Classification Methods in Context at Theological Libraries: A Case Study

This case study explores issues of interoperability and shared collection management between two libraries – one community and one academic – located within the American Jewish University (AJU). AJU’s choice to use two separate classification systems, Library of Congress and Elazar, respectively, provides a necessary separation of academic and religious context, but limits record access between the two collections. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following core research question: is consolidation into one classification scheme both a realistic and helpful solution for increased interoperability? Examining the history, patron needs, and principles of arrangement in both systems provided further insights regarding shared or coexisting collections between libraries that fulfill more than one role. Suggestions for further research are considered, as they relate to theological collections as well as other context-dependent classification systems

Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) As In Let Them Read

Sustained Silent Reading is a concept developed and implemented by Hunt\u27 (2) and McCracken (3) that has as a fundamental goal the development of proficient readers. Educators in their conscientious efforts to provide direct reading instruction are over-teaching. Because reading is a skill, practice is necessary in order to develop reading proficiency. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) provides opportunity for the much-needed practice by allowing readers to sustain themselves without interruption in silent reading periods of half an hour or more

Meeting Individual Differences in Reading

Perhaps the most complex as well as the most important task con fronting the teacher is adjusting instruction to meet the individual differences of students in activities related to reading. It is an ever present problem at all grade levels. For effective progress in learning to read, the teacher must organize the class and instructional procedures so that each child has the opportunity to achieve up to his capacity, albeit it is not his grade level

Teaching Reading to the Disadvantaged

The effective education of disadvantaged learners constitutes one of the greatest challenges confronting American education today. Central to meeting this challenge is the development within such learners of the capacity to read effectively (15 )

Texas v. Cobb: A Narrow Road Ahead for the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel

Raymond Cobb stabbed sixteen-month-old Kori Rae Owings\u27s mother in the stomach while he was attempting to steal the stereo from their home. He then took the mother\u27s body into the woods behind the house

The Importance Of The Control Environment: Expense Account Fraud At Blue Grass Airport

COSOs Internal Control Framework discusses the components of internal control and how the control environment is the most important component. This paper analyzes how a non-existent control environment led to a massive expense account fraud at a regional airport. This fraud eventually led to the resignation and prosecution of the airports top four executives. The paper discusses the findings of the State Auditors investigation and outlines the red flags that should have been obvious to the external auditors. The paper concludes by discussing the changes made to the airports internal controls in the aftermath of the fraud

The Importance Of The Control Environment: Expense Account Fraud At Blue Grass Airport

COSO’s Internal Control Framework discusses the components of internal control and how the control environment is the most important component. This paper analyzes how a non-existent control environment led to a massive expense account fraud at a regional airport. This fraud eventually led to the resignation and prosecution of the airport’s top four executives. The paper discusses the findings of the State Auditor’s investigation and outlines the red flags that should have been obvious to the external auditors. The paper concludes by discussing the changes made to the airport’s internal controls in the aftermath of the fraud

Increasing public transport provision in metropolitan areas can be of great benefit for wages and employment density

Increasing the provision of public transport is not only desirable in a time of concern over climate change and high fuel prices, it may also have important effects on employment and wages. Using current and historic data from over 360 U.S. metropolitan areas, Daniel G. Chatman and Robert B. Noland argue that public transport increases employment in central city areas, whilst also leading to higher wages in these areas totaling from between $1.5 million and$1.8 billion yearly depending on the city

How Remote Response Devices Enable Student Learning: A Four-Year Analysis

The use of Personal Response Systems (PRS) / Classroom Performance Systems (CPS) has expanded considerably since introduction in the early 2000s.  Much of the exploration of the technology has focused on methodology, student participation, and student perception.  This paper examines actual testing results over nine semesters to provide some insights to the impact of the technology on student grades.&nbsp