Academic analytics: Anatomy of an exploratory essay

Investment in technological subsystems to support the activity of teaching and learning and the various areas of the life of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is of increasing importance in the implementation of the policy and strategy of these organizations. Each of these subsystems collects a huge amount of data that, if properly organized, can provide useful information for decision making and informed action, which results in the need to articulate the strategic vision with Information Systems. This study aims to identify the technological requirements and understand the technical difficulties in accessing data sources of different technological subsystems in order to facilitate dialogue between the departments which hold the data to build a future Academic Analytics in a HEI. To achieve these goals a prototype was conceived which involved the aggregation, cleansing and standardization of data sources and resulted in a database that integrates records from three data sources—the LCMS (Learning Content Management System), academic management services and quality management services. This prototype allows reports and analysis to be made. Future studies for the development and implementation of Academic Analytics that can produce information to support decision making and control of the HEI’s activity are also possible.     

Information-Seeking From Organizational Communication Sources During Healthcare Technology Change

This study collects survey data (n = 345) from a healthcare organization in the early stages of electronic health record (EHR) implementation to understand how a series of organizational communication sources—managers, coworkers, IT personnel, and online organizational sources—impact healthcare employees’ (a) EHR resistance and (b) perceptions of EHR’s relative advantage. Regression results reveal that the levels of EHR information employees sought from coworkers did not predict EHR resistance or perceived relative advantage. Seeking information from managerial sources enhances EHR’s perceived relative advantage and decreases affective EHR resistance but is not related to behavioral or cognitive EHR resistance. Seeking information from IT staff decreased all types of EHR resistance and increased EHR’s perceived relative advantage. Finally, seeking information from online organizational sources increased EHR’s perceived relative advantage and decreased behavioral and cognitive resistance but is not related to affective EHR resistance. Study implications and limitations are offered.     

Clarifying the Preschool Assessment Process: Traditional Practices and Alternative Approaches

Preschool assessment is a complex process through which children's eligibility for special education services is determined. The assessment process requires decisions based on information gathered at several steps. To make these decisions, teams of professionals and families require information gathered from multiple sources. This article provides an overview of traditional and nontraditional sources of assessment information.     

民办学校教师信息技术培训现状及对策研究——以浙江省义乌市私立群星学校为例

民办学校一般都很重视教师信息技术培训工作,并取得了一定的成效。但由于信息技术的飞速发展及民办学校教师流动性大、来源组成复杂等多变因素,培训工作也遇到了很大的挑战,提出了更高的要求,本文以作者所在学校——浙江省义乌市私立群星学校为例,分析了目前民办学校教师信息技术培训现状并提出了有针对性的改进措施。     

论信息技术环境下高校图书馆的服务创新

随着信息技术的飞速发展,人们获取信息资源的方式不断发生变化,获取信息资源不再像以前那样仅仅是依靠图书馆,图书馆不再是获取信息资源的唯一场所,图书馆的传统优势地位正在面临着挑战。面对这一切,图书馆应该从传统的提供文献服务向提供知识、信息入手,通过服务理念、服务内容与服务方式等的创新来为读者提供形式多样的服务。     

国内合作数字参考咨询服务的调研与分析

目前国内开展了7个合作数字参考咨询项目,这些项目具有参考信息源广泛、合作馆类型多样、合作模式多样、服务用户群不限、服务形式多样、重视专家咨询等特点。建议通过制定相关标准和规范、建立服务跟踪机制和补偿机制、开展各种培训等措施来完善国内合作数字参考咨询服务。     

论商业智能在物流信息化管理中的应用

商务智能的应用已经非常广泛,但在物流领域依然是作为传统的方式进行应用——仅仅是进行企业内部数据的整理、分析、处理.针对物流管理的现状,本文提出了物流系统应用的新模式,通过商务智能整合物流供应链上各组织的信息,并进行发布成为公共物流信息数据,从而实现物流跨组织整合,提升物流服务整体质量.     

