Bibliography Of Research Research Articles

Herbert Ernst Wiegand: Internationale Bibliographie zur germanistischen Lexikographie und Wörterbuchforschung

These are the first two volumes of a three-part international bibliography of German lexicography and dictionary research. The third part will appear in two separate volumes in the near future. This review therefore does not deal with the entire publication, but mainly highlights Wiegand's approach to the compilation of this bibliography, discussing several aspects of the items he included.

The Cambridge Companion to Philo (review)

Reviewed by: The Cambridge Companion to Philo Ken Schenck Adam Kamesar , ed. The Cambridge Companion to Philo. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. xv + 301 pp. Cloth, $85; paper, $29.99. The Cambridge Companion to Philo, edited by Adam Kamesar, now takes its place on a rather short list of introductions to Philo, including such distinguished works as those by E. R. Goodenough (1940) and Samuel Sandmel (1979). This Cambridge volume is an incredible asset for anyone wishing to engage Philo's writings, especially someone who already has some basic sense of ancient philosophy or who wishes to understand Philo on a more advanced level. Its authors are an international and diverse collection of Philo experts whose names would feature in any substantial bibliography of Philonic research, and several are recognized leaders in the field. The advantage of this type of introduction is that it gives the reader the thinking of Philonic experts as it is in process. The goal is not so much to give the spectrum of opinion on issues of debate as to present a reasonable overview of each topic from the standpoint of a particular scholar. At the same time, if one does not have some basic knowledge of the relevant ancient fields of knowledge, this sort of book will require a good deal of work even as an introduction. If one does not have at least a cursory acquaintance with ancient philosophical schools like Stoicism and Platonism, a basic sense of the New Testament and ancient Jewish literature, as well as other basic categories of the ancient world, a good deal of the book's potential may be lost. The first three chapters of the book introduce the reader to "Philo's Life [End Page 506] and Writings," the first section of the book as a whole. "Philo, His Family, and His Times" is appropriately the first chapter, written by Daniel Schwartz of Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Schwartz gives an excellent overview of what we know of Philo's life and family, set against what we know from the occasional personal comment here and there in Philo's writings, from the occasional mentions of Philo in contemporary literature, and from our general knowledge of the Egyptian city of Alexandria at the time. In keeping with the nature of the book, Schwartz occasionally presents his own hypotheses. One very plausible one is that many of the social conflicts in Alexandria arose from the Romans adding a stratum on top of the existing social structure of Alexandria, with the existing Greek, Jewish, and Egyptian residents then forced to vie with one another for differential status (20). Interestingly, Schwartz also suggests that Philo's attachment to the physical temple was a matter of inconsistency and sentimentality, since Schwartz believes Philo's thought system undermines any attachment to the literal temple whatsoever (29). The second chapter introduces the reader to "The Works of Philo." Its primary author is James Royse of San Francisco State University, with additional contributions from Adam Kamesar, the volume's editor. This chapter is an incredibly valuable map to the complicated issues involved with an ancient collection of writings whose boundaries are uncertain and some of whose contents are lost to history. Philo's works included three large commentary series, each unique in form and apparent purpose, whose order and precise contents in themselves are a matter of debate. Royse then groups the remaining writings appropriately into apologetic/historical works and philosophical works. This chapter helpfully identifies which portions of each writing are extant, gives some sense of its content, and suggests treatises that might be missing in each group. The first section of the book ends with "Biblical Interpretation in Philo," written by Adam Kamesar himself, who teaches at Hebrew Union College in Ohio. With this chapter, the book, as the subject matter, becomes slightly more demanding for the novice. The sense that Philo was first and foremost an interpreter of Scripture—rather than a philosopher—has become the dominant lens through which to view him. Individual scholars vary in their sense of how consistently or profoundly Philo participated in the philosophical currents of his day, but generally agree that he used philosophy in service to...

