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Reflections From Advances in Global Leadership's Emerald Literati Award Winners
No full textThe book/journal editors of Emerald Publishing are asked to select the Outstanding Author Contribution in each volume, which is a difficult choice. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emerald Literati Awards were handed out in a ceremony at the Academy of Management Meeting. Because that practice ended, we decided to showcase the work of our award winners, beginning with volume 8, who have made very important contributions to the field of global leadership. We were also very curious about the impact of their article and what they would write differently today. Thus, we invited the author/author team to write a short reflective piece broadly related to the questions below
Effects of Emerald Ash Borer on Temperate Wetland CH₄ Emissions
No full textForested wetlands are a globally significant source of atmospheric methane (CH₄), and tree stems potentially contribute a large portion of emissions from these systems. However, tree stem emissions in temperate wooded wetlands, particularly those experiencing disturbance, remain largely unexamined. This study investigated the effects of emerald ash borer invasion on CH₄ fluxes from soils and tree stems in temperate wetlands of Western New York. Methane fluxes were measured from live trees, dead trees, and soils in wetlands with different emerald ash borer impact levels (high/open canopy and low/closed canopy). During eight campaigns carried out across the majority of the growing season (May–October 2024), CH₄ emissions varied spatially and seasonally, with the highest fluxes consistently observed at wetter, closed-canopy sites. Live tree stems emitted significantly more CH₄ than dead stems (~12x), and stem fluxes were positively correlated with soil moisture and air temperature, the same drivers that were also identified for soil fluxes. However, tree stem contributions to net ecosystem CH₄ flux (NEF) were relatively minor (0.1–16.1%) compared to soils. Soil fluxes represented the dominant CH₄ emission pathway with a peak site average flux of 5,813 mg CH₄ m⁻² d⁻¹ observed at a closed canopy site in August. Open-canopy sites were drier and emitted less CH₄ than closed-canopy sites. While tree stems are a non-negligible pathway for CH₄ emissions, the dominant role of soil emissions in these sites suggests that direct effects of tree mortality on CH₄ transport and emissions will not be the primary way in which CH₄ dynamics are altered by emerald ash borer invasion. Rather, cascading effects from widespread tree mortality and subsequent ecosystem shifts that alter key controllers of CH₄ production, particularly soil moisture and herbaceous layer vegetation, will dictate CH₄ flux responses to emerald ash borer invasion
The Lost Emerald Mines of Ecuador: Contrasting Patterns of Emerald Use in Native South America
No full textThe author presents evidence for a now-lost Pre-Columbian emerald source within the territory of present day Ecuador
<i>Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box</i> lesson plan
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Purpose
Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box (McPhail, 2015) is a tranquil biography primarily focusing on the childhood of Beatrix Potter. This lesson plan, based in the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) C3 Framework, allows second-grade learners to explore the life of Beatrix Potter through this biography and to make connections to his or her own life. Learners move through four stages of inquiry in the C3 Framework. They examine the dust jacket and dual-image book cover for clues about the life of Beatrix Potter. Next, they engage in a read-aloud of the biography during which learners construct knowledge about the life of Beatrix Potter. Learners then create puppets and role play the life of Ms Potter. The lesson concludes with learners making comparisons between their own and Ms Potter’s life. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a lesson plan that is intended for second grade students. The duration of the lesson is approximately 90 minutes in length. The lesson utilizes the Whole Book Approach (WBA). The WBA is “an intentional, inquiry-based approach to reading aloud that puts art and design [and children’s responses to them] at the center of the storytime experience” (Lambert et al., 2015, p. 81). During the lesson, the teacher utilizes the WBA through asking open-ended questions as she/he reads aloud. The students and the teacher co-construct meaning through a dialogue about the text and images within the text. The lesson also includes the Role-Playing Characters to Understand Them Better (adapted) approach. This fiction reading strategy is adapted for informational text, a biography, for this lesson. Rather than role-playing a character, students role-play real people: Beatrix Potter & her family, and themselves. Serravallo (2015) writes about this strategy, “Sometimes the best way to get to know our characters is to stand in their shoes-to do what they do, say what they say, and act how they act. With a partner[…] Using puppets or props, act out the scene. Try to talk in the voice of the character, and move the puppet just like the character would. When you finish creating the scene, stop and talk about what you think about the characters” (p. 172). Students will create paper puppets and role-play events from Beatrix Potter’s life as depicted in the biography. Students use a puppet of themselves to talk with Beatrix about how the student's life is similar to and different from Beatrix’s life. McPhail, D. (2015), Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box, New York, Henry Holt and Co.; National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Book for Young People (2016); JLG Category – Genre: Nonfiction, Lexile Level: AD790L, Elementary Grades K-2, ISBN: 9780805091700 (Junior Library Guild, 2016); the duration of the lesson is approximately 90 minutes: second grade.
