Investigating the relationship between exposure to television programs that depict paranormal phenomena and beliefs in the paranormal

This paper seeks to continue a program of research that explores the possible relationship between exposure to media messages and paranormal beliefs. Following the work of Sparks, Nelson and Campbell (1997), who reported the results of a random sample survey taken in 1994, this study reports the findings of a second random sample survey taken in the same geographic area several years later. The results of the survey show that paranormal beliefs are prevalent in the population and that they are related to reports of television exposure to programs that regularly depict paranormal phenomena. Like the findings reported by Sparks, Nelson and Campbell (1997), this study found that the relationship between TV viewing and paranormal beliefs was contingent upon prior personal experience with a paranormal event. However, the form of this contingent relationship was directly opposite from that observed in the earlier survey. In this study, the relationship between TV exposure and paranormal beliefs emerged only for respondents who reported personal experience with the paranormal. Plausible reasons for the conflicting findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.     

Research directions in the performance of literature

This report, first and in summary fashion, considers and comments upon the research in oral interpretation of the immediate past as it appears in these, dissertations, books, national and regional speech journals, and national convention programs. Next, and in more detail, it explores a few of the questions that need researchers’ attention in the future. The report is strongly indebted to a group of scholars in oral interpretation who responded to the problem of priorities for research in the seventies.     

Analysis of recorded biomedical book and journal use in the Yale Medical Library. I. Date and subject relations

Analysis of book and journal circulation is based on cancelled charge slips collected over a one-year period in the Yale Medical Library. About two-fifths of material circulated were monographs. Books and journals in seven subject fields provided over half of the circulation. Approximately two-thirds of both books and journals used had been published during the most recent nine years. A subject-by-subject examination of the ratio of books to journals circulating revealed that, in subjects where proportionally more journals than books were taken out of the Library, books were of more recent imprint dates than were journals, contrary to the overall pattern. Date distribution of books and journals by subject was also studied. Results are illustrated with graphs and tables.     

高校图书馆纸质图书采访过程控制刍议

随着数据库等网络资源的蓬勃发展,图书馆的图书收藏受到了很大影响。在经费逐年萎缩,图书价格逐年上涨的情况下,为了提高图书馆图书采访质量,必须对图书采访工作进行量化控制。文章从购书经费的分配、采购图书内容的确定、年度采购计划的制定等方面入手,探讨了图书采访工作全过程的控制方法。     

正确使用拼音字母"ü"

检索了400余种学术期刊和30家出版社有关旅游方面的图书120余册,发现这些书刊对字母"ü"的拼写错误极为严重,表现形式为或以v代ü,或以u代ü.文中探讨了这些错误出现的根源,提出了杜绝字母"ü"拼写错误的措施.     

Reading behaviour and electronic journals

Studies from 1977 through 2001 demonstrate that scientists continue to read widely from scholarly journals. Reading of scholarly articles has increased to approximately 120–130 articles per person per year, with engineers reading fewer journal articles on the average and medical faculty reading more. A growing proportion of these readings come from e-prints and other separate copies. Most scientists in a discipline now use electronic journals at least part of the time, with considerable variations among disciplines. Evidence suggests that scientists are reading from a broader range of journals than in the past, influenced by timely electronic publishing and by growth in bibliographic searching and interpersonal communication as means of identifying and locating articles. Although the scholarly journals system has changed dramatically in the past few decades, it is evident that the value scientists place on the information found in scholarly journal articles, whether electronic or print, remains high.     

Current status of biomedical book reviewing: Part III. Duplication patterns in biomedical book reviewing

This is the third part of a comprehensive, quantitative study of biomedical book reviewing. The data base of the total project was built from statistics of 3,347 reviews of 2,067 biomedical books appearing in all 1970 issues of fifty-four reviewing journals. This part of the study explores the duplication patterns in book reviewing among these media. It is found that 35.17% (727 books) of the 2,067 titles were reviewed more than once in 1970, these titles accounting for 2,007 of the total of 3,347 reviews. For the most part, reviews of the most frequently reviewed titles appeared in such journals as British Medical Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, Lancet, Journal of the American Medical Association, and New England Journal of Medicine. These five journals covered 93.53% of the 727 books reviewed more than once in 1970.     

高校图书馆文献信息资源利用的调查与思考——以山西财经大学图书馆为例

本文通过对山西财经大学的大学生读者在利用图书馆书刊方面的一些情况进行了调查、统计和分析,指出了目前高校图书馆普遍存在的书刊利用率的一些问题。并针对高校图书馆自身的特点提出了如何提高图书利用率、扩大图书馆的社会影响、增强竞争力的相关措施。     

E‐books in practice: the librarian's perspective

It has become unimaginable to provide information – particularly scientific information – without e‐books. They have become part of today's combination of media, which includes printed books and journals, e‐journals, e‐books, and databases. When e‐books first appeared on the market, librarians very quickly formulated their key requirements. The most important requirement is functionality: it must be possible to look through a book chapter by chapter, and also to get a quick overview of a comprehensive monograph. Usage arrangements, including concurrent usage and use for interlibrary loans, are also important. The use of uniform technical standards increases the acceptance of e‐books.     

Common Practices for Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery at a Small Private University

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to outline the “best common practices” at Regent University Library, and share survey data illustrating their effectiveness. Also discussed is how transitioning from an entirely graduate university to a university serving both graduates and undergraduates has influenced library services. The new constituency will increase interlibrary loan transactions and test the library's practices. Providing quality interlibrary loan service to a growing academic population requires innovative ideas and practices while keeping the workflow streamlined. New programs implemented over the past several years include books on demand and providing more electronic books and journals. A growing distance education student population has led to paying for library cards for academic libraries located near students' homes and permitting them to return materials to satellite campuses.     

学术期刊在知识创新中的特殊作用

通过对学术期刊与学术专著在形式、内容、编辑工作特点等方面的比较，分析了学术期刊作为知识、信息的重要传播媒介和载体在知识创新中的特殊地位与作用；认为应该充分重视学术期刊的价值，学术期刊编辑要不断提高自身素质，努力提高刊物的水平和质量，更好地为知识创新服务。     

The supply chain for academic books: Why is it so complex and how might we drive change?

Key points

• The supply chain for monographs and related types of books is much more complex than that for journals.
• Sales per title are falling, while the efforts devoted to marketing individual titles have diminished too.
• Readers have a strong preference for physical print rather than e‐books, while libraries’ preference in purchasing is the other way round.
• Publishers, intermediaries, and libraries all face additional costs and complexity because they must continue to deal with both print and e‐books.
• Current inefficiencies in the supply chain act as a restraint on discoverability, demand, and access to academic books.

     

农业资源环境类核心期刊引文量的年度分布特征

对12种农业资源环境类核心期刊引用期刊文献和图书文献的数量分时段进行统计分析。结果表明：期刊文献引用量高于图书文献;中文文献引用量变异系数小于外文文献;近期文献引用量变异程度高于远期文献。     

Selected list of books and journals for the small medical library

This updated list of 388 books and 140 journals is intended as a selection aid for the small library of a hospital, medical society, clinic, or similar organization. Books and journals are arranged by subject, with the books followed by an author index, and the journals by an alphabetical title listing.