Scholarly Commons @ MU
Scholarly Commons at Miami University: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1201-1220 of 1673
-
Boolean and Truncation
(2014-03-26)Classroom handout describing Boolean operators and truncation. -
Seeing the Forest by Counting the Trees [slide deck]
(2014-03-26)Libraries, particularly academic libraries, are swimming in a sea of data. Librarians often contribute to this by counting every possible patron interaction in an attempt to both define their current situation and to predict ... -
The National Aging Network Survey: 2013 Results
(2014-03-14)The 2013 National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging builds on previous surveys to assess the evolving role of AAAs in the new health care delivery system. Findings from this survey highlight the changing population served ... -
Adaptations to knowledge templates in Base-of-the-Pyramid markets: The role of social interaction
(2014-02-18)While templates may facilitate knowledge sharing within the base-of-the-pyramid, it is often necessary for entrepreneurs to adapt the template for reasons of resource scarcity. We explore the role of social interaction in ... -
One River and the Lost Amazon
(2012-01-20) -
Childhood and the Catastrophe of Everyday Life in Haiti
(2010-11-04) -
Ending Slavery
(2007-08-30) -
Leveraging Resources Between the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
(2014-02-13)This report describes a project that sought to determine the role the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) might play in supporting the Long-Term Care Ombudsman in their expanded role in the HOME Choice ... -
Research Directions for Pushing Harnessing Human Computation to Mainstream Video Games
(2014-02-05)In this paper, we propose a research direction that will allow the harnessing of human computation to be included in mainstream video games. Human computing resources are vastly different and superior in some cases ... -
Discomfort Design: Critical Reflection through Uncomfortable Play
(2014-02-05)Consider that uncomfortable moment in life when people discover a playful experience ceases to be worth playing. Just as an arm is broken on the playground, or a relationship can no longer be mended, there are explicit ... -
The Political Other in Nineteenth-Century British North America : the Satire of Thomas Chandler Haliburton
(2014-02-05)In the first half of the nineteenth century, British North America was trying to find its way within the Empire and in North America. The American democratic and republican experiment offered the Canadian colonies an ... -
11 digital publishing trends to watch this year and their potential impact on libraries
(2014-02-04)Presented at Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) National Forum, Columbus, OH.