Memorial Library Research Articles

Adaptive Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Dynamic Environments Based on Reinforcement Learning

Energy management strategies typically employ reinforcement learning algorithms in a static state. However, during vehicle operation, the environment is dynamic and laden with uncertainties and unforeseen disruptions. This study proposes an adaptive learning strategy in dynamic environments that adapts actions to changing circumstances, drawing on past experience to enhance future real-world learning. We developed a memory library for dynamic environments, employed Dirichlet clustering for driving conditions, and incorporated the expectation maximization algorithm for timely model updating to fully absorb prior knowledge. The agent swiftly adapts to the dynamic environment and converges quickly, improving hybrid electric vehicle fuel economy by 5–10% while maintaining the final state of charge (SOC). Our algorithm’s engine operating point fluctuates less, and the working state is compact compared with Deep Q-Network (DQN) and Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithms. This study provides a solution for vehicle agents in dynamic environmental conditions, enabling them to logically evaluate past experiences and carry out situationally appropriate actions.

Scheduling of Collaborative Vegetable Harvesters and Harvest-Aid Vehicles on Farms

Transporting harvested vegetables in the field or greenhouse is labor-intensive. The utilization of small harvest-aid vehicles can reduce non-productive time for farmers and improve harvest efficiency. This paper models the process of harvesting vegetables in response to non-productive waiting delays caused by the scheduling of harvest-aid vehicles. Taking into consideration harvesting speed, harvest-aid vehicle capacity, and scheduling conflicts, a harvest-aid vehicle scheduling model is constructed to minimize non-production waiting time and coordination costs. Subsequently, to meet the collaborative needs of harvesters, this paper develops a discrete multi-objective Jaya optimization algorithm (DMO-Jaya), which combines an opposition-based learning mechanism and a long-term memory library to obtain scheduling schemes suitable for agricultural environments. Experiments show that the studied model can schedule harvest-aid vehicles without conflicts. Compared to the NSGA-II algorithm and the MMOPSO, the DMO-Jaya algorithm demonstrates a better diversity of solutions, resulting in a shorter non-productive waiting time for harvesters. This research provides a reference model for improving the efficiency of vegetable harvesting and transportation.

How different libraries handle their children’s collections

A Report about the classification of children's libraries in 3 countries: Lebanon, the USA, and Canada. It states the customized classification themes in 5 children's libraries: the Lebanese American University Library, Perrot Memorial Library, Westminster Public Library, Berkeley County Library System, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.

Capitalism, coronavirus, and war in the digital age: Interview with Radhika Desai

In Spring 2024, I met Radhika Desai for the first time at the London School of Economics and Political Science when we both held visiting positions at the Department of International Development as invited scholarly visitors. Although I had not expected her presence, I immediately recognized her after having been a reader of her works on geopolitical economy when developing my own ideas about the political economy of Chinese media and communications. I introduced myself and started talking with her, first at a coffee shop, then in a small office inside LSE’s Connaught House, and later at the Marx Memorial Library in London for a book launch party. Prompted by my questions rooted in the field of media and communication, Radhika Desai shared ideas from her newly published book, Capitalism, Coronavirus, and War: A Geopolitical Economy (Routledge, 2023), which is being translated into Chinese, her critiques about imperialism, globalization and essentially the world order after decades of neoliberalism, and, furthermore, her hopes for China, BRICS, and, ultimately, for the political left. Now, these conversations are turned into a dialogue piece, and with it I hope Communication and the Public readers will sense my gains from Radhika Desai, that is, to paraphrase from the famous line from the Communist Manifesto, in the digital age when all that is solid melts into ostensibly immaterial communication, man/woman is at last compelled to face with sober senses the real conditions of life and his or her relations with their kind.

Streamlining Research Metrics Compilation Reports: An Automated Approach Using Scopus and Clarivate APIs

This article examines the development and implementation of a customized Python script utilizing the Elsevier Scopus and Clarivate Web of Science Journal Citation Reports Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The aim was to streamline and expedite the labor-intensive process of collecting research metrics, which were traditionally compiled manually by librarians at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Louis Calder Memorial Library. The script significantly reduces the time and effort required to generate comprehensive reports on research productivity, thereby enabling more efficient resource allocation and aiding in faculty evaluations.

