Keeping things different: coexistence within European markets for cleantech and biofuels

Environmental policy increasingly resorts to market-based instruments in order to meet sustainability objectives. The ‘carbon market’ instituted by the European Emissions Trading directive from 2003 is a canonical example, which has been described, and critiqued, as a delegation of policy objectives to market exchanges. In this paper, we examine the complex ways in which the operationalization of policy objectives and the organization of markets are intertwined, focusing on two other examples of European environmental regulation. The first one is the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control directive from 1996, which defined the ‘best available techniques’ to curb emissions in air, water and soil. The second one is the Renewable Energy Directive from 2009, which introduced criteria for the definition of the sustainability of biofuels. Through the analysis of the design and implementation of these two directives, we identify a central concern for the coexistence of various objects, and various initiatives undertaken by European institutions, member states and private actors. We use the notion of coexistence to describe a European political and economic ordering that is inherently hybrid, and cannot be reduced to a mere delegation of policy objectives to the market, or a legal constraint imposed on all European actors. It grounds its political legitimacy and economic rationality on the distribution of roles and responsibilities across public and private actors, and on the ability to ‘keep things different’ according to local variabilities.     

What price evidence? The ethics of office and the ethics of social science in British cultural policy

This paper considers the use of evidence for government decision-making using ethnographically informed data from the lived experiences of those involved in British cultural policy. It does this in order to engage and extend work that has sought to defend bureaucratic forms of activity. The paper offers an empirical case study of how the civil servants’ ethic of office [DuGay, P. (2008) ‘Max weber and the moral economy of office’, Journal of Cultural Economy, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 129–144] is reinforced by the identity of the social scientist. The use of social science in policy advice is a moment where the bureaucrats are able to distance themselves from political decision-making, thus reasserting an important aspect of civil service practice and identity. However, as the latter part of the article illustrates, the dynamics of cultural policy-making, in particular the use of economics, situate the role of social science as paradoxical. It is both supportive and corrosive of the bureaucratic ethic. This paradox is the basis for a critical perspective on the ethic of office as deployed in contemporary government.     

Understanding storage environmental stability during power outages: A key issue in sub-tropical climates

Efficient air-conditioning systems facilitate climate control in modern museums, libraries, and archives. The climate in Hong Kong is typically hot and humid, so the survival of collections is highly dependent on 24-hour air-conditioning systems to maintain the desired environment in repositories of archives and books, or artefact stores. The continuous operation of such systems in turn relies on a number of factors, such as uninterrupted electricity supply, an active maintenance programme, daily monitoring of their performance and quick response to irregularities as well as backup or alternative systems to support the air-conditioning load in case they are down for servicing. From the risk management point of view, unlike the latter four factors, electricity supply is an external factor that cannot be guaranteed. Fluctuation in the power level that results in stoppage of air-conditioning equipment is not uncommon even in well-developed countries. Long power outages could be catastrophic as they might lead to irreversible damage to collection items as a result of fast, large, changes in temperature and relative humidity (RH) towards the external environment if the air-tightness or hygrothermal stability of the storage are not good enough. Understanding storage environmental stability, especially during electrical power disruptions, is an essential part of the preservation measures and disaster preparedness necessary to protect valuable collections in cultural heritage institutions in the region.     

情景模拟辅以PBL教学法在全科医师规范化培训中的应用

目的:探讨情景模拟辅以PBL教学法的教学模式在全科专业住院医师规范化培训中的作用。方法:结合情景模拟、PBL教学法和全科临床实践的特点,选取典型的急性左心衰病例,进行临床情景模拟,然后针对提出的问题进行PBL教学。选取我院全科规培学员40名,随机分为教改组和对照组,对教改组进行情景模拟辅以PBL教学,对照组进行传统的授课,通过理论、技能考试和调查问卷分析两组教学的效果。结果:教改组学员的理论考核成绩和临床技能考试成绩均优于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:情景模拟辅以PBL教学法在全科规培医师培训中起到了很好的作用,激发了全科规培医师的学习兴趣和热情,提高了其急救技能的熟练程度,提高了其临床思维能力、安全意识、沟通能力及自主学习的能力,为培养合格的全科医师提供了一个较好的教学模式。     

基于内容分析的国内图书情报学研究方法创新研究——以共词分析方法为例

[目的/意义] 从微观层面对某种研究方法的期刊论文进行内容分析,从创新视角分析研究方法的研究成果,以期为研究图书情报学领域的论文研究方法的创新提供参考。[方法/过程] 对国内外相关研究成果梳理的基础上,提出一个研究方法创新的分类体系和分析流程。利用内容分析方法,选取国内181篇共词分析论文进行实证研究。[结果/结论] 研究发现：国内学者对共词方法改进性研究的成果相对较少,而在共词方法应用方面的研究较多。在共词分析改进性研究中,国内学者的创新性研究主要体现在共词分析某个过程的创新,原理性创新缺乏。在共词方法应用研究文献,国内学者在数据源、数据分析或数据可视化工具等方面有一定的创新。     

Troubleshooting Electronic Resources with ILL Data

Troubleshooting electronic resource linking issues can seem to be an insurmountable task—so many resources, so little time. Using interlibrary loan (ILL) data on requests for materials available online, the electronic resources staff at the Samford University Library detected problems with the implementation of their new link resolver. This data also provided a window into some systemic issues within the metadata of certain sources and the link resolver knowledgebase. In addition to helping us improve linking for our users, the establishment of a workflow for communicating cancelled ILL transaction data on an ongoing basis has also improved the communication between electronic resources staff and the ILL department regarding the overall linking process.     

现代图书馆学研究方法的发展和特征分析——基于Library quarterly的内容分析

[目的/意义] 梳理和总结现代图书馆学研究方法的演变历程和发展特征,对于图书馆学研究者理解、选择和使用研究方法具有重要意义。[方法/过程] 采用内容分析法对Library quarterly创刊至今所载研究性论文使用的研究方法进行归类、统计和分析。[结果/结论] 结果显示,现代图书馆学研究方法的演变过程实则是对实证方法的扬弃过程,当前图书馆学研究呈现出研究方法多元化的特点。     

对高校贷款规模的探讨--规模控制的实证分析

高校适当控制贷款，加强信贷资金管理，防范财务风险。     

建立健全促进非公有制经济发展的制度支撑体系

非公有制经济是我国社会主义市场经济的重要组成部分。要谋求中国经济的快速发展,必须在坚持公有制为主体的前提下大力发展非公有制经济,这已成为全党全国人民的共识;而要更好更快地发展非公有制经济,必须建立健全促进非公有制经济发展的制度和政策支撑体系,改进政府管理和服务。