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On the evaluation of interactive information retrieval systems
No full textThis paper briefly discusses the history of the standard information retrieval evaluation criteria, measures and methods, and why they are unsuitable for the evaluation of interactive information retrieval. A new framework for evaluation of interactive information retrieval is proposed, based on the criterion of usefulness
The cult of St Nicholas in medieval Italy
No full textSt Nicholas was one of the most popular saints in medieval Italy. His cult attracted the attention
of popes, kings and emperors, and his shrine at Bari became an important international pilgrimage
destination. This thesis asks how the cult of St Nicholas came to be so widespread and popular in
Italy, and why the saint attracted the attention of diverse groups and individuals.
This thesis is structured around four chapters. The first demonstrates that through a
process of Latinisation the cult of St Nicholas became integrated within Italian literary traditions
and within a new spiritual era. Chapter Two reveals that this Latinisation also occurred within the
saint’s iconography. Chapters Three and Four are case studies of the cult in Puglia and Venice,
locations which claimed possession of the saint’s relics. These case studies show that the general
developments that the cult of St Nicholas underwent in Italy, identified in Chapters One and Two,
did not apply universally. Instead, the presence of the saint’s relics resulted in a different profile
of the saint in Bari and Venice. Through the process of Latinisation, the cult of St Nicholas
became updated and remained relevant for its new Italian audience; Chapters Three and Four
show alternative ways that the cult of St Nicholas gained widespread popularity.
This thesis presents for the first time an iconographical study of St Nicholas in Italian art,
which develops existing research of the saint’s Byzantine iconography. Chapter Four presents a
profile of the cult of St Nicholas in Venice in the Middle Ages, which is a significant oversight in
the literature. The thesis uses a variety of visual and textual sources, in particular fresco and
altarpiece representations, archival documents from Venice and Rome (including the Apostolic
Visitations), and under-exploited contemporary and antiquarian Venetian sources
Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878: Part 3
No full textScan of the third part (pages 42-59) of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morga
Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878: Part 1
No full textScan of the first pages of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morga
Narrative based on the diaries of John Morgan
No full textScan of a typed narrative based on the diaries of John Hamilton Morgan. Includes text of numerous writings by Morgan. Author of this narrative not stated, but may have been his son, Nicholas G. Morga
Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878: Part 2
No full textScan of the second part (pages 22-40) of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morga
Life is too short to be serious all the time: Donald Duck presents unconventional motivations for publishing in academia
No full textIn this food for thought article, we introduce the ‘Donald Duck Phenomenon’ to consider ten unconventional reasons for publishing in academia. These include (i) symbolic immortality, (ii) personal satisfaction, (iii) a sense of pride, (iv) serious leisure, (v) cause credibility, (vi) altruism, (vii) collaboration with a friend or family member, (viii) collaboration with a hero, (ix) conflict or revenge, and (x) for amusement. The article was inspired by the lead author’s social media search for a co-author with the surname ‘Duck’. Through LinkedIn, the lead author, Associate Professor William E. Donald, who is based in the UK and specialises in Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, found a collaborator, Dr Nicholas Duck, based in Australia and specialises in Organisational Psychology. While the collaboration may appear somewhat ‘quackers’, per one of Donald Duck’s famous phrases, “Life is too short to be serious all the time, so if you can’t laugh at yourself then call me… I’ll laugh at you, for you”. We hope that this article offers some interesting insights, particularly for academics at the start of their scholarly journey, and acts as a way to stimulate conversation around unconventional reasons for publishing in academia
History of the public schools in the Mormon settlements in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, 1878-1883
No full textScan of the fourth part (page 60 and Appendix 1-23) of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Includes Appendix with title: "History of the public schools in the Mormon settlements in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, 1878-1883." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morga
Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878: Second version, Part 3
No full textScan of the third part (pages 43-51) of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morgan. (This copy is heavily edited, various parts lined out; first pages not present, possible never existent
Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878: Second version, Part 2
No full textScan of the second part (pages 17-42) of a typescript with title, "Settlement of San Luis Valley, Colorado by the Mormon People in 1878." Author not given, but possibly John Hamilton Morgan\u27s son Nicholas G. Morgan. (This copy is heavily edited, various parts lined out; first pages not present, possible never existent
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