The Compleat Philosophy Librarian

Philosophy can be considered one of the key subjects, unlocking as is does much of the theoretical conversations that take place in other fields. It can also be a daunting proposition for librarians trying to develop a collection that is broad enough to capture the subject, yet deep enough to take users beyond a rudimentary level. Wayne Bivens-Tatum, the philosophy and religion librarian at Princeton University, offers a guided tour through the possibilities and must-have's of a basic collection with advice for public librarians and advanced graduate subject specialists. With an expert voice and comforting reassurance, Bivens-Tatum examines the resources and explains not just what to collect but what makes each title useful. Readers who enjoy his clear insight can read more of his ruminations on libraries, reference, and the humanities on his Academic Librarian blog available at academiclibrarian .net. He can be reached at rbivens@princeton.edu.--Editor Philosophy as an area of study is both circumscribed and limitless. As studied in American colleges and universities, philosophy is a very focused field. However, every subject has a philosophical aspect, and some use the term philosophy to mean an entire worldview. In this review, I am limiting myself to philosophy as it is studied in the majority of philosophy departments at Anglo-American universities, that is, the Western philosophical tradition beginning with the ancient Greeks and developing as a more or less coherent body of thought revolving around a family of common questions. Philosophers, like most scholars in the humanities, rarely seek research help from librarians. There are several reasons for this. First, rather than gather immense amounts of data or read large numbers of books and articles for their research, philosophers tend to analyze a few sources and arguments in great depth. Except for historians of philosophers rarely need to do exhaustive searches for information or esoteric archival work because most of what they study is contained in a few books and journals with which they are already familiar. Students of philosophy are usually trained in philosophical analysis and are guided by their professors to both methods and sources of analysis. Another possible reason that philosophers and philosophy students need less research help is because, for a relatively compact discipline, philosophy has a remarkably robust bibliographic and reference apparatus, and sources are easy to find. The major index to the field is quite good and has competition. There are three major encyclopedias vying for attention, as well as a host of excellent reference tools developed by Oxford, Cambridge, and Blackwell presses among others. In this column, I will address some maj or tools in philosophy reference, focusing on English-language resources. A librarian with access to all these resources should be able to address almost any research need in as well as be able to identify philosophy titles necessary for purchase to build a comprehensive collection. I am including all the sources I consider necessary for a basic, solid philosophy reference collection, but I will note throughout what are essential for different levels of philosophy support. PHILOSOPHY LITERATURE Philosopher's Index (http://philindex.org) The Philosopher's Index bills itself as the world's most current and comprehensive bibliography of scholarly research in philosophy, and that is undoubtedly true. It has been the standard index for philosophy literature for decades. It indexes over 680 journals and claims to have over 450,000 records. Though it began in 1970, retrospective indexing goes back to 1940. It is published by the Philosophy Information Center and is available by subscription online through Ebsco, OCLC, Ovid, and proQuest. If your library supports a philosophy department, this is a necessary index. Philosophy Research Index (www. …

Citing data sources in the social sciences: do authors do it?

ABSTRACTIt is expected that authors will provide citations for all papers referenced in their writings. The necessity of providing citations for data is not so widely recognized. Proponents of the data‐sharing movement have advocated the citation of datasets in order to recognize contributions and enhance access. This study examines a sample of papers from the Inter‐University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Bibliography of Data‐Related Literature that are based on secondary analysis of datasets available in the ICPSR data archive to determine the data citation practices of authors. The results indicate that many authors fail to cite the data used in secondary analysis studies. Possible reasons for the dismal state of data citation practices are considered, including the recent introduction of data into the scholarly record and its marginalization as an information format. Updating citation practices to include datasets will support data sharing and foster responsible scholarship.

Enabled backchannel: conference Twitter use by digital humanists

PurposeTo date, few studies have been undertaken to make explicit how microblogging technologies are used by and can benefit scholars. This paper aims to investigate the use of Twitter by an academic community in various conference settings, and to pose the following questions: Does the use of a Twitter‐enabled backchannel enhance the conference experience, collaboration and the co‐construction of knowledge? and How is microblogging used within academic conferences, and can one articulate the benefits it may bring to a discipline?Design/methodology/approachThis paper considers the use of Twitter as a digital backchannel by the Digital Humanities (DH) community, taking as its focus postings to Twitter during three different international 2009 conferences. The resulting archive of 4,574 “Tweets” was analysed using various quantitative and qualitative methods, including a qualitative categorisation of Twitter posts by open coded analysis, a quantitative examination of user conventions, and text analysis tools. Prominent Tweeters were identified and a small qualitative survey was undertaken to ascertain individuals' attitudes towards a Twitter‐enabled backchannel.FindingsConference hashtagged Twitter activity does not constitute a single distributed conversation, but rather multiple monologues with a few intermittent, discontinuous, loosely joined dialogues between users. The digital backchannel constitutes a multidirectional complex space in which the users make notes, share resources, hold discussions and ask questions as well as establishing a clear individual online presence. The use of Twitter as a conference platform enables the community to expand communication and participation in events amongst its members. The analysis revealed the close‐knit nature of the DH researcher community, which may be somewhat intimidating for those new to the field or conference.Practical implicationsThis study has indicated that, given that Twitter is becoming increasingly important for academic communities, new, dedicated methodologies for the analysis and understanding of Tweet‐based corpora are necessary. Routinely used textual analysis tools cannot be applied to corpora of Tweets in a straightforward manner, due to the creative and fragmentary nature of language used within microblogging. In this paper, a method has been suggested to categorise Tweets using open coded analysis to facilitate understanding of Tweet‐based corpora, which could be adopted elsewhere.Originality/valueThis paper is the first known exhaustive study that concentrates on how microblogging technologies such as Twitter are used by and can benefit scholars. This data set both provides a valuable insight into the prevalence of a variety of Twitter practices within the constraints of a conference setting, and highlights the need for methodologies to be developed to analyse social media streams such as Twitter feeds. It also provides a bibliography of other research into microblogging.

