Managing Uncertainty for Preventive Conservation

ABSTRACT

This paper examines how conservators engage with uncertainty when creating preventive conservation strategies. It argues that by recognising contexts in which uncertainty will be encountered conservators can develop effective management strategies. A typology of uncertainty explores a range of categories of uncertainty, their experience in preventive conservation and identifies distinct approaches to manage them. Managing uncertainty may include acts of defining its parameters, exposing and resolving through communication or protecting from with contingency. Whatever approach is adopted it must be accepted that uncertainty cannot be avoided. It is important therefore to aim to live well with uncertainty and the paper advocates for preventive conservation applications of strategies recommended in health care for patients with life-threatening illnesses. These strategies include working on things that can be controlled, goal setting, acceptance and factoring in emotions. The ability to identify contexts in which uncertainty is inbuilt should trigger those concerned with preventive conservation to activate strategies developed for managing and living well with uncertainty.     

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.     

Information-seeking behavior of economics graduate students: If you buy it,will they come?

The information-seeking behavior of social science graduate students has been the subject of many studies, but none have concentrated only on the economics graduate student population and their unique needs. The purpose of this focus group study was to use group discussions to understand the actual online behavior of graduate economics students when conducting research. The results provide insight and information about the skills and characteristics of economics graduate students, their first steps in conducting research online, their use of publicly available and library resources, challenges to finding information, and resources used to overcome these challenges.     

中国漆艺的发展脉络及其价值

中国漆艺历史悠久，源远流长，是世界漆艺的源头，对世界漆艺产生了深远的影响。她有着“气韵生动的线”、“精彩绝艳的色”，是“宇宙生命的象征”和“上古东方的现代派绘画”；有着极强的防水、防蛀、防腐和装饰的实用价值。她品类繁多、用途广泛，具有极高的收藏价值。     

The Use of Augmented Reality Technology in Medical Specimen Museum Tours

Human anatomical specimen museums are commonly used by medical, nursing, and paramedical students. Through dissection and prosection, the specimens housed in these museums allow students to appreciate the complex relationships of organs and structures in more detail than textbooks could provide. However, it may be difficult for students, particularly novices, to identify the various parts of these anatomical structures without additional explanations from a docent or supplemental illustrations. Recently, augmented reality (AR) has been used in many museum exhibits to display virtual objects in videos captured from the real world. This technology can significantly enhance the learning experience. In this study, three AR-based support systems for tours in medical specimen museums were developed, and their usability and effectiveness for learning were examined. The first system was constructed using an AR marker. This system could display virtual label information for specimens by capturing AR markers using a tablet camera. Individual AR markers were required for all specimens, but their presence in and on the prosected specimens could also be obtrusive. The second system was developed to set the specimen image itself as an image marker, as most specimens were displayed in cross section. Visitors could then obtain the label information presented by AR without any markers intruding on the display or anatomical specimens. The third system was comprised of a head-mounted display combined with a natural click interface. The system could provide visitors with an environment for the natural manipulation of virtual objects with future scalability.     

征收电子商务税的必要性分析以及相应对策探究

高度普及的网络生活,促进了电子商务的快速发展。在此背景下,一方面,传统的门店商务受到前所未有的冲击;另一方面,我国的传统税收体制也受到前所未有的挑战。也正因为如此,我国正面对着"电商征税,该不该""电商征税,难不难""电商征税,谁受益"等问题。将主要分析征收电子商务税的必要性以及征收电子商务税所带来的冲击,由此探究如何合理征税、增加财政收入、创造公平竞争平台和网络环境、提升就业率等,并提出相应的解决对策。     

2CUL Slavic: The View So Far

In fall 2016, the Columbia-Cornell collaboration in the area of Slavic & East European resource coordination and sharing celebrated its sixth year. The author reviews particulars of the development, implementation, and function of this program as well as some of the challenges that face such cross-institutional efforts.     

地方学院图书馆藏书结构探析

以唐山学院为例,从学科结构、等级结构、时间结构、文献类型结构等几个方面,系统论述了地方学院图书馆馆藏结构的特点、馆藏结构整体规划的实施策略以及优化的馆藏结构对地方学院整体文献信息资源建设的重要意义。     

《诗经》无长篇史诗原因探究

由《诗经》中有无史诗引出为何无长篇史诗的关键问题,《诗经》没有长篇史诗的原因较复杂,影响它的因素很多,特别是周人单一神教、人神分离的宗教思想,具有明确政治目的的采诗制度以及q-国诗歌重抒情、言简意赅的特点影响了长篇史诗的形成。     

甲螨采集和分离技术的研究

本文采用电热分离法、清水漂浮法和振动分离法对不同样本中甲螨的分离时间、数量，样本的放置时间及电热分离所用热光源作了比较。结果证实，分离土壤甲螨时．采土深度以１０ｃｍ为宜，土壤放置７天与立即分离所获甲螨数无差别。少量土样直用清水漂浮法，大量土样宜用电热分离法。而植被样本宜用振动分离法。