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Joy committee and qualitative aspects of College Librarianship
No full textA study of the report of the Expert Committee on College Libraries (1993) appointed by Government of Kerala under the chairmanship of V.P. Joy, IAS. Opines that it is the first of such attempts by any State Government in India Joy Committee considers that the successful performance of the college librarian demand a clear understanding of academic objectives, a significant level of academic expertise and working partnership with heads of teaching departments. Joy recommended that librarian should be brought under the definition of teacher and that the academic qualification of the library staff should be at par with those of the teachers in colleges. The recommendations include granting academic status and service conditions on par with teachers to the college librarians, amendments to purchase rules to enable acquisition of electronic documents, staff formulae based on user strength and levels, implementing mechanisms for participatory development of the system, and methods and procedures for qualitative development of the college library collections
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The joy of vacuuming? How the user experience affects vacuum cleaner longevity
No full textAn apparent reduction in the average lifetime of vacuum cleaners is explored in this paper in relation to their perceived usability and increasingly frequent product replacement. Motivations for product disposal combine perceived and real product failure with a perceived or real improved product offer. From an historical perspective, vacuum cleaners typify this pattern, continually offering a ‘cheaper and improved’ product. Vacuum cleaner manufacturers reinvigorate the sense of satisfaction and revulsion associated with extracting dirt from our homes through new performance focused product development. For example, increased motor power, filtration, bag-less machines and clear bin compartments have all acted as sales drivers, whilst cost effective materials and offshore and more efficient manufacturing have reduced purchase prices. The latter, cost-driven, processes can create machines that are more likely to be functionally and aesthetically damaged in use, reinforcing the trend for faster replacement. The market appears likely to continue to focus on improved user experience, with growth in market share for lighter weight cordless battery powered machines posing the risk of an increased environmental burden. Drawing from qualitative and quantitative research undertaken for a study for Defra, we explore the user’s relationship to the product, investigating the frustrations and joys of vacuum cleaner use and ownership. The findings illustrate that the revulsion and attraction of cleaning, as well as the tedium and satisfaction fostered by the product, have direct implications for vacuum cleaner longevity
Ikogawa, Joy; 1998-10-05
No full textBiography: Joy Kogawa is an award-winning author who became a member of the Order of Canada in 1986 and of the Order of British Columbia in 2006. She is recognized for her novels, poetry, essays, children\u27s stories, and social activism; she is best known for Obasan (1981), a semi-autobiographical novel about the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II.
-Encyclopedia.com, Joy Ikogawa, 2020-09-1
Benefits of VSB and VPL Partnerships - Interview with Joy Francescini
No full textJoy talks about her experiences working at the Strathcona Library Branch and the partnership between the Vancouver School Board (VSB) and the Library that facilitated various author storytelling visits and how she feels grateful to be a part of the development of the children who visited the branch over the years
‘Infant Joy’
No full text‘Infant Joy’, in Eileen Cooper, Taking Root, Benjamin Rhodes Gallery, London 198
FINDING JOY IN THE JOURNEY
No full textabstract: Executive Summary Finding Joy in the Journey is a sports philanthropy project I have designed to connect the Arizona State University Women's Basketball team with girls between the ages of 7-12 in the Phoenix community who have the same love for the game basketball. Through monthly team bonding events over a nine-month season, these young girls are able to build long lasting relationships with their role models and learn how to find the joy in the journey. Finding joy in the journey is key in our fast paced and on the go American lifestyle. The successes and bumps in the road, the good times and the bad, and the people along the way all contribute to help shape us into the people we are today. This program allows for 14 girls to have a scholarship to be on the Jr. ASU women's basketball team. The approximate budget for this project is $3000 per year and covers expenses for food and supplies at monthly team events as well as each of the girls to have season tickets for the ASU women's basketball home games. Funding is provided through boosters and fundraising efforts on the front end. Marketing efforts are made through the ASU Women's Basketball team's partnership with local elementary and middle schools through the character code game, and also through the database of the girls who attend basketball camp. Through a shared love of the game of basketball, ASU Women's Basketball is raising up a young generation of girls to be leaders by inspiring and teaching them all of the lessons the game of basketball can teach us about life
Joy Williams, 34th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textJoy Williams is the author of four novels, State of Grace (1973, a National Book Award finalist), The Changeling (1978), Breaking and Entering (1988) and The Quick and the Dead (2000, a Pulitzer Prize finalist); three story collections, Taking Care (1982), Escapes (1990), and Honored Guest (2004); a collection of nonfiction, Ill Nature (2001); and a travel guide, The Florida Keys (1986). Her second novel, The Changeling, was reissued by Fairy Tale Review in 2008
The Shippens of Philadelphia: Quaker oats that were never sowed
No full textThis thesis aims to prove that greed and a changing world led to the abandonment of Quakerism by many Quakers in the seventeenth century, focusing on the Shippen family of Philadelphia in particular.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Summer Joy Woo
Glimpses of Joy in Byzantine Literature
No full textThis chapter explores the polysemy of emotional language in Byzantine literature, focusing on the bodily expressions of joy—ranging from dance to tears—and the tension between spiritual and worldly emotions. Contrary to the stereotype of Byzantium as a joyless culture, the author demonstrates how joy occupies a complex, morally nuanced space shaped by religious, rhetorical, and ascetic frameworks. The study highlights the need for a systematic analysis of the lexicon and expressive modalities of joy, within a cultural context deeply shaped by Scripture, ancient philosophy, and monastic spirituality. Particular attention is given to how emotional meaning varies across genres and contexts
Soldier's Joy
No full textPedro Cooper, Elva Phillips and the Pumpkin Vines play a tune during the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival on a stage featuring musicians from Franklin County. Band members include: Merle Odell-guitar, Edith Young-guitar, Elva Phillips-fiddle, Junior Birch-bass, and Pedro Cooper playing banjo despite having no left hand
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