Influence of Background Music on Reading Speed and Comprehension of Elementary-age Students

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Bohemian Rhapository: Developing a music program archive in the IR

The Caine College of the Arts (CCA) Music Program Archives preserves artifacts of student, faculty, and guest artist musical contributions to scholarly and creative activity at Utah State University. This collection recognizes the value of campus musical history and community through collaboration between the Music Department, its liaison librarian, and the digital scholarship librarian. Founded in 2008, DigitalCommons@USU is the University\u27s institutional repository (IR). It is currently the 3rd largest Digital Commons instance in the nation, containing over 63,000 items. CCA and the Music Department are extremely underrepresented in the IR. This project - started March 2017 - is a first step in addressing this gap

No Really, We Can Help with This: Librarians Facilitating Research Assignment Design

Premises: Students need scaffolded, authentic opportunities to practice and develop research skills. Interdisciplinary faculty collaboration on assignment redesign facilitates peer feedback that isn\u27t usually available. Bringing librarians to the assignment design table establishes stronger connections with and among teaching faculty and promotes deeper learning opportunities for students. Key principles: Reflect on where students get stuck. Make the implicit explicit. Scaffold the research process. Offer formative assessment and opportunities for peer learning. Consider authentic, renewable, or public-facing end products

Reducing the Risk of Birds Colliding into Windows: A Practical Guide for Homes and Businesses

This fact sheet explains the problem of birds colliding into windows, why they fly into windows, windows that pose the greatest threat, what you can do to reduce the risk, and what to do if you find an injured bird

Small Town Urbanism: Unveiling Identity in Pembroke, Massachusetts

New England communities exemplify resilience and innovation through their tradition of reinvention, although the practices of previous centuries have disrupted the region's ecology. As we move farther away from the 20th century, the time is ripe for a 21st century intervention which can restore our relationship with the land while improving the quality of life for residents. As a town with an active and young population and stable population growth, but also a lack of visible identity, Pembroke is the perfect candidate for such an intervention. Through an investigation of Pembroke's history, context, demographics, and culture, as well as identification and consideration of the stakeholders involved and applicable precedents, a set of goals for the future of the town's center is established. These goals are used to inform a design proposal in which Pembroke's residents are reconnected to their history and the ecological processes of the region through an active procession of events in the town center