Medical librarians are very comfortable in the library environment, where they research, analyze and disseminate information. But most are not as comfortable in an environment…
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Medical librarians are very comfortable in the library environment, where they research, analyze and disseminate information. But most are not as comfortable in an environment where their research methods, technique and expertise are called into question. This is an account of the activities of a medical librarian who became an expert witness in a malpractice case involving an oncology patient, and a prosecuting attorney filing suit against a prominent oncologist. As an expert witness, the testimony given by the medical librarian was based on research performed as a result of verifying 342 citations of published works included in the oncologist’s curriculum vitae. The roles that the medical librarian fulfilled, the methodology used to uncover the facts of the case, and the credibility factors that contributed to the degree of certainty of this expert witness’s testimony are illustrated in this article, where the truth – and nothing but the truth – is revealed.
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Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Term. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are…
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Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Term. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are available through normal trade sources. Mrs. Cheney, being a member of the editorial board of Pierian Press, will not review Pierian Press reference books in this column. Descriptions of Pierian Press reference books will be included elsewhere in this publication.
HIS MAJESTY THE KING is winning new admiration, if that were possible, as the speaker of words on libraries which are memorable. At the opening of the University Library at…
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HIS MAJESTY THE KING is winning new admiration, if that were possible, as the speaker of words on libraries which are memorable. At the opening of the University Library at Cambridge on October 22nd, he described that great new library as “both a power house and a testing station of educational activities,” and went on to say, “It is a workshop of new knowledge and a store‐house of seasoned wisdom.” It is difficult to think of phrases which convey more fully the work and aspirations of a great national library. We cannot refrain from mentioning again the significant fact that within one year His Majesty has opened two libraries, which together have cost £1,000,000 to build. If any have doubts as to the national attitude towards the library movement, they will probably be resolved in favour of the future of libraries by thinking of this. Of course, the Manchester Public Library was built out of the sum accumulated from the sale of a previous central library, and we know that one half of the £500,000 spent at Cambridge came from the International Education Board; but in the first case, the good will of Mancunians was required for the spending on the library of this large sum of money, and in the second case, £229,000 was obtained by public subscription from friends of Cambridge. These are works of faith which must have a very great effect upon the future of education and culture of England. If they were alone, however, they would have been significant, but when we remember that Leeds University and the City of Sheffield have built great libraries, and even in smaller places such as Dover a new library has been established, while there are many new branch libraries at Birmingham, Bristol, and elsewhere, and renovations of older libraries, as at Coventry and Croydon, and Nottingham, we realise that in a time which is thought to be one of depression, the public library has made strides which are almost as great as those of the early Carnegie days.
Rosalind Jones and Jennifer Rowley
This research paper seeks to contribute to discussions at the marketing and entrepreneurship interface from the small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) perspective, in particular…
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Purpose
This research paper seeks to contribute to discussions at the marketing and entrepreneurship interface from the small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) perspective, in particular to further developments in the entrepreneurial marketing (EM) literature by presenting a research framework suitable for research exploration of EM in SMEs.
Design/methodology/approach
Development of the “EMICO” framework has taken place within the context of a research project which explores EM orientation in small technology firms. The framework was constructed using EM theory and informed by a range of established orientation scales drawn from the wider literature. Methodological approaches used in refinement of the framework are then described.
Findings
The paper reflects on and discusses the contribution that extant EM theory makes to the framework's development, specifically reporting the findings relating to EM theory applied to the SME research context.
Originality/value
The paper addresses the paucity of research on the EM orientation of firms by offering a qualitative research framework suitable for the research exploration of EM in SMEs. It advances knowledge and understanding of EM by reflecting on the outcomes of the application of the framework in respect of existing EM theory.
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The study seeks to extend the comprehension in entrepreneurial marketing (EM) and social value creation through searching the entrepreneurship process in the socially valued art…
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Purpose
The study seeks to extend the comprehension in entrepreneurial marketing (EM) and social value creation through searching the entrepreneurship process in the socially valued art industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on a qualitative method: multiple case study. In total, six art‐related innovative enterprises are chosen in different categories (art school, museum, art fair, art gallery, art media) in the art industry. Common properties of the cases are; creating social value in different scopes; and being pioneer and changing the rules in their fields as the entrepreneurial marketers.
Findings
The result of the case study is based on the comprehensive model of entrepreneurship process and the findings are introduced in sub titles: antecedents of the entrepreneurship process; antecedents of non‐profit and for‐profit enterprises; ambidextrous entrepreneurship process; and ambidextrous dimensions of social value creation.
Research limitations/implications
The study provides a new insight on social value creation and EM literature.
Social implications
The art industry is closely related with social value creation and the study is valuable for filling the gaps between art and the entrepreneurship in this context.
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The study is valuable since it focuses on opportunity‐related phases of entrepreneurship and introduces a holistic and process‐based model in the context of cognitive and institutional environmental factors. The Ambidextrous Model of Entrepreneurship and Social Value Creation is valuable in order to inspire future researches, especially in EM.