bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stable water isotopes and accumulation rates in the Union Glacier
region, West Antarctica over the last 35 years
Authors: Hoffmann Kirstin , Fernandoy Francisco , Meyer Hanno , Thomas Elizabeth R. , Aliaga Marcelo , Tetzner Dieter , Freitag Johannes , Opel Thomas , Arigony-Neto Jorge , Göbel Christian Florian , Jaña Ricardo , Rodríguez Oroz Delia , Tuckwell Rebecca , Ludlow Emily , McConnell Joseph R. , Schneider Christoph
Published: October 2018

Abstract. West Antarctica is well-known as a region that is highly susceptible to atmospheric and oceanic warming. However, due to the lack of long–term and in–situ meteorological observations little is known about the magnitude of the warming and the meteorological conditions in the region at the intersection between the Antarctic Peninsula (AP), the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) and the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS). Here we present new stable water isotope data (δ18O, δD, d excess) and accumulation rates from firn cores in the Union Glacier (UG) region, located in the Ellsworth Mountains at the northern edge of the WAIS. The firn core stable oxygen isotope composition reveals no statistically significant trend for the period 1980–2014 suggesting that regional changes in near-surface air temperature have been small during the last 35 years. As for stable oxygen isotopes no statistically significant trend has been found for the d excess suggesting overall little change in the main moisture sources and the origin of precipitating air masses for the UG region at least since 1980. Backward trajectory modelling revealed the Weddell Sea sector to be the likely main moisture source region for the study site throughout the year. We found that mean annual δ–values in the UG region are correlated with sea ice concentrations in the northern Weddell Sea, but are not strongly influenced by large-scale modes of climate variability such as the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Only mean annual d excess values are weakly positively correlated with the SAM. On average snow accumulation in the UG region amounts to about 0.25 m w.eq. a−1 between 1980 and 2014. Mean annual snow accumulation has slightly decreased since 1980 (−0.001 m w.eq. a−1, p–value = 0.006). However, snow accumulation at UG is neither correlated with sea ice nor with SAM and ENSO confirming that the large increases in snow accumulation observed on the AP and in other coastal regions of Antarctica have not extended inland to the Ellsworth Mountains. We conclude that the UG region – located in the transition zone between the AP, the WAIS and the EAIS – is exhibiting rather East than West Antarctic climate characteristics.
A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches
Authors: Bramer Wichor M. , De Jonge Gerdien B. , Rethlefsen Melissa L. , Mast Frans , Kleijnen Jos
Published: October 2018

Creating search strategies for systematic reviews, finding the best balance between sensitivity and specificity, and translating search strategies between databases is challenging. Several methods describe standards for systematic search strategies, but a consistent approach for creating an exhaustive search strategy has not yet been fully described in enough detail to be fully replicable. The authors have established a method that describes step by step the process of developing a systematic search strategy as needed in the systematic review. This method describes how single-line search strategies can be prepared in a text document by typing search syntax (such as field codes, parentheses, and Boolean operators) before copying and pasting search terms (keywords and free-text synonyms) that are found in the thesaurus. To help ensure term completeness, we developed a novel optimization technique that is mainly based on comparing the results retrieved by thesaurus terms with those retrieved by the free-text search words to identify potentially relevant candidate search terms. Macros in Microsoft Word have been developed to convert syntaxes between databases and interfaces almost automatically. This method helps information specialists in developing librarian-mediated searches for systematic reviews as well as medical and health care practitioners who are searching for evidence to answer clinical questions. The described method can be used to create complex and comprehensive search strategies for different databases and interfaces, such as those that are needed when searching for relevant references for systematic reviews, and will assist both information specialists and practitioners when they are searching the biomedical literature.
The “Data Visualization Clinic”: a library-led critique workshop for data visualization
Authors: LaPolla Fred Willie Zametkin , Rubin Denis
Published: October 2018

Background: The authors’ main university library and affiliated academic medical center library sought to increase library programming around data visualization, a new service area for both libraries. Additionally, our institution is home to many researchers with a strong interest in data visualization but who are generally working in isolation of one another.Case Presentation: This case study describes an innovative workshop, the “Data Visualization Clinic,” where members of our library’s community bring in data visualization projects such as figures in papers, projects hosted online, and handouts and receive constructive feedback from a group of peers. The authors detail the process of hosting a clinic and the feedback that we received from participants.Conclusions: The “Data Visualization Clinic” offers a viable workshop to leverage expertise of library users and build the library’s reputation as a hub of data visualization services without heavy investment in infrastructure like special monitors or coding skills. That said, it faces the challenge of relying on the participation of the broader community, which is often pressed for time. The event can also serve as an opportunity for researchers who have an interest in data visualization to meet and network.
The impact of patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) as a search strategy tool on literature search quality: a systematic review
Authors: Eriksen Mette Brandt , Frandsen Tove Faber
Published: October 2018

