Sentences with phrase «public research library»

In addition, the foundation has a public research library containing over 40,000 volumes and a comprehensive contemporary art bookstore.

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The vast majority of Americans agree public libraries play an important role in their communities and that the closing of their public library would impact the community as a whole, according to data from the Pew Research Center1.

The 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries remind parents to spend at least 15 minutes each day reading aloud to their young children because research shows reading is the single most important thing you can do to help prepare a child for school and lifelong learning.

The various public initiatives enjoy wide support among leaders of research agencies, universities, libraries and research charities.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers National Academy of Engineering NAS, Government - University - Industry Research Roundtable NAS, Committee on International Relations NAS, Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China NAS, Committee on Science and Public Policy (COSPUP) National Academy of Science, National Research Council National Association of State Universities and Land - Grant Colleges (NASULGC) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science National Conference on the Advancement of Research (NCAR), Les Cook National Council of University Research Administrators National Engineering Action Council (NEAC) National Science Teachers Association National Society of Professional Engineers Science and Technology Political Action Committee Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America, 1977 - 1979 Sigma Xi Parapsychological Association Phi Theta Kappa Power Engineering Society Social Science Research Council Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Society for Applied International Development State Academies of Science Union of Concerned Scientists United Community Centers, Brooklyn, New York

of 1997 on the protection of cultural property and museum - type institutions, the provision of public library services and culture, the Library is a special national research library.

Established in 1964, NSU now includes 16 colleges, the 215,000 - square - foot Center for Collaborative Research, a private JK - 12 grade school, the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development with specialists in Autism, the world - class NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, which is Florida's largest public library.

Peter Wells, an adjunct professor and senior research fellow at the International Ocean Institute at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said it is not surprising few members of the public used the libraries.

Another resource worth pointing out is the USPTO's directory, which is a great way to find public libraries and other facilities that are available to help students conduct research outside of school.

Library leaders from multiple settings and contexts including colleges, universities, professional schools, K — 12 schools, public libraries, research organizations, and historic preservation / archives

This program is designed for library leaders from multiple settings and contexts including colleges, universities, professional schools, K — 12 schools, public libraries, research organizations, and historic preservation / archives.

She has chaired and served on various Harvard library committees such as the Research, Teaching, and Learning Shares, Learning Opportunities Advisory Group, and the Public Services Standing Committee.

With generous funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Harvard Family Research Project is delighted to partner with the Public Library Association (PLA) on a new project to explore family engagement in children's learning through libraries.

Partnerships between the school library media specialist, classroom teacher, and children's librarian (from the local public library) were crucial to the success of this shared research project.

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Baltimore County's public librarians have been co-teaching on BCPS campuses in collaboration with school - based staff in order to promote the many public library resources for use in inquiry and research.

For education research, Nguyen contributes an important and understudied perspective on popular and alternative spaces of learning; also she demonstrates the Vietnamese case of public education and cultural library policy under different political and historical regimes.

As library specialists at Monticello High School in the Albemarle County Public Schools district in Albemarle, Virginia, we have seen the library evolve from a traditional, research - and reading - centered space that few students utilized to one where students and teachers flock to use the latest technology, collaborate on projects, and create content.

The landmark beaux arts structure houses the humanities and social sciences collections of the New York Public Library, the largest research collection of any public library in the nation after the Library of ConPublic Library, the largest research collection of any public library in the nation after the Library of Conpublic library in the nation after the Library of Congress.

The go - to resource for students doing research on poetry technique and terminology, the fourth edition of The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics features many new and valuable updates and is an essential purchase for academic and large public libraries.

Deeper connections with public libraries are also often associated with key life moments such as having a child, seeking a job, being a student, and going through a situation in which research and data can help inform a decision.

OverDrive, the world's largest provider of digital content to academic and public libraries, announced a new partnership today that will increase its catalog of offered titles, specifically in key areas of business, science, and research.

The essence of the pilot is to carry out real - time, real - world research into the impact of eBook lending in public libraries on authors, publishers and on the library service so that a suitable and sustainable model.

Library 21, led by The Reading Agency and funded by Arts Council England's Libraries Development Initiative, was a research and scoping project exploring a new concept for public libraries in the digLibraries Development Initiative, was a research and scoping project exploring a new concept for public libraries in the diglibraries in the digital age.

