scholarly journals University information environment: the case study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Lavrov ◽  
P. I. Paderno ◽  
A. A. Volosiuk ◽  
N. P. Pan ◽  
O. E. Lavrova
Keyword(s):  
Information Environment

scholarly journals Collection development profile of the research institute’s information and library resources (the case study of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Solid State Physics)

2017 ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Olga Levchenko
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
System Component ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The system of the research institute’s library information resources is described. The electronic resources generated both by the institute itself and other producers are characterized as the most dynamic system component. Collection development profile relevant to researchers’ current information needs and designed to form uniform document and information environment of the Institute is suggested.

scholarly journals Impacts of Firms’ Internal Information Environment on Tax Avoidance (Case Study: Companies Listed In Tehran’s Stock Exchange)

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jahanbakhsh Ghafoori ◽  
Mahmood Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Dispersion Force ◽  
Geographic Dispersion ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Internal Information

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of firms’ internal information environment on tax avoidance. The research method includes a data panel and is generally of semi-experimental fashion. The population of research is consisted of the entire companies and firms listed in Tehran’s stock exchange as 496 firms from the beginning of 2007 until the end of financial year of 2014. Among the population, a number of 86 firms were selected as the sample through systematic omitting method. For the purpose of data analysis, the tests of T and multivariate linear regression were incorporated into the study. Results indicate that impact of quality of internal information on tax avoidance is higher in those companies in which information play a more important role. Firms which operate under geographic dispersion make more use of the quality of their internal information, because this information helps them towards reduced tax avoidance. High quality of internal information and commercial dispersion force these firms towards avoiding larger taxes. In addition, quality of internal information is not effective on firms which are under reconstruction status.

scholarly journals THE INTERACTIVE METHODS IN THE TRAINING OF ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-566
Author(s):  
Stanislava Pancheva
Keyword(s):  
Visual Perception ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Accounting Courses

Interactivity is an important part of the process of active learning. By introducing it into learning, it is possible to learn much more information than the situations in which learners read, listen, watch or combine visual perception. It is based on dialogue and interaction between participating parties in the learning process and its use ensures high performance in all areas of knowledge and in all levels of education. Therefore, in the modern educational system it occupies an extremely important place. Therefore, in the research, an attempt has been made to explore the essence of learning interactivity, drawing on its main features and specific features; to analyze the interactive methods used in it, divided into three main groups: situational (problem-situational); discussion; (empirical), as well as to highlight and characterize the features of those methods that have the widest application in the preparation of student accountants. On the basis of the results of the research conducted and taking into account the specifics of the curriculum in the accounting courses, the conclusion is drawn that for the students of accounting, the most important are the interactive methods: case study, simulation and game methods, brainstorming, discussion and project work . Through their inclusion in the learning process, it is possible not only for the implementation of practical oriented training, based experience and interaction between learners and trainers, but also for the formation of important qualities and skills in the students, incl.activity, analytical, critical, communicative, teamwork, responsibility, flexibility, creativity, work in the information environment, initiative, etc.

scholarly journals Big COVID, Red State: The Value of Over-Communication in a Public Health Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jen Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
The Face ◽  
Cross Platform ◽  
Micro Level

This Community Case Study examines the challenges of communicating about the COVID-19 crisis in a politically conservative American state, Idaho. The study presents an analysis of one local expert’s communication strategies in the face of significant partisanship, threats of violence, and widespread refusal to comply with recommended public health behaviors. Findings suggest that consistent, cross-platform communication that emphasizes personalized recommendations and advice, transparency, and humility, are key strategies in a fractured information environment. However, while micro-level communication strategies are important, more must be done to help Americans regain trust in institutions, expertise, and information at a macro-level.