Objective: This review aimed to determine if the use of the patient, intervention, comparison, outcome (PICO) model as a search strategy tool affects the quality of a literature search.Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Scopus, and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) catalog up until January 9, 2017. Reference lists were scrutinized, and citation searches were performed on the included studies. The primary outcome was the quality of literature searches and the secondary outcome was time spent on the literature search when the PICO model was used as a search strategy tool, compared to the use of another conceptualizing tool or unguided searching.Results: A total of 2,163 records were identified, and after removal of duplicates and initial screening, 22 full-text articles were assessed. Of these, 19 studies were excluded and 3 studies were included, data were extracted, risk of bias was assessed, and a qualitative analysis was conducted. The included studies compared PICO to the PIC truncation or links to related articles in PubMed, PICOS, and sample, phenomenon of interest, design, evaluation, research type (SPIDER). One study compared PICO to unguided searching. Due to differences in intervention, no quantitative analysis was performed.Conclusions: Only few studies exist that assess the effect of the PICO model vis-a-vis other available models or even vis-a-vis the use of no model. Before implications for current practice can be drawn, well-designed studies are needed to evaluate the role of the tool used to devise a search strategy. This article has been approved for the Medical Library Association’s Independent Reading Program.
Transforming the systematic review service: a team-based model to support the educational needs of researchers
Authors: Roth Stephanie Clare
Published: October 2018

To meet the current needs of researchers who perform systematic reviews in health care settings, libraries need to provide high-quality educational services for researchers as part of their systematic review services. A team of librarians with diverse skills is also important for ensuring the growth and sustainability of systematic review services. This commentary describes a new team-based systematic review service model that can transform systematic review services by providing a pathway for librarians to offer a comprehensive educational service for systematic review research in a variety of health sciences library settings.
Creating value through outreach in a hospital setting: a case study from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Library
Authors: Barr-Walker Jill , Nevels Iesha
Published: October 2018

Background: Hospital libraries must often demonstrate value to users who are not aware of their services. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) Library aimed to increase patient and staff awareness using innovative outreach methods through our involvement in a Summerfest health fair and a National Medical Librarians Month event.Case Presentation: At 2 hospital events, ZSFG Library staff and volunteers used a gameshow-style approach involving active learning to teach attendees about library resources and services. Across events, there were 300 attendees and 167 in-depth discussions of library resources with the librarian (i.e., meaningful interactions), including 54 demonstrations. After implementing these new outreach efforts, the number of attendees increased by over 240% and meaningful interactions increased by 1,300% from the previous year’s event. Our value analysis indicates an overall positive effect with 14 minutes of total library staff time spent per meaningful interaction.Conclusions: The use of a spinnable wheel for asking participants library-related questions and a television monitor to demonstrate library resources greatly increased the number of attendees and fostered new staff connections, resulting in several in-service trainings and search requests. Future recommendations for outreach events include enlisting the help of volunteers to record attendance data, creating materials in multiple languages, and integrating library involvement into existing hospital events. These recommendations may decrease the amount of library staff time spent in return for each meaningful interaction, creating increased value for less time.
Using Slack to communicate with medical students
Authors: Vela Kathryn
Published: October 2018

Academic libraries often make use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter to connect with their student users. While the Spokane Academic Library at Washington State University also employs this outreach strategy, the health sciences librarian was able to use a new type of social network called Slack to communicate more directly with the inaugural class of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. As a digital workspace for communication and collaboration, Slack provided the medical librarian with an effective medium through which to post library announcements and updates, as well as have individual conversations with students about library-related questions and concerns.
Reference checking for systematic reviews using Endnote
Authors: Bramer Wichor M.
Published: October 2018

In searches for systematic reviews, it is recommended that authors review references from the reference lists of retrieved relevant reviews for possible additional, relevant references. This process can be time consuming, since there often is overlap between the references lists and the lists contain references that were already retrieved in the initial searches. The author proposes a method in which EndNote is used in combination with the Scopus or Web of Science databases to semi-automatically download these references into an existing EndNote library.
“Plutchik”: artificial intelligence chatbot for searching NCBI databases
Authors: Bohle Shannon
Published: October 2018

As genetic testing gains ground in medicine, the ability to search across the suite of biomedical and clinical care databases offered through the National Library of Medicine/National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)—such as PubMed, GENE, Structure, the Genetic Testing Registry, and others—holds the potential to enhance quality of clinical care best practices. “Plutchik” is a voice-enabled, embodied artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can perform highly technical medical searches in and across the NCBI suite of databases.This article was selected by the Virtual Projects Advisory Committee of technology experts after an annual call for projects in MLA-FOCUS and announcements to encourage submissions from all types of libraries.
Covidence and Rayyan
Authors: Kellermeyer Liz , Harnke Ben , Knight Shandra
Published: October 2018

