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11 digital publishing trends to watch this year and their potential impact on libraries
(2014-02-04)Presented at Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) National Forum, Columbus, OH. -
132 Words: A Critical Examination of Digital Technology, Education, and Citizenship.
This article explores the potential of digital technology to advance democratic citizenship. Drawing on critical theory and following a critical, comparative qualitative study which examined the relationships among digital ... -
2011 Title VI Survey Results
(2012-09-06)This report summarizes the results of a survey conducted in 2011 of Title VI (Native American Organizations) to assess the role of Title VI programs in offering services and supports to the elders in their communities. ... -
2012 May Hill Arbuthot Honor Lecture
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2014 Title VI Survey Results
This research record highlights the findings from a national survey of the Title VI Organizations (TO). Findings highlight TOs connection to the larger tribal infrastructure, key features and services of the TO programs, ... -
The 2017 Kraemer Copyright Conference Proceedings: An Introduction
An Editorial introduction to the proceedings from the 2017 Kraemer Copyright Conference. -
5-HT2C receptors in the BNST modulate contextual fear conditioning without affecting acute ELS-enhanced fear learning in adult rats
Abstract: Background/Objectives: Rodents provide a useful translational model of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors. Previously stressed animals exhibit physiological and behavioral stress responses that parallel those ... -
AAA Caregiving Survey Results
(2010-09-22)AAA Caregiving Survey Results summarizes the results of a mini survey of the nations 629 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) on the support they provide to family caregivers. Over 57% of AAAs responded to the survey and the results ... -
Academic Librarians' Educational Role Revisited: Three Defining Studies
Three national studies are redefining the role academic librarians will play on campus. First, participants will receive an overview of significant findings from Project Information Literacy: “Learning the Ropes: How ... -
Access and Use in the Digital Age: A Case Study of a Digital Postcard Collection
This article reflects on the first eighteen months of a long-term project to digitize a large and still-growing postcard collection. The project is notable for its use of student workers, developing an active donor base, ... -
Achieving a Pakistani public: The problem of Privatization in Educational Policy-making
In many nations around the globe, including Pakistan, education is losing ground as a public good to become another market-based commodity as the state shrinks its responsibility to schooling. This presents challenges to ... -
Achieving Public Schools
Public schools are functionally provided through structural arrangements such as government funding, but public schools are achieved in substance, in part, through local governance. In this essay, Kathleen Knight Abowitz ... -
Acting on IP: Valuing Students Rights as Intellectual Property Creators
Many works that students create are eligible for some form of intellectual property (IP) protection; however, students are rarely educated about these rights or the management of them. This session will provide an overview ... -
Acute early life stress alters threat processing in adult rats
Individuals diagnosed with stress-related psychiatric disorders in adulthood are likely to have experienced early life stress, suggesting that early adversity is an important vulnerability factor in subsequent development ... -
Adaptations of frogs to survive freezing
Five species of frogs from North America survive extensive freezing of their body fluids to temperatures as low as -8C for periods lasting at least 2 weeks. These frogs hibernate in leaf litter where subzero temperatures ... -
Adaptations to knowledge templates in Base-of-the-Pyramid markets: The role of social interaction
(2014-02-18)While templates may facilitate knowledge sharing within the base-of-the-pyramid, it is often necessary for entrepreneurs to adapt the template for reasons of resource scarcity. We explore the role of social interaction in ... -
Adapting a Parker proportional valve for use with a Festo hydraulic trainer
Student engineers designed, built, and tested the adaptation of a Parker Proportional Valve with Festo Hydraulic Trainers for educational use at Edison State Community College. The system will accompany lectures given by ... -
Adapting to Climate Change through Architecture
An environmental crisis is unfolding around us. Our climate is continuously changing in dramatic rates. This paper explores the impact of climate change on the built environment, with the intent to find solutions for how ... -
Adaptive Design in Urban Flooding Conditions Case of Dar Es Salaam
Flooding hazards in urban areas is a worldwide problem. This is influenced by rapid urbanization, overpopulation, and the demand for a settlement that has exceeded the local housing stock. This leads to people living in ...