Bullied by Budgets, Pushed by Patrons, Driven by Demand: Libraries and Tantalizing Technologies

Libraries are caught in the middle—between static or shrinking budgets on one hand and ever-expanding user needs on the other. How did we get here, and where do we go from here? This paper will offer two perspectives: Part I will present survey results about changing Library purchasing habits in light of changing formats, access, business models and user demands. Data from a previous survey on this topic will be compared and updated. Pricing trends and possible futures will be discussed. Part II will briefly trace the history of libraries’ roles in scholarly communication and connecting learners with knowledge. From there, we show an example of phasing in a patron-driven / demand-driven and short-term loan e-book program, complete with incorporating these tools in library instruction, research, and portable device loadability for field work.

Evaluation of a pilot diabetes educational intervention using the American Diabetes Association's Risk Assessment form with the patrons of The Health Museum, Houston Texas

Diabetes Mellitus is not a disease, but a group of diseases. Common to all types of diabetes is high levels of blood glucose produced from a variety of causes. In 2006, the American Diabetes Association ranked diabetes as the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. The complications and consequences are serious and include nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, heart disease, amputations, pregnancy complications, sexual dysfunction, biochemical imbalances, susceptibility and sensitivity to many other diseases and in some cases death. ^ The serious nature of diabetes mellitus and its complications has compelled researchers to devise new strategies to reach population segments at high risk. Various avenues of outreach have been attempted. This pilot program is not unique in using a health museum as a point of outreach. However health museums have not been a major source of interventions, either. Little information was available regarding health museum visitor demographics, visitation patterns, companion status and museum trust levels prior to this pilot intervention. This visitor information will improve planning for further interventions and studies. ^ This thesis also examined prevalence data in a temporal context, the populations at risk for diabetes, the collecting agencies, and other relevant collected data. The prevalence of diabetes has been rapidly increasing. The increase is partially explained by refinement of the definition of diabetes as the etiology has become better understood. Increasing obesity and sedentary lifestyles have contributed to the increase, as well as the burdensome increase on minority populations. ^ Treatment options are complex and have had limited effectiveness. This would lead one to conclude that prevention and early diagnosis are preferable. However, the general public has insufficient awareness and education regarding diabetes symptoms and the serious risks and complications the disease can cause. Reaching high risk, high prevalence, populations is challenging for any intervention. During its “free family Thursdays” The Health Museum (Houston, Texas) has attracted a variety of ethnic patrons; similar to the Houston and Harris County demographics. This research project explored the effectiveness of a pilot diabetes educational intervention in a health museum setting where people chose to visit. ^

Aggressive incidents inside a Montreal barroom involving patrons, barmaids and bouncers : a micro level examination of routine activity theory

Objectives: This article further examines the phenomenon of aggression inside barrooms by relying on the “bouncer-ethnographer” methodology. The objective is to investigate variations in aggression through time and space according to the role and routine of the target in a Montreal barroom. Thus, it provides an examination of routine activity theory at the micro level: the barroom. Methods: For a period of 258 nights of observation in a Canadian barroom, bouncers completed reports on each intervention and provided specific information regarding what happened, when and where within the venue. In addition, the bouncer-ethnographer compiled field observations and interviews with bar personnel in order to identify aggression hotspots and “rush hours” for three types of actors within barrooms: (a) bouncers, (b) barmaids and (c) patrons. Findings: Three different patterns emerged for shifting hotspots of aggression depending on the target. As the night progresses, aggressive incidents between patrons, towards barmaids and towards bouncers have specific hotspots and rush hours influenced by the specific routine of the target inside the barroom. Implications: The current findings enrich those of previous work by pointing to the relevance of not only examining the environmental characteristics of the barroom, but also the role of the target of aggression. Crime opportunities follow routine activities, even within a specific location on a micro level. Routine activity theory is thus relevant in this context, because as actors in differing roles follow differing routines, as do their patterns of victimization.

Manual of jurisprudence and co-operation of the Patrons of husbandry.

Mode of access: Internet.

Provision of computer printing capabilities to library patrons.

"April 1992."

Des droits de patronage, de presentation aux benefices, de preseances des patrons, des seigneurs, & autres des droits honorifiques, des litres, ceintures funebres, des bancs & des sepultures dans les Eglises /

Mode of access: Internet.

Recueil des actes, titres et mémoires concernant les affaires du clergé de France : augmenté d'un grand nombre de pieces & d'observations sur la discipline présente de l'Eglise : et mis en nouvel ordre, suivant la délibération de l'Assemblée générale du Clergé, du 29. août 1705 : tome douzieme : dans lequel on traite I ?des collateurs, et des patrons particuliers des titres ecclésiastiques. Des droits utiles [et] honorifiques des patrons [et] fondateurs; de leurs charges [et] devoirs, [et]c. ..

Mode of access: Internet.

A report of the rise and progress of the Society of British artists, addressed to its patrons and supporters.

Mode of access: Internet.

Cheese making; a book of practical cheesemakers, factory patrons, agricultural colleges and dairy schools,

Advertising matter: p. 246-254.

Speech of Sydney Myers, esq., before the Illinois State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, at Champaign, Illinois, Dec. 14, 1875.

Caption title.

The London and Southampton railway companion, containing a complete description of every thing worthy of attention on the line; of the gentlemen's seats, villas, towns, and villages; an account of the churches, endowments, livings, patrons; and of the various packs of hounds and angling stations near the line; with guides to Southampton and Isle of Wight.

Mode of access: Internet.

Le contrat de travail; étude sur la législation qui règle les rapports entre les patrons et les ouvriers de l'industrie,

"Prix Rossi 1894."

Human aspects of library automation : helping staff and patrons cope /

Includes bibliographical references and index.