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B.S. Johnson and Maureen Duffy: Aspiring Writers: A Conversation with Maureen Duffy
No full textMaureen Duffy and B.S. Johnson met at King’s College London in 1956 when they both enrolled to read for a degree in English Literature. They became friends and colleagues through their contributions to Lucifer, the college literary magazine and the wider University of London poetry scene. They later joined forces in the Writer’s Action Group and campaigned for public lending rights for authors. Maureen kindly agreed to be interviewed about her relationship with Johnson, but in addition to this her interview sheds light on the socio-political context of British post-war writing. Maureen was born in 1933 in Worthing, Sussex and came to prominence in 1962 with the autobiographical novel That’s How It Was. Although mainly known for her poetry, her prose work has received critical and popular acclaim. Gor Saga (1981) was dramatised and broadcast by the BBC in 1988 as First Born, a three-part mini-series vehicle for Charles Dance. She is also the author of 16 plays for stage, television and radio. Maureen is well known as a humanist and gay rights activist and for her work championing the financial and legal interests of writers. She is currently the President of the Authors Licensing and Copyright Society, and a Fellow and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature. This interview took place in London in July 2013 and first appeared in the inaugural edition of B.S.J: The B. S. Johnson Journal
Introduction
No full textIn the last four decades, southeastern archaeology has increasingly developed a processual method of looking at archaeological data through varying levels of scale. By adjusting the scale, archaeologists can further define societal interactions and exchanges, which is particularly useful to those researching the Mississippian period, as the rise and fall of chiefdoms was both internally complex and externally influenced by broader regional factors. This use of the most current research methods has enabled a more comprehensive understanding of prehistoric and historic sociopolitical entities.
In Archaeological Perspectives of the Southern Appalachians, Ramie A. Gougeon and Maureen S. Meyers have brought together a dozen archaeologists to delineate multiscalar approaches to Native American sites throughout southern Appalachia. The essays range in topic from ceramic assemblages in northern Georgia to public architecture in North Carolina to the frontiers of southern Appalachia in Virginia. Throughout the volume, the contributors discuss varying scales of analysis in their own research to flesh out the importance of maintaining different perspectives when evaluating archaeological evidence.
Additionally, the volume makes particular reference to the work of David Hally, whose influence on not only the editors and contributors but on southeastern archaeology as a whole cannot be overstated. While Hally was neither a pioneer nor vocal champion of scale variation, his impeccable research, culminating with the publication of his magnum opus King: The Social Archaeology of a Late Mississippian Town in Northwestern Georgia paved the way for younger scholars to truly develop research methods for holistic social archaeology.
Ramie A. Gougeon is an assistant professor with the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of West Florida. He has contributed chapters to Architectural Variability in the Southeast and Ancient Households of the Americas .
Maureen S. Meyers is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Mississippi. Her articles have appeared in Southeastern Archaeology, Native South, and the anthology Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone.publishedIntroductio
Data protection: the challenges facing social networking
No full textThe popularity of social networking sites has increased dramatically over the past decade. A recent report indicated that thirty-eight percent of online users have a social networking profile. Many of these social networking site users (SNS users) post or provide personal information over the internet every day. According to the latest OfCom study, the average adult SNS user has profiles on 1.6 sites and most check their profiles at least once every other day. However, the recent rise in social networking activity has opened the door to the misuse and abuse of personal information through identity theft, cyber stalking, and undesirable screenings by prospective employers. Behavioral advertising programs have also misused personal information available on social networking sites. Society is now facing an important question: what level of privacy should be expected and required within the social networking environment
Canadian academics’ use of predatory journals
No full textINTRODUCTION: Predatory journals have been acknowledged as an increasing concern in the scholarly literature over the last decade, but research on the subject has been sparse. Research that has focused on predatory journals in the Canadian context has been even rarer, and limited to work focused on a single university. This study explores publishing trends in predatory journals by authors affiliated with Canadian universities. METHODS: Articles published by authors at 30 Canadian universities, including all universities in the U15, were pulled from select predatory journals. Key data including author affiliation, article type, discipline, and grant information were extracted from the articles. RESULTS: All universities in the study were found to have publications in predatory journals. The health sciences accounted for 72% of the publications, and the sciences for 20%. Research articles accounted for 50% of the articles. Opinion, editorial, or commentary pieces accounted for 24% and 19% were review articles. Grant funding was indicated in 34% of the articles, with NSERC and CIHR being top funders. The research-intensive U15 universities were found to publish more in predatory journals than their non-U15 compatriots, even when the universities were of similar size. DISCUSSION: Canadian scholars were found to publish in predatory journals, particularly those scholars from the health sciences and research-intensive U15 universities. Grant funding was common, and often came from high profile funders like NSERC and CIHR. This study suggests that policy and education initiatives may be warranted in Canadian contexts, especially in the health sciences and at research-intensive universities
Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism
No full textAn OER text for created to support Hospitality and Tourism courses at Dutchess Community College. Written, compiled, and designed by Maureen Peters Gittelman.NASUNY DutchessBusiness, Aviation & Construction ProfessionsN/
Open Access: What is the Climate for OA Publishing and Institutional Repositories in Ohio in 2016?
