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As part of the proposal to DOE-NP for the Center for Accelerator Target Science (CATS) initiative, one of the objectives was to develop an inventory of existing targets that will serve as a pool available to the community. Targets collections have been recovered from Yale University due to the closing of their Tandem Accelerator Facility. In addition, accumulated targets from target preparation in the Physics Division over several decades have also been assembled with the intent of providing them to whomever would have a use for them. Space has now become available to compile, catalogue and house these collections. Thus, the Argonne Target Library has been established and its progress and outlook will be discussed in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Resource sharing is a common practice for many libraries around the world; for example, in cataloging, in systems sharing and in the exchange and donation of items. Material exchange (books, journals, maps etc.) is a co-operative method between geographically adjacent libraries owning thematically irrelevant material or material available in multiple copies that can be donated to other libraries. This way, libraries with smaller collections and fewer resources can acquire material for free. The National Library of Greece (NLG), in order to promote the proportional distribution of items between members of the National Library Network (NLN), designed, developed, and put the “Exchanges and Donations Service” in a pilot operation, so as to support Greek libraries enrich their collections. At the same time, the goal is to cultivate a spirit of sharing between NLN libraries and strengthen their cooperation. NLG, among other libraries, will constantly supply the National Exchange Service with thousands of new titles from the Legal Deposit, ensuring that libraries collections will be enriched equally. All Greek public libraries that participate in the service will be able to provide and receive items for free. The current work will present the Exchange Service, which resulted from the cooperation of NLG, the Libraries and Information Centers of Panteion University and Harokopio University of Athens and the Library of the Eugenides Foundation. The history of the cooperation that led to the development of the Exchange Service, its purpose and objectives will also be described. Finally, the operating policy of the service and the re-quirements of participation will be addressed.

This paper is aimed at addressing the need for a more in-depth empirical investigation of exploring the link between the application of Innovation Management Tools (IMT) and Innovation Market Success (IMS) and what leverage is exerted by IMT in relation to other success factors of innovation such as Innovation Culture/Mindset, R&D-Budgeting, Goal Orientation, Cooperation. The central research question is: what is the importance and the role of IMT in relation to other antecedents of innovation market success? Based on Structural Equation Modelling and in the context of our sample (n = 354 medium-sized enterprises) the results of the present study reveal that the current understanding of the role of innovation management tools needs to be reconsidered. Their importance is overemphasized in existing studies as long as other important antecedents of innovation success - measured by the explained variance of the dependent variable IMS - are ignored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the digital transformation of media collections in the library. Research that illustrates how processing collection over media, obstacles faced by the Library Service of the Province of South Sumatra. The study used a qualitative descriptive method with the aim of getting a more detailed description of the processing of collections over media. Data collection techniques in the study were carried out by observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews with the head of the library, the head of conservation, the media transfer section, and librarians. The results of the study showed that the processing of media transfer collections consisted of three stages after the media transfer. The main obstacle in processing the transfer of media is the lack of human resources that are competent in the field of media transfer besides that, inadequate facilities due to lack of available budget. Digitizing the library may help library and the users to step toward the sustainable future, because digital libraries are the future. Digital technologies consistently help to reduce paper and energy waste and decrease the overall habit of students in copying pages from the printed books. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intellectual capital theory (IC) theory, which asserts that organisational value is for the most part created with intangible, knowledge-based resources, has become a prevalent way to approach the notion of business viability. Most IC research leans on the classical tripod of IC components, laid down by the first-generation researchers in the field. This tripod divides the value-generating knowledge assets into human capital, structural capital and relational capital; or, more simply put the value vested in an organisation's personnel, internal structures and processes, and relationships. Even though this conceptualization has been challenged by some, it still remains the cornerstone of the IC-based view of the firm, and it is astutely followed by most researchers in this field. However, various large-scale technological, socio-political, and institutional changes have fundamentally changed the business environment and worklife in recent years. In this paper we argue that these changes call for a critical examination of the relevance of the classical conceptualizations of IC. It may be necessary to update the understanding concerning not only the most essential knowledge resources, but also the structure of IC and the way in which IC is related with new relevant organisational capabilities and aspects of organisational performance. The aim of this theoretical paper is to provide an overview of some of the most essential recent worklife trends that are likely to impact how IC should be understood: digitalization, remote work, gig work, open innovation, crowdsourcing, strive towards sustainability and resilience. Based on these, the paper puts forth a set of propositions concerning the needed novel perspectives for IC. In addition to constructing a novel theoretical framework and propositions for IC research, the paper functions as an introduction to the mini track on Futurizing the Intellectual Capital Theory and provides a common framework on which mini track participants can base their dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Optical Music Recognition (OMR) is a well-established research field focused on the task of reading musical notation from images of music scores. In the standard OMR workflow, layout analysis is a critical component for identifying relevant parts of the image, such as staff lines, text, or notes. State-of-the-art approaches to this task are based on machine learning, which entails having to label a training corpus, an error-prone, laborious, and expensive task that must be performed by experts. In this paper, we propose a novel few-shot strategy for building robust models by utilizing only partial annotations, therefore requiring minimal human effort. Specifically, we introduce a