scholarly journals Give ’Em What They Want: A One-Year Study of Unmediated Patron-Driven Acquisition of e-Books

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Fischer ◽  
Michael Wright ◽  
Kathleen Clatanoff ◽  
Hope Barton ◽  
Edward Shreeves
Keyword(s):  
Management Program ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
User Needs ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Usage Cost ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

In September 2009, the University of Iowa Libraries embarked on an experiment with patron-driven acquisition (PDA) of e-books with ebrary and YBP. An e-book–only PDA plan was initiated, entirely unmediated and with instantaneous access to the content. MARC records were loaded for each title, determined by our YBP approval profile and other limitations, for a total of 12,000 PDA records. Usage, cost, subject, and publisher data were analyzed for 850 purchased PDA e-books and thousands of other ebrary subscription titles. Results indicate that PDA can be a useful and effective tool for meeting user needs and building the local collection, but the role of PDA in the library’s collection management program presents challenges as well as opportunities.

scholarly journals The University of Iowa Libraries’ Undergraduate User Needs Assessment

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 571-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Clougherty ◽  
John Forys ◽  
Toby Lyles ◽  
Dorothy Persson ◽  
Christine Walters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Resource Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Library User ◽  
Satisfaction With Services

The university community is not a static environment but, rather, one fraught with change and adjustment to change. How do academic libraries within a university setting effectively address the evolving service and resource needs of a diverse patron community? One method that has received increasing attention is the development and implementation of internal instruments specifically designed to assess user satisfaction with services and resources. This study assesses undergraduate resource and service needs, identifies librarywide unmet needs, and gives both library user and librarian an opportunity to engage in proactive dialogue.

Role of Early Pulmonary Hypertension as a Risk Factor for Late Pulmonary Hypertension in Extremely Preterm Infants

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (02) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinushan Kaluarachchi ◽  
Kaitlin Woo ◽  
Tarah Colaizy
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Pulmonary Vascular Disease ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Extremely Preterm ◽  
Extremely Preterm Infants ◽  
The University

Objective The evidence on the role of early pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) in the development of late pulmonary hypertension (PH) in the extremely preterm infants is limited. Objectives were to determine the incidence of early and late PH in extreme preterm infants and to evaluate the role of early PH as a risk factor for development of clinically detected late PH. Methods It was a retrospective analysis of early echocardiograms (day of life 5–14) in preterm infants, 22 to 27 weeks' gestation, admitted to the University of Iowa NICU between July 01, 2012 to June 30, 2015. Late echocardiograms performed for clinical suspicion of PH were also analyzed. Results A total of 154 infants were included in the study. Early PH was diagnosed in 31 (20%) infants. Twenty-four (16%) infants were evaluated for clinically suspected PH. Eight (5%) infants were diagnosed with late PH. Infants with early PH had echocardiograms performed earlier than infants without the evidence of early PH. Early PH was not associated with the development of late PH (p = 0.99). Conclusion Early PH is common among extremely preterm infants (20%). Five percent of infants had clinically detected late PH. Infants with early PH had echocardiograms performed earlier than infants without the evidence of early PH. Early PH was not associated with the development of clinically detected late PH.

scholarly journals The employment of Łódź University tourism and recreation graduates: A sociological analysis

Turyzm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Remigiusz Żulicki
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
The Status ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

This article is focused on selected aspects of the economic ‘fate’ of Tourism and Recreation graduates of the University of Łódź (UŁ). Its aim is to seek answers to the question: ‘What determines graduate employment?’ Surveys conducted by the Career Office of University of Łódź among graduates one year after graduation in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are the empirical basis. Tourism and Recreation graduates were compared with others from the Faculty of Geographical Sciences UŁ. The logistic regression technique was used to predict the status of graduate employment based on independent variables. The strongest predictors of graduate employment were structural and institutional characteristics. The quantitative results were interpreted in the context of the modern role of universities.

Future Role of Weed Science in International Agriculture

1987 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111
Author(s):  
Beatriz L. Mercado
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Science Textbook ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Weed Science ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Outstanding Achievement ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

Dr. Mercado is Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of the Philippines at Los Baños. Her undergraduate and Master's degrees are from the University of the Phillippines, and her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She has been active in weed science since the early 1970's and has trained some 27 M.S. and 8 Ph.D. students. In addition, she and her husband have raised a family of five children. Mercado is a well-recognized weed scientist in her part of the world, having lectured in Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, and Japan. Her weed science textbook, “Introduction to Weed Science,” is widely used in Asian countries. Among her many honors, perhaps those most prized would be three awards for outstanding achievement from her own University of the Philippines.

scholarly journals Professor John W. Neale (1926–2006)

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Lord
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
First Year ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Brewing Industry ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Departments

Abstract. John Neale was born in Burton-on-Trent where his father was concerned with the grocery business and, appropriately to the town, his grandfather was a cooper in the brewing industry. After leaving school he spent two terms at Manchester University, passing the First Year examinations and, in 1943, volunteered for wartime service in the Royal Navy. One year later he was commissioned an officer and served in the hazardous but vital role of minesweeping. With discharge from the navy in 1947 he rejoined Manchester University to follow a BSc General degree in Geology and Geography with subsidiary Zoology, graduating in 1949. It was during this time that he met his future wife, Patti, who was a fellow undergraduate. Upon graduation he was appointed as Assistant Lecturer in the small Sub-department (later a full Department) of Geology of the University of Hull, which was to be his scientific home for the rest of his professional life. John Neale and his senior colleague Lewis Penny, who also joined in 1949, were the only members of staff and for some years taught the full spectrum of Geology between them. John Neale’s diaries record how they had intensive discussions about developing their sub-department and building the teaching collections. The department grew in numbers of students and staff and won a reputation for sound teaching and, in time, for research. It is therefore easy to understand how saddened John Neale was when, following a reorganization of Earth Science departments in British universities, the department he had . . .

