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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Technology Capacity Development Through Oss Implementation: The Case Of Public Higher Education Institutions In Ethiopia, Nigussie Tadesse Mengesha
Technology Capacity Development Through Oss Implementation: The Case Of Public Higher Education Institutions In Ethiopia, Nigussie Tadesse Mengesha
The African Journal of Information Systems
The Open Source Software (OSS) literature gives little attention to the study and practice of domain specific end-user OSS implementation in general and in the public sector of developing countries (DCs) in particular. This paper, however, investigates the trajectories of two OSS-based information systems (IS) implementation projects in a developing country (DC) context with the aim to uncover the practice-based learning and resource sharing evident among locally situated and globally dispersed developers and users. The result of the interpretative case study research shows that the OSS philosophy and practice of software development, implementation and ownership, facilitates for the emergence of …
Teaching The Art And Craft Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Patricia L. Harms, Deborah Britt Roebuck
Teaching The Art And Craft Of Giving And Receiving Feedback, Patricia L. Harms, Deborah Britt Roebuck
Faculty and Research Publications
The article examines the teaching of business communication related to feedback, or the performance evaluation of employees and executives. The importance of feedback in both management and among teams in the workplace is considered. Models of performance evaluations are discussed. Teaching methods for discussing feedback in business communication courses are considered, with specific class assignments related to performance evaluation and evaluation among teams in the workplace are described. Reactions of students to these teaching methods are discussed.
Freedom To Write: Red Clay Conference Presentation, Cheryl Stiles
Freedom To Write: Red Clay Conference Presentation, Cheryl Stiles
Cheryl Stiles
No abstract provided.
Turkey: Another $1 Trillion Emerging Economy?, Murat Doral
Turkey: Another $1 Trillion Emerging Economy?, Murat Doral
Faculty and Research Publications
The strategic location of Turkey makes it a very important country in terms of geopolitics as well as economics. Turkey is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. It is where East meets West without clashing with each other but merging with each other. Even though, industry, trade, and finance are all dominated by the expansive and crowded Istanbul, other cities and towns in Anatolia –the Anatolian Tigers- are industrializing rapidly and now participating in the global economy. Today, Turkey has the largest economy in the greater Middle East. Depending of the source, Turkey …
Efficient, Fair, And Incomprehensible: How The State “Sells” Its Judiciary, Keith J. Bybee, Heather Pincock
Efficient, Fair, And Incomprehensible: How The State “Sells” Its Judiciary, Keith J. Bybee, Heather Pincock
Faculty and Research Publications
Socio-legal scholars often approach dispute resolution from the perspective of the disputants, emphasizing how the resources on each side shape the course of conflict. We suggest a different, “supply-side,” perspective. Focusing on the state's efforts to establish centralized courts in place of local justice systems, we consider the strategies that a supplier of dispute resolving services uses to attract disputes for resolution. We argue that state actors often attempt to “sell” centralized courts to potential litigants by insisting that the state's services are more efficient and fair than local courts operating outside direct state control. Moreover, we argue that state …
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
The Southeastern Librarian
Column from Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian.
The Mississippi Digital Library’S Civil Rights Thesaurus: An Evolving Authority Control Tool For Civil Rights-Related Headings In Metadata Records, Kathleen L. Wells
The Mississippi Digital Library’S Civil Rights Thesaurus: An Evolving Authority Control Tool For Civil Rights-Related Headings In Metadata Records, Kathleen L. Wells
The Southeastern Librarian
The online Civil Rights Thesaurus (CRT) at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) had its beginnings in the digitization of civil rights materials in the university’s McCain Library and Archives in the early 2000s. The materials included oral history interviews, letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items from the rich history of the civil rights movement in Mississippi, including materials from the Freedom Summer of 1964. In addition to the creation of digitized images, making these materials available online as the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive included the formulation of descriptive records using Dublin Core metadata and the development …
Columbus Area Library Association Celebrates 25 Years
Columbus Area Library Association Celebrates 25 Years
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article highlights the 25th year of support for Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley area libraries in Georgia by the Columbus Area Library Association (CALA) in 2010. It is stated that the group presented the Library Recognition Award to Mildred L. Terry library branch manager Silvia Bunn for increasing its circulation 150 percent and that a 250-dollar scholarship for a library science masters degree has been established. A special proclamation was presented to Esther Curry in April for her long-term library support.
Dawson County News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Dawson County Public Library System.
University Of Georgia News And Notes
University Of Georgia News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from the University of Georgia.
Valdosta State News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Valdosta State University.
We're All In This Together, Susan J. Schmidt
We're All In This Together, Susan J. Schmidt
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article discusses the relationship between library volunteers and the administrative staff in supporting libraries. To foster communication and exchange of ideas, a representative from each group should reportedly be appointed to the board of the other. It is stated that library staff and volunteers should be aware of all plans and their roles clearly defined, that surprises should not be practiced and that people should be advised of any personal agenda that may affect them.
