Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 414-421
Author(s):  
Trang Thi Huynh ◽  
Cuc Hong Lam
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Print Material ◽  
Book Preservation ◽  
Library Preservation

Purpose This study aims to investigate the rate of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center – a university at the Mekong Delta and identify users’ behaviors that may harm library materials, thereby presenting some potential solutions to enhance librarianship students’ awareness of preservation. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on Walker’s (2003) conceptual framework of preservation and that of education and propaganda from awareness development. Using a quantitative approach, 25-item questionnaire was delivered to 133 sophomores and seniors and analyzed by SPSS software. Qualitative data from the open-ended question were recorded and analyzed by themes. Findings The findings from this study show that the rate of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center was relatively low compared to that of other libraries in the nation and in the world. In addition, students’ knowledge about how to make the photocopies, as well as how much to open the book, is limited. The most important reason is because of lack of education from school and the library. The research also proposed some effective and realizable solutions to enhance librarianship students’ awareness of preservation of the materials at Learning Resource Center of a Mekong Delta university, Vietnam. Practical implications This research provides library staff and users, especially librarianship students, with an awareness of the important role of book preservation, human behavior of library collections and potential preventive ways of book damage. This study also specifies evidence that library lecturers should include ethical issues in their lectures because librarianship students still have limited knowledge of book preservation. By doing so, these actions may motivate librarianship students to continue to learn and apply their knowledge of preservation into library materials and their own documents. Furthermore, the finding of the library work punishment contributes to better understanding of library labor force and students’ personality education. The findings can serve as a reference to educating other users in Vietnam and globally. Originality/value The level of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center of a Mekong Delta university, Vietnam and library work punishment were observed to be the most important findings with regard to library preservation in a particular library in Southeast Asian country. These findings provide insights into students’ awareness of preservation, not yet discussed in the literature.

Authentic leadership and follower’s role ethnicality: the role of leader’s ethical voice and ethical culture

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asim Faheem ◽  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Insya Ain ◽  
Zanaira Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Ethical Culture ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Demand ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Behavior

Purpose The ethical issues arising at work demand the role of both leader and employees, but how both the levels are linked in determining the ethical responses is an area that has not gained due attention in the past. Against this backdrop, this study aims to address the influence of a leader’s authenticity and ethical voice on ethical culture and the role ethicality of followers. Design/methodology/approach Survey design has been used, and a questionnaire is used to elicit the responses. In total, 381 filled questionnaires were used for data analysis. Findings The findings of this study highlight the role of authentic leadership in predicting the role ethicality of followers both directly and through the mediation of ethical culture. Furthermore, a leader’s ethical voice strengthens the authentic leadership and outcome relationships (with ethical culture and followers’ role ethicality). The moderated-mediation mechanism has proved as the leaders’ voice foster the indirect mechanism. Originality/value There is a dearth of literature that has focused on leadership traits (authenticity) and behavior (ethical voice) in predicting the followers’ outcomes (perceptions – ethical culture and behaviors – role ethicality). The moderated-mediation mechanism has been unattended in the past.

scholarly journals On the ethics of social network research in libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Mannheimer ◽  
Scott W.H. Young ◽  
Doralyn Rossmann
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Social Networking Service ◽  
Value Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conducting Research

Purpose In this paper, faculty librarians at an academic institution explore the ethical dimensions of conducting research with user-generated social networking service (SNS) data. In an effort to guide librarian-researchers, this paper first offers a background discussion of privacy ethics across disciplines and then proposes a library-specific ethical framework for conducting SNS research. Design/methodology/approach By surveying the literature in other disciplines, three key considerations are identified that can inform ethical practice in the field of library science: context, expectation, and value analysis. For each of these considerations, the framework is tailored to consider ethical issues, as they relate to libraries and our practice as librarian-researchers. Findings The unique role of the librarian-researcher demands an ethical framework specific to that practice. The findings of this paper propose such a framework. Practical implications Librarian-researchers are at a unique point in our history. In exploring SNSs as a source of data to conduct research and improve services, we become challenged by conflicting and equally cherished values of patron privacy and information access. By evaluating research according to context, expectations, and value, this framework provides an ethical path forward for research using SNS data. Originality/value As of this paper’s publication, there is no existing ethical framework for conducting SNS research in libraries. The proposed framework is informed both by library values and by broader research values, and therefore provides unique guidelines for the librarian-researcher.

