1,387 research outputs found
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009
DSpace for e-print archives
No full textDSpaceTM (http://dspace.org/) is the new open source digital repository system from the MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Packard Labs designed to support the digital collections of academic research institutions, as well as the SPARC conception of Institutional Repositories for digital research material. The DSpace system has been described elsewhere in detail so the focus of this article is on its implementation at MIT for archiving e-prints and other artifacts of scholarly communication, and making these available to the public. The MIT Libraries are deeply concerned about the well-documented crisis in scholarly communication and are committed to working
towards innovative solutions. We share this concern with many of the MIT faculty and administration, several of who have been key supporters of the DSpace project and related
initiatives at the university. The MIT Libraries were a founding member of SPARC, and are a signatory of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). This article will describe how MIT Libraries have implemented DSpace to support these goals
Geology of Graham Island, British Columbia
No full textby J.D. Mackenzie.Series ; Bulletin (Geological Survey of Canada : 1921). Geological series ; no. 72. Memoir (Geological Survey of Canada) ; 88. Accompanies Southern portion of Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia [cartographic material] / geology, J.D. Mackenzie ; geography, British Admiralty and Department of the Naval Service of Canada, Department of Lands, British Columbia, J.D. MacKenzie ; C.O. Senecal, geographer and chief draughtsman. Two folded maps in pocket
Southern portion of Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
No full textgeology, J.D. Mackenzie ; geography, British Admiralty and Department of the Naval Service of Canada, Department of Lands, British Columbia, J.D. MacKenzie ; C.O. Senecal, geographer and chief draughtsman.Scale 1:126,720. 2 miles to 1 in. (W 132 24'-W 131 55'/N 53 45'-N 53 08'). Contours shown by spot heights. Includes marginal notes and location map. Includes cross-sections and geological notes. Geology, published charts, township plans and surveys, conducted 1913-1914. To accompany Memoir by J.D. MacKenzie, Geology of Graham Island, British Columbia
Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
No full textgeology, J.D. MacKenzie ; geography, British Admiralty and Department of the Naval Service of Canada, Department of Lands, British Columbia, J.D. MacKenzie ; C.O. Senecal, geographer and chief draughtsman.Scale 1:253,440 (W 133 14'-W 131 36'/N 54 16'-N 53 07'). Includes location map. Geology, published charts, township plans and surveys, conducted 1913-1914. Series: Map (Geological Survey of Canada) ; 176A
A Historical View of Library Instructional Podcasts Demonstrating They Were Beneficial to Students and Staff at a New Zealand College of Learning. Jowitt, A. (2008). Perceptions and usage of library instructional podcasts by staff and students at New Zealand’s Universal College of Learning (UCOL). Reference Services Review, 36(3), 312–336. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320810895396
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Jowitt, A. (2008). Perceptions and usage of library instructional podcasts by staff and students at New Zealand’s Universal College of Learning (UCOL). Reference Services Review, 36(3), 312–336. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320810895396
Abstract
Objective – To examine usage of a specific set of library instructional podcasts and the potential of the format for effective library instruction.
Design – Concurrent mixed methods survey.
Setting – Multiple campuses at a polytechnic college in New Zealand.
Subjects – A total of 86 self-selected, non-random students and staff.
Methods – Web-based survey, piloted before a broader launch, with open and closed questions in one survey instrument (SurveyPro) regarding six sample podcasts accessible via the college’s library website. The researcher used closed questions to gather quantitative data with Likert and verbal frequency scales and used concurrent triangulation to ensure balance with qualitative open-ended question responses for proper later interpretation.
Main Results – Of the 86 participants in the study, 71.1% responded that the five library podcasts were “very good.” The study determined that the most useful podcast was called “My account” and helped students and staff activate and use their library accounts. Overall, students enjoyed the five library podcasts slightly more than staff. The orientation walking tour was the least popular podcast. The researchers hypothesized that this was because the podcast did not fit the users’ preferred medium, which was computer based. Even listeners who owned a portable media device preferred using a media player on their computer to access the podcasts. The participants preferred to listen to the podcasts during the day. The participants found that the 24/7 availability and the ability to listen to the material repeatedly were particularly helpful features.
Conclusion – Based on the research results, students and staff found library instructional podcasting advantageous because of its ease of access and constant availability. Some participants mentioned ways to improve the quality of the podcasts, but they found them to be an effective new medium overall. Additional research is needed to evaluate podcasts as an instructional medium
Use of the dead to the living: An appeal to the public and to the legislature, on the necessity of affording dead bodies to the schools of anatomy, by legislative enactment
No full textMackenzie reflects upon the need to study anatomy in order to understand diseases and enhance the study of medicine. The author states that it is necessary for doctors and surgeons to be able to study human organs in order to have a full understanding of anatomy, diseases that pervade the body, and how to operate properly. Based on this medical discussion, the author goes on to discuss the historical background of human dissection, the laws and punishments that were associated with it, and how laws against exhumation led to secretive exhumations for medical purposes
Man-made islands in Mackenzie River: Evaluation of hydraulic design
No full textNorman Hells is situated on the north bank of the Mackenzie River, 145 km south of the Arctic Circle. The use of a pool-wide water flood system for secondary recovery and the features of the oil-bearing structure require six man-made platforms to provide vertical access to the portion of the oil pool that 1 ies beneath the Mackenzie River (60%). With a view to the economic viability of the secondary recovery project, man-made islands - hydraulically filled - represent the least risk of massive failure in connection with the environmental loads to be expected. As the man-made islands predominantly determine the economic feasibility of the expansion project, their design has been kept conservative, reflecting a tried and true construction concept, appl ied under various conditions. The design criteria were established by Esso Resources Canada Ltd. in co-operation with Hydronamic. The 'final' design resulted from several additional studies and computations. This report embraces the results of the above-mentioned studies and computations in hydraul ic engineering focussing on: (1) the computation of surge velocities during the release -of severe river-ice jams; (2) the computation of the degree of damage to the rip-rap slope protection; (3) the prediction of the development of local scour in the river bed adjacent to the rip-rap apron
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UNT Special Collections Artifact Photography
No full textPhotographs of "Forgotten Places" by Ian Mackenzie, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is grey, with the spine exposing some green paper. The front of the cover is framed by a black line, with the author and title at the top in black and the publishing information at the bottom. Image 2, "Peace" and "Desire," poems one pages 60 and 61. Image 3, frontispiece and title page. The frontispiece has a photo of a young man, with the name "Ian Mackenzie" signed under it
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