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Education in the Age of Misinformation: Philosophical and Pedagogical Explorations
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Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation & What We Can Do About It
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The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars: Cheating and Deception in the Living World
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First Regional Library Celebrates 75 Years
Get PDFIn 1947, the Citizen’s Library Movement of DeSoto County was formed to advocate for public libraries in the communities of Northwest Mississippi. These early visionaries saw the advantages of having a regional library system to share resources and materials. The Movement’s efforts led to the Supervisors of DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, and Tate Counties to form First Regional Library in 1950, the first multi-county library system in Mississippi. In 1968, Tunica County joined the library system.
These communities have shown much growth in the past 75 years, and First Regional Library has grown with the communities it serves.. When First Regional Library first formed, there were only four branch libraries (Batesville, Hernando, Oxford, Sardis), but that number quickly grew. Today, First Regional Library has fourteen branches across five counties. In FRL’s first year, the operating budget for the system was 6.3 million and employs 102 individuals.
At the time of FRL’s establishment, the system had 8,000 books across the four counties and even fewer cardholders. Today, FRL has 430,000 items in the collection and 214,00 registered library users. When the system was formed in 1950, the four original counties had a combined population of 96,958. Today, First Regional Library serves 321,878 people across five counties.
To celebrate 75 years of library service, there will be an Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 from 3:00-6:00 pm at the First Regional Library Headquarters in Hernando. This event is open to the public. From 4:00-5:00 pm, there will be a special Anniversary Presentation.
Refreshments will be served, and there will be musical entertainment.
75th Anniversary Celebration Tuesday, April 8, 2025
3:00-6:00 pm Anniversary Presentation 4:00-5:00 pm
First Regional Library Headquarters
370 West Commerce Street
Hernando, Mississipp
Digital Transformation: The Need for a Sustainable Green Culture in African Higher Education Institutions
Get PDFDigital transformation (DT) continuously affects individuals and organisations. African Higher Education Institutions (AHEIs) must prioritise robust IT infrastructure to enhance research, modernise teaching, and improve learning experiences in the digital era. Despite policies and programs promoting digital education, AHEIs face challenges in fully implementing DT because of unimplemented policies and the persistent digital divide. DT, driven by technological progress, is crucial for achieving environmental, economic, and social sustainability goals. This includes integrating sustainability into curricula, assessing institutional leaders\u27 commitment to sustainability, and adopting eco-friendly campus practices. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are strategic concerns affecting institutional culture, research, teaching, and policies and should be integrated into DT. This study explores the importance of DEI in DT implementation within AHEIs. It offers strategies for doing so, including developing strategic visions and plans, fostering digital leadership skills, promoting DEI initiatives in DT, establishing effective policies and frameworks to address the digital divide, mental health disorders, and learning disabilities; embracing comprehensive approaches to DT; and fostering institutional cultural and academic changes. It is crucial to consider DEI when adopting digital technologies that can drive innovation and improve service delivery in AHEIs, which is the focus of this research
An Introduction and Examination of Firm-on-Firm Activism
Get PDFThis research examines firm-on-firm activism, defined as public, coercive actions taken by corporations against another corporation to influence them socio-politically. I investigate how consumers evaluate this emerging form of corporate activism using costly signaling theory. I propose that consumers will perceive firm-on-firm activism as more authentic due to the financial and nonfinancial costs incurred by the firm, ultimately leading to increased consumer support. An online experiment will manipulate the type of corporate activism (firm-on-firm vs. traditional) and measure perceived costs, authenticity, and consumer support intentions. This study contributes to the corporate activism literature by introducing and examining a novel form of activism, extending the application of costly signaling theory to corporate behavior, and investigating the mediating role of perceived authenticity in consumer responses to corporate activism. The findings will provide valuable insights for marketers and corporate leaders navigating the complex landscape of socio-political engagement and stakeholder management