masking layer and an oversampling technique to train models using a small set of annotated patches from the training images. Our proposal enables achieving high performance even with scarce training data, as demonstrated by experiments on four benchmark datasets. The results indicate that this approach achieves performance values comparable to models trained with a fully annotated corpus, but, in this case, requiring the annotation of only between 20% and 39% of this data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Tiger Tales Oral History Digital Exhibit began in 2018 as an effort to promote Forsyth Library's selfservice video studio and Special Collections. The project is a marriage of the creative technologies of the library's Learning Commons Media Lab paired with images from its archives to capture the stories of Tiger alumni, students, faculty, and staff spanning generations about their time at Fort Hays State. Forsyth's Outreach Team adds their talents to the project recruiting interview subjects, often in collaboration with the FHSU Foundation and Alumni Office. Over its five-year history, these connections have served to gather first-hand stories from as early as the mid-1930s, and the collection continues to grow. These oral histories serve as unique primary sources complementing the research materials available to our community. Several of the interview subjects have since passed, but we are proud to have their stories preserved for Tigers of the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The shortage of workforce in the construction industry has placed a demand on engineering and construction firms to attract and retain even more workers. The competition for qualified skilled workers within the construction sector and from other industries has impacted the labor turnover in the industry. The repeated cycle of training new hires due to labor turnover may affect organizational and project performance. Construction firms should seek tactical human resources initiatives to attract new hires, develop old hires' skills, and retain talent in their workforce. This study investigates the differences in human dimensions of individuals engaged on construction job sites. The aim of this paper is to identify distinctive human dimensions of skilled trades workers, essentially required for job transition within the construction industry. This study adopted HEXACO personality inventory, Emotional Intelligence, and Q-DiSC behavioral diagnostics to determine personality trait differences and peculiarities between 133 project managers working for general contracting firms and 88 Specialty field leaders in the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning trades. The data collected from the 221 construction professionals were analyzed using the independent t-test to evaluate the statistically significant differences in the means of personality traits between the groups. Sincerity, Fairness, Greed-Avoidance, Fearfulness, Prudence, Inquisitiveness, and Social Awareness, among other measures, were significantly different between the groups. The differences recognized between the groups in this study can afford employees a better perspective of the traits common to the new jobs for smooth job role transition within the construction sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Time, cost, quality, safety, and client satisfaction are among the metrics that have been used over time to measure project performance in the construction industry. Most of these performance indicators are task/result-oriented which depend on the contribution and competence of construction workers and professionals. Nevertheless, the construction industry faces a labor gap due to the scarcity of skilled workforce and aging workers. Adequate measures must be put in place to meet the demands of the construction industry. Talent development and retention can be leveraged to ensure access to the skills needed for better project performance and improved productivity of the sector at large. Hence, the aim of this paper is to recognize distinctive skill sets associated with top-performing workers. This study utilized performance data based on the supervisor's rating of 88 field leaders working for Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors to identify performance characteristics peculiar to top performers. In this study, a field leader functions as a liaison between a construction project manager and a construction crew to ensure the assigned tasks are executed, and such a person may be a foreman, superintendent, or field executive. Using Principal Component Analysis, a single performance construct was developed from 22 performance criteria to assess the performance and grouping of the field leaders into two categories. From the analysis, 18.75% of the respondents were identified to be top-performing field leaders (FLs). An Independent sample t-test was carried out to determine the mean difference and statistical differences between the two groups based on the performance criteria. The topperforming field leaders outclassed the other field leaders in Performance criteria related to technical, leadership and communication, and overall job performance skills. The findings of this study can be used to devise strategic talent development initiatives and training targeted towards the development of traits associated with top performers in potential high-performing workers for better results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Materials Processing course at Northeastern University enrolls both Master's level students with a concentration in Materials and undergraduates who select the course as an elective for their combined BS/MS degree. For the term project, students work in teams to research and write a journal-quality review article detailing the state of the art for a particular process. This study aimed to assess students' information literacy (IL) skills as demonstrated in this term project to identify IL skills with which graduate and upper-level undergraduate students may need more support. A secondary goal was to examine any differences in information between the undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom speak English as a second language. A customized version of the VALUE rubric for Information Literacy was used to assess a sample of 25 term projects from two semesters spanning 2021-2022. A Mechanical Engineering faculty member rated half the criteria that required more subject matter expertise. An Engineering Librarian rated the other half of the criteria which are more research oriented. This method resulted in substantial time savings and increased expertise in overall ratings. Results indicate the students in aggregate were most skilled in choosing sources related to the research question and selecting those sources based on multiple criteria. Students were least skilled in the proper citation of sources and in communicating and synthesizing literature information into a coherent argument. Two outcomes that were strongly related to high report grades were being able to properly paraphrase literature information as well as properly synthesize it into an argument. These last two outcomes were particularly weak for teams consisting solely or primarily of graduate students. It is recommended that undergraduate students receive reinforcement of library research skills, while graduate students require additional instruction in paraphrasing, synthesis of ideas, and ethical