Collection Services Research Articles

A aplicação da metodologia de diagnóstico de situações (MDS) para uma situação-problema em uma rede de bibliotecas especializadas na área da saúde

This study is the result of a research carried out in a Network of Specialized Libraries in the Health Area in the Federal District, constituted by a complex information system in the health area. This network is responsible for managing the information necessary to carry out teaching, research and extension activities, in addition to providing collection, research and information services in Public Health, Medical Sciences and similar areas. The research found that one of the greatest weaknesses for the development of the network is that librarians have been working in isolation, which contributes to the weakening of the Network. With this, the Situation Diagnosis Methodology (SDM) was used, aiming at facing this problem. This tool helped to identify the "critical nodes" of the problem and to formulate an action plan that identified the actions that can contribute to the strengthening and cooperation among the librarians that are part of the network.

ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ИНСТРУМЕНТОВ КОНТРОЛЛИНГА В ЖИЛИЩНО-КОММУНАЛЬНОМ ХОЗЯЙСТВЕ

Housing and communal services are important components in providing life necessities. Despite the housing and communal reforms, there is still an urgent need for tools aimed at increasing both these enterprise’s effective activities and the quality of their services. The article assesses the possibility of using such controlling tools as budgeting, SWOT analysis, creating the objective tree, accounting according to the financial responsibility centers, and developing a management responsibility system in the practice of housing and communal enterprises. The advantages and disadvantages of the controlling tools implementation are identified. The controlling tools assessment was conducted on the housing and communal enterprises providing sewage collection and treatment services in the Kransoyarsk region.

Current Research Status of Genetic Algorithm Research in China’s Library Sector

As an advanced technology of Data Mining, Genetic Algorithm provides an important method for deeply excavating library’s collection resources and personalized interactive learning services. The paper adopts the method of bibliometrics to statistics, combing and analysis of the current research status of Genetic Algorithm research in China’s Library Sector, finds the characteristics of Genetic Algorithm research in China’s Library Sector, and proposes the research trends of Genetic Algorithm research in China’s Library Sector in the future for promoting in-depth research and practice in the field of Genetic Algorithm research in China’s Library Sector, and improves the utilization rate of library’s collection resources and service effectiveness.

Routing Protocol for Healthcare Applications Data Over the 6LoWPAN-based Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have increasingly been adopted as a viable solution in the healthcare industry for many years. One novel application of WSNs in healthcare is real-time health data collection and tele-healthcare service delivery via the Internet. With the increasing number of applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) in healthcare has emerged during the past decades, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected millions of people, particularly the elderly, the advantages and benefits of applying WSNs to monitor patients and improve the quality of healthcare have become clearer. Today's sensing and communications technologies have reached a point where these WSNs can be readily implemented and deployed, albeit with some limitations and security concerns.Collecting patients' health data or vital signs from WSNs deployed in hospitals or elderly nursing homes has been one of the most challenging tasks in the healthcare industry. In this paper, our main focus is on the routing protocol for human psychological data generated by healthcare application over the 6LoWPAN-based Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) as well as the development of affordable healthcare applications by leveraging novel WSN technology. Firstly, we present our latest achievements in implementing healthcare systems using the framework proposed in [10]. Additionally, We employ this framework to simulate 6LoWPAN-based Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) in two different healthcare settings using the network simulator NS-3. Finally, we provide preliminary results from the application of the developed application in on-site hospitals and nursing homes.

Sustainability performance evaluation of municipal selective collection systems applied to a case study

Despite the existence of several waste recycling initiatives in Brazil, the national average of recyclable material recovery rates still remains below 3%. In this context, it is necessary to diagnose the performance of systems to implement improvement actions, considering the particularities of each system. In this study, we describe the application of a method capable of diagnosing the effectiveness of selective collection systems by identifying a general sustainability index, calculated based on 16 performance indicators. The study focused on the city of Volta Redonda and was organized into three stages: identification of the performance evaluation method; data collection and calculation of indicators; and calculation of the sustainability index. The index value found for the city was 0.47, which represents an unfavorable level of sustainability. In this case, Volta Redonda is making insufficient investments in its selective waste collection system. The factors that contributed to this low index are: an outdated solid waste management plan, low collection coverage, low recovery rate of recyclable materials, high rejection rate, high selective collection cost, outdated cost of selective collection service, precarious occupational health and safety conditions of members of waste picker cooperatives, and lack of registration of residences for donation of recyclable materials.

