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NASA's WB-57 High Altitude Research Program provides a deployable, mobile, stratospheric platform for scientific research. Airborne platforms are of particular value for making coronal observations during total solar eclipses because of their ability both to follow the Moon's shadow and to get above most of the atmospheric airmass that can interfere with astronomical observations. We used the 2017 Aug 21 eclipse as a pathfinding mission for high-altitude airborne solar astronomy, using the existing high-speed visible-light and near-/mid-wave infrared imaging suite mounted in the WB-57 nose cone. In this paper, we describe the aircraft, the instrument, and the 2017 mission; operations and data acquisition; and preliminary analysis of data quality from the existing instrument suite. We describe benefits and technical limitations of this platform for solar and other astronomical observations. We present a preliminary analysis of the visible-light data quality and discuss the limiting factors that must be overcome with future instrumentation. We conclude with a discussion of lessons learned from this pathfinding mission and prospects for future research at upcoming eclipses, as well as an evaluation of the capabilities of the WB-57 platform for future solar astronomy and general astronomical observation., Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures; accepted for publication by the Astrophysical Journal

This study began as a joint venture between Trent University and Queen's University to identify any existing inadequacies in library service to part-time students, and to determine what could be done to improve access to library resources. Because of the significantly different organization of part-time studies at the two schools, two questionnaires were developed and two reports of findings were prepared. Only the Trent report is included in this document; however, the exchange of ideas between the universities was reciprocally useful. The methodology for compiling data included a five question survey of public libraries in the area, a two question survey of nearby university libraries, and a questionnaire which was mailed to part-time students. Comments from the libraries and statistics from the questionnaires are presented. The 13 recommendations proposed at the conclusion of the study call for modification of on-campus services and further development of off-campus facilities. (JAB)