Findings
Little Beatrix Potter loved art. At an early age, she received her mother’s paint box. Beatrix Potter spent hours painting things she loved, like the animals she kept as pets. Her family traveled from their home in London to spend Summers in the country. She loved it there. She spent her time painting her surroundings. When she was older she learned of a young boy who was ill, and confined to bed. So, she wrote him a story and drew illustrations for the story. This story was later published as her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter went on to publish many other animal tales that became popular across the world and beloved for generations.
Originality/value
This lesson plan is aligned with the NCSS theme number 10, individual development and identity.
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Guide to getting published - the Emerald way
No full textPresentation presented at the Emerald publishing workshop, Merensky Library Auditorium, University of Pretoria, 3 September 2012.This presentation will guide new authors to find out exactly what editors are looking for in scholarly research articles, greatly increasing their chances of getting published. It deals with the following topics: Overview of the publishing process, Where to start?, What are journal editors and reviewers looking for?, Structured abstracts, The submission process, How to handle the journal editor’s decision: Acceptance or Revision or Rejection, Beyond authorship, Emerald author resources, Emerald Research Fund Awards.eo2013cp201
Ask Me Anything: What is Reddit?
No full textThis article provides a description of the crowdsourced website Reddit and how it may be useful to libraries and librarians.This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3D220BR). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Parents’ views of supermarket fun foods and the question of responsible marketing
No full textThis article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (please insert the web address here). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited." - See more at: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/writing/author_rights.htm#sthash.K82YCAdJ.dpuf.YesPost print file deposited according to Emerald Group Publishing Author Rights policy http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/writing/author_rights.htm, August, 20, 2014.CIH
Getting acquainted with social networks and apps: Tumblin’ through the visual web
No full textThis article discusses the social media site Tumblr and the visual web and the applications in libraries. Platforms that are part of the visual Web use images, rather than text, as the primary content of a post. Text may appear, but it is secondary to the image, essentially the opposite of a long blog post where the primary content is text with optional pictures placed for emphasis or enhancement.
Three social networks in particular – Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram – each gained more than 10 million visitors over the course of the year in part by catering to a desire for more visually appealing content.This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3HT2R71). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Libraries and Tumblr: A quantitative analysis
No full textThis study is a quantitative analysis of the microblogging site Tumblr in order to determine how this platform is currently being used by libraries and special collections/archives in the United States. Data on library Tumblr blogs was collected at three points during a one year period and included library type, start date, number of posts, average posts per day, type of post, as well as other descriptive information. There is a growing library presence on the social media site Tumblr. The results shows adoption of the social media platform by multiple library types: academic, public, special collections/digital libraries, library organizations and other library/archives.This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3M61N00). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.Peer reviewe
Getting Acquainted with Social Networks and Apps: Snapchat and the Rise of Ephemeral Communication
No full textThe purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the mobile social media application Snapchat. The article is an introduction to ephemeral communication and a description of Snapchat. It provides suggestions for libraries and librarians using Snapchat. As the third most popular social media platform among teenagers, Snapchat is an interesting option for libraries to consider including in their outreach and social media plan. This introduction to the popular mobile application is valuable to librarians and libraries seeking to better understand this means of ephemeral communication.This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3P84DVR). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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