Paul Unbound: Other Perspectives on the Apostle (review)

Reviewed by: Paul Unbound: Other Perspectives on the Apostle Christopher B. Zeichmann Mark D. Given , ed. Paul Unbound: Other Perspectives on the Apostle. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2010. Pp. xiv + 210. Paper, US$24.95. ISBN 978-1-59856-324-5. Paul Unbound is a valuable collection of eight introductions to new and overlooked approaches to the Apostle. While the individual chapters vary in structure, each contains an overview of previous scholarship, a discussion of relevant methodological issues, proposals for new investigations, and a select bibliography for further research. Scope remains limited in each essay, necessarily entailing the occasional omission of major scholarly works; modern discussions of Acts, for example, are marginal or entirely absent. This volume will nevertheless interest educators and their students, whether graduate or undergraduate. Warren Carter (“Paul and the Roman Empire: Recent Perspectives,” 7–26) builds on the recent editorial work of Richard Horsley and Krister Stendhal suggesting that Paul’s writings primarily engaged the Roman Empire, not Judaism. Carter highlights a variety of hermeneutical implications, including the Protestant tendency to understand Paul as apolitical and the ambivalence of the data on Paul’s posturing toward the Roman Empire. Steven J. Friesen (“Paul and Economics: The Jerusalem Collection as an Alternative to Patronage,” 27–54), counteracting the idealist histories of much Pauline scholarship, suggests that shifting the scholarly emphasis to extra-discursive factors is relevant to many exegetical issues. He also tries to remedy the inadequate treatments of economic class in Pauline congregations. Jerry L. Sumney (“Paul and His Opponents: The Search,” 55–70) partakes in the recent attempts to escape the legacy of F.C. Baur’s Hegelian understanding of Paul by sketching its widespread influence. Additionally, he argues that academic works often suffer from category confusion; differences between “opposers of Paul” and “those whom Paul opposes,” not to mention matters of accusation and description require more careful attention than they often receive. Charles H. Cosgrove (“Paul and Ethnicity: A Selective History of Interpretation,” 71–98) discusses readings of Christians as “the third race” in Paul’s letters and its subsequent role in Christian self-understandings of the “universal human.” Later African and African-American analyses of Paul on the matter of ethnicity also receive attention. A. Andrew Das (“Paul and the Law: Pressure Points in the Debate,” 99–116) summarizes the major issues relating to the New Perspective on Paul and its alternatives in order to prime the initiated reader to detect more subtle nuances. He succeeds by drawing attention to a number of “pressure points” around which many arguments revolve (e.g., “Paul’s Jewish milieu,” “works of the Law"). Mark D. Nanos (“Paul and Judaism: Why Not Paul’s Judaism?” 117–160) provides an excellent analysis of scholarship on Paul’s relationship to Judaism. While most scholars have understood the Apostle in contrast to Judaism, Nanos suggests that this position is exegetically weak and suffers from ideological problems. He contests claims that Paul would not have identified as a Jew and did not use any of Judaism’s social identifiers. Nanos therefore situates Paul’s polemic with the emic argumentation patterns of various prophets and sages of late antiquity. Deborah Krause (“Paul and Women: Telling Women to Shut Up Is More Complicated Than You Might Think,” 161–173) traces the historical developments of the interpretation of Paul and women from early investigations of the Apostle’s opinion to more contemporary attempts to glean information about the daily lives of women in the Mediterranean world. She also provides an account of Paul’s strategies of containing Corinthian women’s speech. Mark D. Given (“Paul and Rhetoric: A Sophos in the Kingdom of God,” 175–200) focuses on Paul and rhetoric and its attendant change in methodological questions through the years from comparison with the progymnasmata to postmodern criticisms. [End Page 112] The bulk of the chapter investigates Paul’s adaptive methods of persuasion to properly participate in his congregations. The diversity in topics among the chapters presents this volume’s greatest strength, never lingering longer than their stated purpose necessitates and displaying only modest overlap between any two chapters. Given notes in his introduction (1–5) the possibility of a future edition containing additional...

