scholarly journals Grassroots Outreach to Foster a Diverse Community

2015 ◽  
pp. 224-244
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ann Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Research Community ◽  
State University ◽  
Important Contributor ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Broad Overview

This exploration of an academic library's outreach efforts presents a broad overview of a range of initiatives aimed at fostering interaction with library staff and resources. These efforts are put forth by a variety of contributors from throughout the library's staff without a management mandate or day-to-day control. Although these grassroots outreach efforts cost little to nothing, they still act to effectively inculcate a campus-wide perception of the library as a forward-thinking, inclusive and supportive institution while generating a welcoming atmosphere for diverse users. This atmosphere in turn fosters a learning and research community that sees the library as an important contributor to its success. This chapter describes the foundations for this type of outreach as well as giving examples of a number of innovative methods Albertsons Library at Boise State University uses to provide meaningful opportunities for its users to interact with staff, services and resources in a way that cultivates a feeling of inclusion in the community.

scholarly journals Grassroots Outreach to Foster a Diverse Community

2018 ◽  
pp. 733-753
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ann Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Research Community ◽  
State University ◽  
Important Contributor ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Diverse Community ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Broad Overview

This exploration of an academic library's outreach efforts presents a broad overview of a range of initiatives aimed at fostering interaction with library staff and resources. These efforts are put forth by a variety of contributors from throughout the library's staff without a management mandate or day-to-day control. Although these grassroots outreach efforts cost little to nothing, they still act to effectively inculcate a campus-wide perception of the library as a forward-thinking, inclusive and supportive institution while generating a welcoming atmosphere for diverse users. This atmosphere in turn fosters a learning and research community that sees the library as an important contributor to its success. This chapter describes the foundations for this type of outreach as well as giving examples of a number of innovative methods Albertsons Library at Boise State University uses to provide meaningful opportunities for its users to interact with staff, services and resources in a way that cultivates a feeling of inclusion in the community.

How the FLOSS Research Community Uses Email Archives

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Squire
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Email Message ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Broad Overview

Artifacts of the software development process, such as source code or emails between developers, are a frequent object of study in empirical software engineering literature. One of the hallmarks of free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS) projects is that the artifacts of the development process are publicly-accessible and therefore easily collected and studied. Thus, there is a long history in the FLOSS research community of using these artifacts to gain understanding about the phenomenon of open source software, which could then be compared to studies of software engineering more generally. This paper looks specifically at how the FLOSS research community has used email artifacts from free and open source projects. It provides a classification of the relevant literature using a publicly-available online repository of papers about FLOSS development using email. The outcome of this paper is to provide a broad overview for the software engineering and FLOSS research communities of how other researchers have used FLOSS email message artifacts in their work.

scholarly journals PROGRAM AND METHODICAL ASPECTS OF FORMATION OF STUDENTS’ COMPETENCES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL MARKETING

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
Natalija F. Zakharchenia
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Management ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
State University ◽  
Educational Marketing ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Marketing Orientation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Definition Of

Marketing introduction in the field of education is capable to make a beneficial im-pact both on experts of education, and on consumers of their production. Marketing appli-cation for education is represented as an actual scientifically reasonable way of ensuring successful activity of an educational institution. Having established interrelation between labour market and needs of the personality, the educational institution is able to create a complex of competitive services demanded by the market of educational services. The de-velopment of the market of educational services foregrounds the problem of the definition of aspects of formation of educational marketing and carrying out market researches in the field of education. For producers of services, including educational, the degree of commit-ment to marketing as a market philosophy is embodied in the degree, transition step supply-side orientation of the company to market, marketing orientation. The necessity to increase the effectiveness of management in the sphere of education, search of innovative methods led to the use of marketing as a way of integrated management of production and sale of educational services which are understood as a complex of the services focused on realiza-tion of main objectives of education that allows to give the definition of educational mar-keting as the process of production and realization of educational services in the system of education, the demand based on consumers’ needs and satisfaction of this demand. The realization of marketing technologies assumes focusing on such factors as the demand in educational services, the latest achievements in science and technology, the use of effective methods, technologies and tutorials, individualization of training, the mobility of training allowing to change character quickly, the contents and terms of training and quantity of students. In this article some aspects of realization of the policy in the field of educational marketing are considered. The model of formation of marketing culture of future specialists of preschool institutions on the example of a special course "Marketing in preschool educa-tion" which approbation was carried out in 2012-2014 in educational establishments "Bara-novichi State University" (The Republic of Belarus) is offered. Key words: educational marketing, marketing readiness, marketing culture, marketing activ-ity.

scholarly journals Research Community Analytic Tool Based on Topic Modeling and Network Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
И. Н. Девицын ◽  
И. В. Савин
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
State University ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Research Organizations ◽  
New Research ◽  
Over Time

В статье рассматривается новый инструмент анализа научных сообществ с использованием методов моделирования тем и теории графов. Результаты применения предложенного нами подхода представлены для публикаций авторов, аффилированных с Сургутским государственным университетом в Scopus за период 1995–2021 гг. Разработанный инструмент позволяет определять основные направления научных исследований, выявлять передовые коллективы научных работников по отдельным направлениям, а также анализировать взаимосвязи научных коллективов. Представлены результаты распределения публикаций по времени, девяти основным темам, расчет метрик графов соавторства, построенных на основе исследуемого набора данных. В будущем разработанный подход можно применить для оценки научно-исследовательского потенциала научных организаций, для оперативного определения направлений научных исследований, выявления передовых коллективов и научных работников по перспективным направлениям. The study presents a new research community analytical tool based on topic modeling and methods from graph theory. The results of the proposed approach are presented for Scopusindexed publications by the authors affiliated with Surgut State University in 1995–2021. The tool makes it possible to determine the key research areas, identify the leading research teams in certain areas and analyze the relationships between these teams. The paper includes the distribution of publications over time, nine main areas of publications, and a range of metrics for the coauthorship graphs of the studied dataset. In the future, the tool can be applied to assess the potential of research organizations, select the research areas, and identify the leading research teams and researchers in promising areas.