Active Learning For The Millennial Generation, Amy Harris
Active Learning For The Millennial Generation, Amy Harris
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article discusses the need for active learning in library instruction classes that have Millenial or Generation Y students who have short attention spans and prefer education in entertaining forms. To promote learning, such students reportedly have to be actively engaged with the material for them to do worthwhile research. It is stated that one teacher divided her class into small groups and let the students become the leaders, while she took the role of a student, which allowed her to raise points to direct the flow of the instruction.
Gpls, Gla Introduce Continuing Education Webinar Series
Gpls, Gla Introduce Continuing Education Webinar Series
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on the partnership between Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) and Georgia Library Association's (GLA) Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group in offering the free bimonthly online Wednesday Webinar Series. The seminars will reportedly focus on Georgia library trends, innovation and best practices. It is stated that library staff from all types of Georgia libraries have been presenters and that participants from other states as well as other countries have joined the webinars.
Georgia Gwinnett News And Notes
Georgia Gwinnett News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Georgia Gwinnett College.
University Of West Georgia News
University Of West Georgia News
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from the University of West Georgia.
Making Research Make Sense: Guiding College Students Into Information Literacy Through The Information Search Process, Jeffrey M. Mortimore
Making Research Make Sense: Guiding College Students Into Information Literacy Through The Information Search Process, Jeffrey M. Mortimore
The Southeastern Librarian
Bennett College for Women is a private, four year college serving approximately 725 African-American women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Because of its unique demographic as one of only two all-female, historically black colleges in the United States, Bennett College attracts women from across the country and the world with a profound diversity of talents and preparation for undergraduate study. The Thomas F. Holgate Library supports the research needs of the college through an active instructional services program at the undergraduate level. While the library has provided library orientation and traditional bibliographic instruction for decades, during the 2007/8 academic year, and …
Fall 2010 Library Newsletter, Jon Hansen
Fall 2010 Library Newsletter, Jon Hansen
Library Newsletters
2010 Fall Semester Newsletter for the Horace W. Sturgis Library.
Reducing Healthcare Costs Requires Good Market Design, Peter Cramton, Brett E. Katzman
Reducing Healthcare Costs Requires Good Market Design, Peter Cramton, Brett E. Katzman
Faculty and Research Publications
Healthcare costs are no doubt too high, and Congress has been pushing for 13 years to harness market forces in Medicare procurement. But despite all this time, we are on the precipice of adopting a very poor market design, according to Peter Cramton of University of Maryland and Brett Katzman of Kennesaw State University.
Editors' Introduction - 21st Century Public Management: Environmentalism And E-Government, Andrew I.E. Ewoh, Tony Carrizales
Editors' Introduction - 21st Century Public Management: Environmentalism And E-Government, Andrew I.E. Ewoh, Tony Carrizales
Faculty and Research Publications
The Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, in completing its sixteenth volume, looks to continue bringing together a collection of articles and research that review polices and cases underscoring the area of public management and social policy throughout the United States and around the world. This issue’s contributors provide contemporary analyses of public management and social policies in areas ranging from the fiscal benefits of developing "green" buildings to the organizational life cycle of environmental justice groups. Topics covered in this issue also include the areas of e-government and public contracting. Overall, the issue brings together four general articles …
Collaborative Learning And Convergence: Library Strategies And Solutions With An Eye On The Usg Information Technology Strategic Plan, Robert W. Fernekes, Lori Jean Ostapowicz Critz
Collaborative Learning And Convergence: Library Strategies And Solutions With An Eye On The Usg Information Technology Strategic Plan, Robert W. Fernekes, Lori Jean Ostapowicz Critz
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article discusses collaborative learning as a library strategy of the University System of Georgia (USG) Information Technology Strategic Plan 2010 and the role of convergence in fostering it. It is stated that collaborative learning enables people to achieve quality learning by way of efficient technologies and its integration with content and environments that will benefit people and institutions. Convergence reportedly refers to the integration of distinct library services that will support the shared purpose of learning.
Galileo Enjoys Happy 15th Birthday
Galileo Enjoys Happy 15th Birthday
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article highlights the celebration of the 15 years of constant service by GALILEO in 2010, a core resource for libraries in Georgia.
Cobb County News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
News from the Cobb County Public Library System.
Dekalb County News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the DeKalb County Public Library System.
Gwinnett County News And Notes
Gwinnett County News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Gwinnett County Public Library System.
Northwest Georgia News And Notes
Northwest Georgia News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent news from the Northwest Georgia Regional Public Library System.
Clayton State News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Clayton State University.
Georgia Southern News And Notes
Georgia Southern News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Georgia Southern University.
Georgia State News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Georgia State University.
Thomas University News And Notes
Thomas University News And Notes
Georgia Library Quarterly
Recent library news from Thomas University.