accademiche [38]. Ada [45]. Adrian [45]. African [56]. Age [39, 49, 61]. Al [23]. Al-Rawi [23]. Aldous [68]. Alex [15]. Allure [46]. America [60, 66]. American [49, 69, 61, 52]. ancienne [25]. Andreas [28]. Angela [42]. Animals [16]. Ann [26]. Anna [19, 47]. Annotated [46]. Annotations [28]. Anti [37]. Anti-Copernican [37]. Antibiotic [64]. Anxiety [51]. Apocalyptic [61]. Archaeology [26]. Ark [36]. Artisan [32]. Asylum [48]. Atri [54]. Audra [65]. Australia [41]. Authorship [15]. Axelle [29].

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A Complete Bibliography of Publications in Isis, 2000{2009

claims with real quantified laws). In order to solve this problem, one has to introduce a notion of the “price of production”, for which it holds true that producers will continue to supply the market with such goods that can be produced in unlimited quantity as long as the price they anticipate exceeds their price of production. Such a notion was introduced by Alfred Marshall in 1890 in his Principles of Economics [Marshall 1949]. As it turns out, Marshall’s determination of this price is mathematically equivalent to what Marx had developed on the foundation of the labour value theory in volume III of Das Kapital (published only in 1894 by Engels) when confronting the problem of real market prices (more precisely, the equilibrium prices toward around which real prices fluctuate – Marx’s thinking was dynamic, that of Marshall static). Ideology and political whitewashing were thus no longer the only determinants of the content and results of theory. Marshall’s general aim was still to prove that the prevailing economic system was optimal. He did so by combining arguments from mathematical curves with verbal exposition (shifting to the latter when the outcome of his mathematics threatened to make conflicts with his intended conclusion too glaring. But even Marshall was not the end point of the marginalist development. In 1933, Marshall’s most brilliant student Joan Robinson showed in her Economics of Imperfect competition (second edition [J. Robinson 1969]) that his methods and arguments when taken seriously lead to a conclusion that diverges strongly from what Marshall had believed. As she shows, an economy where each sector is dominated by a small number of agents (since decades the actual situation in the capitalist economy) will 1662 In one such case, Marshall [1949: 380 n.1] claims that “abstract reasonings [...] are apt to be misleading, not only in detail, but even in their general effect [...]. Some [...] follow their mathematics boldly, but apparently without noticing that their premises lead inevitably to the conclusion that, whatever firm first gets a good start will obtain a monopoly of the whole business of its trade in its district”. What made Marshall reject this conclusion was not that it was contradicted by empirical evidence; monopolization was indeed the unmistakeable trend since decades when Marshall wrote. The problem was that this “inevitable” conclusion following from “bold” use of Marshall’s mathematics not only contradicted his ideal picture but also eliminated the basis for many of his arguments. A brief postlude 1243 never operate optimally on global terms if each agent optimizes his behaviour according to his private interests. Beyond providing monopolists with conceptual tools that allow them to determine better than by instinct alone what their private interests ask for, Joan Robinson’s theory thus showed that the “invisible hand” is less beneficial than proclaimed by Jevons and Marshall. Though no full theory of the economic crisis that had broken out, Joan Robinson provided part of the explanation. The optimistic aspect of the moral is thus that even a mediocre contribution which gains undeserved prestige may, if only further work is done seriously and critically – that is, in agreement with the general norms for decent scientific work – become fruitful in the longer run. Done seriously and critically, scientific practice may then provide both functioning technical knowledge and such insights as can serve enlightenment purposes. (The pessimistic aspect is of course that may does not entail must.) One may like or dislike the uses to which the technical knowledge is put, but we must recognize that the production of applicable knowledge has been seen since the 17th century as one of the properties that characterizes valid science. Whoever does not welcome insights that can serve enlightenment purposes does not deserve the name of an intellectual.

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From Hesiod to Saussure, from Hippocrates to Jevons: An Introduction to the History of Scientific Thought between Iran and the Atlantic

This study broadly examines factors impacting work-life experiences of library faculty of color within the framework of tenure policies and processes. An online survey was sent out to academic librarians of color to gauge perceptions of tenure and promotion policies and processes, professional activities and productivity, organizational climate and culture, and job satisfaction and retention. Results of the survey showed mixed findings regarding the impact of race on the tenure and promotion process. Findings can be used to inform future discussions of recruitment and retention for academic librarians of color and to improve the overall tenure experience.

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Tenure and Promotion Experiences of Academic Librarians of Color.

