Are Transaction Logs Useful? A Ten-Year Study

Introduction Transaction log analysis has long been a staple in academic libraries. Recently, for example, authors have reported on transaction logs and their use in identifying access point use, re-engineering the online public access catalog (OPAC), improving search retrieval, utilizing flip charts at terminals, and employing log data for general personnel management. There are still questions left unanswered, however, about the usefulness of transaction log analysis in marshalling personnel resources. One is whether the logs have predictive value over a span of time, and another is whether any useful trends can be discerned from the logs\u27 data. To answer these questions, transaction log totals, i.e., author, title, subject, keyword, and total searches, were collected spring and fall 1998 and spring 1999 semesters for statistical analysis. The researcher contrasted and correlated this data generated at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), a mid-sized, regional university with an enrollment of 8,869 undergraduate and graduate students, with comparable data collected ten years ago at SEMO and with data reported by Neal Kaske at the University of Alabama

Scrutinizing Cataloging Copy

Abstract In order to determine if cataloging copy today is as acceptable as past copy, the researcher compared additions and corrections to a random sample of monographic copy that corresponded to the books that went through the cataloging department during 2006 at Southeast Missouri State University with previously reported editing work from several libraries. The outcome was that more editing was required today, but it was not possible to identify whether this was due to the rapidly changing cataloging environment or to the higher level of editing performed

Movers and Shakers in the Library Publishing World Highlight their Roles: Interviews with Print and Electronic Journal Editors - A Comparison

Abstract This paper reports the interviews of five Emerald Group and three electronic journal editors. Several topics were discussed, including the definition of a peer reviewed journal article, the role of the editor, the work involved in editing, the role of the editorial board, ways to get on the editorial board, the acceptance rate of the journal, and topics of interest for future publication. The experience provided insight into the working mechanisms of journal publishing and clearly showed that there are many similarities among the editors’ roles, relationships, workloads, and understanding of the peer review concept, no matter which format is considered

A comparative study of the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management on 14/8/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1360080X.2014.936093This journal articles examines the perceptions of professional staff on their contribution to student outcomes

The Effect of Ash and Inorganic Pigment Fill on the Atomic Oxygen Erosion of Polymers and Paints (ISMSE-12)

Low atomic oxygen fluence (below 1x10(exp 20) atoms/sq cm) exposure of polymers and paints that have a small ash content and/or inorganic pigment fill does not cause a significant difference in erosion yield compared to unfilled (neat) polymers or paints. However, if the ash and/or inorganic pigment content is increased, the surface population of the inorganic content will begin to occupy a significant fraction of the surface area as the atomic oxygen exposure increases because the ash is not volatile and remains as a loosely attached surface layer. This results in a reduction of the flux of atomic oxygen reacting with the polymer and a reduction in the rate of erosion of the polymer remaining. This paper presents the results of ground laboratory and low Earth orbital (LEO) investigations to evaluate the fluence dependence of atomic oxygen erosion yields of polymers and paints having inorganic fill content

Simon Says (Fall 2002)

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Advancing ACTA: Developing Socio-Cognitive Competence/Insight

ABSTRACT Accelerating the cognitive expertise of engineering professionals is a critical challenge for many high reliability, international organizations. This paper reports a collaborative, longitudinal, academic practitioner project which aimed to elicit, document and accelerate the cognitive expertise of engineering professional working with the manufacture and management of petroleum additives. 25 engineering experts were trained by three academic psychologists to use applied cognitive task analysis (ACTA) interview techniques in order to document the cognition of their expert peers. Results had high face validity for practitioners who elicited hot/sensory based cognition, a number of perceptual skills and mental models, highlighting undocumented context specific expertise. We conclude from a peer review of findings combined with experienced CTA analysts that ACTA techniques can be advanced in context by the explicit recognition and development of socio-cognitive competence /insight

Terrorism and Assassination: Political Assassination as an Instrument of National Policy - An Inquiry into Operations, Expediency, Morality, and the Law