The Database “The Library of Varvara Pavlovna Adrianova-Peretz” in the State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Building the database “The library of Varvara Pavlovna Adrianova-Peretz” in the IRBIS64 library automation system revealed a number of problems related to books bibliographical records. This distributed book collection is preserved in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of the State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS SB) and in the library of the Department of Old Russian Literature of the RAS Institute of Russian Literature (The Pushkin House). The database seeding based on the study of “The Adrianova” book collection de visu, enables to eliminate invalid information in the SPSTL SB RAS e-catalogue and to provide the more convenient and faster access to the books in the unique memorial library of the outstanding Russian scientist. The database is of interest to the scholars of the humanities and readers interested in the literary studies, history, culture and folklore. The author characterizes the database as the comprehensive bibliographical descriptions of the collection copies. He lists the main special reference sources used in the process. The findings of the study of Novosibirsk part of Adrianova collection are characterized. The author discusses the prospects for the studies of the two collection parts to build the aggregated database of the distributed book collection with the following publishing of V. P. Adrianova-Peretz’ library catalog.

Memory Augmentation and Non-Local Spectral Attention for Hyperspectral Denoising

In this paper, a novel hyperspectral denoising method is proposed, aiming at restoring clean images from images disturbed by complex noise. Previous denoising methods have mostly focused on exploring the spatial and spectral correlations of hyperspectral data. The performances of these methods are often limited by the effective information of the neighboring bands of the image patches in the spectral dimension, as the neighboring bands often suffer from similar noise interference. On the contrary, this study designed a cross-band non-local attention module with the aim of finding the optimal similar band for the input band. To avoid being limited to neighboring bands, this study also set up a memory library that can remember the detailed information of each input band during denoising training, fully learning the spectral information of the data. In addition, we use dense connected module to extract multi-scale spatial information from images separately. The proposed network is validated on both synthetic and real data. Compared with other recent hyperspectral denoising methods, the proposed method not only demonstrates good performance but also achieves better generalization.

Di Sebalik Isu Perkahwinan Nadrah: Tumpuan Terhadap Pandangan Ahmad Luthfi dalam Majalah Qalam (1950–1963)

The issue of Nadrah began to draw the attention of the world community in the early 1950s due to the trial of custody rights between her Malay adoptive mother and her Dutch biological parents. This event sparked a major polemic since it touched the sensitivities of the Malays and Muslims. Among the dominant issues in the Nadrah tragedy was the issue of Nadrah’s marriage, which had become the main topic in the newspapers and magazines at that time, including the Qalam magazine. Compared to other print media, the Qalam magazine seemed to emphasise more on reports that were based on Islamic beliefs and morals in relation to the issue of Nadrah. In relation to this, the current study examined the perception of Ahmad Luthfi, as a founder, publisher, and author of the Qalam magazine, on the issue of Nadrah’s marriage from the aspects of age limit for marriage, Islamisation and faith, women’s freedom, the role of kadi (a judge)/wali (Islamic legal guardian) and Islamic administrative law. The resources and materials in this article were obtained from the National Archives of Malaysia, Tun Sri Lanang Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Library, Universiti Malaya (UM) Main Library, UM Za’ba Memorial Library, UM Ahmad Ibrahim Library, UM Academy of Islamic Studies Library, and other sources. The findings of the study show that Ahmad Luthfi had a clear perception of the Islamic law based on the Al-Quran and Hadith. He would not compromise with those who undermined Islamic law. His views had invited positive and negative reactions from various parties.

Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School at 90 Symposium: Popular Fronts and Resistance to Fascism: Learning the lessons of 1933 and the founding of the Marx Memorial Library in Context

This symposium, held in November 2023, marked the 90th anniversary of the year that the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School (MML) was formed in 1933. That was, of course, also the year in which Hitler came to power in Germany. Between March and October 1933, all over Germany, Nazi supporters publicly banned and burned books and writings proscribed as un-German — book burnings that were a symbolic prelude to the systematic persecution of Jews, Marxists, pacifists and politically so-called ‘undesirables’. That context was highly significant for the formation of the MML. The common thread throughout the symposium was fascism: what we can learn from different experiences of fascism and the fight against it. Having defined fascism theoretically, the symposium went on to explore experiences of fascism and popular front strategies in response in India, Germany and France. There are powerful implications for progressive struggles in the contemporary context.

Marx Memorial Library 1933–2023: Our 90th year

On the 90th anniversary of the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, Meirian Jump, the library’s director, reflects on the lasting legacy of its founding impetus in 1933 and how a major National Heritage Lottery Fund project in 2023 has shaped ambitious plans for the centenary in 2033.

Lenin and the Marx Memorial Library

On the centenary of Lenin’s death, Meirian Jump, director of the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, draws on new insights into Lenin’s time at 37a Clerkenwell Green and reflects on how these ties with the revolutionary leader shape plans for the library as it looks towards its centenary.

The Forward March of Labour Resumed

This article, which explores the development of a new wave of industrial struggles, derives from a session at the symposium held in November 2023 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School (MML). As the chair, John McDonnell MP explained that these mobilisations have been on a scale not seen for a generation; trade unions have been campaigning around pay, but also around working conditions and the future of their services, particularly public services. These struggles have been mobilising a new generation of trade unionists, demonstrating what can be achieved through determined trade union mobilisations. The contribution by Lord John Hendy KC focused on trade unions, the law and the importance of the role of trade unions in terms of building a popular front. Fran Heathcote, president of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), explained the contributions of her union in the most recent wave of industrial action, helping to coordinate a strategy that puts maximum pressure on employers and minimises the financial impact on low-paid members. Alex Gordon, president of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), has been at the forefront of some of the most significant industrial disputes in recent history, demonstrating the determination that a particular union can inspire in others. Building on the previous speakers’ contributions, he developed the discussion of the role of trade unions in developing a popular/united front.

Live and Learn: Continual Action Clustering with Incremental Views

Multi-view action clustering leverages the complementary information from different camera views to enhance the clustering performance. Although existing approaches have achieved significant progress, they assume all camera views are available in advance, which is impractical when the camera view is incremental over time. Besides, learning the invariant information among multiple camera views is still a challenging issue, especially in continual learning scenario. Aiming at these problems, we propose a novel continual action clustering (CAC) method, which is capable of learning action categories in a continual learning manner. To be specific, we first devise a category memory library, which captures and stores the learned categories from historical views. Then, as a new camera view arrives, we only need to maintain a consensus partition matrix, which can be updated by leveraging the incoming new camera view rather than keeping all of them. Finally, a three-step alternate optimization is proposed, in which the category memory library and consensus partition matrix are optimized. The empirical experimental results on 6 realistic multi-view action collections demonstrate the excellent clustering performance and time/space efficiency of the CAC compared with 15 state-of-the-art baselines.

Enhancing Library Engagement: Designing a Mobile Application for Dr. GRD Memorial Library Using Jotform and Chatbase

Mobile applications are software applications developed for small and wireless computing devices such as smartphones and tablets, rather than desktops or laptops. With advancements in networking technologies, mobile applications are increasingly utilized in the field of education, particularly in libraries, to engage more users. They are predominantly preferred for providing library services such as accessing e-resources like e-books, e-journals, e-newspapers, e-patents, etc. Additionally, these applications provide users with access at any time, from anywhere, and help save time. This paper briefly explains the design of a mobile application for Dr. GRD Memorial Library, the main library of PSG College of Technology, using Jotform, a free, no-code app builder that allows sharing multiple forms, links, and other elements in a single app that works on any device. To enhance interactivity, a chatbot is also incorporated using an AI chatbot builder, Chatbase, primarily utilized for adding chat widgets in mobile applications.

