Library Term Papers Samples For Students

PART 1 – E portfolio for Future Librarian

I am a dynamic and highly motivated professional librarian with a keen interest to serve as a university librarian. I have pertinent skills such as interpersonal organisation, proficiency in database management and spreadsheets, and technical skills that can make me serve my duties as a librarian with full potential.

2- A personal professional development program for the next 2-5 years.

I would like to work in University library in a school community where I can uphold the principles of life long learning through the implementation of current and future trends in library sciences. I have a desire to work as a librarian while at the same time pursuing a doctorate degree in Library Sciences from a recognised institution. I ...

PART 3 - Eportfolio for Future Librarian

A SUMMARY OF WHAT WAS REFLECTED AND LEARNT IN THE 7 WORKSHOPS FOR INN634
Introduction
Workshop 1: 8th March - The Reflective Practitioner
A reflective practitioner is a person who regularly reflect the work they have done and its progress and looks for a way of improving it to a better standard. MIT(LIS- library and information science) gives you an opportunity to be a reflective practitioner. The eportfolio provided a cohesive and reflective space that enabled me to reflect and understand different ways of operating in my studies. The QUT ePortfolio system enables keeping of a portable record of work for ...

Prepared and submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the:

In January 1, 1978, the Copyright Act of 1976 was enacted. This event was considered as the onset of the weak requirements of copyright protection so as to suit the system which fulfilled the international conventions standards (p. 60). This is the first move against the traditional formalism of the 188 years of the copyright law (p. 60). The Copyright Act of 1976 made copyright protection became automatic for any work of authorship put in a concrete medium such as a printed material or a computer file. It also made the registration with the Copyright Office as optional (p. 61). Registration just ...

Philadelphia public library

A public library is always at a disadvantage in this day and age due to several factors. These include an ever declining audience, a propensity to use online sources to read and do research as well as the increasing financial cost of maintaining a proper computerised system and capable staff.
Internal factors which may impede a successful financial development include too much spending on books. Since the shelf life of such books may be short, it is important to ensure that the book purchasing committee in the library should be well versed on the taste of readers and what they require. Similarly ...

The Hope Athena is a Roman 2nd century AD copy after a Greek original of the late 5th century BC. It was named Hope Athena in honor of Thomas Hope, the man who paid for the excavation of the statue and its placement in a museum. It is made of white marble. The article The Hope Athena in Los Angeles County Museum website suggests it measures 86 x 28 x 22 1/2 inches. A standing, youthful woman is represented. Her head is a bit tilted forward and her gaze seems pensive, calm and serene almost as if she is in the process of ...

Wireless technology in America

Wireless technology is a technology that is employed in transfer of information from one point to another that are not physically connected (Powell and Shim 71). Distance of separation varies from short range like for television remote control to long range distances like the case for deep-space radio exchanges. It covers cellular phones, fixed mobile and portable two-way radios, PDAs and wireless networking. GPS units, garage door openers, wireless computer mice, headphones, satellite television, broadcast TV and cordless phones.

A portion of America’s population is still living on the left side (not connected) of the digital divide and the ...

INTRODUCTION

The admission process of the Puerta al Futuro program at FDU is in dire need of improvement. There are rampant issues in the facilities provided to the students, the classes and the faculty who teach them. More issues involve the marketing of the program itself, and the process by which students can get financial aid. By improving these issues, the program can be made to be more appealing to the average Hispanic student looking for an effective way to receive an education from a university.

FACILITIES

- Current situation
The students of the Puerta al Futuro program are not informed ...

“The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses just like water or gas -- and friends will converse with each other without leaving home." (Alexander Graham Bell in a letter to his father in 1876; taken from PBS.org)
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland and had two more brothers that both died of tuberculosis (Library of Congress), Melville James Bell, who was older than Alexander, and Edward Charles Bell, who was the youngest in the family (Bell Homestead). His father, Alexander Melville Bell, as well as his grandfather ...

