Building a Serials Check-In Datafile Using Microsoft Access and Paper Check-In Principles

Abstract

Managing change implies managing the move from one point of stability to another—the “unfreeze, transition, refreeze paradigm.”¹ In today's library environment, change is constant and ongoing. The ability to manage change must be built into the system. This paper examines several change models that managers can use and how it applies to a Periodicals Desk staffing change at the University of Memphis. The change process includes defining the changing, creating a common goal, involving the staff, providing an opportunity for feedback, and providing an opportunity to learn and grow.     

Nursing care partnerships with women leaving jail. Effects on health and crime

Crime is a significant and complex social issue with profound health consequences for individuals, families, and communities. Conceptualizing criminal behaviors as health behaviors reflects the potential for innovative interdisciplinary approaches and alliances to interrupt cycles of crime as a way to improve health. Incarcerated populations have extremely high rates of undiagnosed and undertreated infectious diseases and mental illnesses. Nursing is uniquely positioned to develop prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies for individuals involved in criminal activities before, during, and after incarceration.