The complex process of a total curriculum revision in information and library science: a case study

1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-334
Author(s):  
Tefko Saracevic
Keyword(s):  
Library Science ◽  
Curriculum Revision ◽  
Complex Process

scholarly journals Optimization of Low Head Axial-Flow Turbines for an Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion: A Case Study

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4618
Author(s):  
Antonio Mariani ◽  
Gaetano Crispino ◽  
Pasquale Contestabile ◽  
Furio Cascetta ◽  
Corrado Gisonni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Low Head ◽  
Wave Power Conversion ◽  
And Control

Overtopping-type wave power conversion devices represent one of the most promising technology to combine reliability and competitively priced electricity supplies from waves. While satisfactory hydraulic and structural performance have been achieved, the selection of the hydraulic turbines and their regulation is a complex process due to the very low head and a variable flow rate in the overtopping breakwater set-ups. Based on the experience acquired on the first Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) prototype, operating since 2016, an activity has been carried out to select the most appropriate turbine dimension and control strategy for such applications. An example of this multivariable approach is provided and illustrated through a case study in the San Antonio Port, along the central coast of Chile. In this site the deployment of a breakwater equipped with OBREC modules is specifically investigated. Axial-flow turbines of different runner diameter are compared, proposing the optimal ramp height and turbine control strategy for maximizing system energy production. The energy production ranges from 20.5 MWh/y for the smallest runner diameter to a maximum of 34.8 MWh/y for the largest runner diameter.

Innovation Failure: Losing Sight of the Big Picture

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Fortoul Obermöller
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Impact

The Case Study section of the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation serves two purposes. First, the case studies presented are concerned with problematical issues that are pertinent to students of entrepreneurship. Thus they constitute appropriate teaching and learning vehicles on a variety of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Each case study is accompanied by a set of guidelines for the use of tutors. Second, it is envisaged that those engaged in entrepreneurial activities will find the cases both interesting and useful. The case of PSA Peugeot Citroën's electric passenger car is an example of an innovation perceived as a failure because of its disappointing sales volume. Yet, by limiting our assessment of the electric passenger car to a short-term perspective, we may miss out on an essential part of its value. As part of a wider innovation process, the electric passenger car project is a significant step for PSA in its expertise regarding electric vehicles. Key learning outcomes: (a) to understand that innovation is a complex process with fuzzy frontiers, both in time and space; (b) to understand that innovation is a long-term investment with spillovers into other projects; (c) to be aware of the multiple perspectives that may be adopted when examining innovation; and (d) to be aware of the impact of labelling a project a failure.

scholarly journals Revisiting the Organic Template Model through the Microstructural Study of Shell Development in Pinctada margaritifera, the Polynesian Pearl Oyster

Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Cuif ◽  
Yannicke Dauphin ◽  
Gilles Luquet ◽  
Kadda Medjoubi ◽  
Andrea Somogyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Oyster ◽  
Nacreous Layer ◽  
Prismatic Layer ◽  
Pinctada Margaritifera ◽  
Microstructural Study ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Gathering Data

A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in the shells of Pinctada margaritifera was carried out. Detailed characterizations show that each of the two major layers usually taken into account (the outer prismatic layer and the inner nacreous layer) is actually the result of a complex process during which the microstructural patterns were progressively established. From its early growing stages in the deeper part of the periostracal grove up to the formation of the most inner nacreous layers, this species provides a demonstrative case study illustrating the leading role of specifically secreted organic structures as determinants of the crystallographic properties of the shell-building units. Gathering data established at various observational scales ranging from morphology to the nanometer level, this study allows for a reexamination of the recent and current biomineralization models.

The Simulation of the Ship Production Design Process Based on Hierarchical Timed Petri Net

2012 ◽  
Vol 544 ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Yan ◽  
Ping Jiang ◽  
Wei Jia Li ◽  
Jun Yan ◽  
Long Wen
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Petri Net ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Timed Petri Net ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
Complex Process

Shipbuilding is a very important industry for its irreplaceable role into the sea transport and oceans exploration. But ship production design is a very complex process, causing the inefficiency of the shipbuilding. At the same time, the current situation of most shipbuilding enterprises is the multi-project environment and the resources among them are shared, the large and complex systems are hardly to simulate. In this research, a multi-resources oriented hierarchical timed petri net (HTPN) are constructed to model the ship production design process under the multi-project environment and a WFPN software is developed based on HTPN. To evaluate the efficiency and applicability of WFPN, a case study is conducted and the results show that it’s practicable. Beside on it, the analyses of the resource loads are also providing a way to promote the efficiency of the shipbuilding enterprises.