Representation of President Valdas Adamkus in the US and UK press (1998–2012)

This article aims to review the representation of former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus in a number of US and UK online publications between 1998 and 2011. To achieve this, the following topics are discussed: political communication with the authorities and the press, writing tendencies in individual essays and main topics related to the president. Additionally, a list of all used publications is provided alongside the findings.This type of study has never been done before. It is significant as it portrays the representation of President Valdas Adamkus in the most important publications in the world during a crucial time, when Lithuania was seeking recognition in the international arena, i.e. aiming to join NATO and the EU. The practical part of this work evaluates the President’s position on various topics, and theoretical consequences that his views might have caused Lithuania. Additionally, it assesses how the aforementioned publications portrayed not just Valdas Adamkus, but also our country, since the image of the head of state is often identified with the image of his or her country. The research results have revealed that selected publications provided their audience with very limited information about the Lithuanian President. His portrayal appears fairly shallow and incomplete, focusing mainly on his personality. However, they highlight the President’s aspiration to join NATO and the EU. As expected, the portrayal of the Lithuanian leader differs in various publications.This article consists of the following: an introduction, subsections on political communication, the meaning and importance of political image and the media as a key participant in political communication. Since this article focuses on Valdas Adamkus, a brief summary of his biography, work and achievements will be provided. Systemised research results will be discussed in the practical part of this article. Research findings and bibliography will be presented in the end. Keywords: reflection, image, presentation, periodic literature, political communication, president, representation, foreign policy.

Output Regulation with Actuator Saturation for the Benchmark Active Control Technology Model

Output Regulation with Actuator Saturation for the Benchmark Active Control Technology Model

Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English: An Introduction

Richard Beach, Martine Braaksma, Beth Brendler, Deborah Dillon, Jessie Dockter, Stacy Ernst, Amy Frederick, Lee Galda, Lori Helman, Tanja Janssen, Karen Jorgensen, Richa Kapoor, Lauren Liang, Bic Ngo, David O’Brien, and Cassie Scharber This annual bibliography is available online only and now contains content tags to make it more easily searchable.

University Theses in Russian, Soviet and East European Studies 1907–2006: A Centennial Bibliography of Research in the British Isles. MHRA Bibliographies 3 by Gregory Walker , J. S. G. Simmons (review)

