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Beyond the Subject: Non-Topical Facets for Exploration and Discovery
Get PDFNew developments in the cataloging world can help libraries better answer questions like: What music do you have for string quartets? What young adult fiction do you have by African American male authors? Do you have any diaries written by pioneer women in Oregon in the late nineteenth century? Do you have any recent movies from China?
Historically, the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) have included terms both for what something is about (topic) and for what something is (genre or form). Many users are looking for something either as a topic, or as a genre or form, and not for the two things mixed together. Sometimes LCSH makes a clear, albeit not intuitive, distinction. Starting in 2007, the Library of Congress (LC) began work on a new vocabulary, now known as Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT), to use for genre and form instead of LCSH. In addition, they created two additional new vocabularies: Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT) for instruments and voices and Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) for audiences and creators. This article investigates the application and results of using these new, faceted vocabularies
Future Organization of Things
No full textOregon librarians are on track with current developments in technical services, but that is no simple task. This issue of OLAQ is dedicated to cataloging, metadata, archival description, and all the various ways we organize our collections. Authors reveal their thoughts on the practical implications of future cataloging methods, faceted vocabulary, and new tools. They share tales of migration and automation, implementing new discovery layers, optimizing access to open educational resources, providing affordable training, and more. In this incredibly instant culture, our work is crucial in providing efficient access to information resources. Come explore the important, yet oftentimes invisible, work of organizing things. What does the future hold
Impact of scleral lens wear intraocular pressure and posterior ocular perfusion
No full textIntroduction: Scleral Lenses have been prescribed in contact lens arena for a long period of time since the history of the contact lens for many pathological conditions. These large diameter of gas permeable lenses land on different limbal and peri limbal margins. In recent years due to the comfort and its optimal visual performances these lenses have been widely prescribed in correction of normal refractive errors as well. In past few years few studies have shown increase in intraocular pressure of the eye with the use of scleral lens. Chronic exposure to increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) have shown to decrease in perfusion of blood in retinal layers leading to irreversible loss of the retinal cells. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography is the most advanced and direct way of evaluation of retinal layers without the injection of the contrast dyes.
Purpose: To investigate the impact of the scleral lens wear on the intraocular pressure and posterior ocular perfusion through the measurement of the thickness profile of optic nerve head, retina and choroid.
Methods: Thirty-one healthy participants (20 to 31 years) underwent through battery of tests with Diaton for measurement of intraocular pressure and posterior ocular examinations with 4.5 X 4.5 mm scans centered on optic disc, 12 X 9 mm scan centered on macula and other areas of interest in retina with OCT angiography. Choroidal thickness at sub-foveal area, disc margin and at temporal area was measured with custom made software. Results were analyzed with mixed model and relevant bar graphs and scatter plots.
Results: Scleral lens wearers had significant increase in IOP (F= 109.77, p
Conclusion: Significant increase in IOP was seen with the 8 hours of scleral lens wear, decrease in peripapillary RNFL thickness may be important consideration for and considering OCT angiography parameters to be monitored for the scleral lens wearers in long term.
Keywords: optical coherence tomography, OCT angiography, optic nerve head, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer, intraocular pressure, scleral lens
Notes From an Equity Fellow: Casual Diversity and ALA Conferences Spark Enthusiasm
No full textI’m a school librarian, and I love connecting students with books they get excited about reading—we’ve all had that thrilling moment of handing a patron a book and seeing their eyes light up with recognition and enthusiasm. There’s nothing better! Connecting readers with books that resonate is our goal and our joy. A recently awarded fellowship opened the doors to new conference experiences for me, deepening my understanding of the many diverse and authentic voices in children’s literature while also highlighting the places where there is room for growth.
I became aware of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) Equity Fellowship through an Oregon Association of School Libraries listserv post last fall. ALSC is a division of ALA, the American Library Association. The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force within ALSC was seeking ethnically and racially diverse library professionals who demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in their personal or professional life, a capacity for leadership, and are providing direct services to children. In my application essay, I wrote about my work seeking out and selecting books for my school library collection, as well as my experience as a Mexican-American school librarian. I received a phone call later in the fall from a member of the task force letting me know that I had been selected as one of only six ALSC Equity Fellows in the country for 2019–2020. The news was exhilarating, and I was thrilled to learn that the fellowship includes membership for two years in ALA and financial support to attend the 2019 ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle and the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. In addition, the EDI Task Force connected me with a mentor from ASLC who can help me get more involved in the organization and navigate the complex conference schedules
Student Computers in University Classrooms: A Detriment or Boon to Learning?
No full textA common topic of discussion in higher education is student use of personal computers in the classroom and whether it distracts or enhances learning as well as a sense of community in higher education. In making the shift to computer-limited or free university classrooms, students can develop not only better higher-order learning skills, but leadership skills as well.
The majority of literature on student computers in the classroom proposes at least limited use of personal computers in the classroom as learning outcomes increase with decreased computer presence. Student computer use in university classrooms can also be viewed through the lens of leadership.
Removing computers from the classroom will allow students a better space to develop the interpersonal and professional skills necessary to lead, alongside the higher-level learning of didactic material. By making the shift to computer limited or free university classrooms, students can develop not only better advanced learning skills, but effective leadership skills as well
The Effectiveness of Patient Education in Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Comprehension for Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
Get PDFIn 2016, it was estimated that approximately 1,685,210 new cases of cancer would be diagnosed in the United States that year, and that 595,690 people would die from the disease (National Cancer Institute, 2018) The diagnosis of cancer can greatly affect the quality of life of patients and their families, and patients often experience varying levels of anxiety and distress throughout the diagnostic and treatment process (National Cancer Institute, 2018). Anxiety is defined as fear, dread, and uneasiness caused by stress, which can be caused by both the diagnosis and treatment of cancer (Andersen & Tewfik, 1985). Patient education has been shown to reduce anxiety in a wide range of patients, including those diagnosed with cancer (McPherson, Higginson, & Hearn
Who Are You and How Do You Move?: A Study Proposal
Get PDFOnly 21% of U.S. adults meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity (CDC, 2014) despite of widespread advertising of the power of exercise to improve health and prevent disability. Racial minorities and older adults, growing parts of the U.S. population, are even less likely to meet these guidelines (CDC, 2014). This study will take three approaches to better understand the role of identity in exercise engagement among Black older adults (BOAs). Quantitative inquiries will explore the relationship between physical activity identity, physical activity participation, and physical function. Qualitative inquiry will explore how BOAs conceptualize physical activity and relate it to their concepts of self. Outcomes of the studies will be used to gain insight into whether identity has a role in physical engagement and function in a minority older adult population and whether it could be leveraged to improve healthy activity engagement