Health sciences librarians from two institutions conducted an assessment of Covidence, a subscription-based systematic review tool, and Rayyan, a free competitor, for abilities, strengths, and limitations. Covidence mirrors the multiphase review process, including data extraction, directly in its design. Rayyan, on the other hand, does not easily mirror this process and really only aids with the reference screening phases. Rayyan takes a minimalist approach, placing more of the logistical and workflow burden on the users themselves. Many of the peripheral features (e.g., highlighting, tagging, etc.) are comparable. Covidence works well and is well suited for more rigorous systematic reviews, where methodology must be adhered to and documented at each stage. In spite of some limited functionality and clunky features, Rayyan is a good free alternative for article screening and works as a viable upgrade from a workflow using only EndNote and/or Excel.
Using virtual reality in medical education to teach empathy
Authors: Dyer Elizabeth , Swartzlander Barbara J. , Gugliucci Marilyn R.
Published: October 2018

Objective: The project adopted technology that teaches medical and other health professions students to be empathic with older adults, through virtual reality (VR) software that allows them to simulate being a patient with age-related diseases, and to familiarize medical students with information resources related to the health of older adults.Methods: The project uses an application that creates immersive VR experiences for training of the workforce for aging services. Users experience age-related conditions such as macular degeneration and high-frequency hearing loss from the patient’s perspective. Librarians and faculty partner to integrate the experience into the curriculum, and students go to the library at their convenience to do the VR assignment.Results: The project successfully introduced an innovative new teaching modality to the medical, physician assistant, physical therapy, and nursing curricula. Results show that VR enhanced students’ understanding of age-related health problems and increased their empathy for older adults with vision and hearing loss or Alzheimer’s disease.Conclusion: VR immersion training is an effective teaching method to help medical and health professions students develop empathy and is a budding area for library partnerships. As the technology becomes more affordable and accessible, it is important to develop best practices for using VR in the library.This article was selected by the Virtual Projects Advisory Committee of technology experts after an annual call for projects in MLA-FOCUS and announcements to encourage submissions from all types of libraries.
2017 Audited schedule of changes in net assets
Authors: Naegele Ray
Published: October 2018

The table below summarizes the association’s financial status as of December 31, 2017.
Propuesta para el desarrollo de la educación superior
Authors: Araujo Romagoza José Adolfo
Published: October 2018

La Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, ante la oportunidad de un nuevo gobierno, presenta la siguiente propuesta para mejorar el subsistema de educación superior. La finalidad de esta propuesta es proporcionarles a las nuevas autoridades una sugerencia de visión y estrategias para el desarrollo de la educación superior, con el propósito de mejorar la relevancia, la calidad y la cobertura. El subsistema de educación superior requiere una actualización y reestructuración para adecuarlo a las necesidades de la educación del nuevo milenio. La propuesta propiamente dicha comprende las características que deben reunir el subsistema de educación superior, la gestión educativa indispensable, la gestión administrativa de soporte y los requisitos para ponerla en marcha.Entorno, abril 2014, número 55: 29-32
La estructura de trabajo que tenemos en la Utec es un factor clave. Somos muy disciplinados y proactivos. Tenemos fortalezas que otras universidades no tienen
Authors: Editor El
Published: October 2018

La Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador participará en un evento internacional de primer nivel. Se trata de la coordinación de los programas de cooperación de educación superior Alfa III y Erasmus Mundus acción 2, organizado por la Comisión Europea, que tendrá lugar del 25 al 27 de junio en Lima, Perú. Blanca Ruth Orantes, Directora de Investigación y de Relaciones Internacionales de la Utec será la representante de El Salvador y Centroamérica. Su participación será en calidad de coordinadora y miembro fundador de la Red Inca.Entorno, abril 2014, número 55: 38-40
Calidad, docencia y evaluación en la educación superior
Authors: Gómez Campo Víctor Manuel
Published: October 2018

La calidad, docencia y evaluación en la educación superior son factores que se articulan en las actividades académicas universitarias, alrededor de un sistema de gestión de la calidad. La docencia es una función en que sus agentes y componentes deben obedecer a un sistema de calidad, el cual implica una evaluación permanente. La conferencia anual de docentes 2014, en la Utec, abordó aspectos relacionados con la premisa anterior, que en este artículo de reflexión se establecen como punto de partida el entorno y contexto de educación superior desde diferentes enfoques. La formación y el mundo del trabajo, que tienen relación con las 27 competencias plasmadas en Tunning América Latina, como vectores de calidad en la educación superior, el aprendizaje por proyectos y problemas, el reconocimiento y distinción al mérito y la creatividad. Formación por competencias, nuevos criterios, metodologías e indicadores de medición y evaluación de la calidad en la educación superior. Necesidad de establecer nuevos rankings sobre mejores prácticas, estatuto docente dual, aspectos que se deberían incluir en toda planificación educativa.Entorno, abril 2014, número 55: 72-79
Las repercusiones de la educación moral en la construcción de las ciudades del futuro
Authors: Merma Molina Gladys , Romero Tarín Adela
Published: October 2018

