Technology Advancement Influence in Accounting and Information System Fields

This research serves to relate the accounting and information technology fields. The information in the research documents changes in the accounting and information technology fields, and how the fields are expected to change in the coming years. The research also discuss the relationship between the accounting and information technology fields. The topics on the ideal accounting candidates for employers and the expectation gap between graduates skills and employers’ expectations are also discussed. Careers in accounting and information systems and also similar and different basic skills of both fields are documented in the research. The changes in accounting are influenced by the improvements in technology as time progress. Information technology makes integration and communication possible anywhere in the world between businesses. Information technology systems have created a lot of job opportunities. Accounting and Information Systems are two different fields but combined they create a means of collecting, storing, managing, processing, retrieving and reporting financial data effectively

Personal Financial and Economic Issues for College Students

As students enter college, they typically encounter new responsibilities not experienced beforehand. The various financial decisions that college students encounter are one of the most important. These decisions often require students to educate themselves about banking, employment, budgeting, credit card usage, student loans, credit ratings, different types of debt, and insurance, among other things. This paper addresses those various issues. We offer both information and advice with regard to these issues. Consideration of how various financial events and choices effect the student’s long term goals and opportunities is crucial to developing long-term financial well-being. The ability to make sound decisions regarding personal financial issues will help new graduates emerge from college upon solid financial footing

The classical capacity of quantum thermal noise channels to within 1.45 bits

We find a tight upper bound for the classical capacity of quantum thermal noise channels that is within $1/\ln 2$ bits of Holevo's lower bound. This lower bound is achievable using unentangled, classical signal states, namely displaced coherent states. Thus, we find that while quantum tricks might offer benefits, when it comes to classical communication they can only help a bit.Comment: Two pages plus a bi

WorldCat Local in a Health Sciences Environment: One Library's Experience

In 2009, Memorial University Libraries embarked on a pilot project with WorldCat Local (WCL), an available discovery layer. As of May 2010, WCL remains in internal testing and will likely be released it in beta form in fall 2010. This poster will explore WCL in the context of: 1) Interface features & customization options 2) Access to health sciences information 3) Project timeline & next steps

Impact, Attention, Influence? Potential Use Of Altmetrics In Academic Libraries

As the NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Initiative develops standards surrounding altmetrics, it is necessary to consider the relevance of altmetrics to the research community, including academic libraries. An emerging method of evaluating and discovering scholarly work through open data and social media, altmetrics represent a new assessment metric capable of capturing social impact trends. This session will give participants a basic understanding of the young and evolving field of altmetrics: what they are, who provides them, and a balanced perspective on their advantages and disadvantages. Beyond understanding the basics of altmetrics, this session will educate attendees about how altmetrics can be used by academic libraries, faculty, and researchers. This session is relevant to librarians regularly interacting with faculty/researchers, those supporting research evaluation projects, and anyone having a general curiosity in non-traditional bibliometrics

Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions.

This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library’s participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the question, “How can research libraries support their campus community in accessing needed bibliometric data for institutional-level purposes?” The brief explores: service background, partners, service providers and users, how bibliometric data are used, data sources, key lessons learned, and recommended resource

Automating Big Data Cleaning: An Example Using Local Bibliometric Data

The University of Waterloo recognizes bibliometric data as an important piece of evidence-based research assessment, and recommends bibliometric data as one measure, among many, for capturing research productivity trends, and elements of research impact. Even when working from a basket of measures, bibliometric data remains complex and requires significant cleaning due to issues of name ambiguity. This session will explore an innovative collaboration between the Library and Institutional Analysis and Planning (IAP) to support the integrity of local, discipline-level bibliometric data by automating key data processes of an internal project. This session will introduce how bibliometric data is relevant to the University, the process used to gather and vet local bibliometric data, and the ways in which key data processes have been successfully automated using Python and a database to support efficient reporting. Given known challenges presented by name ambiguity, this collaborative framework makes it possible to support the integrity of local bibliometric data—a key step in supporting this and similar in-demand analyses at the University

Bibliometrics & The Modern Academic Library: A Unique Cross-Campus Partnership At The University Of Waterloo

As one measure used to capture research productivity trends, and elements of research impact, the University of Waterloo recognizes bibliometric measures as an important piece of evidence-based research assessment. Join these speakers to learn how the University of Waterloo uses bibliometric measures to better understand the University s research productivity and impact. This session will explore: the increasing use of bibliometrics as an accountability tool, how bibliometrics inform discussion on areas of research strength and emerging areas, the research analytics tool InCites , and the use of bibliometric data in replicating university rankings results. Also learn about the University s campus-wide Bibliometrics Working Group and White Paper on Bibliometrics, written in effort to bring discussion and clarity to the campus community around the use and misuse of common bibliometric measures. This work is possible through a unique partnership involving the University of Waterloo s Office of Research, Institutional Analysis and Planning, and the Library

Selecting the Selection Tool

Presentation slides as presented at the CHLA Conference, 2010, Kingston. Authors explain how the book ordering process at Memorial University works, discuss author experiences in evaluating electronic book selection tools, and demonstrate four examples of book ordering tools. Advantages and disadvantages of each tool are provided

How Two Librarians Became Co-instructors For a First Year Course

In Spring 2014, two librarians co-instructed an undergraduate Pharmacy course at the University of Waterloo. Providing students with the skills to access medical/drug information, this course gave students the skills to critically appraise literature to support an evidence-based patient care model. This poster shares their experience co-instructing a required course co-taught with the School of Pharmacy’s Director, an expert in critical appraisal