Sanitary and environmental conditions related to food poisoning among informal street vendors in downtown Medellín, Colombia, 2016.

Although studies with informal workers have been conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is still scarce evidence on the prevalence of food poisoning among workers with subsistence jobs on the streets and sidewalks of cities and on the factors that influence its presentation. To determine sociodemographic, labor, sanitary, and environmental conditions that influence the prevalence of food poisoning in informal workers in downtown Medellín, Colombia. This is a cross-sectional study using a workers' survey as the primary source. A total of 686 workers aged ≥18 years who had been working for ≥ 5 years were surveyed. An assisted survey was initially applied as a pilot test for training purposes and to obtain informed consent. We identified several associations and explanatory factors of food poisoning using chi-square tests and prevalence ratios, with unadjusted and adjusted 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). A higher prevalence of food poisoning (p < 0.05) was observed in workers with lower frequency of waste collection (PR = 2.09; 95%CI = 1.04-4.19), who left cooked food (PR = 6.40; 95%CI = 2.34-17.8), beverages or chopped fruits uncovered at their workplace (PR = 3.92; 95%CI = 1.40-10.48), with inadequate waste management (PR = 4.84; 95%CI = 2.12-11.06), exposure to polluted water (PR = 3.00; 95%CI = 1.20-7.50) and acceptable water supply (PR = 5.40; 95%CI = 1.60-17.8). The factors that explained higher rates of food poisoning were not having a waste collection service (PRadjusted = 5.58; 95%CI = 3.38-13.10), inadequate waste management (PRadjusted = 6.61; 95%CI = 1.25-34.84), and having sanitary services next to worker's stall (PRadjusted = 14.44; 95%CI = 1.26-165.11). The conditions that are associated with and explain the higher prevalence of food poisoning in this working population can be addressed with health promotion and disease prevention interventions.

Potential Risks of Open Waste Burning at the Household Level: A Case Study of Semarang, Indonesia

Open waste burning (OWB) is a common disposal practice in several countries. However, this activity can serve as a source of particulate matter and black carbon, which possess a greater greenhouse effect potential than CO2. Moreover, particulates can produce chronic health impacts on residents around the burning areas. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the environmental effects and health risks associated with the open burning of household waste in Semarang, Indonesia. Four steps were followed to answer the research questions: (1) data collection through a random questionnaire survey, transect walk, and field survey; (2) estimation of environmental risk using the IPCC calculation method; (3) multiplication of emission factors to determine black carbon emissions; and (4) estimation of health risks based on chemical speciation bound to particulate matter. Open burning remained the second most common waste disposal practice even after the implementation of waste collection services by the government. Specifically, approximately 240.28 tons of waste is not collected by the environmental agency service every day, and 88.6% of the uncollected waste in the city is openly burned. Plastic burning contributed to the highest emission share among waste components, and annual total emissions due to OWB were estimated at approximately 53,809.66 tons. Although the carcinogenic risk was low, non-cancer disease risk exceeded the standard. Therefore, direct exposure of residents to OWB may pose significant health risks. The present work fills the scientific and knowledge gaps in the OWB studies.

