Database Trial Success Through Community Organizing

This project utilized community organizing techniques to garner database trial buy-in from constituent groups. The driving question of this research was whether or not community organizing techniques would make a difference in getting feedback on the database trials.Ope

Evaluation of shuttle solid rocket booster case materials. Corrosion and stress corrosion susceptibility of several high temperature materials

Candidate alloys for the Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) case were tested under simulated service conditions to define subcritical flaw growth behavior under both sustained and cyclic loading conditions. The materials evaluated were D6AC and 18 Ni maraging steel, both heat treated to a nominal yield strength of 1380 MN/sq m (200 ksi). The sustained load tests were conducted by exposing precracked, stressed specimens of both alloys to alternate immersion in synthetic sea water. It was found that the corrosion and stress corrosion resistance of the 18 Ni maraging steel were superior to that of the D6AC steel under these test conditions. It was also found that austenitizing temperature had little influence on the threshold stress intensity of the D6AC. The cyclic tests were conducted by subjecting precracked surface-flawed specimens of both alloys to repeated load/thermal/environmental profiles which were selected to simulate the SRB missions. It was found that linear removal operations that involve heating to 589 K (600 F) cause a decrease in cyclic life of D6AC steel relative to those tests conducted with no thermal cycling

Narratives of Access

This project focused on interviewing patrons with disabilities at a large academic library in order to understand their needs through the compilation of narratives.Ope

Disability and Accessibility: Understanding the Education Needs of Library Graduate Students

Thesis: Ascertain the level of training and comfort level of library graduate students relating to accessibility and interacting with people with disabilities.Ope

Beyond ADA Compliance: The Library as a Place for All

In 2015, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary. While libraries have instituted ADA compliance initiatives since the law came into effect in 1990, and new libraries are generally designed with compliance in mind, to be truly accessible for all people, libraries must incorporate principles of universal design not just into the physical building but into all aspects of the library, including our web presence and the services we provide to patrons. This paper argues that libraries are falling far short of true accessibility and that there needs to be a serious mental shift in how we think about access to our services and spaces. A potential tool for this shift lies in incorporating universal design into all aspects of libraries

Disability and Accessibility: Training Needs of Library Employees

Thesis: Ascertain the level of training, as well as the comfort level of current library employees around accessibility and interacting with people with disabilities.Ope

What are Library Graduate Students Learning about Disability and Accessibility?: A Syllabus Analysis

A study was conducted that examined readily available syllabi from library and information sciences graduate programs to discover what their instructors taught library graduate students about accessibility and disability through an analysis of the structure and topics of their syllabi. Of the 149 courses identified, 77 syllabi were available to examine. Findings include a lack of consistency and accuracy across syllabi structure, as well as components like poor citations, an emphasis on digital accessibility above all other types as a topic, and a lack of learning assessment on the topics of accessibility and disability. This syllabi analysis indicates that while accessibility and disability is being taught in library and information science programs, it is relatively spotty in terms of diversity of content, with a generally narrow focus on digital objects and web materials, as well as generally poor syllabus design which sends the message that accessibility and disability issues are generally unimportant

The Effect of Symbioses Between Mold Mites (Acaridae: Tyrophagus putrescentiae) and Aspergillus flavus on their Respective Populations in Stored Maize.

Zea mays is the most commonly grown grain in the world and is used for animal feed, human consumption, and the creation of other products such as ethanol and bioplastics. Contamination of stored maize with stored grain invaders can lead to loss of revenue, reduced food availability, and potential health complications. Two such storage invaders; the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae and the fungus Aspergillus flavus can work as symbionts within the grain storage system. To determine resulting population growth from this symbiosis, maize was inoculated with three treatments: A. flavus with no mites, T. putrescentiae with no fungus, and both organisms together. Treated maize samples were kept under stable humidity and temperature conditions and sampled over a 42-day period. Population numbers of A. flavus and T. putrescentiae were determined through qPCR and counting software, respectively. Treatments containing both organisms showed evidence of A. flavus and T. putrescentiae populations cycling together with complimenting population increases and decline. Treatments with just T. putrescentiae or just A. flavus showed a linear population growth

Veteran Voices: Library Impact on Veterans

There is a growing body of literature about outreach to veterans but has anyone actually asked them what they want from libraries?Ope

The Effect of Symbioses Between Mold Mites (Acaridae: Tyrophagus putrescentiae) and Aspergillus flavus on their Respective Populations in Stored Maize.

Zea mays is the most commonly grown grain in the world and is used for animal feed, human consumption, and the creation of other products such as ethanol and bioplastics. Contamination of stored maize with stored grain invaders can lead to loss of revenue, reduced food availability, and potential health complications. Two such storage invaders; the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae and the fungus Aspergillus flavus can work as symbionts within the grain storage system. To determine resulting population growth from this symbiosis, maize was inoculated with three treatments: A. flavus with no mites, T. putrescentiae with no fungus, and both organisms together. Treated maize samples were kept under stable humidity and temperature conditions and sampled over a 42-day period. Population numbers of A. flavus and T. putrescentiae were determined through qPCR and counting software, respectively. Treatments containing both organisms showed evidence of A. flavus and T. putrescentiae populations cycling together with complimenting population increases and decline. Treatments with just T. putrescentiae or just A. flavus showed a linear population growth