Calculating the Return on Investment (ROI) for Library Consortia

This column focuses on formal collaboration and networking among libraries through consortia. It offers in-depth examinations of issues facing modern library consortia including (but not limited to) e-resource licensing, ebooks, next generation integrated library systems, shared print archiving, shared digital repositories, governance and other relevant topics. Contributions are accepted for this column and must be submitted to George Machovec (george@coalliance.org). Contact the column editor for suggested topics, deadlines and formatting.

Library consortia are under increasing scrutiny regarding their value to member libraries. Most consortia offer a suite of services which can be valued either quantitatively or qualitatively to determine a return on investment for money and time put into consortial activities. Various common consortial activities are discussed with thoughts regarding their value to local libraries. Recommendations and suggestions are provided on how to perform a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)/Return on Investment (ROI).     

“博罗队事件”探析

惠州、广州等地沦陷后,东南亚惠侨发起了东江华侨回乡服务团。1939年5月,根据各方报告,国民党断定服务团已为中共占据并实施中共之活动,因而对服务团的态度由初期的赞扬转变为监视、设法取缔。1940年1月,国民党广东军队取得第一次粤北大捷,加之日益浓厚的反共氛围,国民党广东军政当局制造了"博罗队事件",以此作为解散服务团的前奏。事件发生后,成员逐步流入中共领导的东江纵队,成为华南抗战的重要力量。     

Teaching Prospect Theory with the Deal or No Deal Game Show

Recent evidence indicates that decision makers are more sensitive to potential losses than gains. Loss aversion psychology has led behavioural economists to look beyond expected utility by developing prospect theory. We demonstrate this theory using the Deal or No Deal game show.     

Emotion Work Revealed by Job Loss Discourse: Backgrounding-Foregrounding of Feelings, Construction of Normalcy, and (Re)instituting of Traditional Masculinities

Three emotion work themes were displayed in the discourse of individuals who lost their jobs and of their family members. Foregrounding-backgrounding of emotions indicated not only how some individuals and family members exerted effort to express positive emotions, but also why they would do so (for deep authenticity). In the construction of normalcy, respondents made an effort to portray and enact their lives as similar to the way things were before the job loss. By (re)instituting traditional masculinities, the men who lost their jobs were able to be "real" men in an emasculating situation. Taken together, these findings offer possibilities for further theoretical development and for communication interventions that can be applied by human resource professionals, career and outplacement counselors, family members, friends, and the individuals themselves.     

新时代大学生返乡就业的困境与继续教育对策

在新时代背景下,大学生返乡就业能够激发农村各项事业的创新活力并缓解大学生群体的就业压力,推动农村经济长远发展。乡村振兴战略实施至今,大学生返乡就业工作出现许多问题,大学生陷入就业困境。高校正在尝试通过强化继续教育等措施提升学生在人才市场中的竞争力,引导大学生走出返乡就业困境。简述新时代大学生返乡就业的意义及影响大学生返乡就业的因素,并结合实际探究新时代大学生返乡就业面临的困境,从继续教育角度提出引导大学生走出困境的方法,为强化大学生返乡就业信心、提升大学生的就业竞争力提供可行建议。     

聚焦技术创新回归学习本质——AECT 2021年会综述

美国教育传播与技术协会(AECT)2021年国际学术年会(简称AECT 2021)于11月2日至6日在伊利诺伊州的芝加哥如期举行。本次会议的主题是“聚焦技术创新,回归学习本质”(A Return to Learning through Innovation),采用实地现场和线上交流同时进行的复合式会议方式,为因疫情而不能现场参与会议的学者们提供了互动交流机会。来自世界各地近1000位教育技术领域的专家学者、教育实践人员、教学设计师以及相关领域的研究生和企业人士,围绕主题展开了丰富多彩的交流与研讨。在为期五天的会议期间,与会者共同探讨了“创新”(Innovate)的蕴意,强调通过创新促进学习,展现了学习与技术间多维、多元与一体的特性。AECT 2021共举办了600多场会议发言,3场特色研究报告,39场创新式演讲,58场小组讨论,42场海报展示和21场专业发展工作坊。另外,会议还特别增加了健康主题活动,通过冥想、瑜伽等活动,思考与探讨数字化时代的技术与身心发展平衡等问题。     

肝功能对意识消失时咪达唑仑血浆浓度和脑电双频谱指数的影响(英文)

研究目的:探索不同肝功能指数对镇静药咪达唑仑的敏感性以及脑电双频谱指数(BIS)的预测意识消失的影响。创新要点:明确不同肝功能状态的患者对中枢抑制药的敏感性以及BIS预测意识消失概率发生的敏感性。指导临床医生根据患者的肝功能状态合理使用中枢抑制药以及正确利用BIS预测镇定深度。研究方法:选择意识消失作为研究终点,以50%患者意识消失时的咪唑安定的浓度以及BIS值作为观察指标。重要结论:终末期肝病患者对中枢镇静药咪唑安定更敏感,该类患者在BIS预测意识消失概率发生的敏感性存在差异。     

《沧浪之水》中池大为丢失话语权之剖析

20世纪90年代，在市场经济对传统文人操守冲击等因素的影响下，有些知识分子丢失了象征着自己身份的话语权。文章以知识分子池大为为个案，剖析了他丢失话语权的原因，进而表达了对知识分子话语权重构的期待。     

中国农业科研的投入与回报分析

改革以来,中国农业在面临土地、资源、环境等多重约束的情况下依靠科技实现了稳定增长。农业科技进步与我国政府持续增加农业科研投入,改革农业科研体系的努力密切相关。本文对20世纪90年代以来中国农业科研投入状况进行了分析,发现从整体上看中国农业科研在投入不断增加的同时,人员、资金结构也有较大改变,农业科研总体效率有了很大提升。通过与其他国家农业科研的比较提出中国农业科研进一步改革的方向和需要解决的问题。     

论我国产品责任的立法完善

随着我国《产品质量法》的正式颁布施行,我国特有的市场经济的产品责任制度初步形成。本文对我国产品责任的相关立法完善提出了一些建议。