792 SEER, 88, 4, OCTOBER 2OIO thewaysin whichdifferent interests come to dominatein different typesof capitalism and,until we areable todo research intostrategic decision-making in Russiancompanies, ourunderstanding willbe limited. The secondpartofthebookis lesswellfocused. The chapters are diffuse, lack unifying themesand are less theoretically relevant. They coverlabour and tradeunionsin Belarusand the Visegradstates;tourism in Bulgaria, environmental concerns inLithuaniaand theriseofinformal networks inthe Czech Republic,Slovenia,Bulgariaand Romania.Hereperhapsmoreproactiveeditingmighthave encouragedthe contributors to followsome of the themesof theearlierchapters.For instance, thechapteron environmental regulation in Lithuaniaoutlinessomeoftheenvironmental problemsin the Sovietand post-Soviet period;herewe couldhavehad an analysis ofthedifferent kindsofpollution in theearlierperiodcomparedto thelatter and the structural waysthatan administered andmarket economy recognize and solve (orconveniently ignore) theproblems. How does 'democracy and themarket' promotea good environment and what are the intrinsic propertiesof stateplanningwhichled to environment protection beinglargelyignored. Some comparisons aremadewithothercountries (e.g.Lithuaniaand France, p. 194)but theseneed to be contextualized in termsof GDP and levelof industrialization. The data utilizedin thebook relateto theearlyyearsofthetwenty-first century and earlier, and couldwellhave been updatedforpublication here. This is a collection whichhas some good informative chapters.Many will stimulate thinking and research on post-socialist states. University ofCambridge David Lane Walker,Gregory, and Simmons, J. S. G. (eds). University Theses in Russian, Soviet andEast European Studies igoj-2006: A Centennial Bibliography ofResearch inthe British Isles.MHRA Bibliographies 3. ModernHumanities Research Association,London, 2008. xv + 239 pp. Indexes. £30.00; $65.00; €45.00. In 1967,the lateJohn Simmonspublishedin OxfordSlavonicPapers the earliest listofthesesapprovedforhigher degreesin British universities in the fieldof Slavonicand East European studies.Simmons'slistbegan chronologicallywithT . P. Themelis'saudacious dissertation on the relationship between theWestern and Orthodoxchurches from thefallofConstantinople to the Enlightenment, which was awarded an OxfordB. Litt,in 1907. Thereafter, at roughly fiveyearintervals, Simmonsand,from1987,Gregory Walkerpublishedupdatesin Oxford Slavonic Papers, whileat the same time addingin detailsofthesespreviously overlooked and extending theirsearch toincludeSouthern Ireland.In 2000,Oxford Slavonic Papers ceasedpublication andthelistfor19972001wasaccordingly published inthis journal(SEER,82, 1,2004,pp. 132-98).The present volume,editedbyWalker,unitestheeight previously publishedlistsand carriesthe list forwardto 2006, hence its description as a 'CentennialBibliography5. reviews 793 Aswithprevious lists, theamalgamated bibliography breaksdownthefield into sections:Agriculture, Archaeology, Art and Architecture, Crime and Prisons,and so on. Inevitably, thereare some thesesthat could fitinto several categories.Rather than repeat information, however,the editor provides an authorindexand a mostthorough subjectindex.And thebibliographyis thorough in everyrespect.Inevitably, the readeris first drawn to checkhis own entry (correct!) and thenthoseof colleaguesand friends. In thecourseofbrowsing, thepresent reviewer thought at first thathe had alightedupon severalomissions.Investigation revealed,however,thatthe gapsarosenotfrom editorial error butfrom somequalifications notbeingas academically 'robust'as their holders werewontto imply. The bibliography recordsPhDs and MPhil theses,includingthosesubmitted as partofthetaughtOxfordMPhil.Although inclusion ofthelatter skews statistical analysis, theexpanding number ofhigher degreesin Slavonic and EastEuropeanstudies makesitimpossible toclaimthatthisisotherthan an alreadyhighlypopulatedfield.In the first sixtyyearscoveredby this volume,fromThemelisto 1967,therewere on averageabout fiveto ten thesespresentedeveryyear. Betweenthe Prague Springand 1989, the annualnumber grewfrom thethirties totheseventies. Itnowhovers ataround 120thesesperyear.To putthisfigure in perspective, in ModernBritish history200 thesesare currently awardedhigherdegreeseveryyear;in Ancient History abouttwenty. The fateof thebibliography mustremainuncertain. Gregory Walkeris retired and mustlook in timeto a successor.But university teachersnow have to mindresearchoutputsand metrics, and are professionally inconveniencedifseen as a 'harmlessdrudge'.For theirpart,librarians, however academicallyinclined,are too busythesedays fixing wirelessroutersand attending healthand safety meetings. The original homeofthisbibliography was Oxford Slavonic Papers, whichdied aged fifty forwant of editors.If a scholarcan be foundtofurther thelegacyofSimmonsand Walker, thenthis journalshouldgladlymakespace in a fewyears'timefor'University Theses in Russian,Sovietand East EuropeanStudies2007-201 1' SEER Office, UCL SSEES Martyn Rady ...

State and Society in Post-Socialist Economies. Studies in Central and East European Europe by John Pickles (review)

