The ALCTS Technical Services Administrators of Medium-Sized Research Libraries Discussion Group discussed several topics within an overarching theme at the 2006 annual conference in New Orleans: “Threats to and Opportunities for Technical Services Departments”. Topics discussed within that general theme included: Future of the Catalog, Future of Cataloging as a...
Literacy projects can lead to community empowerment, particularly when roundtable discussions initiate goals and students draw on their experiences and strengths to serve as "literacy ambassadors." In the two following linked manuscripts, I make my case for a literacy ambassador model of literacy service learning project that engages communities and...
This presentation was presented as part of a lighting talk session at the Northwest Archivists conference in Spokane, WA, in May 2014. It was also presented at the August 2014 Society of American Archivists conference in Washington D.C. at the Performing Arts Roundtable meeting.
American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Conference, 2004. Austin, Texas. IT in Chemical Engineering Education: Session & Roundtable Discussion
This report derives from two policy work sessions, one in January 2008 and one in May 2008, which explored policy cornerstones
and action strategies to bring an integrated ecosystem marketplace to fruition in Oregon. The report takes an initial look at ways in which
current state policies and practices either...
The demand from consumers for more sustainable products, and the need to comply with government regulations motivates manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve economic competitiveness. Manufacturers have actively improved the sustainability performance of their products through the use of sustainability assessment methods and...
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a nutrition
education program for men on healthy eating when dining out. The
Health Belief Model provided the basic framework to identify factors that
would potentially motivate men over 40 to change their dietary behavior
to reduce heart disease risk....
The objective of this workshop was to identify studies that should be conducted to properly
determine potential effects from power generating buoys on marine mammals of the Oregon
coast, with emphasis on cetaceans and focal discussion on gray whales. Special emphasis was put
on the acoustic output from both the...
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emphasis on cetaceans and focal discussion on gray whales. Special emphasis was put
on the acoustic output
The objective of this workshop was to identify studies that should be conducted to properly
determine potential effects from power generating buoys on marine mammals of the Oregon
coast, with emphasis on cetaceans and focal discussion on gray whales. Special emphasis was put
on the acoustic output from both the...
Full Text:
focal discussion on gray whales. Special emphasis was put
on the acoustic output from both the