Engineers as Information Processors: a Survey of US Aerospace Engineering Faculty and Students

US aerospace engineering faculty and students were surveyed as part of the NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Research Project. Faculty and students were viewed as information processors within a conceptual framework of information-seeking behavior. Questionnaires were received from 275 faculty members and 640 students which were used to determine (1) use and importance of information sources, (2) use of specific print sources and electronic data bases, (3) use of information technology and (4) the influence of instruction on the use of information sources and products by faculty and students. As information processors, US aerospace faculty and students are ‘information naïve’, seek out information alone or with the help of co-workers, tend not to make use of the information products and services oriented to them, make limited use of librarians, and make considerable use of computer and information technology. Little evidence was found to support the belief that instruction in library or engineering information use has significant impact either on broadening the frequency or range of information products and sources used by US aerospace engineering students.     

福建师大图书馆外语文献利用调查分析

本文通过对福建师范大学旗山校区图书馆外语文献阅览室的读者来源、阅读目的、阅读倾向、文献利用及读者服务等项目的调查统计,提出了分析读者需求,优化馆藏结构,增强读者信息意识,开展多元人文服务,强化图书管理,完善制度细则等可操作性建议。     

Performance-based budgeting for continuing and lifelong education services: the Thai higher education perspective

This study presents analyses of panel data from 2007 to 2011 from various authoritative sources of information on public universities in Thailand. The focus is on factors that influence the budgetary decision-making process in providing educational services to the general public under a recently implemented performance-based budgeting system. Results from fixed effect regression models show that student headcount, political influence and economic conditions are not statistically significant variables in the decision-making process, which establish budgetary expenditures for educational services. These findings seem to contradict those in existing literature that have relied on analyses of data from surveys, interviews and questionnaires. This study contributes to the literature by providing quantitative data analysis and providing accurate information that could assist university administrators in preparing their universities’ budgets.     

Nontraditional Students' Service Needs and Social Support Resources: A Pilot Study

In response to a mail survey, 53 nontraditional undergraduates provided information about their reasons for reentering college, the likelihood of using services for nontraditional students, and sources of social support. Participants reported career, self‐improvement, and family issues as primary reasons for reentry. They reported they would be likely or very likely to use campus services, especially career counseling. More than 60% reported strong social support from family and friends.     

Information sources and resources

Conclusion Counseling can help provide a meaningful frame of reference for career information. Computers and other technology offer an increasing variety of presentation methods, each having different impacts on individual clients. Counselors need to be knowledgeable about what information sources and resources are available. They also should be skillful in the use of information with clients who are operating along a continuum of developmental levels. The context of this information, the labor market, is constantly changing so counselors need to keep up to date in regard to career information resources and delivery services.Mary Elizabeth McCormac is Occupational Information System Specialist for National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.     

对构建大连市中小企业社会化服务体系的几点思考

中小企业是大连市经济发展中最具活力和潜力的重要组成部分,是大连市新的经济增长点,是安置就业和稳定社会的主要力量。但在管理体制、社会化服务体系等方面都存在一定的问题,在日益激烈的市场竞争中仍然处于相对弱势的地位。构建中小企业社会化服务体系是当务之急,它以融资协作平台、公共技术协作平台、信息化建设平台、创业服务平台、市场开拓服务平台、法律援助平台等6大服务协作平台为核心,为大连市中小企业提供全方位的服务,提高中小企业的市场竞争能力,推动中小企业持续快速协调发展。     

Gender differences in use and preferences of agricultural information sources in Pakistan