Los ciudadanos del mundo moderno tienen un nivel de insatisfacción y desarmonía entre expectativas y logros, de frustraciones, de rechazo institucional, que genera escasa autoestima y anomia social. Por ello, la educación moral se presenta como una urgencia pedagógica en una sociedad en la que los grandes problemas y los principios que regulan las relaciones entre los hombres, las mujeres y los pueblos, y las relaciones de estos con su entorno natural requieren reorientaciones éticas y morales más que soluciones técnicas. En este artículo, utilizando el método hermenéutico, se presentan los fundamentos teóricos que sustentan la necesidad de la educación moral en la construcción de una nueva sociedad, y se plantean acciones concretas, en el sistema educativo, para desarrollar las dimensiones moral, proyectiva, social y transformadora de los futuros ciudadanos.Entorno, abril 2014, número 55: 80-86
El valor del agua que producen los bosques y cafetales en la subcuenca del río Acelhuate
Authors: Calles Hernández José Ricardo
Published: October 2018

El valor del agua que producen los ecosistemas forestados puede estimarse a partir de una valoración económica-ecológica, en el entendido de que el recurso hídrico es un insumo de la producción para los distintos sectores económicos en un determinado territorio. Una valoración de este tipo, también debe conducir a reconocer los costos de oportunidad en los que incurren los dueños de las tierras en donde se alojan estos ecosistemas; y además, los costos que supondría restaurar las áreas de recarga hídrica para posibilitar que el servicio hídrico sea continuo y de calidad. Este artículo presenta una metodología que emplea estas consideraciones, para calcular el valor del agua que proveen los ecosistemas boscosos y cafetales de la subcuenca del río Acelhuate, lo cual debiera traducirse en precios de referencia, pagaderos por los distintos usuarios, como reconocimiento al servicio ambiental hídrico que proveen estos ecosistemas.Entorno, agosto 2014, número 56: 58-68
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATION OF SAFE SPIRIT PARTICULAR PARTIES
Authors: CICHY ANDRZEJ
Published: October 2018

The article describes the legal requirements for the organization of mass sports events, primarily in terms of security. It presents the scope of duties that must be met by the organizer and the requirements concerning his competences, knowledge and experience, as well as the obligations of the participants of the event, that is orders and prohibitions resulting directly from the law on the safety of mass events and regulations of the given facility. The appropriate services were also pointed out, which ensure order and order during such events. In addition, the whole process of staying at the stadium was approximated, i.e. identification of participants, sale of tickets or the issue of entering a match for a minor. The subject of stadium bans was also discussed.
COMMENTARY JUDGMENT OF WOJEWÓDZKI SĄD ADMINISTRACYJNY IN WARSAW OF 21 FEBRUARY 2017, REF. ACT: VI SA/WA 2550/16
Authors: Majewski Kamil
Published: October 2018

This commentary raises the issue of the legal position of the president of the management board in the perspective of the administrative proceedings conducted by the supervisory body (Polish Financial Supervision Authority) regarding the approval of the president of the management board of the spółdzielcza kasa oszczędniościowo-kredytowa. The institution of approval of the president of the board is an atypical construction, as it results from the need to assess the existing situation in connection with the supervision of spółdzielcza kasa oszczędnościowo-kredytowa under the supervision of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. The Author agrees with the view of the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny, according to which the president of the spółdzielcza kasa oszczędnościowo-kredytowa is not a party to the proceedings conducted by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority due to the lack of a substantive law provision that would have a legal interest in the proceedings. The interest of this person as a result of the proceedings, in the Author’s opinion, is an actual and not a legal interest.
Setting Whitehead’s “Usable Ideas” in a Philosophical Framework for Human and Machine Learning
Authors: Bakalova Marina ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

Whitehead believed that education must give us ideas that are usable in our actual lives. This line of thought is naturally provoked by the significant abundance of inert ideas that people pile up though education. The main reason for that, I claim, is the wrong focus of traditional education. It aims at producing individuals that would deliver high results on exams and tests. I take Whitehead’s claim the education must put emphasis on usable ideas as my starting point. I give a specific interpretation of useable ideas as abilities or functions. This provides a ground for connecting Whiteheadian thought to an already existing educational platform, offered by Nel Noddings. Noddings develops a cognitive theory of education which places cognitive structures (I assume a robust analogy between structures, functions, and abilities) in the center of educational concern. At the end of the paper, I estimate some consequences from adopting the terminology of functions for connecting between human and machine learning.
Coming to Know by Asking Questions
Authors: Lutskanov Rosen ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

The paper explores the intricate interplay of two parallel developments: on the one hand, the Socratic turn in epistemology with its shifting focus on information retrieval, evidence-based reasoning, and the cognitive relevance of questions; and the advance of dynamic epistemic logic with its accent on knowledge-acquisition. Both are relevant for any realistic model of knowledge which pays due attention to learning. It is argued that the formal models are still wanting in some key respects, but the development of alternative and mutually complementing logical systems marks a promising trend for re-establishing the close links between epistemology and epistemic logic.
From Poetics to Metapoetics: Architecture Towards Architecture
Authors: Bianco Lino ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