In this paper, we will explore the psychological impacts of two human-made disasters. One that happened during the First World War, and the other one is a recent terrorist attack in Paris, in 2015. The Lusitania Disaster was an attack from the German army to a British ship liner coming from New York to Liverpool, UK. The terrorist attack in Paris however was not a war attack, so people were not expecting anything as such. However, it can be argued that we are on a war today, that begun by several attacks of radical Islamic groups against the West. ...

Critical Analysis of the Three Main Theories of Learning and Their Relevance to Adults in Higher Education

Over the years of teaching practice, scholars and researchers from different areas of pedagogy, psychology, and philosophy have revealed the most effective theories and methods of teaching. Behaviorist, cognitive, and constructivist theories are considered to be the most efficient and productive learning approaches. The use of these theories in education helps teaching experience to gain the important ideas that fully meet the objectives of education of an active and mature personality. Hence, the selection of the optimal theory, or their mixing, aims at improving the learning process, making it more effective. This efficiency is due to the received result, ...

It is indeed right to appreciate the fact that change is inevitable. In every aspect of our living, it is very difficult for many factors to remain the same because humans are dynamic beings. A paradigm shift is a significant change that is seen on a particular aspect and usually takes a period for the change to be effected. There are many factors in the world we live in today that have experienced significant degrees of change; they include human interaction, science, the family setting, governance, education and many others. In this case, the primary concern will be drawn ...

1-Description: Coca-Cola is the top ranking beverage brand on the globe. Resources say that Coca-Cola licenses and markets almost 500 beverage brands including waters, juices, sports drinks and disposable coffees and teas. It has world’s largest distribution system in almost 200 countries.
The production process of coke is an interesting but complex procedure. Factors of production involved in the business are generalized as land, labor, capital and enterprise. Capital requirements for Coca-Cola consist of machinery required for the production of bottles and the cola drink it in bulks. Labor refers to the managers, supervisors, production staff and ...

The Patriot Act was passed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to strengthen domestic security and increase the ability of the government to identify and stop terrorists. It has proved to be one of the most controversial laws in U.S. history (Doyle, 2001). It is comprised of ten titles which give federal law enforcement greater authority. Advocates claim that the Patriot Act is constitutional and instrumental in the war on terror. They cite a number of successful investigations and arrests of terrorists, and believe that law strikes an effective balance between civil rights and the ability of the government to protect ...

How good people make tough choices: Resolving the dilemmas of ethical living

Kidder’s book entitled as above makes interesting reading on what people encounter in their day to day lives as ethical dilemmas with tough choices of choosing or deciding between right vs. right. Kidder went to the extent of establishing an Ethics Institute inviting people to join a think tank for resolving the tough choices. It was while the author was interviewing in 1986 Barbara Tuchman, twice Pulitzer Prize historian, he was warned of imminent breakdown of public morality unable to make choices between two right ethical decisions an issue as serious as The Nuclear Threat, Environmental Degradation, The population ...

Introduction

Islam also has a glorious and great history and heritage that has shaped the modern civilization in the West, including culture, education, and scientific developments. Unlike other religions such as Christianity where science and religion form two separate entities, the study of science has always been compatible with Islam religion. One such contribution is found in the field of mathematics where Muhammad bin Moosaa Al-Khawaarizmi is credited as one of remarkable founders of Algebra. He introduced the basic algebraic methods of balancing and reduction, and developed a number of formulas for solving such problems. In such a way, he was able to ...

Introduction

Some actions such as divorce, same sex marriage and other practices were considered morally wrong in the past (Giletti, 2012). However, in the modern times, they have been legally accepted and most people are now thinking that these practices are not morally wrong. This is now the trend in the ethical issues of downloading digital music and videos. People think that downloading digital music and videos from the internet is morally wrong because it is still illegal. However, there are also people thinking that the illegality of this practice is not enough to settle its morality or ethical judgment.
...