Building resilience and resourcefulness

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 433-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia Jane Bingham ◽  
Josie Wirjapranata ◽  
Allen Bartley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
The University ◽  
Assessment Activities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the evolution of academic and information literacy (AIL) teaching initiatives in a first-year core social work course at the University of Auckland. It traces the development of AIL teaching, support and assessment activities over a 10-year period as part of a collaborative project involving librarians, learning advisors and an academic staff member. The paper clearly outlines the challenges arising because of the rapidly evolving and complex information environment in which tertiary students find themselves, as well as the student-centred pedagogical approaches which can assist them in navigating this environment and developing resourcefulness and resilience in undertaking research. Design/methodology/approach The case study presented in this paper outlines the evolution over a 10-year period of AIL teaching and activities taken to specifically develop AIL integration for the first-year core course, Sociology for Human Services, for the degree of Bachelor of Social Work. At its core, this case study demonstrates the application of reflective practice on the part of library staff, academic staff and student learning advisors with a view to implementing AIL initiatives which not only addressed information needs for assignment completion at university but also took a holistic view of students’ lives, recognising the importance of AIL in their civic, social and work lives. Reflection involved challenging key assumptions about the teaching of AIL initiatives and what constituted success and failure; gaining a better understanding of new and developing information environments in which students currently operate; and identifying existing and emerging AIL frameworks which could best equip students to survive and flourish in these environments. The paper focuses on the drivers, challenges, successes and impact of implementing and adapting AIL activities as well as the learning design and pedagogical approaches implemented to scaffold and develop initiatives with the whole three-year degree structure in mind. Special reference is paid to the application of new and emerging AIL frameworks, including the Research Skills Development Framework (Willison and O’Regan, 2006) and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2015). The paper also outlines how mapping to graduate attributes, learning outcomes and core practitioner competencies can strengthen AIL and assessment activities. Findings Application of new and emerging frameworks of research and AIL can enhance both teaching and assessment activities in an undergraduate degree programme. This paper outlines a move away from reliance on teaching of tools and resources to a focus on mastery of threshold concepts and deeper understandings of the importance of information and academic literacy capabilities in study, work and civic life. The approach outlined here fosters the development of informed learners who are resilient and resourceful and who can easily navigate within the complex information environment in which they find themselves. This case study further demonstrates that students appreciate and recognise the value (as well as the transferability) of these capabilities to other areas of their life both at the tertiary level and post academia. In a practice-based course such as this one, the application of key frameworks and an understanding of expected practitioner competencies and graduate attributes can also help address a generally recognised research practice gap common in undergraduate practice-based courses. The paper further outlines the benefits of a collaborative approach to the integration of AIL. Such collaborative initiatives bring the fresh perspectives and deeper understanding; apart from this, they also serve as a springboard to work with other academic staff to develop AIL initiatives at different stages of a degree programme. Research limitations/implications This paper focuses on the development of AIL skills in one social work course at the University of Auckland. The information presented here may not be relevant for other disciplines or institutions. Practical implications This paper takes both a theoretical and practical approach. Challenges in the development of AIL initiatives are clearly contextualised within relevant pedagogical and AIL theories. Practical solutions for common challenges are clearly outlined. It is hoped that the problem − solution approach outlined in this paper will benefit other information professionals and academic staff who are implementing AIL in the current tertiary environment. Social implications Students find themselves in an increasingly complex information environment. Traditional information literacy (IL) skills may no longer meet their needs in this rapidly evolving environment. This paper outlines how application of current research frameworks, practitioner attributes and a focus on mastery of core threshold concepts can build information resilience and resourcefulness and better equip them to access, evaluate and utilise information both for their study and work and life beyond academia. Originality/value Demonstrating clear trends in how IL initiatives have developed over the past 10 years, this paper provides practical examples of how new and emerging research and threshold concept frameworks can be applied to the integration of AIL initiatives in undergraduate degree programmes.

scholarly journals The Finna service: meeting the new measurement challenges in libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Laine ◽  
Markku Antero Laitinen
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Net Promoter Score ◽  
Net Promoter ◽  
Wide Experience ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
User Centered

PurposeIn the transformed information environment, the impact and value of the services are not adequately shown using the traditional library metrics. It needs to be supplemented with user-centered ways of measurement. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a case study of the new Finna service and the measurement challenges it presents.FindingsThe standards guiding the measurement and evaluation of libraries cannot offer a “cook-book” for the organizations to follow. The paper suggests that as a one possible response to this, the Net Promoter Score can be used as one indicator in measuring the impact of new services.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of the paper are preliminary, because so far there is not a wide experience of the use of NPS in libraries. This calls for further study. The results are encouraging, but more testing is needed with different services.Originality/valueNPS has not been widely used in libraries before.

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