REVIEWS 79I Pickles,John (ed.). StateandSociety inPost-Socialist Economies. Studies in Central and East European Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstokeand New York,2008. xvi + 281 pp. Map. Figures.Tables. Notes.Selected references. Index.£55.00. This collection coversa widecompass:in additionto theintroduction bythe editor, therearetwelve chapters, thefirst fiveofwhichfocuson theeconomy and sevenconsider'social mobilisation and economictransformation'. The editor suggests thattransformation consists offour consecutive waves:political and economicliberalization, economicrecession, a rapidincreasein foreign direct investment, unevenregional development and,finally, a periodcharacterizedby theemergence ofnew governance regimes. The variousauthors addressthislast 'wave' and describethe various'recombinant and hybrid forms' ofgovernance systems whichare currently arising. The earlychapters byJohnPickles, Bela Greskovits, ArjanVliegenthart andJanDrahokoupil add manyimportant and critical insights to ourunderstanding ofthenewforms ofcapitalism arising in theformer Europeansocialist societies. John Pickleshas some interesting ideas on differences betweenMax Weber's and Karl Polanyi'sreflections on the 'spirit'of capitalismwhich he considers to be an important componentofthe transformation process. Othercontributors pointtothelimitations ofa 'national'modelofcapitalism and emphasizetheroleoftransnational interests in shapingthecontours of capitalism intheCentraland EastEuropeanstates. Greskovits conceptualizes fourtypesofpoliticaleconomy:heavybasic,heavycomplex,lightcomplex and lightbasic. His analysishas thevirtueof facilitating comparisons with non-post-socialist societies inEurope,Africa and LatinAmerica.Readerswill findthesetypesuseful, thoughperhapsmoreexplanationcould have been given. Vliegenthart drawsattention, whichis long overdue,to thecontribution of global and transnational forces(such as transnational corporations, the EuropeanUnionand International Monetary Fund)in thetransformation of post-socialist states. The institutional structure oftheEU, he pointsout,'locks in' thenewmemberstatesand restricts theirspheresofoperation. Focusing on theCzech Republic,he emphasizes theimportance ofthepenetration of foreign capital.Drahokoupiltakesup manyofthesethemesand linksCzech developments totheideology ofNewLabour'sworkfare state.He distinguishes between different periods of capitalistdevelopmentand concludes that '"foreign capitalism" is themotoroftheCzech economyafter theexhaustion and dissolution oftheCzech one' (p. 84). The chapters byTatiana G. Dolgopyatova and SatoshiMizobataconsider the crucial economic problemsinvolvedin economic governance.Both valiantly attemptto clarify the complexnatureof ownership and control ofRussiancompanies.Clearly,dominantinterests are comprised ofprivate owners,management and stateagencies,and the authorsreferto various surveys conducted in Europeto generalize. Mizobatadevisesuseful chartsto illustrate differences between Russian,American, GermanandJapanesecompanies .However,until we areable topenetrate thepresent opaque structures ofownership toestablish theactuallociofcontrol, we can onlysurmise about 792 SEER, 88, 4, OCTOBER 2OIO thewaysin whichdifferent interests come to dominatein different typesof capitalism and,until we areable todo research intostrategic decision-making in Russiancompanies, ourunderstanding willbe limited. The secondpartofthebookis lesswellfocused. The chapters are diffuse, lack unifying themesand are less theoretically relevant. They coverlabour and tradeunionsin Belarusand the Visegradstates;tourism in Bulgaria, environmental concerns inLithuaniaand theriseofinformal networks inthe Czech Republic,Slovenia,Bulgariaand Romania.Hereperhapsmoreproactiveeditingmighthave encouragedthe contributors to followsome of the themesof theearlierchapters.For instance, thechapteron environmental regulation in Lithuaniaoutlinessomeoftheenvironmental problemsin the Sovietand post-Soviet period;herewe couldhavehad an analysis ofthedifferent kindsofpollution in theearlierperiodcomparedto thelatter and the structural waysthatan administered andmarket economy recognize and solve (orconveniently ignore) theproblems. How does 'democracy and themarket' promotea good environment and what are the intrinsic propertiesof stateplanningwhichled to environment protection beinglargelyignored. Some comparisons aremadewithothercountries (e.g.Lithuaniaand France, p. 194)but theseneed to be contextualized in termsof GDP and levelof industrialization. The data utilizedin thebook relateto theearlyyearsofthetwenty-first century and earlier, and couldwellhave been updatedforpublication here. This is a collection whichhas some good informative chapters.Many will stimulate thinking and research on post-socialist states. University ofCambridge David Lane Walker,Gregory, and Simmons, J. S. G. (eds). University Theses in Russian, Soviet andEast European Studies igoj-2006: A Centennial Bibliography ofResearch inthe British Isles.MHRA Bibliographies 3. ModernHumanities Research Association,London, 2008. xv + 239 pp. Indexes. £30.00; $65.00; €45.00. In 1967,the lateJohn Simmonspublishedin OxfordSlavonicPapers the earliest listofthesesapprovedforhigher degreesin British universities in the fieldof Slavonicand East European studies.Simmons'slistbegan chronologicallywithT . P. Themelis'saudacious dissertation on the relationship between theWestern and Orthodoxchurches from thefallofConstantinople to the Enlightenment, which was awarded an OxfordB. Litt,in 1907. Thereafter, at roughly fiveyearintervals, Simmonsand,from1987,Gregory Walkerpublishedupdatesin Oxford Slavonic Papers, whileat the same time addingin detailsofthesespreviously overlooked and extending theirsearch toincludeSouthern Ireland.In 2000,Oxford Slavonic Papers ceasedpublication andthelistfor19972001wasaccordingly published inthis journal(SEER,82, 1,2004,pp. 132-98).The present volume,editedbyWalker,unitestheeight previously publishedlistsand carriesthe list forwardto 2006, hence its description as a 'CentennialBibliography5. ...

