Federated searching and usability testing: Building the perfect beast

With the ubiquity of federated search tools as viable solutions for students and researchers to search across external sources and internal repositories, users have become more sophisticated in their application of this technology. With the goal of optimizing the user experience of its newly introduced federated search offering, Endeavor Information Systems employed usability testing to gain insights into the critical requirements of librarians and information professionals for this solution. The results of this analysis, conducted in concert with market research and customer focus groups, and their relevance to Endeavor's federated search technology are the focus of this article.     

适应新形势，实现新要求——合肥工业大学非英语专业博士生英语教改与实践

针对合肥工业大学非英语专业博士生教学时数大幅度减少的现状，提出博士生英语教学应以国际学术交流英语为中心，并展开博士生英语教学改革尝试及实效性研究，以期促进博士生使用英语进行国际学术交流，从而实现其科研创新能力不断提升的教学基本目标。     

高校图书馆构建重点学科文献保障体系的策略

文献资源建设是重点学科建设的重要组成部分。高校图书馆要深入了解重点学科的发展现状和趋势,探索重点学科对文献资源的需求特点,从文献资源类型、内容、形式等方面入手,构建满足重点学科需求的文献保障体系,为重点学科建设提供强有力的支持。     

European‐American and African‐American Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices Relate Differently to Their Children's Academic and Social‐emotional Competence

The current study examines whether the relation between mothers' responses to their children's negative emotions and teachers' reports of children's academic performance and social‐emotional competence are similar or different for European‐American and African‐American families. Two hundred mothers (137 European‐American, 63 African‐American) reported on their responses to their five‐year‐old children's negative emotions and 150 kindergarten teachers reported on these children's current academic standing and skillfulness with peers. Problem‐focused responses to children's negative emotions, which have traditionally been considered a supportive response, were positively associated with children's school competence for European‐American children, but expressive encouragement, another response considered supportive, was negatively associated with children's competence for African‐American children. The findings highlight the need to examine parental socialization practices from a culturally specific lens.     

Mental Health and Clinical Correlates in Lesbian,Gay, Bisexual,and Queer Young Adults

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the prevalence of mental health disorders and their clinical correlates in a university sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) students. Participants: College students at a large public university. Methods: An anonymous, voluntary survey was distributed via random e-mail generation to university students during April and May of 2011. LGBQ students were compared with their heterosexual counterparts on psychological and physical status as well as academic performance. Results: LGBQ students reported worse depressive symptoms, higher levels of perceived stress, considered themselves less attractive, and were more likely to be overweight. LGBQ students were significantly more likely to report histories of affective, substance use, and certain anxiety disorders as well as compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying. Conclusions: The higher rates of many psychiatric conditions among LGBQ students underscore the need for universities to provide LGBQ students a nonjudgmental environment to discuss sexual orientation and health issues.     

学术期刊开放存取的内在逻辑与发展趋势

学术期刊开放存取已经成为目前中国学术期刊界研究的热点问题，学术期刊的属性是分析学术期刊开放存取内在逻辑的前提和基础。从学术期刊的准公共产品属性出发，分析学术期刊开放存取的内在逻辑性，进而通过将开放存取与中国目前发展已相对完善的学术期刊商业数据库传播模式的对比，分析其在中国的发展趋势。分析认为，开放存取模式将不会取代商业数据库传播模式而成为中国学术期刊网络传播模式的主流。     

学年论文制与本科导师制相结合初探——兼论学士学位论文的功能与写作指导

我国高等教育走向大众化步伐加快并初具规模,如何保证高等教育质量的问题成了亟待解决的问题。该研究从毕业论文的撰写这个被普遍关注的问题着眼,构想将学年论文制和本科导师制引入本科学生的学位论文中,建立一种新的学士学位论文撰写和指导模式,以解决当前毕业论文质量不高的困境。本文从当前毕业论文的质量入手,介绍了学年论文制和本科导师制,并以此构建了将二者结合的学年论文的指导模式,进而阐述了这种模式的优点。     

论钱钟书的学术个性

钱钟书为中国二十世纪罕见的具有鲜明学术个性的文化巨人和学术大师。真理之勇和文章之德是其毕生所坚持的学术品格;文学艺术的创作与鉴赏为其兴趣所在和努力方向;以语言为工具、材料为基础是其一贯的治学态度;超越种族差异而走上中西融通之路是其基本的文化观念;打通意识和史有诗心是其基本的学术观念;循环阐释是其主要的阐释原则和方法。     

The Social Ecology of Child Development in the Mexican American Population

Abstract

This article explores the influence of contextual factors on the developmental outcomes of Mexican American children. The contextual structure of child development is conceptualized as a complex system of environments, including the socio-demographic, social service, academic, and parental home environments. Based on an extensive review of the current theoretical and empirical literature, we find that the disadvantaged social position of Mexican American children has detrimental implications for all other aspects of their environment, thus hindering their development. In addition, although Mexican American parents are highly competent in providing a nurturing and culturally-rich environment, there is a often a discontinuity between the home environment and both the academic and the social service environments.