Rural Public Library Assets And Socioeconomic Demographics: A Multi-Classification Study

Rural public libraries hold economic, cultural, and social capital assets in trust for the benefit of their communities. Filling a gap in the study of those assets, 2012 through 2015 rural library statistics from the Institute of Museum and Library Services were combined with public data from the United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to: (1) reveal interrelationships between rural public library assets and socioeconomic factors, (2) explore the implications of those relationships in terms of potential community services and asset strengths, (3) investigate differences in those relationships over time, and (4) consider rural library asset sustainability. Exploring asset structures through supervised classification data mining of four rural library classes (distance from urban areas and urban clusters, governance structure, service area size, and geographic region) revealed that, with the exception of non-librarian staff, rural public library median per capita assets did not generally decrease as distances from urban areas and urban clusters increased; there were no clear asset demarcations between governance structures; the smallest rural libraries generally had the highest median per capita assets, including revenue from non-local sources; and rural library asset variations between and within regions were largely explained by socioeconomic factors. Furthermore, rural-urban boundaries continued to blur during the period, state revenue constraints decreased the likelihood of small rural library sustainability, volunteers appeared to substitute for paid staff in the smallest rural libraries and supplemented staff in larger rural libraries, and persistent deep child poverty was found in many of the counties served by rural public libraries. Recommendations for facilitating rural public libraries’ leadership in building community and library sustainability include: (1) revised reporting of rural-urban designations to increase awareness of government programs and benefits available to the library’s community, (2) increased advocacy for rural library sustainability through effective messaging of community engagement successes and cost-benefit study of rural libraries as access providers for government benefits and services, (3) revised reporting or targeted studies to capture the public value created by rural library volunteers, and (4) the design of national, fiscally sustainable programs supporting public library leadership in measurably decreasing child poverty rates

GEOSIM: A numerical model for geophysical fluid flow simulation

A numerical model which simulates geophysical fluid flow in a wide range of problems is described in detail, and comparisons of some of the model's results are made with previous experimental and numerical studies. The model is based upon the Boussinesq Navier-Stokes equations in spherical coordinates, which can be reduced to a cylindrical system when latitudinal walls are used near the pole and the ratio of latitudinal length to the radius of the sphere is small. The equations are approximated by finite differences in the meridional plane and spectral decomposition in the azimuthal direction. The user can specify a variety of boundary and initial conditions, and there are five different spectral truncation options. The results of five validation cases are presented: (1) the transition between axisymmetric flow and baroclinic wave flow in the side heated annulus; (2) the steady baroclinic wave of the side heated annulus; (3) the wave amplitude vacillation of the side heated annulus; (4) transition to baroclinic wave flow in a bottom heated annulus; and (5) the Spacelab Geophysical Fluid Flow Cell (spherical) experiment

The effects of polygamy on children and adolescents: a systematic review

The objective was to review research that examined the effects of polygyny (a specific form of polygamy) on children and adolescents. A systematic literature search and review was conducted of research published 1994–2014 that focused on psychological variables, primary data collection, and compared data on children and adolescents from polygynous families with monogamous families. Critical analysis included the relevance of methods to the culture, including the psychometric properties reported. A total of 13 papers satisfied the inclusion criteria. The review found more mental health problems, social problems and lower academic achievement for children and adolescents from polygynous than monogamous families. Similarities between children and adolescents from polygynous and monogamous families included self-esteem, anxiety and depression scores. Although polygynous family structures appear to have detrimental effects on children and adolescents, the mediating effects of parental education, economy and family functioning need to be investigated

Evaluating Library Instruction at 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions

Research Study Checklist to accompany the Association of College and Research Libraries Project Outcome webinar Evaluating Library Instruction at 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions . This webinar outlined how to use Project Outcome as a catalyst for research. Librarians from Seminole State College of Florida and University of Central Florida discussed using the Project Outcome for Academic Libraries toolkit to investigate the similarities and differences in the perceived student satisfaction/value of library instruction at a two-year and a four-year institution

Evaluating Library Instruction at 2-Year and 4-Year Institutions: Findings and Data Analysis

Presentation slides from Association of College & Research Libraries Project Outcome webinar on April 25, 2023. Join us as we share our experience using Project Outcome for analysis of our cross-institutional research project. We\u27ll discuss our process, methodology, and the findings from this research. Using our experience as a case study, we hope to generate ideas for others interested in exploring Project Outcome for other research projects. This may include identifying opportunities, planning and implementation considerations, and analyzing results

Erosion Mitigation at Fort Hase Beach and at Pyramid Rock Recreational Areas

The U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii is responsible for management of the military lands at Mokapu Peninsula in the Kaneohe Bay area, on the island of Oahu, including the shoreline recreational areas known as Fort Hase and Pyramid Rock Beaches. These two beach parks are popular recreational sites and are used extensively by military personnel. The beach at Pyramid Rock Recreational Subarea is also open to the general public on weekends. Unfortunately, this use has resulted in considerable stress to the physical characteristics of the parks. The lack of directional walkways has led to multiple paths across and through the dune vegetation. Inadequate drainage from a shower facility and rainfall runoff have led to erosion in the parking lot at Pyramid Rock Recreational Subarea. High waves have exacerbated the erosion caused by unregulated foot traffic at the Fort Hase beach park, in particular, and have led to the formation of a .5 meter coastal escarpment at the Fort Hase beach and the exposure of an archaeological site. To assure effective and informed management of their coastal and cultural resources, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) is interested in developing methods to mitigate coastal erosion problems and to simultaneously improve the recreational use of these beach parks in accordance with their administrative directives and need to comply with federal statutes. Hence, the purpose of this study has been to examine the environmental characteristics of the two recreational parks; Fort Hase and Pyramid Rock beaches, and to make recommendations on non-structural ways to mitigate both anthropogenic and natural impacts to these parks while assuring that historical and cultural resources are protected.Ogden Environmental and Energy Services Co., Inc

CORRELATIONS AMONG GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF ROUGH RICE STORAGE TIME AND TEMPERATURE ON AROMATIC RICE QUALITY

Summary statistics and corresponding Spearman correlation coefficients are illustrated for various subsets of aromatic rough rice storage time and temperature data from (a) the College Station texture sensory panel, (b) the New Orleans aroma and flavor sensory panel, and (c) the Beaumont USDA-ARS Rice Quality Laboratory. These correlations represent the inclinations of seemingly-related measures of several attributes to "move together," acting as an indicator of their associations with or impacts on one another.Crop Production/Industries,

CORRELATIONS AMONG GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF MILLED RICE STORAGE TIME AND TEMPERATURE ON AROMATIC RICE QUALITY

Summary statistics and corresponding Spearman correlation coefficients are illustrated for various subsets of aromatic milled rice storage time and temperature data from (a) the College Station texture sensory panel, (b) the New Orleans aroma and flavor sensory panel, and (c) the Beaumont USDA-ARS Rice Quality Laboratory. These correlations represent the inclinations of seemingly-related measures of several attributes to "move together," acting as an indicator of their associations with or impacts on one another.Crop Production/Industries,