Analysis of solid waste management practices in rural settings of Tanzania

This study explores the causes of ineffective solid waste management services in Tanzania’s rural settings which are made up of district councils. It is inspired by the fact that only 7.6% of the generated waste in the district councils which makes up 74% of the total local government authorities in the country is collected. The study variables include data availability, waste minimization initiatives, financial reliability, service reliability, technological flexibility, convenient waste collection systems, responsive market, supportive legal framework, and stakeholder inclusivity. Literature review, direct observation, interviews, and questionnaires constitute part of the data collection methods. Questionnaires were distributed to 137 (100%) district councils with over 95% responses. Zonal consultative meetings were conducted in six (6) zones representing 26 regions of Tanzania’s Mainland and attended by 26(100%) Regional Environmental Experts; and 56 (30%) District Environmental Management Officers (DEMOs). The findings show inadequacy in data availability, waste minimization initiatives, financing, stakeholders’ inclusiveness, waste management options, technological flexibility, and service reliability. The findings also show the presence of a supportive legal framework and a responsive market for the provision of waste management services. The study recommends; Improvement of waste management infrastructure; promotion of waste minimization initiatives, enhancement of waste management financing, and formalization of informal waste collection service providers.

Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services in Rapidly Growing Cities of Tanzania

Globally, rapid urban and population growth poses a huge problem for solid waste management (SWM), with developing countries’ fast-growing cities having more SWM challenges than industrialized countries. In Mbeya, Tanzania, a study to investigate the performance of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection services was carried out using a descriptive cross-sectional research design, and a mixed research approach. Questionnaires, interviews, field observations, and document reviews were used to gather information. Among the indicators used to evaluate the performance of Solid Waste (SW) collection services were the levels of community participation in SW collection, means of SW collection, coverage, amount of SW collected daily, facilities for SW collection and transportation, timely SW removal from collection points, and the ability to address SW collection challenges. Quantitative data was analysed using the IBM-SPSS software. Multiple response functions in SPSS were used to analyse questions with more than one answer, while content analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. The findings indicate that MSW collection services in Mbeya City are under-performing due to a number of factors, including the lack of vehicles and solid waste storage facilities, delays in removing solid waste from collection points, low city council budget allocation and disbursement for SWM activities, and the lack of willingness of the Mbeya City Council to address MSW collection challenges. It is thus concluded that adopting and enhancing the publicprivate partnership model in SWM is critical to addressing MSW collection difficulties in Tanzania’s rapidly growing cities.

Collection Development, Services and Use of Library Resources in Asiatic Society Library, Kolkata: A Study

Collection Development, Services and Use of Library Resources in Asiatic Society Library, Kolkata: A Study

An AHP-TOWS Analysis of Options for Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure in Informal Settlements of Greater Giyani Local Municipality, South Africa

In the face of unstoppable urbanisation, disaster risks are projected to increase, mainly in unplanned areas that usually lack disaster risk reducing infrastructure. In Africa, including South Africa, limited resources and capacity hinder the provision of such infrastructure. The objective of this study was to determine options for promoting disaster risk reducing infrastructure in informal settlements in Giyani Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa, a disaster risk-prone area. A case study was conducted to collect primary data from purposively selected experts and the SWOT factors from the Integrated Development Plan Report of 2019/2020. A TOWS analytical hierarchical process was applied to pairwise comparisons of factors to prioritize them using eigenvalues and generate strategic options for promoting disaster risk reduction infrastructure in the informal settlements of Giyani Local Municipality. In the TOWS results, the experts suggested integrating traditional authorities into the municipal development processes, implementing an environmental framework that includes disaster management policies and an integrated waste management plan, and developing innovative technological projects that provide up-to-date spatial planning data to provide disaster risk reducing infrastructure in informal areas. This study concludes that the provision of affordable housing, clean regular piped water, storm and sewer drainage systems, street lighting, accessible routes, solid waste collection, electricity, and healthcare services would reduce a range of disaster risks.

Best Fit of Cumulative Cost Curves at the Planning and Performed Stages of Construction Projects

The correct planning of investment costs and the effective monitoring of implementation process are significant problems in the management of investment projects. At the stage of construction works, it is worth determining the trend of the performed cost curve and periodically testing the fitting to the scheduled course of the budgeted cost curve. The aim of this research was to determine the shape and course of the cost curves for selected construction projects. A procedure was developed to forecast the distribution of cumulative costs at the planning stage of construction projects using envelopes (spaces) and cost curves for three different types of buildings and construction sectors: collective residential buildings, hotel buildings, and commercial and service buildings. An assessment of the actual costs incurred of investment tasks was carried out, the trend of which the cumulative cash flow curves can be estimated with a large match by forecasting the construction process. The article determines the best fit curves and the spaces of cost curves (the banana envelope of the S-curve) using mathematical formulas (third-degree polynomials), along with developed graphs for various construction projects. The analysis of the author’s own research was used to determine the best-fit curve and the curve’s area, which indicates the area of the correct planning of cumulative costs of construction investments.