No full textPresentation by Maureen Schlangen of the University of Dayton makes a case for a survey of faculty at Ohio institutions to gauge openness to Open Access archiving and publishing. Those interested in conducting the survey on their campuses are invited to contact the author using the email provided
"This is why I am different from the others": the abject child as symbol of cultural anxiety
No full textThis thesis examines Tom Riddle of the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling
(1997-2007), Joe Christmas of Light in August by William Faulkner (1932), and Charlie
Gordon of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1966) in the context of Julia
Kristeva’s theory of the abject. The abject is that which challenges the border between
the self, or the state, and that which is outside of it. As such, encounters with the abject
trigger reactions of fear, horror, anxiety, or disgust. I argue that these characters—whose
identities defy categorization because they are between wizard and Muggle, black and
white, and genius and moron—are abject, and thus elicit terror in those who encounter
them. Their abjection precludes them from belonging to any sort of community. Moreover, each text highlights its character’s ambiguous, abject identity by associating him with the filth that threatens the body, i.e. blood, vomit, feces, etc. This juxtaposition shows how the characters, as the filth of their societies, are cast out in the name of protecting the clean and proper state. In an increasingly global society, in which borders are porous and rights are expanding, I argue that this refusal to challenge or minimize the border between the self/state and that which is outside of it increases both the self and the
state’s vulnerability. By perpetuating ideals of acceptable identities, we create the abject
and subject ourselves to feelings terror and anxiety when the clean and proper body, or
the clean and proper state, is undoubtedly threatened. I suggest that the abject—and the
resulting terror—cannot be overcome unless we challenge the binary system that
currently creates communities. We must not try to use discipline or exclusion to regulate
or protect from difference. Instead, we must confront our fear and expand the definition of “normal” to include multiple kinds of identities, and diminish anxiety and vulnerability by embracing the reality of the porous border.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Maureen Elizabeth Sarac
Faculty and Librarian Perceptions of Librarians as Researchers: Results from Semi-Structured Interviews
No full textFollowing on the results of an earlier survey, this study explores the perceptions of librarians as researchers according to academic librarians and faculty using semi-structured interviews. Conducting research is a regular part of the academic librarian role, but one that often faces challenges to its undertaking, and one that is not always recognized. Exploring perceptions of librarian research helps to understand the current state of librarian research, the barriers faced by librarian researchers, and the value of librarian research. Fifteen librarians and seven faculty members were interviewed from eight Canadian universities. The interviews were coded and analysed to identify major themes. Librarian research was found to be sometimes unsupported and therefore difficult to conduct, but valuable to librarians and the discipline of librarianship. Additionally, librarian research was found to improve relations between librarians and faculty, and more broadly, was found to create a more collegial academic climate.Suite aux résultats d\u27une enquête antérieure, cette étude utilise des entretiens semi-dirigés pour explorer les perceptions des bibliothécaires en tant que chercheuses.eurs selon les bibliothécaires universitaires et les professeur.e.s. La recherche fait régulièrement partie du rôle de bibliothécaire universitaire, mais ce fait n\u27est pas largement connu, et les bibliothécaires sont souvent confronté.e.s à des défis quant à leur capacité à mener la recherche. L\u27exploration des perceptions de la recherche menée par les bibliothécaires permet de brosser un tableau plus complet de l\u27état actuel de la recherche par les bibliothécaires, des obstacles auxquels se heurtent les bibliothécaires chercheuses.eurs et la valeur accordée à la recherche menée par les bibliothécaires. Quinze bibliothécaires et sept membres du corps professoral de huit universités canadiennes ont été interrogé.e.s. Les entrevues ont été codées et analysées pour identifier les principaux thèmes. Il s\u27avère que la recherche par les bibliothécaires est faite souvent sans soutien et donc difficile à mener ; elle est néanmoins précieuse pour les bibliothécaires et la discipline de la bibliothéconomie. De plus, la recherche par les bibliothécaires permet d\u27améliorer les relations entre les bibliothécaires et le corps professoral et, plus largement, de créer un climat académique plus collégial
A Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers
