DuMont, 35 Years Later: HBCUs, LIS Education, and Institutional Discrimination

Textiloma in abdominal cavity: 35 years later.

The description of foreign body in patients who have undergone surgical procedures is increasing. This fact has contributed to the development of strategies to promote tools to prevent these events, professional qualification and early detection. The first report of a case with the presence of a foreign body in the abdominal cavity was described in 1884. Since then several others are being desc...

Open Problems About Regular Languages, 35 Years Later

Indoor radon entry: 30 years later

The paper discusses the results of 30 years of radon indoor entry research. While some progress has been made, many discrepancies between current theories and experimental data still remain. Misconceptions of radon transport mechanisms in homes are analyzed. The role of US Environmental Protection Agency in radon indoor entry research is examined and the agency's policies are criticize...

KM education in LIS programs

This paper investigates the perceptions of the heads of 12 LIS schools about KM education. The heads from North America, Europe and Pacific region who consented to participate in this study had either been offering KM courses or had an apparent interest in these programs. Data about perceptions were gathered around the nature of their KM coursework, KM positions their graduates might target, in...

Canadian LIS education: Trends and issues

Interviews with the directors or program chairs of Canada’s seven graduate schools of library and information studies revealed that schools face four common issues: (1) relocation within the university administrative structure or partnership with other academic units, (2) introduction of broader curriculum menus and more flexible course schedules, (3) closer liaison with industry for research f...