Six important theories in information behaviour research: a systematic review and future directions

The fragmentation and appropriation of fundamental theories from other disciplines have increasingly hindered the carrying-out of empirical studies in information behavioural research. Six theories were selected, with ethnographic decision tree theory and means-end chain theory exploring how behaviour happens and will evolve, media richness theory, collective action theory and service encounter theory exploring why behaviour happen and motivation crowding theory exploring why things go off track. Topic-relevant empirical studies of the applications of six theories published in Web of Science Core Collection have been collected and reviewed. Theory development, research agenda and current problems, as well as potential directions for future research were illustrated. Our findings indicated that the six theories have broad application contexts and their application potential needs to be further explored. This paper has important implications for advancing the boundary conditions regarding these theories and relevant empirical studies, as well as discovering uncharted territories.

Meeting urban GHG reduction goals with waste diversion: multi-residential buildings

Waste diversion targets are a common characteristic of municipal climate change mitigation plans because about two-thirds of residential waste sent to landfills is degradable and thus contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper focuses on the challenge of achieving waste diversion targets in multi-residential buildings because their diversion rates are much lower than those for single-family homes. A case study of 15 high-rise condominium and cooperative housing buildings compares modes of governance by the City of Toronto and by multi-residential buildings to address waste diversion challenges. City responses to the challenges included mandatory building standards making waste diversion as convenient as garbage disposal, voluntary standards for in-suite storage of recyclables and organics, phase-in of organics collection and pay-as-you-throw collection fees, and delivery of promotion and education programs. For buildings, the responses were fines for poor-quality sorting, conversion of the garbage chute to an organics chute, the delivery of education material to residents, and monitoring bin capacity. Despite these initiatives, Toronto is very unlikely to meet its target of diverting 70% of residential waste away from disposal in landfill by 2030. Seven actions are recommended to increase the rate of diversion. <em><strong>Policy relevance</strong></em> Recommended actions for Toronto and other municipalities facing similar waste diversion deficits in the multi-residential sector include: studying the potential for converting garbage chutes to organic chutes, assessing the effectiveness of different chute systems, modifying waste collection service agreements or city bylaws to incorporate obligations for promotion and education around waste diversion, revising building standards to require more space for diversion facilities inside buildings, adopting voluntary building standards for building operations, and advocating with higher levels of government to regulate packaging complexity.

A Bodies‐On Museum: The Transformation of Museum Embodiment through Virtual Technology

AbstractAll activities of the museum—exhibition, education, collection, research, and visitor services—involve the conceptualization of the body and technology related to the body. A museum's accumulated knowledge and its physical form involve not only various views of science and culture but also complementary binaries like inside/outside, collective/individual, and body/soul. The body represents an indispensable, constant, and important dimension in the museum. This paper examines future museum development trends that center on the body, presenting the fundamental role the body plays in museums. Starting from a consideration of how museums realize the presence of the body, this analysis continues through the historical and cultural practicality of physical objects, the social attributes of the body in the museum, and the transformation of present‐day museums through virtual technology.