Rehabilitation versus Incarceration

JUVENILE OFFENDERS 2
Introduction
Crime is a prevalent factor in American society, and is committed among all individuals regardless of age, race, gender, or socioeconomic status. The majority of American juveniles, individuals under the age of eighteen, have admitted to committing some type of crime throughout their young life. While the majority of crimes by juveniles are considered petty, non-violent, and overall minor offenses, youths also commit dangerous and heinous acts of crime identical to what we see in the adult penal system. In the last 30 years, Sociologists, Criminologists, and Penologists have witnessed both major and minor ...

Assignment Number:

Introduction
Throughout World War II, the Nazis carried out some of the most unthinkable and horrific experiments upon human beings, often citing science as a valid reason for their actions. As accounts of these experiments began to leak out prior to and throughout the Nuremberg Trials, they had a profound effect upon people’s comprehension of man’s insatiable curiosity and his inclination towards evil. Since there is hardly any precedent or ensuing studies conducted to support the results from these experiments, it has long been conjectured as to whether their findings should be admissible in modern publications or applications. ...

Harry Truman, born on May 8th, 1884, was the 33rd President of the US (Miller Center, 2012). According to the National Park Services (2012), he took over the presidency at a time when America was going through a tough time. However, he moved the country from the traditional isolationism to the involvement in international affairs. Also, having come from a humble background as a son of a farmer, he never forgot his roots and always sought to make life better for the poor. Some of his successes are as explained in the paragraphs below.
First of all, it has to be noted that ...

INTRODUCTION

The Spanish painter Salvador Dali was one of the most idiosyncratic and interesting figures of the 20th century, not just for his painting, but for his overall personality and behavior. He was often called eccentric and flamboyant, almost to the detriment of his work. However, despite his odd nature, it cannot be denied that his surrealist paintings carry significant meaning and purpose, as well as incredible aesthetics behind them.

This is no less true in his 1954 painting Crucifixion Corpus Hypercubus, which depicts a rather unique version of Christ on the Cross, combining complex quantum mathematics with a deeply spiritual event. ...

Though LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) prisoners face challenges which other prisoners face, sexual orientation, prejudice and gender identity makes the challenges to be more difficult for them. Other human rights violations faced by LGBT persons include: physical and mental integrity rights, freedom of association and that of expression, laws that are discriminating and application of laws in a discriminatory manner (Forsyth et al, 2002). Though most of the unique challenges that LGBT prisoners face have not received extensive litigation, those that have already been litigated might receive a significant change, if the Supreme Court makes a decision that is relatively ...

Abstract

After the 9/11 event agro-terrorism has continually been recognized as a national security threat. It aims at depriving citizens off the confidence they have in the government. The act also endangers human life as the contaminated food is unhealthy. Agriculture has much vulnerability and although it does not have the shocking factors as other terrorist strategies it may be used as a secondary target.
The US not having been a victim of a large-scale, successful agro-terrorism attack is not a guarantee that the nation’s agricultural and food processing systems are secure. Many policies have been implemented and initiatives ...

Introduction

The works that the Chinese created since the Qing Dynasty marked the essence of its iconography. It gave the Chinese artists a specific place and space in world art, as they rendered subjects, materials and objects in a particular detail, and composition. The Qing Dynasty also gave rise to the portrayal of the Taoye tu that was commissioned by the Emperor Qianlong. The artwork particularly emphasized the manufacturing of the porcelain objects, but it emphasized the illustrations that were portrayed as “sequential viewed sets,” thus, it created a set of ordered visual illustrations. In light of this, it would ...

The Sociology of W.E.B Du Bois
Concepts like public sociology, the sociological imagination, policy sociology and methodological triangulation are terms frequently used in modern sociology. Sociology student are encouraged by their academic advisors to supplement their class work with practical field experience. For instance, research to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs can be extremely useful. The question of whether sociological research can have a positive effect on society is particularly relevant in the modern day. Researchers have to ask themselves whether the work they are doing have implications for public policy. Furthermore, students are expected to bring different ...

