Reaching New Horizons: Gathering the Resources Librarians Need to Make Hard Decisions

Jenica P. Rogers made headlines in the library world in late 2012 when she announced that State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam, where she is director of libraries, would not be renewing the American Chemical Society online journal package for 2013 because of their pricing model. In this vision session, she detailed the kind of background work that has to take place first in order to make that kind of hard decision possible.     

Persona Non Grata: The Marginalization of Legal Scholarship in Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals

Recently, concern has been voiced within the academy regarding the marginalization of legal scholarship within the criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) discipline. Although conventional wisdom and anecdotal evidence indicate that it is difficult to get legal scholarship published in CCJ journals, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on the representation of legal scholarship in CCJ journals. The present study assesses the representation of legal scholarship in 20 CCJ journals from 2005 to 2015, examining both trends over time and variation across journals. Findings indicate legal scholarship comprises a very small portion of articles published, there has been a steep decline in the number of legal articles published in recent years, and the average number of legal articles per year is very low for nearly all of the journals in the sample. The implications of the marginalization of legal scholarship within the CCJ discipline are discussed.     

Internet Indiscipline: Two Approaches to Making a Field

This essay outlines two approaches to Internet research as an area of scholarship, the disciplined and the “indisciplined.” The former approach involves departments and curricula and is more stable in the long term but the chances of success are low. The latter approach is more flexible, emphasizing interaction between scholars and innovation without classics and constraints.     

Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency and Health Among a Cohort of Irish Primary School Children

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and markers of health among a cohort of Irish primary school children. Methods: Participants (N = 296, mean age: 7.99 ± 2.02 years) were senior infant (n = 149, mean age: 6.02 ± 0.39 years) and 4th class (n = 147, mean age: 9.97 ± 0.40 years) students from three primary schools in Cork, Ireland. FMS proficiency (TGMD-2) and markers of health (BMI percentile, waist circumference percentile, blood pressure percentiles, resting heart rate, cardiorespiratory fitness, objectively measured physical activity; PA) measurements were recorded. Correlation and hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between FMS and markers of health. Results: A small, positive relationship was found between FMS (Gross Motor Quotient; GMQ) and cardiorespiratory fitness with small negative correlations between GMQ and 550 m time SDS among 6-year-olds (r(129) = ?.286, p < .05) and 10-year-olds (r(132) = ?.340, p < .05). A moderate, positive correlation was found between GMQ and light PA (r(71) = .400, p < .05). Small positive correlations were revealed between GMQ and moderate PA (r(71) = .259, p < .05) and between GMQ and total PA (r(71) = .355, p < .05). After adjusting for age, sex, the interaction effect of age and sex, and school attended, FMS explained 15.9% and 24.8% of the variance in 550 m time SDS among 6- and 10-year-olds, respectively, and 6% and 6.5% of the variance in light PA and moderate PA, respectively. After adjusting for age and sex, FMS explained 11.6% of the variance in total PA. Conclusion: A wide range of FMS is important for children’s cardiorespiratory fitness and PA.     

The problem of listening

MAJOR CAMPAIGN SPEECHES OF ADLAI E. STEVENSON—1952. New York: Random House, 1953; pp. 320. $3.50.

TRUTH IS OUR WEAPON. By Edward W. Barrett. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1953; pp. xviii+355. $4.00.

EDUCATION FOR FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY. By Edmund Ezra Day. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1952; pp. 203. $2.50.

MODERN EDUCATION AND HUMAN VALUES. By Arthur T. Vanderbilt, Philip Rhys Adams, Samuel H. Goldenson, Clyde Kluckhohn, and William G. Carr. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1952; p. 134. $3.00.

IMPATIENT CRUSADER. By Josephine Goldmark. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1953; pp. xii+217. $3.50.

WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE ERA AND THE MAN. By Virginia Cowles. New York: Harper &; Brothers, 1953; pp. 378. $5.00.