An undiscovered chapter in the history of architecture comes from the ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia. Poetics of Architecture is the name given to the studioworkshop at the Georgian Technical University set up by the Georgian architect Shota Bostanashvili (1948–2013). From 1990 until his death he delivered insightful, playful and rather provocative lectures on architecture at this university. He preferred to call his architectural philosophy, critical discourse on architecture. Themes ranged from poetics to metapoetics of architecture. His philosophy of architecture is illustrated by some of his designs and executed projects which demonstrate a drift from existentialism to the philosophy of play. This study includes reference to his last building, a project whose demolition Bostanashvili witnessed before passing away. Based on the concept of the return of the sacred, this edifice was a sort of counter movement to technogenic architecture.
Robert Nozick’s Evolutionist Turn in Ethics
Authors: Uszkai Radu ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

The purpose of the present study is that of examining what I call Robert Nozick’s “evolutionist turn” in ethics. More specifically, my aim is to provide an answer to the following question: what type of ethical theory does Robert Nozick sketch in his last book, Invariances? My first objective will be that of delineating the philosophical framework which will accommodate my future discussion, highlighting the distinction between the metaphysical and scientific approaches to ethics as proposed by Ken Binmore, but also Emanuel Socaciu's taxonomy of ethical theories, which stems from the particular way in which moral philosophers tackle the nature of ethical norms and moral motivation. I then set forth to show that, in the philosophical framework previously described, Robert Nozick's approach from Anarchy, State, and Utopia should be seen as a metaphysical one. The last and most important part of my study aims to show how Nozick's “evolutionist turn” took place and developed, from his perspective on rationality in The Nature of Rationality, to his ethical theory advanced in Invariances.
Processuality as Refusal of “Freezing”, “Eternizing” or Fragmenting of the Flow of Reality
Authors: Ardelean Ramona ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

Processuality as refusal to “freeze,” “eternize,” and fragment reality is an attempt to deconstruct the I’s main mechanism, which is, as it was named in psychoanalysis, the compulsion of repetition. Through this deceit and illusion fabrication mechanism, the knowing I tries to “freeze”, to “fixate” and to fragment reality, through “catching” it in different images, formulae, dogmas, theories, ideologies, symbols and systems which become just as many “icons” or graven images of reality. This attempt of deconstruction is made from the perspective of a philosophy/vision of process, quite sporadic in the Western space, bringing arguments from the perspective of Henri Bergson and Emil Cioran’s intuitionist philosophy, as well as from that of the new scientific paradigm of quantum mechanics. All these philosophies could be seen as philosophies of process, demanding as it were an understanding of reality in terms of process, and not of result. This understanding of process takes place with the help of intuition, the only one which can grasp, beyond the static, rigid and artificial concepts or categories of the intellect, the movement, “verb” or interior pulsation of things within the framework of an integration process which reveals the unity, non-separability, intercorrelation and mutual interconnectivity of things.
An Introduction to Whitehead’s New View of Learning and Its Relation to Traditional Learning Theories
Authors: Riffert Franz ,   Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2018

Alfred North Whitehead, although probably known best for his collaborative work with Bertrand Russell on the Principia Mathematica, also developed an original theory of learning and instruction which has much to offer for our times. His theory will be discussed in this paper. In order to do so, two criteria are first developed which in their combination give rise to five categories: radical behaviorism, cognitivism, and radical constructivism, with the intermediary categories of moderate behaviorism and moderate constructivism. A great number of educational researchers are ascribed to one of these five categories. After discussing the shortcomings of the three major philosophical proponents of these three major educational approaches (Hume, Kant, and Berkeley), the basic assumptions of Whitehead’s philosophy of organism are presented, and his assumptions concerning learning and teaching are discussed in view of it. Finally, it is shown that Whitehead’s organismic philosophy is able to offer a frame for integrating Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism, thereby solving a long standing scandal of education.
In the News
Authors: Free David
Published: October 2018

Welcome to the October 2018 issue of C&RL News. Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) issues continue to be a major focus in higher education, including academic and research libraries. In this month’s issue, we begin a two-part series focusing on ways to promote a more inclusive work environment by Shamika Dalton and Michele Villagran. Their first article focuses on “Minimizing and addressing implicit bias in the workplace.”
ACRL’s 2019 Awards Program: Honoring outstanding achievements in academic librarianship
Authors: Ollis Chase
Published: October 2018

Every year, ACRL celebrates the opportunity to honor the outstanding achievements of academic and research librarians across North America. These inspiring innovators from our community have continued to demonstrate the notable impact librarianship has in the academic landscape.Made possible by generous corporate support, the annual presentation of our prestigious awards, grants, and fellowships to these deserving individuals and institutions enables ACRL to honor the very best in academic librarianship. This year, ACRL once again seeks to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of our peers.
Grants and Acquisitions
Authors: Galloway Ann-Christe
Published: October 2018