The 2002 Symposium opened on Thursday, April 11, with a role-playing exercise and town meeting: Assassination of a Terrorist Enemy. In this session, a group of nationally prominent political leaders, policy makers, scholars, and members of the intelligence, military, religious and civil liberties communities engaged in a role-playing exercise exploring a fictional scenario posing the question of whether the United States should undertake an operation to assassinate the leader of a terrorist organization deemed responsible for acts of violence against the United States. The issue was explored through historical, moral, religious, operational, political, diplomatic, and legal perspectives. The final segment of the program included a town meeting discussion in which members of the audience participated in the debate and deliberation. These issues were explored the next day of the conference in a series of more specifically focused sessions. The opening session, on Thursday, April 11 from 6:30-9:00 p.m., featured Jeff Addicott; June Aprille; William C. Banks; Azizah al-Hibri, professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law; Julie Laskaris, Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Richmond; Peter Raven-Hansen, Gary Solis, Porcher Taylor, and Robert Turner. Rodney A. Smolla, the Allen Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, served as moderator. The “Roundtable Session I: Policy, Politics, and Operations” session, held on Friday, April 12 from 9:00-10:15 a.m., was led by Jeff Addicott, William C. Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, Gary Solis, and Robert Turner. John Paul Jones, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, served as moderator. “Roundtable Session II: Moral and Religious Perspectives,” held on Friday, April 12 from 10:30-11:45 a.m., was led by Azizah al-Hibri, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. Julie Laskaris, Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Richmond, served as moderator. “Roundtable Session III: Assassination as an Instrument of Policy and the Law,” held on Friday, April 12 from 1:30- 2:45 p.m., was led by Jeff Addicott, William C. Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, Gary Solis, Professor John Paul Jones, and Robert Turner. Porcher Taylor served as moderator

Electrochemistry at carbon nanotube forests : sidewalls and closed ends allow fast electron transfer

The electrochemical properties of the closed ends and sidewalls of pristine carbon nanotube forests are investigated directly using a nanopipet electrochemical cell. Both are shown to promote fast electron transfer, without any activation or processing of the carbon nanotube material required, in contrast to the current model in the literature

Physical activity referral to cardiac rehabilitation, leisure centre or telephone-delivered consultations in post-surgical people with breast cancer: a mixed methods process evaluation

BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) programmes effective under ‘research’ conditions may not be effective under ‘real-world’ conditions. A potential solution is to refer patients to existing PA community-based PA services.MethodsA process evaluation of referral of post-surgical patients with early-stage breast cancer to cardiac rehabilitation exercise classes, leisure centre with 3-month free leisure centre membership or telephone-deliveredPA consultations for 12 weeks. Quantitative data were collected about PA programme uptake and reach, patient engagement with the PA programme, delivery and fidelity and PA dose. Qualitative data were collected about patient experiences of taking part in the PA programmes. Audio-recorded qualitative interviews of participants about the programmes were analysed thematically. Quantitative data were reported descriptively using means and SD.ResultsIn Phase I, 30% (n = 20) of eligible patients (n = 20) consented, 85% (n = 17) chose referral to leisure centre, and 15% (n = 3) chose cardiac rehabilitation. In Phase II, 32% (n = 12) consented, 25% (n = 3) chose leisure centre and 75% (n = 9) chose telephone-delivered PA consultations. Walking at light intensity for about an hour was the most common PA. All Phase I participants received an induction by a cardiac rehabilitation physiotherapist or PA specialist from the leisure centre but only 50% of Phase II participants received an induction by a PA specialist from the leisure centre. Four themes were identified from qualitative interviews about programme choice: concerns about physical appearance, travel distance, willingness to socialise and flexibility in relation to doing PA. Four themes were identified about facilitators and barriers for engaging in PA: feeling better, feeling ill, weight management, family and friends.ConclusionsThe current community-based PA intervention is not yet suitable for a definitive effectiveness randomised controlled trial. Further work is needed to optimise PR programme reach, PA dose and intervention fidelity