THE USE OF STANDARD STATISTICS IN AN ON-LINE LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

At the Pikes Peak L~braryin Colorado Springs most ot'tht. functions of the library have been automated and it is now feasible to provide statistical indicators on most functions. The traditional service statistics. such as the number of books checked out. the number of people that enter Ihcilities. and the number of' questions answered have been incorporated into the management information svstem. The production statistics Rom materials processingand other areas are also being incav porated into a decision support system. It has been the goal to be able to analyze the use of librarv resources by the public in sufficient detail ro provide a basis for daily decision making.     

THE USE OF AN INFRA-RED IMAGE-CONVERTER FOR THE EXAMINATION OF PANEL PAINTINGS

Abstract

The use of an S-1 response infra-red image-converter for the examination of panel paintings is described. It is shown that satisfactory results maybe obtained with this equipment, which is easy to operate. The examination of underdrawings, retouchings and pentimenti is briefly discussed.     

VALUE-FRAMING ABORTION IN THE UNITED STATES: AN APPLICATION OF MEDIA SYSTEM DEPENDENCY THEORY

This paper is in the tradition of social analysis aimed at creatingframeworks to join mass media and public opinion processes (e.g.Clarke and Evans, 1983; Gamson, 1975; Gitlin, 1980; Hall, 1977;Iyengar and Kinder, 1987; Lang and Lang, 1968, 1983; Lippman,1922; Mollotch and Lester, 1974; Noelle-Neuman, 1974; Paletzand Entman, 1981; Shaw and McCombs, 1977; Turner and Paz, 1986).After a brief review of media system dependency (MSD) theory,we illustrate how it may apply to public opinion processes thatentail contested issue ‘value-frames’ (Ball-Rokeachand Rokeach, 1987). In such cases, the media system is directlyimplicated in the negotiation of legitimacy of opposing positionson an issue. Our illustrative case is the abortion issue asit has been played out in the United States over recent decades(Luker, 1984). We focus upon the respective capacities of pro-and anti-abortion movements to control the value-frame of mediacoverage of the issue (Guthrie, 1989). A value-frame may beconceived as ‘... the main substantive theme of a moralityplay’ (Ball-Rokeach and Tallman, 1979) wherein the distinctionbetween ‘good’ and ‘bad’ hangs in thebalance; in this case, between positions on abortion. We suggestthat change in the value-frame of media coverage and publicdiscourse may be understood, at least in part, as an outcomeof change in contestants' MSD relations.     

AN APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH: CONCEPTUALIZING PUBLIC AND OPINIONS

For some time now, theorists and investigators in the fieldof public opinion have discussed how opinion, public and thecombination of the two into a single term should be conceptualized.With regard to the first concept mentioned, the difference betweenattitude and opinion has been a central focus of dispute. Thisarticle demonstrates how a structural equation model, whereopinions are included as dependent variables, and attitudes,among other relevant variables, as explanatory variables, maycontribute to the discussion. Application of such a model, whichmay be considered the reflection of an attitude and opinionsystem, again forces the researcher to conceptualize the publicinvolved.     

开放存取:英国FAIR计划的实践与启示

本文以机构资源存取计划(FAIR计划)为例,对英国推进学术资源开放存取的做法和经验作了探索性分析。文章介绍了FAIR计划的宗旨、目标、架构,以及FAIR计划涉及的有关元数据、法律、文化等问题,并提出了FAIR计划对我国OA运动发展的启示。     

《义勇军进行曲》:代国歌到国歌的漫长之路

在海选的基础上产生国家标志 国歌像国旗、国徽一样,是一个国家必不可少的象征和标志.在举行隆重集会、庆典以及国际交往等仪式上,通常需要演奏或演唱,以抒发爱国之情. 1949年春天,新中国尚在紧张的筹建之中,"保卫世界和平大会"在捷克首都布拉格召开.按照大会规定,开幕式各国代表团入场时,要同时奏唱本国国歌,这让应邀出席的中国代表团陷入窘境.大家商量了一下,决定用《义勇军进行曲》来代替,只是歌词中"中华民族到了最危险的时候"一句不甚合适.新生共和国马上就要成立了,中华民族即将迎来的是灿烂的明天.于是,郭沫若将这一句改为"中华民族到了大翻身的时候".