Using Six Sigma and Lean in the Library     

Elizabeth Nelson 《College & Undergraduate Libraries》2015,22(3-4):312-324

Businesses have long relied on a variety of strategies to improve quality, efficiency, and service. Some ideas that have persisted over time are Six Sigma and Lean. While Six Sigma, originally intended for manufacturing, focuses on quality and Lean mainly addresses waste, many of the tools and principles involved can also apply to libraries. This article will review the literature on Lean and Six Sigma as they are used in business and then as they have been used in libraries. The resulting discussion will cover how the principles can be applied to better connect with stakeholders by mapping processes and discovering what is value added (VA) versus nonvalue added (NVA), anticipating failure modes using the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) framework, and implementing control plans to maintain quality processes and service.  相似文献   

The Jazz Archives Fellowship: Professional Development and Diversity at the Institute of Jazz Studies     

Elizabeth Surles 《Journal Of Archival Organization》2015,12(3-4):230-241

The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) started the Jazz Archives Fellows program in 2012 with two purposes in mind. First, the program focuses on improving diversity in the archives profession. Second, it provides a meaningful professional development opportunity for archivists in the early stages of their careers and for students in graduate programs who intend to become archivists. In addition, the IJS benefits directly from the fellows' work to process a collection and create a digital project. This article presents a case study of the Fellowship with a focus on program design, values, and lessons learned and includes recommendations for establishing similar programs.  相似文献   

Destruction/reconstruction: preservation of archaeological and zoological research data     

Rebecca D. Frank  Elizabeth Yakel  Ixchel M. Faniel 《Archival Science》2015,15(2):141-167

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Framing Refuge: Media,Framing, and Sanctuary Cities     

Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien  Elizabeth Hurst  Loren Collingwood 《Mass Communication and Society》2019,22(6):756-778

The refugee sanctuary movement in the United States has shifted to include undocumented immigrants fleeing violence and economic strife. Given the negative tenor of coverage of undocumented immigration, and ties between framing and policy views on immigration, how the media frames sanctuary cities is likely to impact public perceptions of these cities and their policies. To assess media coverage of sanctuary policies, we analyzed articles from five national newspapers from 1980 to 2017 with both human content analysis and dictionary-based computational analysis. We find that framing around religion/morality and conflict has decreased, while stories focusing on crime and partisanship have increased. We discuss implications for public opinion and the likelihood that the American public will take their cues from media framing and elite discourse when it comes to sanctuary policies.  相似文献   

Sex Museums: The Politics and Performance of Display by Jennifer Tyburczy. Chicago,IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2016. 296 pages. Paperback: $37.50.     

Elizabeth Eikmann 《Curator: The Museum Journal》2016,59(4):451-453

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Finding knowledge on the Internet: implications for the knowledge-driven curriculum     

Elizabeth H. McEneaney 《课程研究杂志》2015,47(6):802-819

This article offers a critique of Michael Young’s perspective on the Internet as it relates to the knowledge-driven curriculum he supports. I argue that the Internet is a site of both theoretical knowledge and everyday concepts which challenges the differentiation of knowledge that premises much of Young’s writing. Google searches from the perspective of a student and teacher show that theoretical knowledge with vertical links to subject and disciplinary communities as well as coherence built through links between concepts is fairly readily accessed on the Internet. The importance of information literacy for students, the critical need to curate content on the web, as well as the implications for the curriculum of framing ‘knowing’ as encompassing ‘being familiar’ and comprehending’ are highlighted.  相似文献   

Supporting English second-language learners in disadvantaged contexts: learning approaches that promote success in mathematics     

Elizabeth Warren 《International Journal of Early Years Education》2015,23(2):192-208

In the Australian context, children living in disadvantaged circumstances, whose second language is English, are one of the groups at risk of failing in mathematics. This paper explores the impact purposely developed learning activities (Representations, Oral Language and Engagement in Mathematics Learning activities) have on pupils' mathematics outcomes in the first three years of formal schooling (Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2). The participating group (n = 461) comprised 328 English language learners and 133 mainstream pupils. To ascertain the impact of the learning experience, pre- and post-tests were conducted at the commencement and completion of each school year. The results indicate that all of the children significantly improved, with English as a second language pupils showing the greatest gains, and achieving norm-referenced expectations for their age.  相似文献   

Revisiting the Collective in Critical Consciousness: Diverse Sociopolitical Wisdoms and Ontological Healing in Sociopolitical Development     

Sonia Abigail Sánchez Carmen  Michael Domínguez  Andrew Cory Greene  Elizabeth Mendoza  Michelle Fine  Helen A. Neville  Kris D. Gutiérrez 《The Urban Review》2015,47(5):824-846

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Developmental Differences in Relations Between Episodic Memory and Hippocampal Subregion Volume During Early Childhood          下载免费PDF全文

Tracy Riggins  Sarah L. Blankenship  Elizabeth Mulligan  Katherine Rice  Elizabeth Redcay 《Child development》2015,86(6):1710-1718

Episodic memory shows striking improvement during early childhood. However, neural contributions to these behavioral changes are not well understood. This study examined associations between episodic memory and volume of subregions (head, body, and tail) of the hippocampus—a structure known to support episodic memory in school‐aged children and adults—during early childhood (n = 45). Results revealed significant positive relations between episodic memory and volume of the hippocampal head in both the left and right hemispheres for 6‐ but not 4‐year‐old children, suggesting brain–behavior relations vary across development. These findings add new information regarding neural mechanisms of change in memory development during early childhood and suggest that developmental differences in hippocampal subregions may contribute to age‐related differences in episodic memory ability.  相似文献   

ACCESS: Critical Perspectives on Communication,Cultural and Policy Studies incorporated with EPAT     

Elizabeth M. Grierson 《Educational Philosophy and Theory》2015,47(6):541-545

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