Law & Disorder: The Portrayal of Mental Illness in U.S. Crime Dramas

A quantitative content analysis examined stereotypes and counter-stereotypes concerning mental illness in crime-based fictional television programs aired on U.S. television between 2010 and 2013. Coders rated 65 randomly selected television episodes and 983 characters for stereotypes and counter-stereotypes related to mental illness. Characters labeled as having mental illness demonstrated greater likelihood of committing crimes and violence than the remaining population of characters, perpetuating stereotypes. They also stood greater chance of being victimized by crime, another stereotype. Nevertheless, counter-stereotypes related to social standing (including the presence of family and friends) also emerged in the television content. The authors discuss how stereotypes in television content might contribute to the stigmatization of mental illness.     

The language and rhetoric of quality: Made in the U.S.A.

Corporate attention to quality products and services is expressed in the language used to communicate that attention. Language that is redundant, intense and elevated to iconic status both reflects and shapes attention. This study examines how end‐users, corporate bodies and employees communicate about quality. A series of propositions are inductively derived.     

The role of situational factors in managing U.S. federal recordkeeping

This paper reports on a study funded by the National Archives and Records Administration and conducted by the authors to collect information on Federal employees’ views and perceptions on twenty information collection topics pertaining to records creation, maintenance, use, and disposition. Multiple data collection techniques were employed. Findings suggest that in developing records management policy and guidelines, one size will not fit all agencies. A range of situational factors appear to affect the success with which records management is accomplished in the various agencies. Additional research is needed to continue to test and refine these situational factors. Future records management policies and guidelines, however, may wish to consider such situational factors to increase the overall effectiveness of records management.     

Implications of technological change for scientific communication in the third world a case study 1

This study approaches media use among international students from a uses-and-gratifications perspective to explore the relationship between need for acculturation, acculturative motives, and media use among Chinese students in the United States. Eighty-four Chinese students participated in a survey at a large research university in the Midwestern United States. Results indicate that need for acculturation is, in fact, correlated with media use motives and patterns. An acculturative motive, for example, is correlated with watching US-based TV news programs and using US-based news websites and BBS. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.     

信息技术对美国劳动力市场的影响

信息技术的发展改变了商务经营方式,使得商务活动能采用灵活的组织形式,小企业正在参与全球竞争,跨国企业则扩展了它们的全球业务。日益增长的竞争、全球通信及组织变革通过对雇佣需求、薪金以及技术要求的影响,正在改变着劳动力市场。     

The study of research methods in LIS education: issues in Korean and U.S. universities

This study investigates the current state of research methods education in Korean library and information science (LIS) programs and compares research methods education between Korea and the United States. The definition of research methods is consistent and homogeneous across Korean schools, whereas research methods are defined loosely and differently in the United States. Research methods in both the United States and in Korea appear to be in a state of methodological uncertainty where dominant methods may be taught but not necessarily applied by graduate students. Research methods, as shared knowledge, offer fields the tools needed to investigate problems and understand the process by which they are studied. Thus, if LIS wants to increase its research capacity and improve its research quality, then it will need to require research methods of all students. While the range of topics covered in Korean research methods courses may need to be expanded, those in the United States may need greater depth of coverage.     

美国的科学技术信息系统

本文论述了美国科技信息系统的管理体制、政策法规、功能以及运行保障,并得出了几点启示.     

美国大学图书馆与远程教育

随着Internet的迅速发展,美国大学图书馆基于互联网的远程教育计划,已开始逐步实施.文献较全面地介绍了美国大学图书馆远程教育的情况,给出了一些案例.     

英美客户出版研究(二)

从辨析和阐释客户出版涉及的基本问题入手,讨论英美客户出版的运作模式,包括客户出版的编辑模式、发行模式及业务模式,剖析英美客户出版的投资回报率问题,在此基础上全面、深入地梳理英美客户出版业的发展格局,并预测英美客户出版业的发展趋势。     

英美客户出版研究(三)

从辨析和阐释客户出版涉及的基本问题入手,讨论英美客户出版的运作模式,包括客户出版的编辑模式、发行模式以及业务模式,剖析英美客户出版的投资回报率问题,在此基础上全面、深入地梳理英美客户出版业的发展格局,并预测英美客户出版业的发展趋势。     

在美国的中文古地图

美国首都华盛顿国会图书馆收藏地图之丰富是举世共知的。     

美国研究型大学图书馆发展的启示

论文从三个方面阐述了美国研究型大学图书馆的发展状况,并论述了其给我国高校图书馆发展的启示.     

美国信息素质教育进展述略

本文从以下方面介绍分析了近几年美国信息素质教育的进展情况：涌现了大量信息素质教育标准和准则、深入研究信息素质教育理论、强调信息利用的法律及社会道德问题、技术发展对信息素质教育的影响以及教学规划和教学措施的发展演变。     

中美高校图书馆用户教育的比较研究

本文通过对中美两国10所高校图书馆Web站点的调查，对他们的用户教育计划从教育方式、教育内容、教育对象等几个方面进行了比较分析，并提出了若干建议。     

大学图书馆支持大学科技创新的现状、问题与对策

随着科学技术的飞速发展,大学图书馆以支持大学科技创新为主要内容的支持功能显得越来越重要。文章在系统研究国内外大学图书馆支持大学科技创新现状的基础上,具体分析了我国大学图书馆对大学科技创新支持作用中存在的问题,并提出完善和发展的相关对策,以促进我国大学图书馆的自主创新与可持续发展。     

Native Americans and the U.S. Census: A brief historical survey

This article traces the history of the enumeration of American Indians by the U.S. Census Bureau and its predecessors. It considers the social and political background of the census and the reasons that Native Americans were not counted by the census until 1890. It also examines the changes in the enumeration and definition of Native Americans—key concepts needed to provide effective reference service for users of Census Bureau data.     

美国图书馆的档案精品扫描

作为美国最早的国家文化机构之一,距今已有201年历史的美国国会图书馆,已逐步发展成为当今世界上规模最大的综合性图书馆,其收藏品有115亿件之多,馆内书架总长约860公里.     

美国数字参考咨询服务探析

本文就处于领先地位的美国协作参考咨询服务(QuestionPoint)的渊源、作用、功能、特点和益处等方面进行阐述。并介绍如何加入QuestionPoint服务。     

美国公共图书馆数字参考咨询延伸服务的启示

文章运用实证研究法和案例分析的方法,研究分析了美国公共图书馆的数字参考咨询延伸服务的五个方面——"知识服务"、"咨询知识库""、在线作业辅导""、信息素养教育"以及"个性化信息传递",并提出了优化我国公共图书馆数字参考咨询延伸服务的建议。