The impact of foreign policy on educational exchange: the Swedish state scholarship programme 1938–1990

Programmes of international educational exchange are not only carried out for educational purposes, but form an important part of modern-day public diplomacy. Through exchange programmes education and research are linked with foreign policy interests, which then in turn should affect the international contacts of universities and research facilities. The present article applies a long-term perspective on the scholarship programme of the Swedish state in order to show how the shifts in Swedish foreign policy during the period 1938–1990 have affected the number and composition of scholars incoming to Sweden over time.     

Use of electronic journals in astronomy and astrophysics libraries and information centres in India: A users' perspective

The purpose of this study was to create a substantial body of knowledge about the factors that influence the success of electronic journals, and to share this knowledge with that in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics in order to help facilitate change.

Structured questionnaires for users (Academic Members, Post-Doctoral Fellows and Research Scholars) containing 40 different questions, many of which were further subdivided and framed in order to get information on various aspects of the usage of electronic journals. The purpose was to identify the basic minimum infrastructure necessary to provide users access to electronic journals and to facilitate easy response in all major A&A organizations in India.

The increasing use of the electronic information-seeking environment has produced changes in the practice of science. Significant research has been conducted already on the impact of new information and communication technologies on scholarly work.

This study was limited to astronomy and astrophysics libraries and information centres in India.

This paper identifies the information needs of the users. Each community and discipline has its own specific legacy of journal structure, reading, publishing, and researching practices, and it will take trial and error to establish which kinds of e-journals are the most effective and useful.

Case study.     

图书馆学术名人文献资源的建设

学术名人泛指在社会科学和自然科学领域取得重要研究成果,具有一定地位和较高声望的人士.学术名人文献资源则指学术名人在学习、工作、社会活动和个人生活中所形成的具有收藏和研究价值的相关文献资料.这些文献具有重要的科研价值和史料价值,同时具有社会教育功能,对图书馆发展特色化馆藏、开展主动服务、提升自身形象都有重要意义.文章对国内各类型图书馆开展学术名人文献资源建设的情况进行了简单的介绍和分析,并对其建设、开发和利用提出若干建议.     

远程教育名家思想的时代回响——远程教育名家系列研究侧记

本文作者总结了由华南师范大学现代远程教育所开展的远程教育名家系列研究,通过再次对国际远程教育名家思想与贡献的梳理,呈现出较为清晰的远程教育理论和思想的轮廓,凝聚远程教育学科领域的独特性,为构筑远程教育共同体和文化提供更加坚实的基础。针对中国远程教育发展的实际情况,得出理论和实践两方面的启示,并就我国远程教育的发展提出了建设性的建议。     

从《儒林外史》看吴敬梓的人格理想

本文认为吴敬梓在《儒林外史》中痛感儒家传统人格的失落, 剖析儒林人格现状, 建构理想人格。在吴看来, 八股文章盛行的时代出现了两种类型的人格: 一种是自我萎缩型人格, 一种是自我实现型人格。吴的反思表明: 前者具有普遍的社会意义和极大的腐蚀性, 而后者是儒家传统人格失落后的高扬和重建。     

万华镜里的自画像:关于中国人文学者数字学术认知与需求的质性研究

[目的/意义]从人文学者的角度出发,探讨人文学者如何看待数字人文,他们又如何被数字人文的浪潮所影响。通过对人文学者数字学术认知与数字学术需求的考察,为数字人文服务和系统设计奠定基础。[方法/过程]采用质性研究方法,对文学、历史、哲学和艺术4个领域展开比较研究,并以访谈素材进行饱和度检验,构建起"认知-预判-担忧-需求与应对"的质性主线。[结果/结论]研究发现,不同领域人文学者对数字学术的认知并不完全相同,但对其影响的预判也存在共性之处,他们普遍认同数字化对人文的研究素材、研究方法、知识传播和研究问题都会产生一定影响;面对数字化浪潮,人文学者的担忧主要包括对数字学术研究深度的担忧、对学科主体地位的担忧和对技术环境下学术伦理问题的担忧;最后,人文学者在自身能力提升、数据、技术、科研评价体系方面存在许多需求,其中对"基础设施"和"数字项目"的需求最为迫切。     

民国学人专题数据库构建及其学术特征分析——学术共同体视角

[目的/意义]民国时期是中国历史上少有的学术发展活跃期,现阶段有不少民国文献数据库,但都是些面向主题的专题库,而民国学人专题数据库是把基于领域面向主题的数据库升级为以人作为维度的专题数据库,体现出学术交流的特点。[方法/过程]从数据库整体框架、功能设计与实现方面介绍民国学人专题数据库,依托民国学人专题数据库,依次从学者组织机构、学术成果合著与引证行为等多维度揭示民国时期学术共同体的特点,最后引入时序分析方法,探究学者的科研行为随时间的变化特点。[结果/结论]实证表明,民国时期的学术共同体的变迁受外部政治氛围和内部组织流变影响,而通过对引入时序的学者合著与引证关系的梳理,发现学者对民国时期的学术研究热情持续增进,另外民国期间的学者倾向独立创作,民国之后的学者的合著行为才逐渐频繁。     

土耳其的医学教育:从过去到未来

本文从本科生医学教育、毕业后医学教育和继续医学教育的角度,论述了土耳其医学院校的历史和现状,医学教育的质量和专业风格,以及当前面临的问题和机遇.     

数字人文视角下学术名人知识模型构建研究——以李政道数字资源中心为例

[目的/意义] 以数字人文需求为牵引，从知识的角度有效组织学术名人资源，为图书馆等公共文化机构开展知识服务提供资源支撑。[方法/过程] 通过分析学术名人特色资源特征和用户使用需求，调研分析4类以人物为核心的特色资源库知识模型，以人物（学术名人）为核心，以资源为载体，构建学术名人描述框架模型和学术名人与其他实体关系模型。[结果/结论] 在学术名人知识模型的基础上链接外部数据，能够对以李政道特色资源为代表的学术名人特色资源从知识颗粒的角度进行有效的组织和展示。     

“Roy's Turkish Delight”: Football,Nationalism and the Representation of Turkey in the British Sports Media

ABSTRACT

A large body of literature in representational studies reflects a deep professional concern over the negative effect of the role of the media in representing significant Others. Western media's coverage of an international event, in this case, a football competition, raises some ethical questions about the choice of specific lexical items and textual contents. Drawing on the work of Stuart Hall's representation theory, this article examines how Turkey, a nation located on the semi-periphery of Europe, is represented in Western media outlets. By looking at the role that sections of the British sports press plays in their construction of the Turkish national identity, I evaluate the Euro 2016 and Euro 2004 reporting of the UEFA European Championship qualifying matches between Turkey and England. I apply a combination of lexical and narrative analysis, and I question the way that Turkey is represented in the British sport texts. The style and language used in the presentation of football games reveals that British media outlets are prone to present England's politically and economically powerful position, and its cultural superiority over Turkey. Findings also suggest that the discourse of the “West and the Rest” is alive in the modern world.