Bibliography on G-networks, negative customers and applications

The idea of G-networks with negative arrivals, as well as of the relevant product form solution including non-linear traffic equations, was first published by Erol Gelenbe in 1989. In contrast to classical queues and queueing networks, the arrivals of negative customers which remove customers from a non-empty queue upon their arrival are possible in G-networks. Negative customers with appropriate killing discipline can be used to model breakdowns and to model packet losses, etc., while triggered customer movement can represent control processes in networks. This work presents a bibliography 1 1 Similar bibliographies on retrial queues can be found in [J.R. Artalejo, A classified bibliography of research on retrial queues: progress in 1990–1999. Top 7 (1999) 187–211; J.R. Artalejo, Accessible bibliography on retrial queues, Mathematical and Computer Modelling 30 (34) (1999) 1–6; A. Gomez-Corral, A bibliographical guide to the analysis of retrial queues through matrix analytic techniques, Annals of Operations Research 141 (2006) 163–191; J.R. Artalejo, Accessible bibliography on retrial queues: progress in 2000–2009, Mathematical and Computer Modelling 51 (9–10) (2010) 1071–1081]. on G-networks, negative customers and the use of G-networks, negative customers and triggers to various performance analysis problems. We hope that we can include a majority of publications on G-networks. This bibliography in the BibTex format and a grouping by various themes is available online from http://www.hit.bme.hu/~do/G-networks/. We would encourage readers and researchers to send information to the author in order to make this bibliography as complete as possible.

Interventions to Improve Patient Comprehension in Informed Consent for Medical and Surgical Procedures

Patient understanding in clinical informed consent is often poor. Little is known about the effectiveness of interventions to improve comprehension or the extent to which such interventions address different elements of understanding in informed consent. . To systematically review communication interventions to improve patient comprehension in informed consent for medical and surgical procedures. Data Sources. A systematic literature search of English-language articles in MEDLINE (1949-2008) and EMBASE (1974-2008) was performed. In addition, a published bibliography of empirical research on informed consent and the reference lists of all eligible studies were reviewed. Study Selection. Randomized controlled trials and controlled trials with nonrandom allocation were included if they compared comprehension in informed consent for a medical or surgical procedure. Only studies that used a quantitative, objective measure of understanding were included. All studies addressed informed consent for a needed or recommended procedure in actual patients. Data Extraction. Reviewers independently extracted data using a standardized form. All results were compared, and disagreements were resolved by consensus. Data Synthesis. Forty-four studies were eligible. Intervention categories included written information, audiovisual/multimedia, extended discussions, and test/feedback techniques. The majority of studies assessed patient understanding of procedural risks; other elements included benefits, alternatives, and general knowledge about the procedure. Only 6 of 44 studies assessed all 4 elements of understanding. Interventions were generally effective in improving patient comprehension, especially regarding risks and general knowledge. Limitations. Many studies failed to include adequate description of the study population, and outcome measures varied widely. . A wide range of communication interventions improve comprehension in clinical informed consent. Decisions to enhance informed consent should consider the importance of different elements of understanding, beyond procedural risks, as well as feasibility and acceptability of the intervention to clinicians and patients. Conceptual clarity regarding the key elements of informed consent knowledge will help to focus improvements and standardize evaluations.

Constrained Writing: An Annotated Bibliography of Research

Constrained Writing: An Annotated Bibliography of Research

The Old French Fabliaux: An Analytical Bibliography. (Research Bibliographies and Checklists, n.s., 9) by Anne Elizabeth Cobby

The Old French Fabliaux: An Analytical Bibliography. (Research Bibliographies and Checklists, n.s., 9) by Anne Elizabeth Cobby

