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“Straight to the Heart of Things”— Reflecting on Library Metaphors for Impact and Assessment

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Stoddart, Richard A.

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This paper explores the use and creative application of library metaphors. Unfortunately, the facts aren’t always able to speak for themselves. Simply stating reference statistics, gate counts, and resource circulation numbers are not persuasive narratives in and of themselves. Voice and context needs to be given to these forms of...

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Library Metaphors for Impact and Assessment by Richard A. Stoddart Assessment Librarian Oregon
Evidence that summer jellyfish blooms impact Pacific Northwest salmon production

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Ruzicka, James J., Daly, Elizabeth A., and Brodeur, Richard D.

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Interannual variability in salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) production in the northeast Pacific is understood to be driven by oceanographic variability and bottom-up processes affecting prey availability to juvenile salmon. Scyphozoan jellyfish have an important role in shaping the pathways of energy flow through pelagic food webs. While jellyfish obtain high production...

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