Herschel in bedlam     

Steven J. Dick 《Metascience》2013,22(3):703-706

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What do freshmen really know about research? Assess before you teach     

Jean Caspers  Steven Mark Bernhisel 《Research Strategies》2005,20(4):458-468

The paper describes an effort to assess the information literacy skills of first year college students. An instrument was developed and information was gathered on students' experience and comfort in conducting library research as well as their perceived competence with specific information literacy skills. In addition, students completed a skills test to assess specific knowledge and skills relating to information literacy. Entering freshmen generally self-reported their skills to be less than “excellent.” This finding was supported by the results of the skills test. Strengths and weaknesses in information literacy skills are reported as well as implications for librarians who assess and teach these skills to students.  相似文献   

International training course on Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI)     

Glover SW  Joshi R  Thapa G  Sonam K  Cheata T  Gleghorn C 《Health information and libraries journal》2004,21(3):193-196

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Volunteering in libraries,museums and archives     

Steven Hewlett 《Cultural Trends》2002,12(46):39-66

Volunteering is very much in vogue as far as government is concerned; volunteering strengthens society through participation, whilst helping to extend and deliver services and enhance the lives of volunteers in numerous ways. This chapter of Cultural Trends offers an overview of volunteering before looking at the involvement of volunteers in museums, libraries and archives. Many volunteer‐involving organisations are examining carefully the way in which they recruit and support volunteers, as the environment in which volunteers are recruited becomes more competitive. At the same time, organisations can sometimes lose sight of why they involve volunteers.

This chapter reports on a survey of museums and libraries conducted for Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, identifying the added value of involving volunteers and the institutional structures in place to support them. A survey was conducted in which 1,500 questionnaires were sent out ‐ with 500 each going to libraries, museums and archives. It finds that volunteers are a key element in extending the services that museums and libraries can offer. It also finds that practices in involving volunteers vary widely. Volunteers are more likely to be found in libraries than museums or archives and women are more likely to be involved than men. Very few of the organisations returning the questionnaires have somebody whose job is to manage or coordinate volunteers; perhaps unsurprisingly most are to be found in museums. Where organisations do not involve volunteers, issues of time management were most often cited, although a minority argued against involving volunteers per se.

The chapter concludes that although many organisations value highly the involvement of volunteers, there is more that can be done to support volunteering in libraries, museums and archives.  相似文献   

Physical fitness and cardiac risk factors of professional firefighters across the career span     

Davis SC  Jankovitz KZ  Rein S 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2002,73(3):363-370

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Training principles: evaluation of modes and methods of resistance training--a coaching perspective   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Stone M  Plisk S  Collins D 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2002,1(1):79-103

Current information and evidence indicate that for most activities free weight training can produce superior results compared to training with machines, particularly when the free weight training involves complex, multi-joint exercises. A number of reasons can account for the superiority of free weights; the major factor deals with mechanical specificity. Mechanical specificity is concerned with appropriate movement patterns, force application and velocity of movement. Considering the available evidence that adherence to the concept of specificity of exercise and training can result in a greater transfer of training effect then free weights should produce a more effective training transfer. Therefore, the majority of resistance exercises making up a training programme should include of free weight exercises with emphasis on mechanical specificity (i.e. large muscle mass exercises, appropriate velocity, contraction type etc.). Generally, machines should be used as an adjunct to free weight training and, depending upon the sport, can be used to a greater or lesser extent during various phases of the training period (preparation, pre-competition, competition).  相似文献   

Book Notices     

Steven French 《Metascience》2007,16(1):175-177

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Partnership Programs in U.S. Schools: Their Development and Relationship to Family Involvement Outcomes     

Steven B. Sheldon  Frances L. Van Voorhis 《School Effectiveness & School Improvement》2013,24(2):125-148

This study examined data from over 300 U.S. schools on their efforts to develop high quality programs of school, family, and community partnerships. Analyses show that elementary schools, schools with greater support from parents, teachers, and the community; and schools that evaluated progress reported higher quality partnership programs over time. Higher quality programs were associated with wider implementation of parent-child interactive homework, higher levels of parent volunteering, and more parents on school decision-making committees. Results identify factors that could help schools develop quality partnership programs and suggest that these programs translate into higher levels of family involvement in students’ learning.  相似文献   

Descartes's Dualism     

Steven Nadler  Gordon Baker  & Katherine Morris 《Philosophical Books》1997,38(3):157-169

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Braided composite materials for the production of lightweight, high rigidity golf shafts   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Douglas Steven S. Swanek  Jason Carey 《Sports Engineering》2007,10(4):195-208

Braiding is not currently used in the production of golf shafts. The objective of this work was to develop, through a modelling process consisting of altering lamina sequence, a golf shaft, using braided laminas, which would have mass, stiffness and torque comparable to commercially available composite and steel shafts. A 2D conical braided composite model was previously developed and validated to predict elastic constants of braided closed meshed structures. Energy methods were used to calculate the stiffness and torque of shafts using prescribed industry approaches. Shaft mass was calculated based on geometry and density of constitutent materials. Modelled shafts had both braided and unidirectional layers and compared favourably with or were better than commercially available composite and steel shafts in terms of deflection force and twist angle; they had the same weight as composite shafts but were much lighter than steel shafts. If these findings are verified, braided composites would be a viable and effective approach to the design of future golf shafts.  相似文献