ACRL NOMINEES 1971/72

16-899C ACRL Tetris Reinforcement Learner

Our approach to this problem was to use reinforcement learning with a function approximator to approximate the state value function [RSS98]. In our case, a +1 reward was given for every completed line, so that the value function would encode the long-term number of lines that is going to be completed by the algorithm. In order to achieve this, we extract features from the game state, and use gr...

Do Supreme Court Nominees Lie? The Politics of Adjudication

Avoiding Difficult Questions: Vicarious Liability and Independent Contractors in Sweeney v Boylan Nominees

In Sweeney v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd the High Court affirmed that a principal is not vicariously liable for the negligent acts of an independent contractor. In this case a mechanic engaged by Boylan negligently performed repair work, resulting in an injury to Mrs Sweeney. Since the mechanic was a contractor rather than an employee, Mrs Sweeney was unsuccessful in her action against Boylan. Whil...

Who Punishes Extremist Nominees? Candidate Ideology and Turning Out the Base in U.S. Elections∗

Political observers, campaign experts, and academics alike argue bitterly over whether it is more important for a party to capture ideologically moderate swing voters or to encourage turnout among hardcore partisans. We speak to this debate by examining the link between the ideology of congressional candidates and the turnout of their parties’ bases in U.S. House races, 2006–2012. Combining a r...

A Comparison of Evidence-Based Practice and the ACRL Information Literacy Standards: Implications for Information Literacy Practice

Nancy E. Adams is Associate Director, Penn State Hershey George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library; e-mail: [email protected]. © 2014 Nancy E. Adams, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC Evidence-based practice (EBP), like information literacy, is concerned with an individual’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes relating to using information. EBP is...