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Managing Technology Risks Through Technological Proficiency: Guidance for Local Governments
No full textLike most organizations, local governments face challenges managing technology, the critical resource to meet evolving public service expectations. But benefits associated with adapting the latest technology come with risks, some more apparent than others.
This report details the problems facing municipal officials as they try to maximize the benefits of technology for their communities and constituents in the face of cybersecurity, legal, operational, financial, reputational and societal risks.
The report concludes that top municipal officials must create and maintain an environment of “technological proficiency.” That includes creating a process for making technology decisions, developing an annually reviewed technology plan that is tied to the budget, instituting a “cyber hygiene” training program for all employees in proper computer security practices, and making sure that agency technology is competently managed.
The report is supplemented by a "Best Practices and Resources Guide" that organizations can use to achieve technology proficiency. It provides best practices based on an organization's technology profile.Report and Supplement were prepared for the Municipal Excess Liability Fund, a joint insurance fund of over 600 New Jersey local government agencies
MARC 21 para recursos contínuos
No full textTranslation and adaptation of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, and MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress, USA, by Angela Salles. Rio de Janeiro, 2010. 2 v. V.1 MARC 21 format for bibliographic data (updated until October 2010). V.2 MARC 21 format for data collection (Holdings) (updated until October 2008)
MARC 21 para recursos contínuos.
No full textTradução e adaptação de MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data e MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data, da Network Development and MARC Standards Office, da Library of Congress, USA, por Angela Salles
Islam and the Qur'an in the Abrahamic tradition
No full textPanelists Marc Bernstein, Michigan State University Professor of Hebrew and Israeli Culture, Robert Anderson, MSU Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, and Abdalmajid Katranji, Islamic scholar and Director of the Katranji Hand Center, participate in a panel discussion entitled Islam and the Qur'an in the Abrahamic Tradition", held at the MSU Main Library. The event is sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the MSU Muslim Studies Program and is conducted in response to the burning of a Qur'an in East Lansing on September 11, 2010. The discussion is moderated by Mohammed Ayoob, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and Coordinator of the Muslim Studies Program at MSU. Dr. Ayoob introduces the discussion by talking about fear of the other. Dr. Bernstein discusses the historical coexistence of Jews and Muslims, the common origins of Jewish and Islamic traditions, and where Islamic theology places Mohammad in relation to Jesus and the Jewish prophets. Dr. Anderson discusses the treatment of Mary and Jesus in the Qur'an and additional stories not found in the Bible. Dr. Katranji comments on the importance of Abraham in Islam, Mohammad's linage, the prominence of Hebrew figures in the Qur'an and their impact on Mohammad, and makes reference to statements about religious freedom by Jefferson and others. The event is introduced by Clifford H. Haka, Director of the MSU Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries Colloquia Series
Equilibrium transition study for a hybrid MAV
No full textWind tunnel testing was performed on a VTOL aircraft in order to characterize longitudinal flight behavior during an equilibrium transition between vertical and horizontal flight modes. Trim values for airspeed, pitch, motor speed and elevator position were determined. Data was collected by independently varying the trim parameters, and stability and control derivatives were identified as functions of the trim pitch angle. A linear fractional representation model was then proposed, along with several methods to improve longitudinal control of the aircraft
Big Five Personality Dimensions
No full textPeople differ from one another in many ways, and these individual differences matter for management theory and practice. The Big Five personality traits (also called the five-factor model of personality) describe five of the most crucial differences between people. An enormous body of research has conclusively established the importance of these five personality dimensions to major topics in management, such as job performance, motivation, leadership, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and strategy. This entry discusses the meaning of the Big Five traits, briefly reviews their history, and highlights their importance for a variety of management topics.This book chapter is published as Anderson, M. H. 2013. Big Five personality dimensions. In E. H. Kessler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Management Theory (pp. 76-80), Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/encyclopedia-of-management-theory/book235986. Posted with permission. </p
Study of MARC Elements Used in Library & Archive Preservation Work