A gift of $2.5 million has been given to Washington and Lee University (W&L) to establish the Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian Endowment through a charitable deferred irrevocable pledge from the estate of the Higginbothams. John Tombarge, W&L’s university librarian, will hold the inaugural position, the first to be established specifically for a faculty member of the W&L library. It is only one of a handful of similar endowments across the country. The gift marked the occasion of Hal Higginbotham’s 50th reunion of the W&L Class of 1968, which provided a gift of just over $11 million to the university. The couple’s intent is to support special opportunities and needs of Leyburn Library in enriching the university’s academic mission. The Higginbothams intend to begin funding the endowment with occasional outright gifts.
FRBR: Application of the Model to Textual Documents
Authors: O'Neill Edward , Žumer Maja
Published: October 2018

The FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) model was a revolutionary development that presented a new view of the bibliographic universe. Although FRBR has been widely accepted and extensively studied, actual implementations have been limited. This can be partly attributed to: (1) the vague and controversial definitions of the group 1 entities—work, expression, manifestation, and item, (2) that various types of information resources pose different issues, and (3) the rapid digitization of information. The various definitions of information resources are identified and reviewed here. To simplify the modeling, this study is limited to a single type of information resource: textual documents consisting of a sequence of words that may include non-textual material in the form of tables, symbols, equations, and/or illustrations. The FRBR model is analyzed in the context of textual documents with particular emphasis on digital documents to better understand the group 1 entities. An overview of the problematic aspects of the FRBR model is discussed and possible solutions are proposed.
Competencies through Community Engagement: Developing the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians
Authors: Evans Bruce J. , Snow Karen , Shoemaker Elizabeth , McCourry Maurine , Yanos Allison , Liss Jennifer A. , Rathbun-Grubb Susan
Published: October 2018

In 2015 the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (ALCTS CaMMS) Competencies for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group (CECCIG) charged a task force to create a core competencies document for catalogers. The process leading to the final document, the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians, involved researching the use of competencies documents, envisioning an accessible final product, and engaging in collaborative writing. Additionally, the task force took certain measures to solicit and incorporate feedback from the cataloging community throughout the entire process. The Competencies document was approved by the ALCTS Board of Directors in January 2017. Task force members who were involved in the final stages of the document’s creation detail their processes and purposes in this paper and provide recommendations for groups approaching similar tasks.
Book Review: Practical Preservation and Conservation Strategies for Libraries
Authors: Reidt Sharon E.
Published: October 2018

The rapid proliferation of electronic resources (e-resources) in library collections and the increasing use of digitization as a preservation tool has altered the preservation landscape. Despite these changes, the need for libraries to plan their preservation and conservation workflows and processes continues. Baird’s Practical Preservation and Conservation Strategies for Libraries is intended as an overview of methods that can be used by small public and academic libraries where staff, funding, and time is at a premium. The book focuses on print materials, although limited attention is paid in the final two chapters to other types of materials. The book takes a holistic approach to the preservation and conservation cycle. Evaluation and assessment of preservation needs, development of preservation workflows, basic book repairs, disaster planning, and digital preservation are the topics covered in the book’s eleven chapters.
The Effect of Transparency Policies on Shadow Economy: Measurement and Evidence from Korea
Authors: Binh Ki Beom , Park Myung-Ho , Woo Seokjin
Published: October 2018

This paper provides a new and simple methodology to examine the relative size of the shadow economy to the official one using the quantity theory of money identity. We measure the shadow economy size in Korea annually. The Korean government has implemented various transparency policy measures to identify the tax source in commercial transactions. We find significant evidence that credit card encouragement and the cash payment receipt system have a negative effect on the shadow economy size.
The Phenomenon of Musical Art in the Education of Individuals
Authors: Ritta Jerdimaliyeva , Janel Abeltayeva , Marjan Elubaeva , Dauresh Akhmetbekova , Aigul Imasheva , Gulsum Kusametova
Published: October 2018

Phenomenon of musical art considered as one of the conditions needed to create artistic and aesthetic communication that nurtures the growth of a spiritual, moral and harmonious personality. This article focusses on finding new bases for music education. It outlines current music education and points out difficulties that are caused by rapid changes in music culture. Due to these changes, music curriculum must find new starting points. We explored and compared the main ideas about music education in its historical development. We conclude that music education today should be built on music making and listening. It can no longer be based on traditional frameworks because they are not familiar to individuals today. Music education should be based on research, and new ways of teaching and learning musical skills and knowledge should guide its practice.
Everyday Life Residents of Almaty Region and City Dwellers in the Soviet Union from 1920 to the 1930s (State of Health Care)
Authors: Tazhieva Saltanat , Kamshat Rustem , Duman Zhekenov , Marlan Baizhanov , Askhat Darkenbayev
Published: October 2018

