Bulletin No. 18: Seaweeds of the Connecticut Shore: A Wader\u27s Guide

Illustrated guide to 60 different algae with keys to their identification. 36 pp. 1972

Deconstructing incarceration : the discursive practices of the judiciary in the NSW District Court

Imprisonment in Australia remains an important form of crime control despite its enormous economic costs and its failure to reduce crime. This is most concerning in New South Wales (NSW), having the largest national prison population and the highest prison expenditure. While the literature suggests that this growth is due to recent sentencing trends, very little is known in this context of the wider assumptions and discourses influencing the judicial decision to imprison offenders. To begin to address this gap, this study employed a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of recent judicial sentencing remarks from the NSW District Court to examine how imprisonment is being discursively legitimised by judges as an important form of crime control. Analysis found that despite being aware of the harms of imprisonment, judges justified its use as a ‘punishment’ tool via a retributive view of ‘justice’ that privileged the needs of the community over the criminal ‘Other’. In line with penal abolitionism, these findings highlight the need to shift dominant discourses of imprisonment perpetrated in the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) and by judges in the NSW District Court. A rethinking of these discourses may aid in addressing the high prisoner population by creating more equitable outcomes for offenders and thus assist the NSW Government’s priority in creating ‘safe, just, inclusive and resilient communities’ (Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) 2019a, para. 1)

Coming full circle: scholarly communication and the role of liaison librarians

pp. 23-2

Managing information: evaluating and selecting citation management software, a look at EndNote, RefWorks, Mendeley and Zotero

pp. 53-6

Access to systemic anti-cancer therapies for women with secondary breast cancer-protocol for a mixed methods systematic review.

From Europe PMC via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: ppub 2021-07-01, epub 2021-07-23Publication status: PublishedBackgroundIt is well recognised that access and receipt of appropriate guideline recommended treatment with systemic anti-cancer therapies for secondary breast cancer is a key determinant in overall survival. Where there is disparity in access this may result in unwarranted variation and disparity in outcomes. Individual, clinical and wider contextual factors have been associated with these disparities, however this remains poorly understood for women with secondary breast cancer. The purpose of the review is to examine individual, clinical and contextual factors which influence access to evidence-based systemic anti-cancer therapies for women with secondary breast cancer. This will include barriers and facilitators for access and receipt of treatment and an exploration of women and clinicians experience and perspectives on access.MethodsA mixed methods approach with a segregated design will be used to examine and explore factors which influence access to systemic anti-cancer therapies for women with secondary breast cancer. Electronic databases to be searched from January 2000 onwards will be EBSCO CINAHL Plus, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, PsychINFO and the Cochrane Library and JBI database. This will include NHS Evidence which will be searched for unpublished studies and gray literature. Title and abstract citations and full-text articles will be screened by the author and second reviewer. Data will be extracted by the author and validated by the second reviewer. An overarching synthesis will be produced which brings together quantitative and qualitative findings. Methodological quality and risk of bias will be assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.DiscussionUnderstanding individual, clinical and wider contextual factors associated with access and receipt of systemic anti-cancer therapies for secondary breast cancer is a complex phenomenon. These will be examined to determine any association with access. Review findings will be used to guide future research in this area and the development of an evidence-based service level intervention designed to address unwarranted variation in access based upon the Medical Research Council (MRC) approach to the development, implementation and evaluation of complex interventions.Systematic review registrationThe review protocol has been registered in PROSPERO CRD42020196490

Sleepless in school? The social dimensions of young people's bedtime rest and routines

There are increasing concerns that social pressures, such as family changes and social media, are ‘invading’ the sanctuary of the bedroom with the result that students arrive at school tired and stressed. This paper seeks to examine whether these concerns are justified and contribute to the growing literature on the social dimensions of sleep through examining the rest and routines of two cohorts of young people aged 12–13 and 14–15 years old. Our research indicates that, in general, most young people have ‘reasonable’ amounts of sleep and routines. But, a significant proportion does go to school tired, with apparent negative consequences for their well-being. The paper examines some of the within-cohort variations, in particular, the significance of volume of sleep, routines and engagement with social media and how these may reflect the material and cultural circumstances of the young people. The paper concludes by arguing for more research on the complex social causes and consequences of sleep deprivation among today’s youth