How fair-trade claims and emotional empathy affect the consumer’s propensity to buy fair chocolate?

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (7) ◽  
pp. 1605-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Zerbini ◽  
Donata Tania Vergura ◽  
Beatrice Luceri
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Emotional Empathy ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Concerns related to the ethical issues are evident in the increasingly socially conscious marketplace. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of fair-trade communication activities in the buying decision-making process of chocolate. The role of emotional empathy in influencing the willingness to pay and the purchase intention was also explored. Design/methodology/approach A mail survey with a sample of 199 Italian chocolate consumers was conducted. Respondents were equally and randomly distributed among the four print advertising stimuli: conventional brand with conventional campaign; conventional brand with pro-social campaign; pro-social brand with conventional campaign; and pro-social brand with pro-social campaign. A between-subjects factorial design was used to test the hypotheses. Findings Results showed the effectiveness of pro-social marketing campaigns in increasing consumers’ willingness to pay and purchase intention for fair-trade chocolate. Contextually, consumers with a high level of emotional empathy showed a greater purchase intention as opposed to those with a low level. Research limitations/implications As the ethical nature of the product should be communicated in several ways, the effect of different types of textual information on the dependent variables should be considered. Originality/value The study enriches the literature on ethical consumption and provides some guidance to manufacturers and product managers for understanding the role of pro-social marketing communication in influencing consumer behaviour.

scholarly journals Implementing workplace health promotion – role of middle managers

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Just Bendix Justesen ◽  
Pernille Eskerod ◽  
Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen ◽  
Gisela Sjøgaard
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address a missing link between top management and employees when it comes to understanding how to successfully implement and embed workplace health promotion (WHP) as a strategy within organizations: the role of the middle managers. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework based on review of theory is applied within an empirical multi-case study that is part of a health intervention research project on increased physical activity among office workers. The study involves six Danish organizations. Findings Middle managers play a key role in successful implementation of WHP, but feel uncertain about their role, especially when it comes to engaging with their employees. Uncertainty about their role appears to make middle managers reluctant to take action on WHP and leave further action to top management instead. Research limitations/implications Limitations included the middle managers’ low attendance at the half-day seminar on strategic health (50 percent attendance), the fact that they were all office workers and they were all from Denmark. Practical implications Middle managers ask for more knowledge and skills if they are to work with WHP in daily business. Social implications Implementing and embedding WHP as a health strategy raises ethical issues of interfering with employees’ health, is seen as the employee’s personal responsibility. Originality/value This study adds to knowledge of the difficulties of implementing and embedding WHP activities in the workplace and suggests an explicit and detailed research design.

scholarly journals PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI LAYANAN KHUSUS DI SEKOLAH

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uswatun Hasanah Yude
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Transportation Equipment ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Library School ◽  
Student Assistants ◽  
School Cafeteria

People who run supervisis are called supervisors. Supervisors are tasked with overseeing how a teacher conducts teaching in Indonesia, and then examines and if problems are found, the supervisor will then call the teacher in question to discuss and find solutions / solutions to such problems. the intended facilities include the learning resource center or library; school health efforts (UKS); school cafeteria; hostel; worship area; cooperatives, and also transportation equipment for student assistants at school. In this article we will discuss about the understanding of the administration of special services, kinds of special services in schools and the role of teachers in the administration of special services in schools. In general, the notion of administration is the whole implementation of cooperation from a group of people by applying existing facilities and facilities to facilitate and streamline the achievement of the objectives of an organization.