Enhancing Library Engagement: Designing a Mobile Application for Dr. GRD Memorial Library Using Jotform and Chatbase

Mobile applications are software applications developed for small and wireless computing devices such as smartphones and tablets, rather than desktops or laptops. With advancements in networking technologies, mobile applications are increasingly utilized in the field of education, particularly in libraries, to engage more users. They are predominantly preferred for providing library services such as accessing e-resources like e-books, e-journals, e-newspapers, e-patents, etc. Additionally, these applications provide users with access at any time, from anywhere, and help save time. This paper briefly explains the design of a mobile application for Dr. GRD Memorial Library, the main library of PSG College of Technology, using Jotform, a free, no-code app builder that allows sharing multiple forms, links, and other elements in a single app that works on any device. To enhance interactivity, a chatbot is also incorporated using an AI chatbot builder, Chatbase, primarily utilized for adding chat widgets in mobile applications.

The Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey

An often overlooked aspect of New Jersey history is that of the Ku Klux Klan activities throughout the state during the 1920s. Driven by a resurgence of anti-immigration rhetoric, the diversity of urban centers, and the general fears of some white Protestant residents of New Jersey, the Klan targeted immigrants, participated in public demonstrations and parades, hosted social events, and attempted to intimidate Catholic politicians in particular. This paper will examine this aspect of New Jersey history by using underutilized sources like the George Moss Collection at Monmouth University’s Murry and Leonie Guggenheim Memorial Library. Hopefully, by understanding the influence the Klan had on local politics, the mistakes of the past can avoid being repeated.

Unlocking integration opportunities: How Dahlgren Memorial Library implemented the circulation of room keys for the Georgetown University School of Medicine rooms

Dahlgren Memorial Library, the Graduate Health and Life Sciences Research Library at Georgetown University implemented the circulation of room keys in 2007. The rooms were outside of the library and managed by Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Office of Financial Affairs who were integral in the implementation of the keys and the management of the rooms. This article will discuss the policies and procedures for circulating the room keys, downfalls and benefits, and future plans.

ЕЛЕНА ФАБИАНОВНА ГНЕСИНА — ТВОРЧЕСКОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elena Fabianovna Gnesina, an outstanding teacher, pianist, public figure, founder and head of a complex of musical educational institutions. The article is devoted to the personality and creative heritage of E. F. Gnesina and is based on materials from the funds of the Elena Gnesina’s Memorial Museum-Apartment, where the lifetime environment and a large archive of the Gnesin family are completely preserved: letters, music and book memorial library, concert programmes, posters, photographs and other artefacts, as well as personal belongings of the musician. Publications on the life and work of E. F. Gnesina by the Museum staff were a valuable source of information for the article. The article presents a multifaceted image of E. F. Gnesina, characterising her unique legacy, which was directly related to her performing, teaching, administrative and composing activities. Attention is also paid to the musician’s creative environment. The article concludes with a review of Gnesina’s extensive musical activity, which made an invaluable contribution to the creation of a national pedagogical school and professional musical education, as evidenced by the establishment of a complex of educational institutions. The importance of E. F. Gnesina’s pedagogical methods, to which her numerous textbooks are devoted, and the role of compositional creativity aimed at composing music for children are emphasised.

LibGuides as Outreach

In the fall of 2022, the authors created a series of three LibGuides for the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library about LGBTQ+, disabled, and Indigenous communities. These LibGuides served both as resources for academic research and as outreach tools to the communities represented in the guides. In this paper, we discuss the creation process behind these guides, how these guides were used as outreach tools, and the collaborative programming which resulted from the creation of these guides. In addition, we discuss ways in which our LibGuides outreach efforts can be framed within larger discussions about the role of outreach in libraries and the ways in which other libraries can use LibGuides as outreach.

Data Visualization for Collection Analysis

Due to the increasingly digital nature of library resources and collections, it is sometimes difficult to envision a library’s unified holdings and to understand how they have changed over time. Conducting a collection analysis and applying data visualization techniques can be an excellent way to get a top-down view of the collection as a whole. This article outlines the author’s process for a collection analysis of the Weinberg Memorial Library’s entire catalog of print and electronic resources. It explores the rationale behind some key collection analysis decisions and discusses approaches for data extraction and clean-up as well as visualization using the Tableau software.