Managing Library Employees

The 161st title in the popular Neal-Schuman How-To-Do-It Manuals series, Managing Library Employees by Stanley, guides readers through the human resources (HR) world as it applies to libraries. Librarians new to HR will want to read it cover to cover; seasoned professionals will want to add it to the top of their desktop ready reference stack. The manual begins with an introduction to the profession and how it relates to libraries. Basic HR principles are explained, as are various categories of libraries and their unique HR needs. It then moves into an in-depth discussion of laws and contains sections on discrimination, title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), worker's compensation, and more. Over the next six chapters, Stanley skillfully guides library HR professionals through the full range of the employee cycle, including: recruitment, interviewing, selection, and hiring processes for new librarians training, retention, and professional development compensation and benefits evaluation of employees identification and handling of problem and marginal employees conflict management and resolution progressive discipline, firing of employees, and reduction in workforce (RIF) healthy communication in the workplace Stanley proceeds to address several additional roles that the HR professional will tackle in a library: fostering effective communication, implementing the use of technology in the HR system, and managing change in the organization, from the expected changes an organization will face over a period of time to pressing issues such as the rapid response to technology in libraries and the ways this issue changes job descriptions and skills sought. Managing Library Employees is uniquely suited to the Journal of the Medical Library Association audience, as it addresses HR issues not in the generic workplace, but in the library. The discussion of hiring practices weighs the benefits of student and volunteer workers, which can figure prominently into library work forces. The section on training, retention, and professional development touches on mentoring programs, professional development opportunities for degreed librarians and professional staff alike, and ways to develop leadership skills directly related to the work of a library. The chapter on compensation and benefits details a host of things to consider, plus library-specific considerations such as a classification scheme for librarians and advocacy for librarians' compensation in a larger institution. Chapter seven might prove to be one of the most bookmarked sections of the manual for librarians who tend to serve as referees on the job. This section lends insight into the distinction between marginal and problem employees and how to address both categories. Topics covered include identification of such employees, procedures for deciding on a course of action, handling of interpersonal conflicts, absenteeism versus presenteeism, and bullying and violence in the workplace. Stanley provides an in-depth discussion of managing and resolving conflict, using progressive discipline, working with union employees, coping with sexual harassment, knowing fire-able first offenses, dealing with RIF, and dismissing employees. Many librarians will find the figures immensely helpful: sample job descriptions, evaluation forms, library mission and values statements, and many more. For librarians who find themselves saddled with new HR duties, having visual examples of important forms and documents will save a lot of time and research. For librarians who want to learn more about a particular issue, Stanley provides an exhaustive bibliography for further research. The information in Managing Library Employees is presented succinctly, as befits a true manual. Stanley concisely covers a large volume of important information in a manner that is easy to read and absorb. The manual is organized logically and is easy to navigate given its table of contents, list of figures, and comprehensive index. Managing Library Employees is recommended for libraries of all types and all sizes, whether HR is handled in-house or by an institution-wide department.

Exemplary Moments: Remembering Michael Riffaterre

New to the job and eager to learn all the scholarly ropes and prove my mettle to the still intimidating professor who had taken me on as his research assistant, I was sent out one day to hunt for a hedgehog. Back in those pre-electronic days when the job of research assistant often called for equal parts of intellectual engagement and physical exertion, I was Professor Riffaterre's gofer. Scrambling from card catalogue to reference room, then up and down the narrow stairs in the Butler stacks and, as often as not, scurrying off to double check the Carpenter, Barnard, and Avery holdings, I would eventually cover miles and miles searching for the pounds and pounds of books Professor Riffaterre needed a.s.a.p. Meticulous reader that he was, it seemed he had never seen a footnote he didn't want to check, and he had an unerring eye for the quote that needed to be read in full. One day, to the usual list of books and articles he wanted me to track down, he had added a rather puzzling note that read something like this: herisson? porc-epic? Schlegel fragment hedgehog? German. Although rumor had it that Professor Riffaterre hadn't himself set foot in the Columbia library for well over a decade, he had an unequaled knowledge of what could be round there and held firmly to the belief that a graduate student armed only with the mimeographed research bibliographies from his stylistics course and proseminar could successfully search for and retrieve even his most arcane requests. This was not unlike his oft-repeated reading for literary significance could be compared to performing a musical score or running a computer program, that it was merely a question of carefully following the instructions spelled out in the text. No doubt he assumed that finding a Schlegelian hedgehog in the library stacks would be a simple matter of following its trail, from quote to concordance, language to language, translation to original Romantic text. To my utter amazement, he was right. I don't believe he ever commented on the quotation, at least not in print, but, how could the theorist of the self-sufficient text, the text as always one of a kind, unique, not have been pleased with what we round? Ein Fragment muss gleich einem kleinen Kunstwerke von der umgebenden Welt ganz abgesondert und sich selbst vollendet sein wie ein Igel. [A fragment, like a small work of art, must be completely separate from the surrounding world and itself be perfect, like a hedgehog. …

An Annotated Bibliography of Recent Research on Labour Relations Policy, Unionization, and Canada-U.S. Labour Market Performance

An Annotated Bibliography of Recent Research on Labour Relations Policy, Unionization, and Canada-U.S. Labour Market Performance

Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English

The committee reviews important research works in the teaching of English that have been published in the last year. Committee members include Richard Beach, Martha Bigelow, Martine Braaksma, Deborah Dillon, Jessie Dockter, Lee Galda, Lori Helman, Tanja Janssen, Karen Jorgensen, Richa Kapoor, Lauren Liang, Bic Ngo, David O’Brien, Mistilina Sato, and Cassie Scharber.

Food: the key concepts

Chapter 1: Why Study Food? Chapter 2: Identity: Are We What We Eat? Chapter 3: The Drama of Food: Divided Identities Chapter 4: Convenience: The Global Food Chain Chapter 5:Responsibility: Do We Pay the Full Costs of Dinner? Chapter 6:The Future of Food Appendix: Questions for Discussion and Further Research Bibliography