Purpose: Rural advisory services ensure agricultural information is disseminated to rural populations, yet they are less accessible to women. This research provides insight on gender differences in information access by investigating frequency of use and preference of agricultural information sources by gender in a rural setting, differentiated according to literacy and age. Design/Methodology/approach: This study interviewed 401 male/female individuals in farm households in Jhang and Bahawalpur district of Punjab, Pakistan in 2016. Findings: Men and women farmers’ use and preferences in accessing information sources are extremely different. Women hardly use sources for agricultural information, and value interpersonal communication from informal sources. In contrast, men use and value official agencies more. Radio, surprisingly, was very rarely used, contradicting previous findings of research elsewhere. Age and literacy affect differences between women more than it does between men, particularly for convenient locations to access information. Practical implications The study identified and refined major gender differences regarding use and preference for agricultural information in relation to age and literacy, and helps to articulate options to improve gender equality of access to agricultural information in Pakistan. Theoretical implications: The focus and outcomes regarding gender intersecting with age and literacy in agricultural information access imply the need for more refined socio-economic models, discerning and interrelating gender and other social dimensions beyond the standard of male-headed households. Originality/value: This paper adds to the growing body of evidence on information access according to gender, highlighting the need to investigate deeper socio-cultural issues around age and literacy.     

网络环境下的高校图书馆建设

高校图书馆只有充分利用网络化信息技术,加强文献资源建设,提供现代化服务,提高工作人员整体素质,才能推动图书馆事业不断向前发展。     

Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Zambia via the Mobile-Optimized Website TuneMe: A Content Analysis

Abstract

Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa encounter high risks associated with sexuality and reproduction, yet face numerous barriers in obtaining appropriate health services and information. Mobile phones provide a unique opportunity to provide youth with this critical sexual and reproductive health information need. Designed from the United Nations Comprehensive Sexuality Education framework, the mobile-optimized app TuneMe aims to provide adolescents living in eight sub-Saharan African countries—Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia—with sexual and reproductive health information, and to promote uptake and use of sexual and reproductive health services. To assess the scope and appropriateness of TuneMe’s sexuality education content, we conducted a directed content analysis of the 299 articles published on the Zambia-specific TuneMe site between October 2015 and June 2017. Results from this analysis indicate that the greatest information provided by TuneMe was on sexual and reproductive health and HIV, followed by relationships, sexual rights, and citizenship. There was substantially less information that focused specifically on matters of pleasure, violence, diversity, and gender. Content was situated within relatable and culturally-relevant contexts, but gave mixed, and often problematic, depictions of gender norms. This assessment is central to understanding current and future mobile-based sexuality education programming.     

高校图书馆电子阅览室与大学生信息素质的培养

高校图书馆电子阅览室的建立极大地满足了广大师生对信息的需求,但是,同时电子阅览室信息服务的现状也存在不足:电子阅览室等同于社会上的网吧;管理人员等同于一般收费员;大学生沉迷网络,不能自拔,道德沦落。因此,要培养和提高大学生的信息素质,必须加强电子阅览室的管理力度;深层次开发现有的馆藏信息资源,提高大学生对现有馆藏信息资源的利用率;积极开发利用互联网络信息资源,担负起网络信息导航员应有的作用。还要加强大学生自身修养,加强大学生的网络道德教育和法律教育。     

‘A Lot Of Nonsense’ ‐ The Story of a Storm in a Teacup

This is the story of a tempest in a tertiary institution. The first section is concerned with the detail of a proposed change to the arrangements for tea and coffee services — it could be called the boring part, but as an administrator I prefer to term it the essential background information. Following this, there are some comments of a meteorological nature on the circumstances of the disturbance; and finally there is an attempt to look at what might be concluded from it.     

影印版西文图书的著录

通过研究探讨影印版西文图书文献的特征、著录所选用的标准、著录信息源、著录用语言和文字以及著录方法,力求达到全面地揭示文献内容,更好地方便读者检索.     

加入WTO后的高校图书馆信息服务

中国加入WTO后，将给高校图书馆信息服务带来全面的冲击，如何抓住机遇，应付挑战，趋利避害，是当前高校图书馆信息服务工作急需解决的问题．文章从加强文献信息资源建设、健全知识保护法律体系、建立职业资格认证制度等几个方面提出相应的对策．