Building Community Partnerships in a Common Reading Program

Bridgewater, Massachusetts began its One Book One Community Reading program in 2005 with a steering committee comprised of members from a number of local organizations and the public library. When funding cuts drastically reduced the Bridgewater Public Library’s hours and staffing levels in 2008, it had to withdraw from the program. The program is still in existence due to the dedication of the members of the steering committee

A Petrographic and Spectrographic Analysis of Several Soapstone Artifacts from Tennessee and Soapstone Deposits in North Carolina and South Carolina: in an Attempt to Determine the Source Area of the Artifacts

Several soapstone artifacts from Late Archaic-Early Woodland archaeological sites in Tennessee and ten soapstone deposits, two in South Carolina and eight in North Carolina were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, X-ray spectroscopy and petrographically in an attempt to correlate the artifacts and deposits. The data show that two of the deposits, Shelton Mine and Watermellon Branch, exhibit the best correlation with some of the artifacts. However, the evidence isn\u27t conclusive. Petrographic analysis revealed that the deposits and artifacts consist of one of two distinct mineral assemblages, one consisting of talc, chlorite, and anthophyllite, and a second in which talc, chlorite, and tremolite-actinolite comprise the assemblage. Two deposits, Leiceister #2 and Hammett Grove also contain appreciable biotite. No biotite is present in any of the artifacts. The deposits and artifacts possess textures ranging from strongly foliated, as in the Leiceister #2 deposit, to a massive or granoblastic texture, as in some of the Watermellon Branch samples. Spectrographic analysis show that Cr, Mn, Ni, and Zn are the dominant trace elements present in the deposits and artifacts, with Cu, Sr, and Rb occurring in much smaller amounts. Five deposits have an average Ti content of less than 250 ppm while two deposits, Watermellon Branch and the Shelton Mine contain an average of 1863 and 800 ppm Ti, respectively. All of the artifacts except for the Polk, Campbell, and Jefferson County artifacts also contain appreciable Ti. Although the purpose of this study was an attempt to correlate the artifacts and deposits, the data gathered also indicate that the deposits were derived from the alteration of an ultrabasic igneous rock rather than from a metasomatized carbonate

Book Review: \u3cem\u3eElder Northfield\u27s Home or, Sacrificed on the Mormon Altar: A Story of the Blighting Curse of Polygamy\u3c/em\u3e

Review of Elder Northfield’s Home or, Sacrificed on the Mormon Altar: A Story of the Blighting Curse of Polygamy, by A. Jennie Bartlett. University of Nebraska Press, 201

A parent workshop for motivating emergent literacy in English

The goal of this project is to help teachers create a motivation-enhancing literacy environment that increases students\u27 reading ability, improves the understanding of written material, fosters a love of reading, and develops life-long learners

Relation of land class to land utilization in Overton county, Tennessee

The purpose of this study is to determine the relation of land class to land utilization in Overton County; to determine the influence that total acres per farm and acres of improved land per farm has on land utilization; to determine the relation of land class to number and kind of cattle; and on the basis of the findings point out some advantageous changes that may be applied to the agricultural program of the county and other similar areas

Librarian Mentoring of an Undergraduate Research Project

Bridgewater State University has a dynamic, highly visible, and increasingly successful Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) that supports students and their faculty mentors with developing research opportunities. Students working on undergraduate research projects have sought the help of librarians, but the librarians had never been directly involved as mentors. A librarian mentor and student library worker collaborated on a project to develop an online library guide, which is used by faculty and student researchers for discovering social justice resources, and found new paths to teaching and learning information literacy skills

The Presidential Libraries System Study: The Carter Project\u27s Experience

Archivists and records managers traditionally have arranged manuscripts according to the principle of provenance, resisting attempts to cross-reference or subject catalog archival materials. They have argued that cross-referencing is doomed to failure due to the lack of commonly agreed upon subject descriptors (which librarians call authority files) and to the sheer size of the undertaking. Archives are traditionally understaffed, and the hours involved in cross-referencing by subject prohibit such undertakings. On the other hand, researchers and information managers have long expressed the desire for subject access to information which may be dispersed throughout separate manuscript collections in the same repository or contained in collections or record groups held by several repositories scattered throughout the world

Nevor v. Moneypenny Holdings, LLC: Availability of Prejudgment Interest for Mixed Maritime Law and Jones Act Claims

In maritime personal injury cases, courts have traditionally seen prejudgment interest as part of the compensation due to a prevailing plaintiff. The goal of ensuring the fullest compensation possible has long been recognized as a basic principle of admiralty law. However, federal appellate courts are split over whether to award prejudgment interest on a mixed claim under general maritime law and the Jones Act. This Note explores this issue in Nevor v. Moneypenny Holdings, LLC, which was the first time the question had been raised in the First Circuit. The Fifth and Sixth Circuits have held that because prejudgment interest on a Jones Act claim is not allowed, prejudgment interest is not available on a mixed claim. However, the First Circuit in Nevor ultimately followed the Second Circuit reasoning that a successful Jones Act claim should not preclude prejudgment interest when mixed with a claim under general maritime law. This Note provides the legal background for the claims at issue in Nevor and examines the case law on both sides of the circuit split before turning to a discussion of Nevor. By way of conclusion, the Note argues that if the case is appealed, the Supreme Court should grant certiorari and resolve the now wider circuit split in favor of the First and Second Circuit approach