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.     

The Effect of Web Search Result Display on Users’ Perceptual Experience and Information Seeking Performance

ABSTRACT

Adding multiple sources of information in the display of Web search results may negatively affect users’ perceptual experience and information-seeking behavior. This claim was established by investigating the impact of different Web search compositions on users’ ability to extract specific information. In this article, we assumed that the quantity and order of different compositions (areas) in the Web search results page may contribute to individual’s ability to find information relevant to their search queries. An eye-tracking device was used to observe and compare the perceptual behavior of 14 users in an information-seeking task. The results showed that the use of different compositions in the display of Web results page significantly influenced users’ perceptual experience by reducing their attention to the organic results area. The quantity of these compositions was found to greatly increase the cognitive load of users when attempting to retrieve information from the organic area, which negatively affects their information-seeking performance. Our finding provides a rationale for further studies to consider the impact of quantity and order of Web page compositions on individuals’ perceptual attention and cognitive load in information-seeking task settings.     

Citizen-Centered Journalism and Contested Boundaries

This article explores the existence of a “citizen-centered journalism” that sees citizens as crucial participants in the construction of news and as co-creators of their own worlds. Through qualitative case studies of three news organizations, the article examines the motivation for using a citizen-centered approach, the news routines that are required to do so, the categories of content produced, and the perceived impact of this approach. The results suggest these news organizations are working in partnership with communities and striving to give a voice to historically marginalized communities. The journalists, however, see citizen participation as complementary to professional journalistic routines that favor verifiable information, rather than assigning inherent value to it for its own sake.     

软件工程思想在高职院校毕业设计中的应用与探索

本文分析了毕业设计和软件生命周期各个阶段的映射关系,探讨了如何运用软件工程的思想来指导毕业设计,解决目前毕业设计中存在的若干问题,从而提高高职院校毕业设计的质量。     

科技成果转移转化人员收益分配模式的实践与探索——以对中国科学院15家院属单位调研为基础

科技成果转移转化（以下简称“转移转化”）作为实现科技向生产力和经济发展转变的关键,是提升科技创新体系运转效能、发展新质生产力的重要一环。目前,我国促进转移转化的政策内容不断充实、覆盖范围愈加全面,但产学研用衔接难、技术转化比例与效率双低、知识产权运营及转移转化服务专业度不够等直接影响转移转化的难题,仍未得到很好解决。一个重要原因是转移转化人员的收益分配模式不能有效匹配相关人员的工作属性和贡献,从而导致未能充分发挥转移转化人员的专业积极性。本研究从分析现有收益分配模式的问题入手,调研了15家中国科学院院属单位转移转化收益分配情况,对比国外成功案例与中国科学院案例收益分配模式的异同,分析造成收益分配模式不合理的学术和实践原因,提出工作建议,为转移转化工作的提质增效提供新思路。     

建设国家热带作物工程技术研究中心的可行性探讨

针对热带作物生产发展现状,分析了热带作物产业在我国农业生产中的重要性,探讨了建立国家热带作物工程技术研究中心对提高热带作物产业的核心竞争力,加快我国热带作物产业健康发展的必要性和可行性。     

中文化学化工文献检索应注意分子式检索的使用

以几个检索实例, 说明在中文数据库检索系统中检索化学化工文献时, 为保证查准率和查全率, 应注意分子式检索的使用。     

任务驱动教学法下的能源与动力工程基础实验实训探索和改革

分析能源与动力工程基础实验实训现状和存在问题,将任务驱动教学法应用于基础实验实训,突出学生为主、融入新兴理念、培养创新意识、细化实训要求、完善考核机制和扎实能力培养.通过基础实验的自学和检测,锻炼学生操作实验、撰写报告和分析结果的能力.设计实验的任务驱动,给学生充分发展的平台,锻炼其自学、实践、表达和团队协作能力,培养...     

重大工程项目复杂性识别及定量测度

为加强对重大工程项目所具有的显著的复杂性特点的理解与有效度量,突破性建立重大工程项目复杂性定量评价方法,为项目管理人员精准把控项目复杂性提供有效方法。通过文献综述与专家访谈,从理论上明晰重大工程项目及其复杂性的定义与内涵;基于技术-组织-环境（TOE）理论框架识别重大工程项目复杂性评价要素,通过三轮问卷设计形成调查问卷,对回收的94份问卷进行信度、效度检验与因子分析,构建包含3个维度（技术复杂性、组织复杂性、环境复杂性）与17个二级评价指标的重大工程项目复杂性测度体系;基于网络层次分析（ANP）模型计算得出各指标的权重系数,并提出重大工程项目复杂性计算公式,在此基础上进行案例分析。结果表明：通过三层次复杂性管理策略体系,重大工程项目复杂性定量评估使得评价信息来源明晰、准确与可靠,既实现对项目整体复杂性的宏观把控,又有助于明确复杂性管理方案中的重点控制维度及具体措施。     

施工项目成本管理方法研究

从施工项目成本管理的症结入手,结合施工企业目前成本管理中的存在的一些实际问题,提出成本控制的方法和增收节支的途径。