Introduction

In this paper, I am going to show the effect of school quality on price of housing in the metropolitan area. In the next paragraph, I will conduct a literature review on the various factors that influence the choice of schools by parents and the value of the residential property. In the next section, I shall discuss hedonistic pricing model that can generate effects of school quality on house prices. I will analyze the data collected, explain the method of data collection and discuss the results obtained in the study. The last section is the conclusion of the study.
...

The issue of gun violence at institutions of higher education has been a pertinent one in the American society. Campus shootings around the United States have led to the loss of precious lives of young people who are in their prime and who are pursuing an education with the hope of bettering their future lives and contributing to the growth and development of the nation. This targeted gun violence on campuses is worrying because it causes students to develop fear and a feeling of vulnerability to the gun wielders who choose to target them. It is mandatory that campuses be safe ...

Policemen of the World

Introduction
Since it has gained its independence after the Civil War, the United States of America became the force to be reckoned with as the world’s dominant force in the international arena. Many nations look up to the United States in any given issue: may it be political, economic or social in nature. Considering these circumstances, the US is often regarded by many as the world’s “policemen” and for the US, such responsibility is done in full confidence and dedication each time an issue arises around the globe. Only recently, the US has deployed its forces ...

Introduction

The human species are claimed to have existed for hundreds of thousands of years. According to history, years ago people used to be nomadic pastoralist who moved from one place to another thus did not have a permanent home. A transition occurred, which caused the people to change their nomadic lifestyle where they used to hunt and gather fruits and began doing agriculture. This transition caused them to change and start staying in one place. The transition from the old ways of nomadic movement to the point where the people are actually staying in one place is what is described ...

This study attempts to show the close connection between the quality of schools and residential property values in the metropolitan area. In as much as the quality of education has been integrated into pricing models of residential property, other factors such as the close proximity to each school where the house is zoned and certain neighborhood characteristics have been found to have an impact on property house values. The closer proximity to schools has a positive value to the house prices while an increase in the distance has a negative impact. The quality of education at all levels (elementary and high ...

Key considerations behind establishing trust relationships between the two domains

Trust between domains refers to the relationship between domains that enables a domain controller in one domain to authenticate the users in another domain (Gibson, 2001). All domain trust relationships have two domains: the trusted domain and the trusting domain. The types of trust include Forest, Realm, External, and Shortcut (Gibson, 2001). For the purposes of this paper on Quality Corporation (Quality.ad) and Crescent Inc. (Crescent.ad), these considerations regard the Forest Type domains. There are several considerations in the establishment of trust relationships between domains.
The first is the characterization of the trust into one of these four categories; ...

Executive Summary

Technology is one of the best scientific developments that have brought about economic, social, and political change in most of the world’s economies. Nevertheless, there are varied reactions on the effect of technology on the environment, the economy, religion, culture, and politics among a host of many social, economic, and political phenomena. Conversely, these factors also affect technology in different ways as will be discussed in this paper. Nevertheless, selecting technology for a specific situation depends on a list factors that either support or oppose such incentives.

Introduction

Science and technology are the current century’s most influential challenges since it affects ...

Introduction

The introduction of an International Film Registry organization would enable films from around the world to be remembered by future generations for their cultural, historical and aesthetic value. The organization will serve as a preservation site for culturally important identified films. The films that would be preserved will constitute films from organization’s member states that are recognized by the states to be containing significant social interests. It is important to note that the films that would be voted into the registry would not be the best films but those with historic, aesthetic and cultural representation of the society. In ...

Introduction

An independent agency is formed to cater for functions that are not handled by the federal executive departments. In this regard, an independent agency is outside the direct influence of the president. The passing of law by the congress facilitates the creation of independent federal agency and lays down the structure under which the agency it proposes to create will operate. The agency has the ability to draft rules concerning the specific task it covers, which have the support of the constitution.
Collegiate bodies such as a board or commission handle the running of independent agencies. The president with ...