No full textThis study examines the perceptions of academic librarian research at six Canadian prairie-province universities. An understanding of how librarian research is viewed and valued at academic institutions can lay the groundwork to improve the state of librarian research in the future. Surveys were sent to librarians and non-librarian faculty in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences at these universities to gather information about how both groups perceive academic librarian research. Thirty librarians and 30 non-librarian faculty responded to the survey. In general, research was viewed as an important and positive aspect of librarianship, though one that was of secondary importance to service. Non-librarian faculty largely lacked awareness about librarian research, and librarians reported being unsupported in their research needs by their institutions. Librarian research collaboration with non-librarian faculty was of high interest to both groups of respondents. The results of this survey highlight the importance of research to academic librarianship while indicating that there is room for further improvement by raising the profile of librarian research outside of the library, fostering collaborative research projects, and providing librarians with the support necessary to engage in research activities.Cette étude examine les perceptions de la recherche des bibliothécaires universitaires dans six universités canadiennes des Prairies. Comprendre comment la recherche bibliothécaire est perçue et valorisée dans les établissements d’enseignement peut jeter les bases pour améliorer l’état de la recherche bibliothécaire à l’avenir. Des sondages ont été envoyés aux bibliothécaires et aux professeurs non-bibliothécaires de ces universités en sciences humaines, en sciences et en sciences sociales afin de recueillir de l’information sur la façon dont les deux groupes perçoivent la recherche des bibliothécaires universitaires. Trente bibliothécaires et trente professeurs non-bibliothécaires ont répondu au sondage. En général, la recherche est considérée comme un aspect important et positif de la bibliothéconomie, bien qu’elle soit d’importance secondaire par rapport au service. Les professeurs non-bibliothécaires étaient peu sensibilisés à la recherche bibliothécaire, et les bibliothécaires ont déclaré que leur établissement ne les aidait pas à répondre à leurs besoins en matière de recherche. La collaboration en recherche bibliothécaire avec des professeurs non-bibliothécaires était d’un grand intérêt pour les deux groupes de répondants. Les résultats de ce sondage soulignent l’importance de la recherche pour la bibliothéconomie universitaire tout en indiquant qu’il y a place à l’amélioration en rehaussant le profil de la recherche bibliothécaire à l’extérieur de la bibliothèque, en encourageant les projets de recherche collaborative et en fournissant aux bibliothécaires le soutien nécessaire pour entreprendre des activités de recherche
Disseminating Cochrane evidence to the public health workforce via author-led webinars
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- Disseminating Cochrane evidence to the public health workforce via author-led webinars\ud
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- <u><a href="http://www.healthevidence.org/">Health Evidence™</a></u> is a free searchable repository, of 4,500+ quality-appraised public health relevant reviews, including nearly 700 Cochrane reviews. Author-led webinars is one knowledge translation strategy to disseminate the findings of Cochrane reviews.\ud
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- (i) Disseminate the findings of Cochrane reviews via webinars\ud
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- (ii) Evaluate the impact of Cochrane author-led webinars \ud
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- Webinars are 60-90 minutes in length and include: an overview of the principles of evidence-informed decision making (15mins), a presentation of the findings by the review author (30mins), and a Q&A period (30mins). Webconferencing software monitors participant registration, attendance, engagement, poll responses, and questions. Standard polling questions are asked throughout each session to assess familiarity with and use of systematic reviews, as well as familiarity and agreement with session-specific review findings.\ud
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- Since January 2015 Health Evidence™ has hosted six Cochrane author-led webinars. Webinar participants include: nurses, health promoters, physicians, dietitians, and knowledge brokers. On average, participants in each session were attentive and engaged 68.8% of the time. Google Analytics reflect an average 572% increase in users accessing the Cochrane review featured in each webinar on the day of the session compared to average daily access the month prior. On average, each session attracted 177 registrants, of which approximately half joined on the session date. Poll response data reveal 59.6% attendees use systematic reviews to inform their practice. Data collected pre/post on participant’s knowledge of the effectiveness of an intervention, suggest that webinars are an effective way to influence participant’s knowledge about intervention effectiveness (participant knowledge improved 10-31.8%, measured via pre/post poll questions). During the Q&A period, attendees submitted 5-12 questions per session.\ud
Conclusion: Webinars are an interactive and effective mechanism for promoting public health relevant Cochrane evidence to decision makers. Data from webinars highlight a high level of interest and engagement with Cochrane author-led sessions
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