scholarly journals Development of Professional Competences in Russia and Lithuania: An Example of Successful International Cooperation in the Field of Adult Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Ewa Kula ◽  
Tomasz Maliszewski
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Research Community ◽  
State University

The article presents one of the directions of international cooperation in the field of adult education. It is review of a monographic book on professional competences, prepared jointly by andragogy researchers in Russia (Pushkin Leningrad State University in St. Petersburg) and Lithuania (Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas). The authors put the Russian-Lithuanian publication on the background of the significant in modern European andragogy achievements of St. Petersburg’s research community, and adult education conferences organized there annually for more than a decade

scholarly journals Development of a conceptual model of multi-skilled specialist training

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samira Mammadova ◽  
Javanshir Mammadov ◽  
Natig Talibov ◽  
Agil Huseynov ◽  
Loghman Abdullayev
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Block Diagram ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Research Production ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Functional Scheme

In order to develop the higher education system of Azerbaijan, training of highly skilled specialists using the innovative methods in teaching process and scientific research had been disscused at Sumgayit State University. The conceptual model of the process of preparation of highly qualified (multy) specialists was proposed on the basis of chairs in engineering and economics faculties of Sumgayit State University.Priority specialties and scientific directions of the departments of Engineering and Economics of Sumgayit State University were determined and the functional scheme of complex educational training - scientific research - production - commissioning system was proposed based on the principles of flexible production. An activity block diagram for the development of an innovative project in training, scientific research, production and commercial system has been developed.

Micro-CHP (Cooling, Heating, and Power): Not Just Scaled Down CHP

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louay M. Chamra ◽  
Pedro J. Mago ◽  
Nick Stone ◽  
Jason Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Waste Heat ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Fuel Utilization ◽  
Feedstock Production ◽  
Chp System ◽  
Integrated Program

The paper will introduce the research community to the Mississippi Micro-CHP (Cooling, Heating, and Power) and Bio-fuel Center, a unique research, demonstration and education center combining the resources and expertise from Mississippi State University Engineering, Agriculture, and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES). The center is a vertically integrated program to study and demonstrate the entire bio-fuel utilization cycle from “woodchips to micro-CHPs”: feedstock production, conversion to bio-fuel/biogas, conversion to onsite electrical power, and utilization of the resulting waste heat to provide the site’s cooling and heating needs. The “micro” designates a focus on residential, small commercial and rural applications. The coupling of micro-CHP with bio-fuels has to do with addressing regional and demographic consideration of successful micro-CHP implementation as opposed to a one-strategy-fits-all approach. The paper will contrast characteristics of residential and small commercial establishments versus commercial/industrial CHP systems and form a list of desirable characteristics for micro-CHP components and overall micro-CHP system design. Based on these evaluations, future research plans for the Center will be suggested. Another factor that will be stressed is that Micro-CHP will best be utilized if designed as part of a whole building system. The characteristics of the building are as important as the characteristics of the equipment, and both should be designed to work together synergistically.

Incorporation of Hands-On Activities in Learning Nanomaterials

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihong Heidi Jiao ◽  
Nael Barakat
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Particle Aggregation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
State University ◽  
Hands On ◽  
National Science ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Skilled Workforce

For decades, nanomaterials, especially nanoparticles, have received extensive attention from the research community and have gained increasing importance in many industries. Growing production and utilization of nanomaterials result in a significant need for a relevant and skilled workforce. To meet these growing needs, the course “Fundamentals of Nanotechnology” was developed in the School of Engineering (SOE) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) as one part of the Nanotechnology curriculum development plan sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Nanomaterials is one of the main topics covered in this course. Many concepts related to nanomaterials are both theoretical and abstract, which are difficult for students to grasp. This paper describes the hands-on lab activities incorporated to enhance the students’ learning and mastery of the subject. Through these hands-on activities, students learned to synthesize zero-dimensional and two-dimensional nanomaterials and characterized different properties of these nanomaterials. Students explored the physical and optical properties of nanoparticles, particle-to-particle aggregation, and applications of nanoparticles as sensors used in different fields. This paper presents the role of these hands-on activities in enhancing the students’ understanding of the theoretical nanomaterial concepts. These lab activities were assessed and results of this assessment from the first offering of the course are presented.

scholarly journals Recording Conservation Information: The MARC 583 Field in Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Hobart
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Decisions ◽  
State University ◽  
Pennsylvania State University ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Penn State ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Condition Assessments

Conservation documentation provides important information about a library’s collections, including condition assessments and treatment decisions. Paper files or local databases, however, can make this information unavailable to most library staff and create problems for searching and preservation. To avoid these problems, in 2016, Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) started using the MARC 583 field to record conservation documentation for items in the Special Collections Library. By placing this information in the catalog record, conservation information was publicly viewable, searchable, and protected by regular database backups. This article describes the process of implementing the MARC 583 field at Penn State for conservation documentation, including selecting standards, encoding the field, and outcomes from the project.

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