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L B R A R I A N S f r e q u e n t l y d e m o n s t r a t e e x 4 t r e m e i r r i t a t i o n w h e n a n o n p r o f e s s i o n a l e n t e r s t h e f i e l d o f l i b r a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d y e t , o d d l y e n o u g h , s o m e p r o f e s s i o n a l s h a v e a d m i n i s t e r e d t h e i r l i b r a r i e s a s t h o u g h e n t i r e l y u n a w a r e o f t h...

College and Research Libraries

R i c h a r d H a r w e l l , a s s i s t an t l i b r a r i a n and l e c t u r e r in h i s to ry a t E m o r y Un ive r s i t y , is t he a u t h o r of Confederate Music. T h i s book is a s to ry of s o u t h e r n mus i c pub l i she r s and of the songs t h a t w e r e the f a v o r i t e t u n e s w i t h the so ld iers and belles of the C o n f e d e r a c y . I n c luded in the v o l ...

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Introduction This paper looks at the possible evolutionary paths that the current printed scholarly monograph may take, paying particular attention to the ways in which technical, economic, and cultural factors may shape this evolution. It does not predict the demise of today's printed scholarly monograph, but suggests that it will coexist with a series of successors that will offer new points ...

Emergency medicine in Scandinavia - an outstanding opportunity for research

Editorial It was not long ago that emergency medicine (EM) was only something for the rest of the world. Emergency patients in the Scandinavian countries were still being handled by young and poorly trained doctors from many specialties and no doctor tended especially to the undiagnosed patient in the emergency department (ED). The work environment was hostile, and the nurses had to make do wit...

Systems Development Research in Scandinavia: Three Theoretical Schools