Evaluation of university library impact on students’ academic success

U radu se iznosi teorijski okvir vrednovanja knjižnica, a posebno se govori o mogućnostima istraživanja utjecaja zbirki i usluga sveučilišnih knjižnica na akademski uspjeh studenata. Ukazuje se na terminološke probleme vezane uz vrednovanje knjižnica, o važnosti vrednovanja za poslovanje knjižnica, o knjižničnoj statistici, a posebno o mjerenju utjecaja knjižničnih zbirki i usluga na korisnike. U Hrvatskoj se do sada nisu provodila istraživanja utjecaja sveučilišnih knjižnica na korisnike, a istraživanja vezanih uz utjecaj knjižnice na obrazovanje studenata jako je malo i u svijetu. Razlog tome je činjenica da je utjecaje relativno teško izmjeriti, no oni su veoma važni pokazatelji uspješnosti poslovanja određene akademske knjižnice.The paper gives a theoretical framework for library evaluation, and indicates possible effects the library collections and services might have on students’ academic achievement. The paper discusses terminological problems, the importance of evaluation for library performance, library statistics, and focuses on the measurement of impact of library collections and services on their users. So far, there has been no research in Croatia about the impact of university libraries on student academic achievement, and the studies that deal with this topic are rare even around the world. The reason for this lies in the fact that the outcomes are very difficult to measure, and are therefore avoided in measurements. However, they represent extremely important indicators of university library impact on students’ academic performance

Supplementary materials from The Palaeozoic colonization of the water column and the rise of global nekton

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Supplementary materials from The Palaeozoic colonization of the water column and the rise of global nekton

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Supplementary materials from The Palaeozoic colonization of the water column and the rise of global nekton

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Supplementary materials from The Palaeozoic colonization of the water column and the rise of global nekton

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The Fezouata fossils of Morocco; an extraordinary record of marine life in the Early Ordovician

<p>The discovery of the Fezouata biota in the latest Tremadocian of southeastern Morocco has significantly changed our understanding of the early Phanerozoic radiation. The shelly fossil record shows a well-recognized pattern of macroevolutionary stasis between the Cambrian Explosion and the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, but the rich soft-bodied Fezouata biota paints a different evolutionary picture. The Fezouata assemblage includes a considerable component of Cambrian holdovers alongside a surprising number of crown group taxa previously unknown to have evolved by the Early Ordovician. Study of the Fezouata biota is in its early stages, and future discoveries will continue to enrich our view of the dynamics of the early Phanerozoic radiation and of the nature of the fossil record. </p

Water Vascular System

Raw STL triangular mesh of P. flexuosa water vascular system used in Maya model. See legend of figure 2 in the main text of publication for details

Perilaku Hidup Bersih Sehat Pekerja Seks Komersial Setelah Mengikuti Konseling Dan Tes HIV/AIDS

Voluntary Counseling and Testing HIV/AIDS (VCT) is a two-way counseling or continuous dialogue between counselor and client to prevent HIV transmission, give moral support, information and other supports for people with HIV/AIDS, his family and the environment. The total participants in this research were 7 CSWs. The researcher used in-depth interview to collect the data, which were analyzed by content analysis method. The research showed that the meaning of VCT for CSWs themselves could kept their daily healthy behavior and healthy seeking and also became peer educators after following the VCT process. The government and the voluntary organizations which are concerned with CSWs and HIV/ AIDS should facilitate the CSW\u27s efforts to keep their health oriented after doing VCT with continuous screening

Scan B: Protasterina flexuosa (CMC 25001)

Micro-CT scan of Protasterina flexuosa (CMC 25001) using a Nikon XTek XT H225 scanner (Tokyo, Japan). 3200 two-dimensional images were generated with a voxel size of 6.0 microns at a voltage of 85 kV and current of 90 microamps. Volume was reconstructed using Nikon CTPro 3D (Tokyo, Japan). Users should contact authors prior to file use other than corroborating data presented in paper

Lateral Ossicle Triangular Mesh

Raw STL triangular mesh of P. flexuosa lateral ossicle used in Maya model. See legend of figure 2 in main text of publication for details