Evaluation is central in research and development of information retrieval (IR). In addition to designing and implementing new retrieval mechanisms, one must also show through rigorous evaluation that they are effective. A major focus in IR is IR mechanisms’ capability of ranking relevant documents optimally for the users, given a query. Searching for information in practice involves searchers, however, and is highly interactive. When human searchers have been incorporated in evaluation studies, the results have often suggested that better ranking does not necessarily lead to better search task, or work task, performance. Therefore, it is not clear which system or interface features should be developed to improve the effectiveness of human task performance. In the present article, we focus on the evaluation of task-based information interaction (TBII). We give special emphasis to learning tasks to discuss TBII in more concrete terms. Information interaction is here understood as behavioral and cognitive activities related to task planning, searching information items, selecting between them, working with them, and synthesizing and reporting. These five generic activities contribute to task performance and outcome and can be supported by information systems. In an attempt toward task-based evaluation, we introduce program theory as the evaluation framework. Such evaluation can investigate whether a program consisting of TBII activities and tools works and how it works and, further, provides a causal description of program (in)effectiveness. Our goal in the present article is to structure TBII on the basis of the five generic activities and consider the evaluation of each activity using the program theory framework. Finally, we combine these activity-based program theories in an overall evaluation framework for TBII. Such an evaluation is complex due to the large number of factors affecting information interaction. Instead of presenting tested program theories, we illustrate how the evaluation of TBII should be accomplished using the program theory framework in the evaluation of systems and behaviors, and their interactions, comprehensively in context.

Task-Based Information Interaction Evaluation: The Viewpoint of Program Theory

Tenure status for library faculty in the academic environment is coming under increasing attack from administration, faculty members in other departments, and non-academics. This is due to incorrect perceptions about what academic librarians do and how they serve their profession. This paper describes the many challenges faculty librarians face in balancing their work load with service and scholarship; justifies why academic librarians need tenure; and ultimately proves that tenure and faculty status for academic librarians are an absolute necessity.

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Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians

A Companion to Astrology in the Renaissance

Introduction Paths for the Future by Bradford Lee Eden Review of the Literature: Technical Services Redesign and Reorganization by Laurie Lopatin What Is Technical Services?: Perspectives from the Field and from LIS Education by Pat Lawton and Deborah Rose-Lefmann Staffing Trends in Academic Library Technical Services by Kathryn Etcheverria and Vicki Toy Smith Change and Adaptation in the Technical Services of a Group of Mid-sized Academic Libraries: A Fourteen-Year Perspective by Pamela Cline Howley Quality Cataloging with Less: Alternative and Innovative Methods by Mary L. Mastraccio The Name and Role of the Cataloger in the 21st Century by Nadine P. Ellero Case Studies Redesign of Database Management at Rutgers University Libraries by Ruth A. Bogan Successfully Merging Workflow and Personnel in Technical Services: A Management Perspective by Ann Branton Workflow Analysis as a Basis for Organizational Redesign at McMaster University Library by Cheryl Martin Centering Technical Services: Developing a Vision for Change at Union College by Annette M. LeClair Merging Departments in a Small Academic Library by Rhonda R. Glazier and Dr. Jack D. Glazier Creating Career Paths for Cataloging Support Staff by Karen Letarte, Charles Pennell, and Shirley Hamlett Navigating Toward the Future, Building on Our Strengths: Reorganization and Change at Emory University Libraries by Susan Bailey Technological Change and Technical Services: A Case Study of a Mid-Sized Research Library by Karen M. Ramsay Personnel Turnover as the Impetus for Change by Martha Ann Bace and Patricia Ratkovich Shifting Duties and Responsibilities of Technical Services Staff by Karen J. Davis, Tina Demetracopoulos, and Daryle Maroney Technical Services between Reality and Illusion: Reorganization in Technical Services at the Ohio State University Libraries: Questions and Assessment by Magda El-Sherbini Shuffling the Deck: Two Reorganizations at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst by Patricia S. Banach Redesigning Technical Services in an Accademic Law Library by Andrea Rabbia National Cataloging and Indexing Program for United States Government Publications: Innovative Responses to Challenges Created by Online Publishing by Thomas A. Downing A Vision for the Future: Cornell University's Geospatial Information Repository by Elaine L. Westbrooks

Innovative Redesign and Reorganization of Library Technical Services: Paths For The Future And Case Studies

Explores the multitude of musical-literary allusions and themes intertwined throughout Tolkien's body of work. Of particular interest is Tolkien's scholarly work with medieval music and its presentation and performance practice, as well as musical influences from his Victorian/Edwardian background.

Middle-earth Minstrel: Essays on Music in Tolkien

This book follows the author's successful Innovative Redesigns and Reorganizations of Library Technical Services, with even more case studies and surveys. As before, it focuses on ways that technical services departments in libraries are meeting the challenges of new formats, new work duties, and changing jobs in the wake of less money and a decreasing job force. Bradford Eden's international cast of contributors represent the best in practice; and topics cover such essentials as the impact of computers and technology on workflow enhancement (particularly Web 2.0), changing staff roles, and communications challenges. All in all, a plethora of new ideas for tech services heads and staff in libraries and larger organizational institutions determined to maintain the relevance of their department.

Bradford Lee Eden

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A Companion to Astrology in the Renaissance

Innovative Redesign and Reorganization of Library Technical Services: Paths For The Future And Case Studies

Middle-earth Minstrel: Essays on Music in Tolkien

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Music, Piety, and Propaganda: The Soundscapes of Counter-Reformation Bavaria