To Honor Our Past: Historical Research, Library History and the Historiographical Imperative: Conceptual Reflections and Exploratory Observations

This exploratory discussion considers history of libraries, in its broadest context; moreover, it frames the entire enterprise of pursuing history as it relates to LIS in the context of doing history and of doing history vis-à-vis LIS. Is it valuable intellectually for LIS professionals to consider their own history, writing historically oriented research, and what is the nature of this research within the professionalization of LIS itself as both practice and discipline? Necessarily conceptual and offering theoretical insight, this discussion perforce tenders the idea that historiographical innovations and other disciplinary approaches and perspectives can invigorate library history beyond its current condition. This discussion, exploratory at best, and informed by conditions attendant in Anglo-American institutional memory, offers observations, albeit cursory, yet, proffers salient insight and possible suggestions from other institutional venues

Specific character of citations in historiography (using the example of Polish history)

The first part of the paper deals with the assessment of international databases in relation to the number of historical publications (representation and relevance in comparison with the model database). The second part is focused on providing answer to the question whether historiography is governed by similar bibliometric rules as exact sciences or whether it has its own specific character. Empirical database for this part of the research constituted the database prepared ad hoc: The Citation Index of the History of Polish Media (CIHPM). Among numerous typically historical features the main focus was put on: linguistic localism, specific character of publishing forms, differences in citing of various sources (contributions and syntheses) and specific character of the authorship (the Lorenz Curve and the Lotka’s Law). Slightly more attention was devoted to the half-life indicator and its role in a diachronic study of a scientific field; also, a new indicator (HL14), depicting distribution of citations younger then half-life was introduced. Additionally, the comparison and correlation of selected parameters for the body of historical science (citations, HL14, the Hirsch Index, number of publications, volume and other) were also conducted

Morphodynamic Study of a 2018 Mass-Stranding Event at Punta Umbria Beach (Spain): E ect of Atlantic Storm Emma on Benthic Marine Organisms

Very few mass stranding events of invertebrates have been reported. In this paper, we report a mass stranding of multiple benthic organisms occurred at Punta Umbría beach (S Spain) after the passage of storm Emma (28 February to 5 March 2018). The most abundant organisms were identified, and exceptional meteorological and oceanographic events were analyzed, as a basis to understand the causes of stranding. The morphodynamic changes a ecting the beach profile during the storm were inferred using a cross shore depth-integrated and time averaged numerical model (CSHORE). Among the stranded species, decapods (Upogebia spp., Atelecyclus undecimdentatus), sipunculids (Sipunculus nudus), starfish (Astropecten sp.), and sessile tunicates were dominant. Storm Emma involved extreme significant wave heights of up to 7.27 m, low pressures, strong SW winds, precipitations and spring tides that modified the seabed elevation to depth as deep as 10 m. Simulations suggest that benthic organisms living at a water depth between 10 to 0.3 m were buried under a layer of sediment of up to ca. 10 cm deposited during the storm. This burial preceded the transport of intertidal and subtidal benthic organisms to the dry beach, causing their stranding. Impacts on the quality of habitat, biodiversity and the productivity of coastal ecosystems are discussed

La nécropole protohistorique du Grand Bassin II à Mailhac, Aude (VIe-Ve s. av. n. è.)

Fouillée au milieu du XXe siècle dans le cadre de sauvetages en milieu rural, la nécropole protohistorique éponyme du Grand Bassin‑II a livré 57 tombes et un bûcher funéraire datés entre le deuxième quart du VIe s. et le début du Ve s. av. n. è. L'étude du mobilier, de son mode de dépôt, de ses associations, mais aussi l'étude anthropologique et l'analyse de l'architecture, confirment ce qui avait été précédemment observé sur d'autres nécropoles contemporaines, en particulier l'évolution des pratiques funéraires à la fin du premier âge du Fer.Grand Bassin II was excavated during the mid twentieth century as part of a rural rescue excavation. The site produced 57 tombs and a funeral pyre dated to between the second quarter of VIth and beginning of Vth centuries BC. The study of the material culture, its mode of deposition and its associations, along with a physical anthropological analysis and a study of the architecture, confirms a series of trends identified on other contemporary necropoli, especially those relating to the development of funerary rites et the end of the early Iron Age

Unsubstantiated Conclusions: A Scoping Review on Generational Differences of Leadership in Academic Libraries

The academic library profession is experiencing a large turnover in leadership. To date, information on differences in the generational expectations about how to lead is scarce and the research is contradictory. This article presents a scoping review of the literature on generational expectations of academic library leaders. Based on predefined eligibility criteria, the authors searched twelve bibliographic databases and performed a broad web search. 5,435 articles were located and considered for inclusion, however, only four eligible articles were identified and included for analysis. There is little empirical evidence that generational differences are evident in the academic library setting or in individual leadership expectations. There is a lack of original research on generational differences in leadership in libraries, however, anecdotal and opinion literature is drawing attention to this topic in ways that cannot be validated

Mobilier étrusque en Languedoc occidental (VIe - Ve s. av. J.-C.)

This study considers the chronological and typological analysis of Etruscan material from early Iron Age sites in the Languedoc. The synthesis of the different classifications, especially those relating to Etruscan amphorae, permits the study of the typological differences of these objects based on the context of their utilisation ; within a domestic or funerary contexts. This study also allows us to consider the extent of the diffusion of these objects as well as their chronologies.Cette étude porte sur l'analyse et la répartition - chronologique et typographique - du mobilier étrusque présent sur les sites du Languedoc occidental au cours du premier âge du Fer. Elle permet, par une synthèse des différentes classifications, en particulier celles des amphores étrusques, de préciser les différences typologiques de ces objets selon leur contexte d'utilisation, en habitat ou en milieu funéraire, mais également leurs limites de diffusion et leurs différents schémas chronologiques.Hérubel Florence. Mobilier étrusque en Languedoc occidental (VIe - Ve s. av. J.-C.). In: Documents d'Archéologie Méridionale, vol. 23, 2000. pp. 87-112

L’aviation, du loisir au sport médiatisé

Si l'aviation naît au début du XXe siècle, il faut attendre les années 20 pour connaître une véritable utilisation de ce nouveau mode de transport. Parfaite représentation de la modernité de ce que l'on nomme aujourd'hui la Belle Époque, l’aéroplane vient bouleverser les sociétés françaises avec l'apparition de ces nouveaux « hommes-volants ». Ainsi donc, c'est à la « classe de loisir » que s’adresse cette nouveauté qui vient occuper le ciel français. Comment alors ce nouveau loisir parvient-..