scholarly journals THE EMPLOYMENT OF ŁÓDŹ UNIVERSITY TOURISM AND RECREATION GRADUATES: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Turyzm ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Remigiusz Żulicki
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Graduate Employment ◽  
The Status ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

Abstract This article is focused on selected aspects of the economic ‘fate’ of Tourism and Recreation graduates of the University of Łódź (UŁ). Its aim is to seek answers to the question: ‘What determines graduate employment?’ Surveys conducted by the Career Office of University of Łódź among graduates one year after graduation in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are the empirical basis. Tourism and Recreation graduates were compared with others from the Faculty of Geographical Sciences UŁ. The logistic regression technique was used to predict the status of graduate employment based on independent variables. The strongest predictors of graduate employment were structural and institutional characteristics. The quantitative results were interpreted in the context of the modern role of universities.

scholarly journals Department of Family Medicine NWGMU named after I.I. Mechnikov. First 25 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Olga Yu. Kuznetsova
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
International Projects ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The article describes the history of the creation of the Department of Family Medicine of the NWSMU named after I.I. Mechnikov, notes the role of international projects in its establishment and development of the main areas of activity. Examples of successful long-term cooperation are given, in particular, with the University of Iowa (USA). The main stages of the formation of teaching the specialty General Practice (Family Medicine) within the framework of professional retraining of primary health care doctors and residency are described. The importance of using various interactive technologies in the learning process is emphasized, including the development of skills in simulation conditions, which were introduced at the department long before their use in the process of accreditation of specialists. The features of teaching the discipline Polyclinic Therapy for the 6th year students of the medical faculty, as well as the experience of leading scientific research that was carried out by participants of the student scientific society are noted. The main directions of scientific research carried out at the department in recent years are described, aimed at a comprehensive study of the features of the management of elderly patients in general medical practice and the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. The role of international cooperation in the implementation of large-scale scientific projects, in particular with the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), is emphasized. The perspectives for the development of the Department of Family Medicine in the near future are outlined.

Tutoring Experiences in PBL of Industrial Engineering and Management Program: Teachers vs Students

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela C. Alves ◽  
Francisco Moreira ◽  
Celina P. Leão ◽  
Senhorinha Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Normal Development ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
First Year ◽  
On Line ◽  
Project Objectives ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The University

Teamwork tutors are one of the characteristic elements of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) methodology. PBL is considered to be an active learning methodology that involves the students in their own learning, by promoting the development of a large interdisciplinary project. The project runs typically over one full semester, or longer, and it is supported by a number of Project Supporting Courses (PSC) that teach and also applies its own contents aligned with project objectives. A set of activities, tasks and milestones are planned for each team so that the project objectives are accrued, with the aid of a tutor that follows the normal development and reports on its progress. This paper discusses the role of the tutor from both sides: students’ and teachers’ tutors, and students in their first year of the Integrated Master in Industrial Engineering and Management program at the University of Minho. A total of thirteen tutors (four teachers and nine third year students) tutored six teams of students. Two on-line questionnaires were used to collect: 1) the perspectives of the tutored students with a total of 38 questions; 2) the perspectives of the tutors with a total of 22 questions. It was interesting to note that almost all students that answered to the questionnaire enjoyed having an older student tutoring them. The students’ tutors also enjoyed and they all had a good tutorship experience, being a special opportunity to help the first year colleagues.

scholarly journals The Potential Role of Hybrid Constructed Wetlands Treating University Wastewater—Experience from Northern Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10604
Author(s):  
Stevo Lavrnić ◽  
Maribel Zapater Pereyra ◽  
Sandra Cristino ◽  
Domenico Cupido ◽  
Giovanni Lucchese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Horizontal Flow ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Natural Water Bodies

University wastewater is a type of wastewater with higher pollutants load and flow rate variability than typical domestic wastewater. Constructed wetlands (CW) could be used for university wastewater treatment and consequently for wastewater reuse. A hybrid CW pilot plant, at the University of Bologna (Italy), was monitored to assess its potential to be used at the university. Its treatment performance was monitored for one year and public acceptance explored through a survey. The pilot plant had two treatment lines, (1) a vertical flow CW (VFCW) and a planted horizontal flow CW (HFCW), and (2) the same VFCW and an unplanted horizontal flow filter (HFF). The HFCW achieved higher removals than the HFF, but it was also found to be prone to higher water losses. However, both treatment lines met the Italian limits for discharge in natural water bodies and some of the limits for wastewater reuse in Italy and the EU. The VFCW alone was not able to meet the same limits, demonstrating the advantages of hybrid over single stage CWs. A positive attitude towards CWs and wastewater reuse was found among the survey participants. Therefore, hybrid CWs (planted and unplanted) are considered a feasible technology for application at universities.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Skull Base Surgery—The Role of the University of Iowa Ophthalmologists

Skull Base ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Nerad ◽  
Adam DelaGarza ◽  
Andrew Lee ◽  
Keith Carter ◽  
Gerry Funk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skull Base ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Skull Base Surgery ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
The University
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