attribution. Additional research is needed to examine the IL background of international students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the size of digital library collections and the inconsistencies in their genre‐related bibliographic metadata, as digital libraries grow and their contents are opened for computational analysis, finding materials of interest becomes a major challenge. This challenge increases for sub‐genres and other categories of text data that are less distinct from the whole. This project pilots machine learning methods and word feature analysis for identifying Black Fantastic genre texts within the HathiTrust Digital Library. These texts are sometimes referred to as "Afrofuturism" but more commonly today described as "Black Fantastic," in which African Diaspora artists and creators engage with the intersections of race and technology in their works with a primary focus on world‐building. Black Fantastic texts pose a challenge to genre classification, as they incorporate aspects of science fiction and fantasy with typical characteristics of African Diaspora‐produced literature. This paper presents and reports on results from a pilot predictive modeling process to computationally identify Black Fantastic texts using curated word feature sets for each class of data: general English‐language fiction, Black‐authored fiction, and Black Fantastic fiction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Interior design department required experience-based learning through a bank of material samples. The material samples in the physical material library come in various categories and different types. The situation of covid-19 pandemic has enforced rapid growth of transformation on digital technology. Digital material libraries came up as a solution for such a situation. Digital samples of interior materials also can be stored and accessed easily with an internet connection. Otherwise, there are things to be considered due to crucial points in relation to senses experiences such as tactility and smell senses in which students need touch and feel the texture of the materials to explore and understand them better. A qualitative method with a comparative study approach is conducted in this research to investigate which elements of image taking could bring a close impression to the real object. By using this approach an in-depth comparison study will be done in the Interior Design department laboratory of BINUS University to reveal the advantages and disadvantages of images taken by two types of equipment: 2D flat scanner and digital camera. Mosaic Tiles, Carpet Flooring, Upholstery Fabric, Weaving, and Wallcovering. Result of this research will elaborate a glimpse of recommendation of digitization on interior materials to enrich sustainability on distance learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to display an overview of the progresses and advancements made in the field of neuroeconomics by describing the concept, the field of research, and the tools and measures that are applied. By doing so, the authors show how the acknowledgeable interdisciplinary field influenced the study of applied economics (neuroeconomics and the decision-making process) in recent years. Methodology: A systematic literature review was performed where the authors present the evolution of the field and present the current state of the art of this interdisciplinary field to understand the phenomenon of decision-making, more specifically, applied to (neuro)economic processes, mind/emotional triggers, and chemical/emotional outcomes. This analysis was conducted with the database B-ON. 55 articles remained purposeful for the present research after the authors checked for relevance. Results: Neuroeconomics, as a subfield of economics (general field of research) and applied neuroscience, analyses the human brain, from the stance of decision-makers, their thought processes (rational and emotional), and behavior (Alós-Ferrer, 2018). The focus of the area is to study and develop a comprehensive understanding of how and to what extent a decision affects the brain and future decision choices in terms of nature and perception of risk (Baechler & Germain, 2018; Karmarkar & Plassmann, 2019; Landry & Webb, 2021). Originality: Neuroscience contributes to the understanding of the human mind with the use of specific tools/measures. More, this field has evolved to be applied to other areas of research that contribute to a successful and worthwhile discussion. In this sense, neuroeconomics is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that applies neurosciencebased tools/techniques to the research field of economics. However, there is a lack of guidance and introductory research. Since there isn’t any requirement to contribute to this field, newcomers should receive additional support to produce high-quality work that encourages the development of the field. This systematic literature review aims to answer that gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims at measuring the correlation between information needs of patrons and the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) Library collection. The survey was carried out targeting students from a doctoral course in Scientific and Technological Education especially, analyzing the listing of sources and literature of UFSC doctoral theses submitted in 2012. The postgraduate program was selected for its multidisciplinary nature. Theses were chosen for analysis because they are original studies and represent an innovative contribution. Also, they are available at the library collection and general public can access them both in printed or online format. The goal of this examination was to identify the matching between the literature used at research and the current library collection, to determine the proportion of electronic respectively online resources compared to printed material and their relationship to publication year, resource language and citation patterns. Concerning the used literature, when they were identified as online, was also verified if its content belongs to the library collection or if the access was provided by CAPES Portal. That is a scientific information portal maintained by the Brazilian federal govern. It collects and makes available to institutions of higher education and research in Brazil the best international scientific production. The methods used in this study will be implemented into the library's workflows in order to ensure the continual optimization of the collection development policy at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Collection development policies for university special collections and archives guide archival appraisal, which is the process by which archivists determine the value of an item. Much has been written about appraisal theory, but little is known about archivists' actual appraisal practice and how collection policy guides such practice. The object of this paper is to explore the appraisal practices of archivists by examining collection development policies. As a preliminary examination, this study analyzed the collection development policies of seven Texas tier‐one institutions. The most common component of the policies was a statement on the types of items collected or excluded. The study also found that the language used for these formats varied considerably with no standardization. The policies themselves also varied widely in detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]