Co-moderated by the ALA's Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) co-chairs, Carolyn Anthony, director of the Skokie (Ill.) Public Library, and Erika Linke, associate dean of libraries and director of Research and Academic Services, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, this session featured Yoav Lorch, CEO of TotalBoox, and Odilo's Rodrigo Rodriguez, CEO, and Katie Klossner, senior marketing manager for North America and Alibraries and director of Research and Academic Services, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, this session featured Yoav Lorch, CEO of TotalBoox, and Odilo's Rodrigo Rodriguez, CEO, and Katie Klossner, senior marketing manager for North America and ALibraries, this session featured Yoav Lorch, CEO of TotalBoox, and Odilo's Rodrigo Rodriguez, CEO, and Katie Klossner, senior marketing manager for North America and Australia.

Kevin mentioned that Proquest currently deals with over 4,000 libraries and provides them the type of electronic academic books needed to assist students and the public for research.

In a pilot program called Access to Research that is partly being powered free of cost by ProQuest's search capabilities, the public can now access these articles and conference presentations through their libraries.

In 2011 Lumos Research for the Canadian Urban Libraries Council released a report that was very encouraging to the sustainability of the public library system in Canada.

Unlike LSCA where only public libraries were eligible for grants, LSTA funds are available to school library media centers, academic libraries, qualified private / research libraries, special libraries, library consortia, libraries in residential and correctional institutions as well as public libraries.

She is a non-technologist who has long been involved in technology (writing CMS documentation; developing and conducting training on her organization's ILS, Internet filters, and digital privacy; giving online research workshops for activists; doing everyday public library reference and computer support) at work and elsewhere.

Proof of the power: Recent research on the impact of school library media programs on the academic achievement of U.S. public school students.

New survey results from the Pew Research Center have found that millenials are stepping up in a big way and taking advantage of what public libraries have to offer.

A Pew Research Center telephone survey of 1,601 Americans ages 16 and older conducted from March 7 to April 4, 2016, finds that Americans continue to express largely positive views about the current state of their local public libraries.

Courtney Pentland, MEd, is the lead teacher and research librarian for library services for Omaha Public Schools in Omaha, NE, and the president - elect of the Nebraska School Librarians Association.

Lumos Research for the Canadian Urban Libraries Council has released new reports that are encouraging to the sustainability of the public library system in Canada.

The goal was to establish real - time, real - world research into the impact of eBook lending in public libraries to placate authors, publishers and find a sustainable model.

Rather than buy them, visit the research desk at your local public library.

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The public library does not, and can not, teach children critical research skills in a classroom manner.

«Earlier this year independent consumer research, conducted during four e-book lending pilots, revealed that 39 % of e-book borrowers from public libraries were much less likely to purchase print books in bookshops (and also make fewer visits to physical libraries).

You should devote enough time to going to the public or college library, conducting thorough research, making notes, drafting an outline, and freewriting your thesis.

In a new report issued March 13, the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has explored the motivations behind the relationships that American adults have with their public libraries.

EBSCO designed Explora following a series of user research studies with the goal of better assisting students in completing research and classroom assignments and providing a more intuitive search experience for public library patrons.

Based on in - depth research among a national sample of nearly 2500 participants and Library Journal editorial analysis, this groundbreaking study — the first to target library consumers in the context of all consumers — unveils who uses public libraries, why they use them, and how that use may change.

To keep up with rising demand, library spending on ebooks grew at a compound annual growth rate of 38 % for the past four years, from $ 30 million in 2009 — according to a Public Libraries Survey conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-- to more than $ 110 million in 2013 — according to a 2013 estimate from the Primary Research Group's report on library use of ebooks.

One in five people ages 16 and older (20 %) has used a public library to get research assistance from a librarian in the past twelve months.

I've picked stocks with mixed success before (US stocks outperformed S&P index, Canadian stocks under performed TSX index) and I heavily used ValueLine Investment Survey's screening tool (you local public library might have a subscription) as the first step in my research.

HABRI maintains the world's largest online library of human - animal bond research and information; funds innovative research projects to scientifically document the health benefits of companion animals; and informs the public about human - animal bond research and the beneficial role of companion animals in society.

Founded by Petco, Zoetis, and the American Pet Products Association and supported by a growing number of organizations, the HABRI Foundation maintains the world's largest online library of human - animal bond research and information; to date has funded more than half a million dollars in innovative research projects to scientifically document the health benefits of companion animals; and informs the public about human - animal bond research and the beneficial role of companion animals in society.

Founded by sponsors Petco, the American Pet Products Association, and Zoetis, the HABRI Foundation maintains the world's largest online library of human - animal bond research and information; to date has funded more than half a million dollars in innovative research projects to scientifically document the health benefits of companion animals; and informs the public about human - animal bond research and the beneficial role of companion animals in society.