Spatio-Temporal Cluster Detection and Local Moran Statistics of Point Processes

Moran\u27s index is a statistic that measures spatial dependence, quantifying the degree of dispersion or clustering of point processes and events in some location/area. Recognizing that a single Moran\u27s index may not give a sufficient summary of the spatial autocorrelation measure, a local indicator of spatial association (LISA) has gained popularity. Accordingly, we propose extending LISAs to time after partitioning the area and computing a Moran-type statistic for each subarea. Patterns between the local neighbors are unveiled that would not otherwise be apparent. We consider the measures of Moran statistics while incorporating a time factor under simulated multilevel Palm distribution, a generalized Poisson phenomenon where the clusters and dependence among the subareas are captured by the rate of increase of the process over time. Event propagation is built under spatial nested sequences over time. The Palm parameters, Moran statistics and convergence criteria are calculated from an explicit algorithm in a Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation setting and further analyzed in two real datasets

Weak Organizational Culture in Higher Education Leads to Unmet Organizational Goals

This qualitative case study explores the perception of weak organizational culture at one institution of higher education and the influence of weak culture on attaining organizational goals. The general problem addresses a weak organizational culture where department leaders operate independently of organizational policies and procedures, resulting in the inability to reach organizational goals. The study included fifteen survey responses from faculty and staff, two follow-up interviews, two observations of university-sponsored group activities, and current data from the 2021 Work and Well-Being Survey conducted by the American Psychological Association. Themes emerged from collected data and existing literature allowing the researcher to draw certain conclusions related to weak organizational culture and the attainment of organizational goals, suggested methods for improving weak culture, and recommended further studies

The synthesis and potential applications of asymmetric silacycles

Although the use of silicon-based reagents has undergone rapid development during the last twenty years, the application of organosilicon chemistry to asymmetric synthesis has been somewhat slower to develop. The many problems associated with the use of 'Si-centred' chiral organosilicon compounds has led to the application of 'C-centred' chiral organosilicon compounds. This work has been aimed at the synthesis and application of cyclic silicon species. Routes towards the synthesis of medium-sized rings have been investigated as a potential application of enantiomerically pure silacycles. This work has led to the discovery of an unusual tandem cycloaddition-bond fragmentation reaction of 3-(dienylacyloxy)cycloalk-2- en-l-ones, which affords a-tetralone as the principal product. Most work has been directed at the synthesis of asymmetric silacycles. Two routes have been explored. Firstly, the double asymmetric hydrosilylation of dienes, catalysts based on many transition metals were used but little evidence of hydrosilylation was observed. The second route is that of the double asymmetric hydroboration of divinylsilanes. Asymmetric stoichiometric hydroboration led to products of moderate to high enantiomeric excess, whilst rhodium-catalysed hydroboration led to high yields of the achiral syn isomer. The diastereoselectivity has been found to vary according to the length of the tether between two phosphine ligands, with maximum diastereoselectivity being observed for butanodiphosphines. NMR studies have investigated the possibility that this is related to the stability of a divinylsilane-diphosphine rhodium complex. Finally, the formation of a variety of silacycles has been attempted. Boron- redistribution of the product of hydroboration with (-)-diisopinocampheylborane has been shown to occur with retention of stereochemistry and subsequent carbonylation led to the formation of asymmetric silacyclohexanones. Oxidation of the hydroboration product led to the formation of a silyldiol species. Reactions of this silyldiol have provided the basis for encouraging preliminary attempts at the formation of other heterosilacycles

Nothing is Linear About Open Access Initiatives: Promoting OA at a New Research Institution

Every campus appears to be “in the know” when it comes to open access, yet many of us “in the trenches” at our university libraries know that not to be the case. Often what is closer to reality is that there are many pockets of disparate knowledge on campus that need to be harnessed and reconciled in order to truly develop a program that benefits the whole. This poster will describe Rowan University’s current Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives that conference attendees may use as templates for programs at their institutions. Rowan University’s recent designation as a Carnegie Classification R3 research institution has been a catalyst to propel the university libraries’ many robust, burgeoning OA/OER initiatives. The Campbell Library at Rowan University has been actively working to promote open access in a variety of ways, actively working with both deans and university administration to promote OA projects. We will describe the many efforts that have been established through collaborations and partnerships that have been new for our community. Additionally, we will illustrate some of our outreach events as a way to highlight the topic campus wide. Initiatives to be highlighted include recruiting faculty and student publications for Rowan University’s institutional repository, the addition of OA enhancements to the library website’s discovery services, addition of OA and OER content to the libraries’ website, ongoing education and outreach efforts for faculty and students, including access to resources such as the SPARC website, Open Textbook Network, Open Science Framework, and instruction on the difference between good and bad open access journals

Transferred Journals 2.0: Further Adaptions of a Library Workflow

Transferred Journals are a challenge for libraries to monitor proactively. Questions remain around what happens with perpetual access titles and Open Access titles that have been transferred. This presentation will demonstrate how Rowan University has further developed their transferred journal workflow to accommodate these additional questions and issues

Migrating to Alma Without an Acquisitions Staff: Evolving Acquisitions and Electronic Workflows From Their Legacy Silos

When the decision was made to migrate to Alma integrated library system, Rowan University libraries had an acquisitions department and a moderate understanding of how this migration would occur. With the official announcement of the migration to Alma, the entire acquisitions team announced their retirement shortly thereafter. While Alma provided the library with an opportunity to reevaluate workflows and collaborations this was a curveball that no one was expecting. Additionally, many resources were not traditionally tracked in Voyager, the previous library management system but tracked in Intota the previous electronic resource management system. However, these resources would now be tracked in Alma for a variety of reasons. This added another layer of complication to the retirements that occurred and the implementation that was well underway. This paper will discuss how Rowan University Libraries has managed the Alma migration without the historical institutional memory of the former acquisitions team. It will also examine how the libraries have examined workflows anew as a result of both the migration and these vacancies, and how Rowan University Library has taken advantage of these expanding opportunities since the beginning of the migration until and through the go-live date to account for these new integrations

Adapting Library Workflows to Accommodate Transferred Journals

Effective electronic resources management is comprised of ever evolving complex processes. One especially challenging component is to seamlessly ensure continuity of access and service to transferred journals, or journals that have changed publishers. The aspect that is particularly problematic throughout this process is the tracking of these changes. In the past at Rowan University Library, this process had not been monitored proactively. The concern today is to ensure that these changes are tracked so as to not interrupt the user’s research. The library has addressed this challenge by implementing workflows that use the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service, which is a feed notifying subscribers of journals transferred from one publisher to another. In addition to the Enhanced Transfer feed, the Journal Transfer Notification Database has made it easier than ever for libraries to track transferred journals. This presentation will illustrate Rowan University Library’s transferred journal management procedures and how these have evolved over time to improve the user experience, our eresources and collection management workflows, and to incorporate institutional best practices