"A social worker first and foremost" : the motivation and experiences of recently qualified social workers in posts not requiring social work registration in England

Social Work in England is generally seen as a profession concerned with the fulfilment of statutory functions concerning safeguarding and risk management, and recent developments in social work and social work education have focused on improving the quality of statutory social workers, especially in children's services. However, workforce statistics suggest that more than 50% of registered social workers are not so employed, and may be found working in 'welfare' organisations outside the statutory sector, although detailed information about this group is not easily accessible. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study based on interviews with recently qualified social workers (within the last five years)employed in positions not requiring social work registration and qualification. It discusses the motivations and experiences of recently qualified social workers who have sought posts not requiring social work registration and the issues they identify as important in maintaining individual and collective social work identity

Baby Fat: Act I, Making a Punk Rock Opera

A journal documenting the development and production phase of BABY FAT: ACT I, a Screeching Weasel punk rock opera which had its world premiere at La MaMa ETC in July 2016

Open Access Resources as an Opportunity for Academic Libraries during Pandemic: A Study

The purpose of this study is to identify the benefits of open access resources for academic libraries with a special reference to an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. The study has also highlighted the role of libraries and librarians in the provision of services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the same way, the second purpose was to highlight the efforts of HEC and high ranked university libraries during a pandemic to cater to the needs of their users. The authors used two methods for completing this study, literature review and website analysis. The first two objectives were studied based on the literature review. The second method was the website’s analysis of major academic libraries of Pakistan to identify the steps taken during the pandemic to facilitate the users. The results of the study show that academic libraries used open access resources to support the research activities of their parent institute. The major purpose of using open access includes the fiscal constraints, time involved in getting the fee-based copies of journals and articles, budget cuts by parent institutes, and less involvement of authorities towards libraries. The website’s analysis shows that academic institutes were highlighting the open-access resources on their websites to fulfill users’ and researchers’ information needs with the resources they can access in homes or in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study helps to view the status of digital services offered by highly ranked university libraries in Pakistan in pandemic when physical services are closed. It also helps library administrations to use open access resources for the provision of services in emergencies when campus-based resources cannot be shared. The study was limited to the benefits of open access resources for academic libraries and in terms, university selection as only the top 5 university libraries were selected for review

Availability and Usage of Library and Information Resources and Services at K L University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

In this paper I studied the status and usage of library resources and services and library use opinion about library working hours, library physical facilities, library information sources and service of K L (Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation) University, Vijayawada. The collection development, library membership, staff position, working hours, library automation, services offered and availability of online resources are also discussed. A well structured questionnaire was managed to 300 faculty members, Research scholars and post graduation students to collect the primary data from respondents. A total number of 270 filled in questionnaires were received showing overall response rate of counterproductive to evaluate library users. The library users fully satisfied with library facilities, library working hours, information sources and library information services

Availability and Usage of Library and Information Resources and Services at K L University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

In this paper I studied the status and usage of library resources and services and library use opinion about library working hours, library physical facilities, library information sources and service of K L (Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation) University, Vijayawada. The collection development, library membership, staff position, working hours, library automation, services offered and availability of online resources are also discussed. A well structured questionnaire was managed to 300 faculty members, Research scholars and post graduation students to collect the primary data from respondents. A total number of 270 filled in questionnaires were received showing overall response rate of counterproductive to evaluate library users. The library users fully satisfied with library facilities, library working hours, information sources and library information services

How Far Does Influence Go?: Racial ideology, Anti-racist Action, and University Culture

With nationwide demands for racial equity, it is critical to understand how college students situate themselves within this narrative. Literature examining racial tensions on college campuses consistently finds differences in the severity of reported racial climates from students of color and White students. Additionally, survey-based research portrays White racial attitudes as contradictory and show that personal prejudices lie deeper than reported. This study examines if and how the university culture continues to shape millennials understanding and explanations of racial phenomena at the university and in larger society. Using Bonilla-Silva’s four frames of colorblind racism, I explore how college students’ colorblind ideologies are put into action through examination of their chosen civic engagement allegiances and to what extent the university’s culture may influence these. In-depth, face-to-face interviews will be conducted with approximately 30 students, ranging in age from 18-30 at a predominately White institution. I hypothesize that the university’s culture and level of comprehensive diversity inclusion will influence students racial ideology and at extension, their activism

READING HABITS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NAGAUR DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN

The purpose of the present study to find out and investigates the use of library services-facilities and reading habits of senior secondary school students in Nagaur district Rajasthan. This study was conducted in 6 Senior Secondary Schools under the CBSE affiliation schools and Government Board of Rajasthan schools in Nagaur Rajasthan. This study display the diverse aspects of reading habits like,reading study of the documents issued from the library, use of references documents, aims of the study, place of reading, time spent inside the library, which medium reading documents preferred by students .For this study only class 11th and 12th students are selected. The total numbers of population sample is 425. Novels, story books and G.K are the most prefer reading documents among the students.Therefore the population size of the students is very huge, so randomly sample is adopted for this study

Research Productivity of Chemistry Department, Tezpur University: A Scientometric Study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the research publication of Chemistry department, Tezpur University. The SCOPUS database has been used to extract the data published during 2000 to 2020. The retrieved data has been analyzed on the following parameters; year-wise distribution of publication, form-wise distribution, authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, most productive authors, collaborative institution and preferred source for publication. A total of 1148 records have been retrieved and MS Excel is used to analyze the data. During the time period, the highest number of publication was in 2014, 95.56% of the publication were published in the form of article, RSC Advances is one of the most preferred journal for publication, the highest number of paper have collaborated with Dibrugarh Universit