robin Imhof

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Articles and Papers

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Child Care And Children With Special Needs - Challenges For Low Income Families: Parents' Voices, Helen Ward, Julie Atkins, Angie Herrick, Patricia Morris

Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Books

"While the primary focus of this research is access to child care by low income families of children with special needs, we are also looking at the related issues of welfare reform, the impact on work force participation of having a child with special needs, and the issue of coordination of early intervention services with the child care system. This is a three-year study which began on October 1, 2001." (From the Introduction.)

Dr. W. Walter Menninger To Speak, Vol.2 (2) March - April 2004, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

The Insider (2003-2008)

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Independence Of Nations And The Role Of Libraries: The American Library System As The Stakeholder For Freedom Of Information, Lana Zink

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Abstract

The nations of the world community are independent of each other. There is no higher authority to bring together like and unlike nations for the betterment of world order. Each nation stands alone. It is realized, even in America, that international affairs dictate there is no one moral code common to all people and to all governments of the world. Political order in the world community depends upon an independence of nations, but an independence that recognizes a moral, reasoned mind. The so-called American library system plays a role in the assurances toward tempered, human behavior at the international …

The Next Step In Scholarly Communication: Is The Traditional Journal Dead?, Jeanne Galvin

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Electronic journals have been applauded as a solution to the serials pricing crisis, a step toward environmentally responsible behavior and a means for scholars to expedite and expand their modes of communication. On the other hand, until fairly recently some scholars regarded electronic journals as ephemeral and inaccessible to all but the technologically proficient. As rising prices force libraries to cancel subscriptions each year and publication delays slow scholarly communication and academic careers, electronic journals seem to offer some promise. The article will review the recent advances made by electronic journals and the current challenges remaining for scholarly communication.

A First In Africa: Implementation Of Metalib And Sfx At The Cape Technikon Library, Deborah Becker

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Abstract

The Cape Technikon was the first member of the CALICO consortium of five academic libraries in the Western Cape, South Africa to implement Metalib and SFX technology.

Metalib is a library portal that enables users to search multiple database sources simultaneously, while SFX provides “context-sensitive” linking. This article examines local technical and staffing issues, managing the implementation process using the traditional African principles of ubuntu and batho pele (putting “people first”), and the marketing campaign leading to the final launch of the product.

The use of questionnaires at various stages of the implementation process to evaluate users’ opinions and …

Review Of Texas Natural History: A Century Of Change By David J. Schmidly, Brian Barnette

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

As the nineteenth century drew to a close, a team of naturalists ventured out across the state of Texas to capture, identify, and record as many species of wildlife as they could find. Under the direction of Vernon Bailey, they spent more than 2,100 days in Texas between 1889 and 1906 sampling each of the state's ten ecological regions. Their efforts were part of a nation-wide survey sponsored by the Department of Agriculture.

Bailey's 1905 summary of the team's findings, North American Fauna No. 25: Biological Survey of Texas, has served as a standard reference on Texas mammals for …

Mapping Changes In Denominational Membership In The Great Plains, 1952-2000, Holly Barcus, Stanley Brunn

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The religious heritage of the Great Plains is illustrated in distinct denominational regions. Mapping county-level data on major denominations reveals that Catholics and Lutherans are strongest in the Northern Plain, Methodists in the Central Plains, and Baptists in the Southern Plains. Counties that are increasing in population and closest to metropolitan and interstate areas experience the most diversity. During the last fifty years, Lutherans and Methodists have lost members, while Catholics and Baptists gained. The Central Plains is experiencing the most dynamism.

Social Capital, Wealth, And Nebraska Towns, John Anderson

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

The relationship between political theory and economic development is often overlooked. In this research, political theorizing about what makes democracies work is linked to the production of wealth in rural Nebraska towns. Evidence shows that social capital in rural settings actually can help with economic development. The evidence also shows that suburban towns may actually inhibit the development of social capital.

Review Of Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, And Rent-Seeking Behavior By Andrew Schmitz, Hartley Furtan, And Katherine Baylis, Brian Oleson

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This excellent text is suitable for senior undergraduate students and graduate students in agricultural economics and agribusiness. Its underlying premise is that the formation of agricultural policy is driven by rent-seeking behavior and that agribusiness is an important participant in the policy process. The book goes on to contrast agricultural policies in Canada and the United States through this rent-seeking lens.

Although its title's emphasis on rent-seeking and agribusiness is somewhat misleading, the volume offers an excellent economic analysis of agricultural policy. Rent-seeking is a dominant theme but certainly not the book's focus, unless policy and rent-seeking are simply seen …

Review Of Changing Precipitation Regimes And Terrestrial Ecosystems: A North American Perspective Edited By Jake F. Weltzin And Guy R. Mcpherson, Luke Marzen

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This volume, the result of a 1998 symposium organized by the Ecological Society of America, bring together a number of leading experts to answer important questions about global change, precipitation regimes, and terrestrial ecosystems in several biomes of temperate North America. It is becoming increasingly apparent that anthropogenic activities combined with many other factors are substantially affecting terrestrial ecosystems and vegetation response patterns at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. Concern over global changes is leading to an increasing number of investigations into the impacts human activity may be having on climate patterns and what the potential consequences may …

Review Of Trails And Trials: Markets And Land Use In The Alberta Beef Cattle Industry, 1881-1948 By Max Foran, Ian Maclachlan

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

Max Foran's Trails and Trials does a superb job of filling a conspicuous gap in Alberta's agricultural history. By covering the period 1881-1948, the book extends the standard accounts of Alberta's ranching history well into the twentieth century. And it expands on traditional ranch history themes with its clear and consistent focus on the importance of cattle exports in relation to Canada's small domestic market and on the importance of markets in understanding land use change. Foran periodizes and organizes his story clearly. Each chapter follows a similar structure with sections and subsections describing major market and policy developments and …