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

A 425-Million-Year-Old Silurian Pentastomid Parasitic on Ostracods

Pentastomids (tongue worms) are worm-like arthropods known today from ~ 140 species. All but four are parasitic on vertebrates. Their life cycle typically involves larval development in an intermediate host followed by maturation in the respiratory tract of a definitive terrestrial host. Fossil pentastomids are exceedingly rare and are known only from isolated juveniles. The identity of the possible hosts of fossil pentastomids and the origin of their lifestyle have generated much debate. A new, exceptionally preserved species, described based on adults from 425-million-year-old marine rocks, is the only known fossil pentastomid associated with a host, in this case a species of ostracod crustacean. The pentastomids are preserved near eggs within the ostracod and also, uniquely for any fossil or living pentastomid, are attached externally to the host. This discovery affirms the origin of pentastomids as ectoparasitic on marine invertebrates. The terrestrialization of pentastomids may have occurred in parallel with the vertebrate invasion of land

Thanahita distos holotype - VAXML model and raw serial-grinding data

Contains: A) the model of the holotype used in the publication, in VAXML format. This format comprises and XML descriptor and STL-format geometry. See www.spiers-software.org for a free VAXML viewer and details of the specification. B) BMP format raw images from physical-optical tomography (serial grinding). See readme file within appropriate ZIP for more details

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Acaenoplax hayae posterior VAMXL file for specimen OUM C.2953

ESM Table S2 from A three-dimensionally preserved lobopodian from the Herefordshire (Silurian) Lagerstätte, UK

Nexus Fil

ESM Text S1 from A three-dimensionally preserved lobopodian from the Herefordshire (Silurian) Lagerstätte, UK

Methodology, taxa, characters used in phyogenetic analysi

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

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Specimen of Enalikter aphson in VAXML format (see ReadMe file)

OUM C.29632

Specimen of Enalikter aphson in VAXML format (see ReadMe file