This work studied everyday life of Almaty region dwellers and the impact on their life from rising socialisation and reform of state branches. The interest in everyday life is a result of making an effort to comprehend new construction samples from the period of Stalin’s first five-year plan from the point of view of a Soviet man/population? This information presented the ambitions and living conditions of Almaty’s residents in the industrialisation years of the Soviet Union’s history. During the 1930s, modernisation and its effects were one of the most important factors in the life of Almaty residents. This paper focusses on healthcare and quality of medical service in that era.
The research has been done in Almaty city but the analysis have been taken for research from Almaty surrounding regions as well. Zhetisu regional hospital locates in Almaty region.
The Modelling of Professional Competence Formation Process of Future Specialists in Psychology and Education
Authors: Assemgul Ðyazbayeva , Nurbanu Nygymanova , Yaroslava Ospanova , Nazgul Bolatbekova , Saule Omarova , Altyngul Okai
Published: October 2018

In our study, the competence approach to teaching brings out the essence and structure of the professional competence of students in the field of multimedia technologies and in accordance with the definition of new methods, means and forms of education, also the researchers indicate the goal, objectives and content of this process.
Depending on the main idea in different years in pedagogy and psychology developed various learning technologies, including targeting the formation of a systematic approach to the tools, techniques and methods of teaching.
The ongoing reform of the high education system places high demands on the training of professionals encourages the search for new ways to improve the educational process in high school.
Intervalos de confianza para la diferencia entre coeficientes de validez de contenido (V Aiken): Una sintaxis SPSS
Authors: Merino-Soto César Ayax
Published: October 2018

El análisis el de la validez de contenido usualmente incluye medidas para cuantificar sumariamente las calificaciones de jueces expertos. Sin embargo, las diferencias entre grupos de jueces no han sido previamente planteadas, y es plausible que estas diferencias ocurran. El presente manuscrito plantea la comparación entre-grupos del coeficiente V Aiken, 1980), como una estrategia que debe ser implementada en el análisis de la validez de contenido. Se presenta un método basado en la construcción de intervalos de confianza para la diferencia entre coeficientes V, para dos grupos independientes. Finalmente, también se incluye un programa en sintaxis SPSS de libre distribución para su implementación.
Penn State Worry Questionnaire-11 validity in Colombia and factorial equivalence across gender and nonclinical and clinical samples
Authors: Ruiz Francisco José , Monroy-Cifuentes Andrea , Suárez-Falcón Juan Carlos
Published: October 2018

The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) is the gold standard measure of the unspecific worry that characterizes generalized anxiety disorder. This study aims to explore the validity of the PSWQ in Colombia and its measurement invariance across gender and clinical and nonclinical participants. An abbreviated, 11-item version of the PSWQ by Sandín, Chorot, Valiente, and Lostao (2009) was used because the negatively worded items have shown to be problematic for Spanish speakers. Additionally, research has suggested that the negatively worded items of the PSWQ lack of practical utility. The PSWQ-11 was administered to a total of 1045 participants, including a sample of nonclinical participants (N = 710) and a sample of clinical participants (N = 335). The internal consistency of the PSWQ-11 across samples was excellent. The one-factor model showed an acceptable fit to the data. Metric and scalar invariance were observed across gender and clinical and nonclinical samples. In conclusion, the PSWQ-11 seems to be a valid measure of GAD-related worry in Colombia, whereas data on factorial equivalence data warrant the comparison of scores across gender and clinical and nonclinical samples.
Escala Breve de Resiliencia frente a los Problemas de Comportamiento de los hijos (EBR-PC)
Authors: Cantero-García María , Alonso-Tapia Jesús
Published: October 2018

Dado que la resiliencia puede variar dependiendo del tipo de adversidad con la que las personas se enfrentan, parece adecuado desarrollar una escala específica para personas que se enfrentan a los problemas de comportamiento de sus hijos. Con este fin se ha desarrollado una nueva escala semejante a la Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al. 2008), pero contextualizada respecto a los problemas de comportamiento de los hijos (BRS-PC). En este estudio participaron 615 padres y madres. Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio y otro de validación cruzada para estudiar la validez estructural, se analizó la fiabilidad y se realizó un análisis de correlaciones para estudiar la validez convergente. Los resultados indicaron que la BRS-PC posee una adecuada validez estructural, la fiabilidad de sus puntuaciones fue buena y mostraron unas alta correlaciones con la BRS original, siendo evidencia de validez convergente. La BRS-PC ha mostrado ser una herramienta fiable y válida para evaluar la resiliencia de los padres ante los problemas de comportamiento de los hijos.
El papel de la dependencia emocional en la relación entre el apego y la conducta impulsiva
Authors: Estévez Ana , Chávez-Vera María D. , Momeñe Janire , Olave Leticia , Vázquez Daniel , Iruarrizaga Itziar
Published: October 2018