No full textThis study describes a survey of librarians involved in preservation decision-making regarding their use of various Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) scheme elements. The survey was hosted on the web and requests for participation in the survey was distributed by email to various listserv groups. The results are presented here directly, with limited interpretation. Several areas, which might yield interesting findings, have been noted for possible follow-up studies. A copy of the data set is available upon request to the author
Private Placements by Small Public Entities: Canadian Experience
No full textIn Canada, most of the private placements are offered by small and unprofitable entrepreneurial ventures -- for which the asymmetry of information and adverse selection problems are particularly acute. Private placements are a very important source of equity for these emerging businesses. In contrast with the public offering process, placements of shares are made in the exempt market with accredited or sophisticated investors. It is assumed that these investors would be knowledgeable enough to protect their own interests. The aim of this paper is to analyze the extent to which such private placements can be considered “fair”, i.e. if they provide investors with a fair rate of return and if accredited investors are indeed able to price these placements correctly in a context of large asymmetry of information. The answer is clearly negative. Au Canada, la majorité des placements privés sont émis par de petites entreprises en émergence, non rentables. Les problèmes d’asymétrie de l’information et d’anti-sélection sont particulièrement sévères. Les placements privés sont toutefois une source de financement très importante pour ces entreprises. Contrairement aux offres publiques, les placements privés sont émis dans le cadre du régime d’exemption, auprès d’investisseurs agréés dont on considère qu’ils ont les connaissances requises pour veiller à leurs intérêts financiers. L’objectif de l’étude est de déterminer dans quelle mesure les placements privés procurent un taux de rendement équitable aux investisseurs et si les investisseurs agréés sont en mesure d’apprécier correctement la valeur de ce type d’investissement. La réponse est négative.Private placements, SME, securities regulation, public policies, financing, Placement privé, petites entreprises, réglementation des valeurs mobilières, politiques publiques, financement
Occlusion, transparency, and lightness
No full textThe lightness of a visual surface is its perceived achromatic reflectance [Adelson, E. H., (2000). Lightness perception and lightness illusions. In M. Gazzaniga (Ed.), The new cognitive neuroscience (2nd ed.) (pp. 339-351) Berlin: Springer; Gilchrist, A. (1999). Lightness perception. In R. W. F. Keil (Ed.), MIT encyclopedia of cognitive science (pp. 471-472). Cambridge: MIT press]. Lightness ranges from black, through various shades of grey, up to white. Anderson and Winawer [Anderson, B., Winawer, J. (2005). Image segmentation and lightness perception. Nature, 434, 79-83] suggested that perceptual decomposition of image luminance into multiple sources in different layers (e.g., perceptual transparency) is critical to the their lightness illusions. However, 1 show that simple perceptual occlusion evoked by T-junctions will work as well, suggesting that perceptual scission of luminance into multiple layers is unnecessary for such effects. I argue that the lightness illusions presented by Anderson and Winawer involve fundamentally different mechanisms than previously studied lightness illusions, including those involving perceptual transparency
Expliquer et comprendre. La théorie de l'action de G. H. von Wright
No full textIn his writings on the problem of explaining and describing action, G.H. von Wright has elaborated a most subtle argumentation in support of a non-causal approach to this problem. The author of this essay shows that, though the criticisms produced by von Wright against the causal theory of action are sound, his own conception implies several paradoxical consequences whose justification appears to be doubtful. According to the author, the reason why neither the causalists nor von Wright have succeeded in producing a satisfactory solution of the problem of action, resides in a joint presupposition of theirs, namely their conviction that the corporal movements which form an action are natural events. The author points out that this presupposition is far from evident and he shows that its rejection makes it possible to restate the problem of action in a more promising way.Dans ses écrits consacrés au problème de l'explication et de la description de l'action, G.H. von Wright a donné l'une des argumentations les plus élaborées en faveur d'une approche non-causale de ce problème. Dans cet article, on montre que, si les critiques formulées par von Wright à l'encontre de la théorie causale de l'action sont fondées, sa propre conception donne lieu à plusieurs paradoxes qu'il semble difficile de justifier. Selon l'auteur, le caractère insatisfaisant des solutions données au problème de l'action, et par les causalistes et par von Wright, trouve son origine dans un présupposé commun à ces deux approches, à savoir la thèse que les mouvements corporels qui constituent une action sont assimilables à des événements naturels. L'auteur montre que cette thèse est loin d'être évidente et qu'en l'abandonnant, on accède à une nouvelle façon, peut-être plus prometteuse, de formuler le problème de l'action.Neuberg Marc. Expliquer et comprendre. La théorie de l'action de G. H. von Wright. In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Quatrième série, tome 88, n°77, 1990. pp. 48-78
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