THE WRITTEN WORD AND OTHER ESSAYS. By Hardin Craig. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1953; pp. x+90. $3.00.

GENERAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOL AND COLLEGE: A COMMITTEE REPORT. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953; pp. v+142. $2.00.

INTEGRATIVE SPEECH. By Elwood Murray, Raymond H. Barnard, and J. V. Garland, in collaboration with Guthrie E. Janssen. New York: Dryden Press, 1953; pp. 617. $4.75.

SPEECH FUNDAMENTALS. By Harry G. Barnes and Loretta Wagner Smith. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. 554. $3.45.

PROJECT TEXT FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING. By Clark S. Carlile. New York: Harper &; Brothers, 1953; pp. 180. $2.00.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: A GUIDE TO READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING. By Howard H. Dean. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. 682. $4.95.

A CASE BOOK IN SPEECH THERAPY. By Charles Van Riper. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. 141. $2.75.

IMPROVING THE CHILD'S SPEECH. By Virgil A. Anderson. New York: Oxford Press, 1953; pp. 370. $4.00.

DIRECTING THE PLAY: A SOURCE BOOK OF STAGECRAFT. Edited, with an Illustrated History of Directing, by Toby Cole and Helen Krich Chinoy. New York: Bobbs‐Merrill Company, Inc., 1953; pp. viii+341. $4.00.

PLAY DIRECTION. By John Dietrich. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. xii+484. $7.35.

SHAKESPEAREAN STAGE PRODUCTION: THEN &; NOW. A MANUAL FOR THE SCHOLAR‐PLAYER. By Cécile de Banke. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, Inc., 1953; pp. xviii+342. $6.00.

PLAYWRIGHT AT WORK. By John Van Druten. New York: Harper &; Brothers, 1953; pp. 210. $3.00.

THE STAGE MANAGER'S HANDBOOK. By Bert Gruver. New York: Harper &; Brothers, 1953; pp. xviii+202. $2.50.

THE SECRET OF PULPIT POWER. By Simon Blocker. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1951; pp. 209. $3.00.

STIR UP THE GIFT. By Paul S. Rees. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1952; pp. 159. $2.00.

COMMUNION THROUGH PREACHING: THE MONSTRANCE OF THE GOSPEL. By Henry Sloane Coffin. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952; pp. ix+124. $2.50.

READER IN PUBLIC OPINION AND COMMUNICATION. Edited by Bernard Berelson and Morris Janowitz. (Revised edition). Glencoe, Illinois: Free Press, 1953; pp. xi+612.

N. R. B. PUBLIC SPEAKING MANUAL. Compiled by the Editoral Staff of the National Research Bureau, Inc., Chicago: The National Research Bureau, Inc., 1953; pp. 237, 81/2”; by 11”;. $17.95.     

Viewing the transition to innovative learning environments through the lens of the burke-litwin model for organizational performance and change

Journal of Educational Change - Recent history has seen many schools shift from their original purpose of standardization and facts to focus on soft skills and global preparedness. The physical...     

Selling college: a longitudinal study of American college football bowl game public service announcements

Using ideological analysis as a frame, researchers analyzed institutionally created commercials (PSAs) that appeared in 28 U.S. college football bowl games over a seven-year period (2003–2009) to better understand the universities' brands as represented in these advertisements. They found many common elements such as showing traditional architectural elements (e.g., clock towers, grounds), highlighting areas of institutional excellence (e.g. rankings), and connecting attendance to the achievement of grandiose goals (e.g., “changing the world”). In spite of these similarities, there were also areas of difference (e.g., unique topographies, alumni) to differentiate institutions from one another. In addition, even though consistency is a hallmark of successful brands, some institutions shifted their narratives from year to year. Future research should explore the effects of these differences on the development of the brand, the role these advertisements play in the larger marketing campaigns, and if these spots contribute to students' expectations of the institutions.