La dependencia emocional se define como una necesidad afectiva extrema que una persona siente hacia su pareja. Se ha relacionado con el déficit de control de impulsos y con el estilo de apego preocupado. El presente estudio tiene como objetivos analizar la relación entre la dependencia emocional, el apego y la conducta impulsiva, así como, analizar si estas dos últimas predicen la dependencia emocional. Además, se analiza si la dependencia emocional media en la relación entre el apego y la impulsividad y, finalmente, se estudian las diferencias de género en las tres variables mencionadas. La muestra está formada por 1533 adolescentes (707 mujeres y 826 hombres), con edades que oscilan entre los 14-18 años (M = 15.76; DT = 1.25). Los resultados muestran relaciones positivas entre la dependencia emocional y la permisividad parental, traumatismo infantil e impulsividad. Asimismo, la impulsividad se relaciona de manera positiva con evitar estar solo, relación asimétrica, necesidad de agradar, permisividad parental y traumatismo infantil. Igualmente, se comprueba como la permisividad parental, autosuficiencia y rencor contra los padres y el traumatismo infantil predicen la dependencia emocional. Finalmente, se observa como la relación entre el apego y la conducta impulsiva es mediada por la dependencia emocional y se aprecian diferencias en las tres variables en función del género.
Efecto de un programa interactivo durante los descansos escolares en las actitudes hacia la actividad física de escolares de primaria
Authors: Emeljanovas Arunas , Mieziene Brigita , MoChingMok Magdalena , Chin Ming-kai , Cesnaitiene Vida Janina , Fatkulina Natalja , Trinkuniene Laima , López Sánchez Guillermo Felipe , Díaz Suárez Arturo
Published: October 2018

El objetivo del estudio fue explorar los efectos de sesiones de ejercicio en video sobre los cambios en las percepciones y actitudes de los estudiantes de educación primaria hacia la actividad física, la autoeficacia física y el conocimiento académico adquirido relacionado con la salud. El estudio incluyó a 181 estudiantes de educación primaria, de primer a cuarto curso, de los cuales 93 (51.4%) constituyeron el grupo experimental y 88 (48.6%) el grupo control (Medad = 8.24; DT = 1.10 años). Los efectos de la intervención mediante sesiones de ejercicio en video fueron medidos mediante la Escala de Actitudes Hacia la Actividad Física, que se administró en el pretest y el postest. El grupo experimental llevó a cabo la intervención mediante las sesiones de ejercicio en vídeo todos los días escolares durante tres meses. Tras la intervención, se encontraron mejoras significativas en el grupo experimental en las percepciones y actitudes de los estudiantes hacia la actividad física, en su autoeficacia física y en el conocimiento académico adquirido relacionado con la salud. En el grupo control no se produjeron mejoras tras el periodo de intervención. El estudio apoya firmemente la efectividad del programa de ejercicios en video.
РАД СА ДЈЕЦОМ ПРЕДШКОЛСКОГ И ТИНЕЈЏЕРСКОГ УЗРАСТА
Authors: Јокић Јелена
Published: October 2018

Рад на тему Рад са дјецом предшколског и тинејџерскогузраста заснован је на практичном искуству у раду са дјецом у Дјечијемодјељењу Народне и универзитетске библиотеке Републике Српске. Радсадржи детаљан опис радионица, као и педагошки приступ дјецинаведеног узраста.Радионице са дјецом предшколског узраста су едукативног и креативногкарактера, садрже игре које су забавне, подстичу вјештине комуникације,социјалне вјештине, подстицање маште, учење кроз игру.Период адолесенције испуњен је бројним развојним промјенама:промјена на плану интелигенције, плану интересовања, промјена наплану психолошких потреба као и промјене у односу са родитељима ивршњацима. Основни циљ ових радионица је помоћ и подршка младимада своје развојне тешкоће и проблеме рјешавају на адекватнији и, задаљи развој, кориснији начин.Циљ радионица је, такође, привући како најмлађе кориснике, тако итинејџере у циљу активног чланства у библиотеци, као и анимирањунових чланова и подстицању интересовања за читање.Сврха овог рада је да послужи као инспирација свима који раде садјецом.
КУЦ, КУЦ – БИБЛИОТЕКАР! ЈЕ Л' ТО (У)ЛИЦА КЊИГА? Једна лична библиотечка прича
Authors: Георгиев Елизабета
Published: October 2018

У раду ће бити представљено искуство аутора у раду, како садецом и младима у Библиотеци „Детко Петров“ у Димитровграду, тако иу раду са децом и младима у креативним радионицама организованим удругим библиотекама у другим срединама, а које имају за циљ подстицајчитања и стваралаштва код ових група корисника. Акценат је стављен наразмени знања и вештина између полазника радионица и библиотекара,стваралачкој атмосфери која резултира различитим облицима рада ирезултатима као што су збирке литерарних радова, представе,перформанси, изложбе и друго.