Patterns of Availability and Use of Audiotape Cassettes in Special Libraries

The availability and use of audiotape cassettes is studied in terms of user requirements. The following factors were examined: how special libraries utilize audiotape cassettes; who the users of the medium are; how the libraries acquire and maintain their collection; and opinions of librarians as to the value of the audiotape cassette as a medium for dissemination of information

Summer of excess.

On graduation day in May 2013, Olivia "Liv" Grigsby and her three friends have a rowdy night that endangers Liv's pot operation. The friends help to keep one another in good spirits as they encounter unexpected opportunities and problems over the next few weeks: Charlie enters the porn industry, Merrick can't find a job after receiving her Master's, and Delaney is arrested for graffiti. When Liv's father dies, the friends come together and face their predicaments head on as they encounter the excess of their past, handle the trials of the present, and work towards securing their future. The novel works to capture the dialect and hectic lives of the four Oklahoma women. It depicts true bliss as well as escalated anxiety as the friends recklessly help one another sort out their relationships and solve the impending issues of their careers

Measuring What They Value: Exploring the Meaning of Student Success for Community College Students of Mexican Origin

accountability, Latino, Mexican, Phenomenology, Photovoice, Student succes

Social impact and governance of AI and neurotechnologies

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and brain science are going to have a huge impact on society. While technologies based on those advances can provide enormous social benefits, adoption of new technologies poses various risks. This article first reviews the co-evolution of AI and brain science and the benefits of brain-inspired AI in sustainability, healthcare, and scientific discoveries. We then consider possible risks from those technologies, including intentional abuse, autonomous weapons, cognitive enhancement by brain–computer interfaces, insidious effects of social media, inequity, and enfeeblement. We also discuss practical ways to bring ethical principles into practice. One proposal is to stop giving explicit goals to AI agents and to enable them to keep learning human preferences. Another is to learn from democratic mechanisms that evolved in human society to avoid over-consolidation of power. Finally, we emphasize the importance of open discussions not only by experts, but also including a diverse array of lay opinions