Study on Desktop Smart Production Line and Diagnosis Technology

Abstract: Smart manufacturing is a development tendency in the manufacturing industry. Thus, this study aimed to construct a desktop smart production line using a virtual and a real system. The data measured by various sensors were collected and combined with an intelligent predictive diagnosis system to achieve online diagnosis, analysis, and prediction of the health status of the machine. We designed an interactive information collection service for the convenience of users. We allowed users to obtain specific information easily and quickly, improve the convenience of controllers and devices, and meet the need for long-term monitoring. Moreover, we focused on reducing production scenarios from cell manufacturing to factory product inspection using robotic arms, three-dimensional printers, and small and complex processing machines with intelligent predictive diagnostic systems. In this regard, the visual recognition function of the robotic arm can perform a product appearance inspection. Finally, in the machine network platform integrating all the controllers, when the machine fails, the information is sent to the user in real time through the communication service software, and the operator can take corresponding measures depending on the warning actions received, such as remote control of the machine, to ensure production efficiency and quality.

Coercive and mimetic isomorphic mechanisms for service provision: The creation of nonprofit organizations in Mexico before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nonprofit organizations represent diverse efforts of collective action and service provision, and have for some time been collaborators to public governance systems in developed and developing economies. In this article, we contribute to the limited empirical and analytical study in the field of public policy and administration about the operational environments that enable or constrain nonprofits in the provision of public goods and services. The operational environment for organized civil society, namely for nonprofits, includes the combination of their regulatory, political, and funding contexts. By analyzing the purposes of 296 new nonprofits registered between 2016 to 2020 in Mexico, the empirical context of our inquiry, we find that as resources have declined, new nonprofits adopt isomorphic mechanisms by resembling their purposes to the services the government intends to support. Nonprofits have also responded to the pandemic by focusing more than before on areas related to health, social assistance, and funeral services. The study contributes to bigger questions about the relationships between and balance across the responsibilities of governments and nonprofits, including during the COVID pandemic, and to the understanding of nonprofits as service providers in public governance.

Evaluating and modelling a decentralised community-based waste collection system in developing São Tomé city

A small-scale waste collection service by means of a motor tricycle was put in place by the community of Boa Morte (in São Tomé e Príncipe), as a solution to face the lack of an adequate waste management in their neighbourhood. A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the service was performed by the authors, including a characterisation of the generated waste, interviews with the population involved, a technical assessment and the development of a cost model. With respect to technical aspects, the vehicle chosen has been found to be a satisfactory choice, whereas the productivity of collection is still too low due to the dispersion of collection points. Concerning financial aspects, the cost model reveals that the scale of the scheme is still too small to be completely sustained by its own revenues, but this objective of self-sustainability is achievable within the limits defined for the system, by adding a determined number of new customers without exceeding the fixed maximum working time and introducing some improvements and time optimisation.

Evaluating the Efficiency of Municipal Solid Waste Collection Services in Developing Countries: The Case of Chile

Due to the increasing volume of waste and the increasingly complex administration of its collection and disposal, solid waste management is quickly becoming a demanding issue for municipalities all over the world. Benchmarking the effectiveness of municipal solid waste management is critical for assessing municipalities’ resource management performance and developing public policies for improvement. The main contribution of this article is an analysis of the efficiency of municipal collection services in Chile focusing in house solid waste. This study estimates the economic and technical efficiency using Stochastic Frontier Models for socio-economic, technical and human geography data from 2014 to 2019 for a sample of 280 municipalities, as well as an analysis of the internal and external factors that influence the efficiency levels shown by municipalities using an econometric model with 2017 socio-economic data. In addition, the spatial distribution of efficiency is investigated, with the Moran index used to identify clusters of towns to see if there is any spatial autocorrelation. The findings show that there are considerable disparities depending on whether the collection is private, public or mixed, and that rural municipalities are inefficient. The efficiency is not distributed evenly throughout space. The findings and recommendations of this study are intended to aid in the improvement of municipal and public policies relating to MSW management efficiency.

Model Kerjasama Antar Perpustakaan Umum Dalam Negeri

&#x0D; &#x0D; In order to produce energy in the pursuit of achievement, public libraries that are open to all citizens must collaborate and network. It enables broad access to collection, better user and technical services, increased resource sharing activities, decreased duplication, and the creation of an effective service. In order to achieve the establishment of collaboration and networking in the setting of public libraries, a foundation should take a number of factors into account.&#x0D; Keywords: Public Library, Library Cooperation, Library Networking