Ecological Study of Graduation Rates and GPA in a Library Credit Course

The purpose of this ecological study was to examine the impact of a library credit course on graduation rates and GPA using pre-existing records. Over 20?years of aggregate institutional data were analyzed to evaluate the course's impact on first-time-full-time, white, and black students. Results were mixed: students who took the course were less likely to graduate than their peers who did not take the course but enjoyed slightly higher GPAs at graduation. It was discovered that students taking the course are not representative of the overall student body and struggle academically. Implications for revisions to the library credit course are discussed.     

Applying a Software Development Product Cycle to Library Technology Adoption and Development

Product cycles have long been used in software development, but libraries can also benefit from a structured product life cycle to help manage technology development and acquisition. This article outlines a proposed product cycle for library technology management with information on implementing each step of the cycle. It will also include information for librarians assessing the success of structured technology management.     

Benefits to Collection Development Librarians from Collaborating with “Community-Embedded” Librarians-In-Training

The 21st century collection manager encounters serious challenges in collection development (e.g., budget shortages, lack of skilled personnel, lower agency prioritization, and reduced available staff time). This article explores a practical, low-cost solution to these challenges that prevent collection developers from regularly creating/managing adequately balanced collections. It discusses the role of 93 “community-embedded” librarians-in-training to develop contextually situated collections in a graduate course taught seven times in an information sciences program in a southern land grant university. Findings of collection management activity tasks completed during the course provide evidence of accrued tangible outcomes/benefits to motivate collection development librarians and their information agencies collaborate with librarians-in-training in future initiatives.     

Alexa,Siri, Cortana,and More: An Introduction to Voice Assistants

Voice assistants are software agents that can interpret human speech and respond via synthesized voices. Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Google’s Assistant are the most popular voice assistants and are embedded in smartphones or dedicated home speakers. Users can ask their assistants questions, control home automation devices and media playback via voice, and manage other basic tasks such as email, to-do lists, and calendars with verbal commands. This column will explore the basic workings and common features of today’s voice assistants. It will also discuss some of the privacy and security issues inherent to voice assistants and some potential future uses for these devices. As voice assistants become more widely used, librarians will want to be familiar with their operation and perhaps consider them as a means to deliver library services and materials.     

运用EndNote批量编辑加工英文参考文献

为提高编辑加工英文参考文献的效率和准确率,本文提出将英文参考文献的编辑加工与参考文献管理软件EndNote相结合,找到利用EndNote的批处理编辑方法,针对参考文献的不同情况选择相应的方式,对参考文献进行批量导入及查新纠错,改进了参考文献编辑加工中逐一上网搜索和核查的工作方式,大幅提高了编辑加工英文参考文献的工作效率,并充分保证了正确率。     

对体育课程结构改革的探讨--浅议在高校体育课中增设体育活动课

长期以来体育教学是以体育课程为主体的体育学科体系，在传统的体育教学中占有举足轻重的地位。本文通过对体育学科课程、活动课程及其与教学的关系进行比较分析，对体育活动课程的改革提出几点建议。     

论专业课程教学中的人文教育

目前各高校己在专业课程教学中将人教育摆到了一个相当重要的位置，各高校都明确了化素质教育的定位和内涵，指出了当前专业课程教学中应加强化素质教育工作，以提高全体大学生的化品位，审美情趣，人素养和科学素质。     

软件复用技术的理论与应用

阐述了软件复用技术的分类、益处和应用途径．并通过实例阐明了软件复用技术在考试系统中的应用，考试管理系统中的可复用部件主要分为常用键盘操作的复用、错误处理程序的复用、典型操作、典型结构的复用。     

重视学生特性,实现思想政治课教育功能最大化

促进人的个性发展是教育长期追求的重要目标。思想政治课在学校的课程体系中居于首要位置,在提高学生的文化素养、道德修养及促进学生的个性发展等方面发挥着不可替代的作用。而艺术院校的学生在个性及其专业特性上具有明显的特点,因而,在思想政治课教育中,重视和利用教育对象的特殊性并将其与教育活动紧密联系,使教育活动自觉反映并符合学生身心发展的需求、学生的个性发展与教育活动趋向良性互动的状态,实现艺术院校思想政治课教育功能最大化的目标。     

基于服务外包专门用途的高职日语听说课程教学模式改革研究

学习外语是为了更好的交流,多元化的价值观和日益增多的人际交往使得沟通变得愈加重要。可以让对方理解的、成功的语言交际需要人们具备完成任务的能力和跨文化理解的能力(包括通过接触多种文化开拓眼界,理解并尊重其他文化)。传统的日语听说教学关注学生词汇、句型的掌握等,教学内容侧重日语能力考试的听力训练,也就是语言知识本身的掌握情况,新的教学理念要求侧重培养学生的实际语言应用能力、对不同文化的理解能力以及学生的一般素养。本文在分析目前高职日语听说课程教学中存在问题的基础上,结合专门用途英语理论,提出日语听说课程教学模式改革的一些建议。