Findings, Discussion, and Recommendations

2017 ◽  
pp. 97-108
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
Ongoing Process ◽  
Different Types

Examining inherent challenges with interpreting usage from different vendors' reports leads to the authors' reflections on how to deal with the challenges of comparing “apples” with “oranges” in different types of usage reports and look for possible solutions. The case study intends to help librarians make sense of usage reports provided by e-book vendors and to introduce library science students to benefits and challenges of usage reports. Chapter 7 summarizes findings of the author's research on COUNTER and non-COUNTER reports and vendor practices. The authors hope to share with vendors and the standards community librarians' perspectives and their experiences with vendor-provided usage reports. The chapter concludes with the following recommendations for best practices in dealing with vendor usage reports: 1) read and become familiar with the COUNTER Code of Practice; 2) observe terminology used to describe data categories in COUNTER reports; 3) consult vendor documentation to understand exactly how data are counted; 4) find the unique data that are offered in non-COUNTER reports; 5) gain perspective on overall usage by cross examining data between COUNTER and non-COUNTER reports; and 6) contribute to the ongoing process of improving usage reporting.

Project management in higher education: a grounded theory case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Porter
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Purpose This paper analyzes project and portfolio management within a major research library, while it was undergoing a complete physical renovation and reinvention of programs and services. This is a complex, almost 100-million-dollar undertaking that implemented a project management (PM) methodology known as portfolio management. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implementation and management of this process and provide a brief overview on project and portfolio management as a discipline. Additionally, it provides strengths and weaknesses as well as recommendations when implementing PM. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses a qualitative research methodology case study with a theoretical foundation of inductive grounded theory. The case study is based primarily on seven interviews of project managers who are involved with the project. It also uses document analysis to assist in triangulating the findings and provide a contextual overview of a complex process. A number of themes emerged into overall categories and findings. Findings The key takeaways were the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the process. The strengths were improved communication and transparency, improved organization and documentation and formal decision-making process and resource allocation. The weaknesses were the hammer and the nail problem, the tools and paperwork, rigidity and the lack of agility within the process. This study also describes the process in detail and gives recommendations for improving the methods implemented in similar circumstances. Originality/value This paper analyzes strategic management concepts from an empirical grounded theory approach and real-world perspective with key recommendations.

scholarly journals The Italian Case of Lecco Innovation Living Lab: Stakeholders’ Needs and Activities to Contribute to the Technological Innovation Process in Healthcare

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10266
Author(s):  
Laura Marone ◽  
Rossella Onofrio ◽  
Cristina Masella
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Living Labs

Healthcare technological innovation is a very complex process in which different actors interact with each other, creating a large number of interconnections and synergies in the design of technological innovations. Despite the increasing number of living labs (LLs) in healthcare, building and maintaining LLs for technological innovation in healthcare is challenging. Collaboration with stakeholders remains an issue of major concern in healthcare. The purpose of this paper is to identify stakeholders’ needs in building an LL in healthcare and to plan activities to foster the innovation process. The paper is based on an exploratory single case study investigating an Italian LL. Eight stakeholders’ needs were identified and validated. Specific activities were identified as improving the innovation process in terms of the stakeholders’ needs. The study contributes to the development of domain-specific knowledge and, as such, to the fostering of studies on and the implementation of LLs in healthcare.

ERMM: An Engineering Requirements Management Method

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Becker ◽  
Nanxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Requirements Management ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Entire Vehicle ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
Management Method ◽  
Vehicle Development Process

Automotive product development is a lengthy and complex process. There exists a large body of various requirements, standards, and regulations, which need to be followed by all engineering activities throughout the entire vehicle development process. The underlying relationships between these requirements are very complicated. Although most of engineering requirements can be found in various engineering databases, it is the lack of the underlying relationship between the requirements and their association with the design that makes it extremely difficult for even experienced engineers to follow the requirements in their dayto-day work. This paper introduces an Engineering Requirements Management Method (ERMM) that captures these interrelationships and associations using a matrix-based representation. A case study with a real automotive component is also presented.

Enhancing Fidelity to Cancer Treatment Guidelines

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy J. Helzlsouer ◽  
Arti Patel Varanasi
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Navigation Program ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Cancer treatment has become increasingly complex with the rapid development of new therapies and treatment modalities. Guidelines for optimum cancer treatment are produced by several organizations, but ensuring that the patient receives the treatment requires both provider awareness and patient support to follow a complex treatment plan. An individual diagnosed with cancer must simultaneously come to terms with the diagnosis, make difficult shared decisions about treatment with his or her provider, and commence treatment in a matter of a few days or weeks. Ensuring optimum treatment is an increasingly complex process that involves multiple people and steps. Well-documented disparities exist in the receipt of and adherence to appropriate treatment by demographic and social factors, such as age, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography. This case study provides an example of how the process of providing optimum cancer treatment may be improved through a technology-enhanced navigation program.

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