Non-medical health centers – directions for service researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Troy Daniel Glover ◽  
Diana Catharine Parry
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Medical Health

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide directions for research on non-medical health service and servicescapes by building off Rosenbaum’s study of social support for men at a resource center for testicular cancer. Design/methodology/approach This paper cites literature and introduces directions for future research. Findings This paper contains insights on non-medical health services and servicescapes, including the salience of social connection for coping, the need to connect with others who are experiencing the same health issue, the relevance of place and face-to-face contact, the role of leisure in drawing people together and the need to look at these environments critically. Originality/value This viewpoint provides insights to anyone interested in transformative service research, particularly those who apply this approach to study health-care services.

Viewpoint: the role of cancer resource center services on men's health

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-651
Author(s):  
Mark S. Rosenbaum ◽  
German Contreras Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Supportive Role

Purpose This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework that clarifies the social supportive role of cancer resource center services in the lives of men with cancer and its impact on their perceived quality of life. Design/methodology/approach Personal reflections. Findings The authors put forth a conceptual framework which shows that men with cancer may perceive the availability of four types of social support from others present in a cancer resource center. The perceived availability of social support is posited to enhance their perceptions of their quality of life. Research limitations/implications The study yields propositions that may be empirically tested by services and health researchers in future studies. In addition, the research findings may not extend to terminally ill male cancer patients. Practical implications Given the health benefits associated with social support, health-care professionals, social workers and cancer center directors should encourage their male cancer patients to participate in cancer resource programing and activities. Social implications Cancer resource centers offer male cancer patients opportunities to enhance their quality of life beyond the use of pharmaceutical drugs or professional medical treatment. The health benefits may lower costs associated with medical expenses. Originality/value This study contributes to an emerging paradigm in services marketing. It is one of the first papers to focus on the socially supportive role that cancer resource center services may assume in the lives of men with cancer and those surviving the disease.

scholarly journals PELAYANAN ADMINISTRASI LAYANAN KHUSUS DI SEKOLAH

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uswatun Hasanah Yude
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Transportation Equipment ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Role Of Teachers ◽  
Library School ◽  
Student Assistants ◽  
School Cafeteria

People who run supervisis are called supervisors. Supervisors are tasked with overseeing how a teacher conducts teaching in Indonesia, and then examines and if problems are found, the supervisor will then call the teacher in question to discuss and find solutions / solutions to such problems. the intended facilities include the learning resource center or library; school health efforts (UKS); school cafeteria; hostel; worship area; cooperatives, and also transportation equipment for student assistants at school. In this article we will discuss about the understanding of the administration of special services, kinds of special services in schools and the role of teachers in the administration of special services in schools. In general, the notion of administration is the whole implementation of cooperation from a group of people by applying existing facilities and facilities to facilitate and streamline the achievement of the objectives of an organization.

scholarly journals Heritage futures: A conversation

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelius Holtorf ◽  
Annalisa Bolin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Heritage Studies ◽  
The Future

PurposeThis article explores the concept of “heritage futures”, the role of heritage in managing relations between present and future societies. It assesses how thinking strategically about the future changes, complicates and contextualises practices of heritage. What might an attention to the future bring to work in heritage, and simultaneously, what challenges—both practical and ethical—arise?Design/methodology/approachThis article takes the form of a conversation about the nature of heritage futures and how such a project may be implemented in both heritage practice and field research in heritage studies. The two authors are heritage scholars who integrate heritage futures questions into their research in different ways, and their conversation uncovers potentialities and difficulties in the heritage futures project.FindingsThe discussion covers the particular ethical issues that arise when the dimension of time is added to heritage research and practice, including questions of continuism, presentism and specificity. The conversation argues for the importance of considering the future in heritage studies and heritage practice and that this forms a key part of understanding how heritage may be part of building a sustainable present and future.Originality/valueThe future is an under-examined concept within heritage studies, even as heritage is often framed as something to be preserved “for future generations”. But what impact might it have on heritage practice to really consider what this means, beyond the platitude? This article suggests that heritage scholars and practitioners direct their attention to this often-neglected facet of heritage.

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