A team of Argentinian hackers calling themselves Team Hacker Argentino recently hacked and defaced more than 40 Chinese educational websites in an ongoing online operation in support of Syrian president Bashar Ul Assad. The operation is code named #OpFreeSyria. The hackers left a defacing message on all the websites including an audio and a message defending the Syrian government and asking other governments in the world not to interfere with Syria.
All the targeted sites were educational owned by the government and the private sector. It is still a mystery why the Chinese educational sites were the target yet the Chinese ...

Introduction

An article published by the Cochrane Collaboration and posted in the Cochrane Library in 2012 caught my attention. The article stated that no quasi-randomized or randomized clinical trials of gene therapy for sickle cell disease have been documented. The article further stated that no conclusions and recommendations are attributed to the application of gene therapy on sickle cell disease (Olowoyeye & Okwundu, 2013). This statement inspired me to evaluate the current developments in gene therapy that targets sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease is one of the oldest genetic disorders and yet few attempts have been made to develop gene ...

Introduction

People work in different sectors based on their profession and qualifications. Some of the professions deal with services delivery to the people and others deal with manufacturing and processing of goods. Although professions differ in terms of qualification, applicability, and prestige, they adhere to the code of conduct and profession ethics, which differ from one profession to the other. Profession ethics and code of conducts play an integral part in enhancing efficiency, accountability, transparency, and professionalism. It provides a framework that guides daily operations of an organization and employees’ conduct and nursing profession is no exemption. This profession remains an ...

Psychology information and websites providing information about many psychological issues abound on the Internet. In many ways, this is a positive thing because the web may be the first step an individual suffering from problems or with friends and family who have problems takes to understand what is happening and find out what can be done to help. However, while there are many good and reliable web sites, there are also many that are not so good that may provide misleading information to readers or have other problems. In order to get a general idea about what a quality psychology website is ...

The human inclination to seek explanations for the strange and unusual is as old as human civilization. The supernatural has always provided a convenient rationale for forces that are beyond human control and understanding. War, disease and other natural phenomena are misfortunes that have been ascribed to the influence of witchcraft, of a force directed by a malevolent intelligence bent on subverting the harmony of a godly universe. Patriarchal European society has historically assigned witchcraft a decidedly feminine cast, an image that was formalized during the Middle Ages by the church and in print. The result was centuries of gender-based persecution, torture and violent ...

A Beautiful Mind is an emotional film directed Ron Howard and is based on a true story. This film tells the story a well known mathematician, John F. Nash Jr. The role is played by Russell Crow. John Nash was a very talented man who created his “game theory” known as “Nash Equilibrium” while schooling in Princeton. This was a major breakthrough in contemporary economics and it earned him a Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. Apart from having an extraordinary, Nash also suffered from a psychological disorder known as Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is a brain disease that affects brain function; it is defined as a cluster of disorders ...

Introduction

It can be said that editors function as “gatekeepers”. By deciding which submitted works are rejected and which are passed through for publication, they could be seen as being in a position to shape cultural, political and social thinking, merely by “filtering” the total spectrum of published material from which peoples’ views and opinions are formed.
Given that situation exists, how does an editor deal with it? Are the editor’s responsibilities to the readers, or to his/her employer, to a combination of the two, or to himself/herself? Surely an editor has a responsibility to all of these; the difficulty is ...

Oliver Cromwell was born in 1599 in Huntingdon. Thomas Cromwell, a distant relative, had secured his family monastic lands. His grandfather used to entertain the King, as well as other prominent people. His father, however, inherited a little family fortune, but following increased debts, he sold his fortune and obtained a lease in St. Ives. In the year 1634, Cromwell attempted to migrate to America, but the government prevented him from leaving. He had already converted to Puritan faith because he did not enjoy the popish ceremonies. He longed for a time when gospel would be preached unadorned. He remained strong in his religion. ...