Lynn Deeken, Amy Vecchione, Allison Carr, Shelby Hallman, Lara Herzellah, Natalia Lopez, Rob Rucker, Michael Alfieri, Deborah Tenofsky, Anne Moore, Nancy Fawley, John Glover, Bettina Peacemaker and Amy Pajewski
This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally.
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This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally.
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Librarians from eight different institutions of higher education were given a series of questions about student success on their campuses and in their libraries. They responded with written essays describing their experiences and perspectives.
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The contributed pieces in this second installment are collected together and a variety of ways the academic library engage with “student success” are discussed. Initiatives include high-impact practices, fostering academic rapport and creating a sense of belonging, experiential learning and creative spaces and professional development.
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These examples help to observe what is happening throughout higher education and see potential paths forward at the institutions engaged in this work.
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Argues that women's history is a player in the history of collection development, although its awards are obscured in library history. Pioneer women librarians shaped children's…
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Argues that women's history is a player in the history of collection development, although its awards are obscured in library history. Pioneer women librarians shaped children's collections beyond the structural initiation of service into an expanded vision of service, a sense of transgressing boundaries in order to advocate and mediate for children and their literature. Considers the philosophy and work of Caroline Hewins and Anne Carroll Moore, which presents a paradigm of building collections for a larger community that is now part of the planning process for public libraries and an ongoing model of activist service through collections.
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A reduction in waiting lists for in‐patient oral surgery together with an improved service for minor procedures by the use of a day‐bed facility is the proposed solution to the…
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A reduction in waiting lists for in‐patient oral surgery together with an improved service for minor procedures by the use of a day‐bed facility is the proposed solution to the problem studied. The approach used relies on adopting a production/operations management (POM) viewpoint combined with an interfacing methodology based on that of the soft systems school.
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Jacqueline Moore, Anne Earless and Tony Parsons
The media have been shown to be important sources of information about food and nutrition. Research shows that one aspect of the media, women's magazines, has a particularly…
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The media have been shown to be important sources of information about food and nutrition. Research shows that one aspect of the media, women's magazines, has a particularly strong influence. Women's magazines have widespread readership in all age groups and have considerable potential for the dissemination of information about food and nutrition. The publication of the NACNE 1983, COMA 1984 and COMA 1989 reports set guidelines for healthy eating and these topics have been discussed widely in all the media. The link between nutritional awareness and consumer food choices is suggested by research findings.
Since the birth of this country, Americans have had a love affair with ice cream. Statistics show that United States residents consume more ice cream per capita than residents of…
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Since the birth of this country, Americans have had a love affair with ice cream. Statistics show that United States residents consume more ice cream per capita than residents of any other country in the world. In recent years, with the advent of what are called “designer” ice creams such as Haagen Dazs, Bassetts, and Carvel, the population's passion for this dessert has increased even more. However, it is this author's strong belief that we spend much more time eating the stuff than writing about it. Some cookbooks are available, but not one periodical is devoted exclusively to ice cream, and the majority of articles in general interest magazines focus only on the competition for a share of the market among manufacturers of premium ice cream. There are two classic textbooks in the field, and they devote a good deal of print to examining and explaining the composition, butterfat content, percentage of air, and other qualities of ice cream. Obviously, it is much more fun just to sit down and enjoy a big bowl of vanilla, America's favorite flavor, and let someone else write about it.
Many libraries have been affected by the proliferation and price inflation of serial publications in recent years. Academic libraries have been especially hard‐hit since they are…
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Many libraries have been affected by the proliferation and price inflation of serial publications in recent years. Academic libraries have been especially hard‐hit since they are trying to cope with increasing subscription prices while facing budget reductions or very small increases. Although requesting additional funds and freezing new subscriptions help as short‐term measures, some libraries have undertaken serials evaluation and cancellation programs as a more permanent solution. Our university library conducted a comprehensive serials review, which is described here. This article explains the justification for the review and describes the methodology used and the problems encountered in canceling serials subscriptions.
Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Adamantios Diamantopoulos and S. Anne Moore
Analyses the state of the management consultancy industry inBritain, from both a supply and a demand perspective. Aims to helppotential clients evaluate and select consultants; to…
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Analyses the state of the management consultancy industry in Britain, from both a supply and a demand perspective. Aims to help potential clients evaluate and select consultants; to keep academics in business‐related subjects abreast of developments in the field; and to identify growth areas into which consultants might elect to move. Outlines available consulting specialisms, identifies key players in each, and profiles a typical management consultant.