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A review of the article "Cognition and the compassion deficit: The social psychology of helping behaviour in nursing" by John Paley, which appeared in the periodical "Nurse Education Today" in 2013, is presented.

As the gap between practice and academia grows, strategies are needed to ensure effective communication between the sectors. Failure to do this means nurses on the ward are at risk of becoming little more than technicians. Projects such as City Nurses and those linked to the Wales Centre for Practice Innovation are aimed at reducing the physical, social, psychological and professional gap between practice and academia. A practice innovation network connects and helps publicise a growing number of practice innovation units where clinicians and academics collaborate. Often the basic initiatives that result can have a greater impact on the lives of service users than larger and more ambitious projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with mystery author J. B. Stanley is presented. When asked about her two ongoing mystery series, Stanley shares information on the characteristics of the characters in her story. She also mentions about her memorable experiences in writing the book as well as the roles of the characters in shaping the structure of the novels.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Michelle L. Young on a project that offers to assist faculty in integrating information literacy skills and another by Lydia Williams on an interview with David Baldacci.

The aims of this study were to explore the practicability of two instruments developed to assess older people with complex care needs and to assess compliance with criteria for assessment tools that require tools to be person-centred and to support rather than replace professional judgement. Nurse assessors undertook assessments of older people living in a care-home setting or awaiting discharge from hospital, using EASY-Care and Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI). The results suggest that both tools are practicable and useful in enabling older people to identify their needs. EASY-Care was preferred to identify both health and social-care needs. It was considered to be more person-centred in that open-ended questions allowed people to describe their circumstances in their own words. Its style made it easier to develop rapport with older people and encouraged them to talk and to disclose information beyond the immediate scope of the tool itself. Nevertheless some questions provoked anxiety and assessors needed to use their professional judgement in order to achieve a person-centred, appropriate assessment. MDS-RAI appeared to be more useful in identifying nursing or medical issues. But it did not always reveal a complete picture of the person's care needs and situation. Some nurses suggested that MDS-RAI was useful in circumstances where, in their professional judgement, older people were not being realistic in discussing their needs and their expectations for future care. The findings identify how nurses can use tools to support their assessment skills. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the love of reading of the librarians in Virginia. According to the authors, library staff rejoice in books and do what they can to foster both literacy and reading for pleasure. In connection, both authors share their experience about literary as well as the persons and things that influence their love of reading.

A list of the Virginia publications is presented which includes "The Button Bin and Other Horrors," by Mike Allen, "Southern Stalemate: Five Years without Public Education in Prince Edward County, Virginia," by Christopher Bonastia and "All the Truth," by Laura Brodie.

An introduction is presented in which the authors describe the theme of the issue on digital resources for libraries, and address the issue of electronic book (e-book) lending, social media, and the digitization of historical archives.

An introduction is presented in which the editors discuss their history with the journal "Virginia Libraries," and announce their replacements as editor and assistant editor of the periodical.

The author reflects on the viability of libraries in Virginia. She emphasizes that libraries serve as a patron's guidebook for accumulating human knowledge and the arts, as well as proving research for the creation of new projects. With regard to library collections, she believes in the value of their libraries as preservers of cultural heritage. However, she stresses the reluctance of some people to act beyond their established paradigm as the worst treat to libraries.

The article focuses on the effort of the Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida, to take initiative by contacting local libraries and making their own internships. According to the article, the effort offers opportunity for students to explore an area of library science where they are considering a career. It is stated that the effort also renders opportunity for libraries when economic conditions depict less funds or staff hours available for the completion of special projects.

The authors reflect on the simple and complex mistakes that teach the most effective insights and learning through life experiences. They cite two errors including an inexcusable misspelling of a colleague's name in print for two occasions and another on the assumptions of Virginia Libraries journal's copyright policy to grant open access to articles published in previous issues. They solicit opinions regarding author's rights and open access to help them correct a life-learning mistake.

This article looks at the potential benefits of digital technology for libraries in the U.S. The periodical "Virginia Libraries" is being archived by the Virginia Tech Digital Libraries and Archives. A resolution was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 to force public libraries to block social networking sites to protect children from sexual predators. Efforts to educate people about the dangers of the Internet is being supported by the American Library Association.

The article presents a list of publications by members of the Virginia Library Association (VLA), and announces that VLA members and Virginia creators are encouraged to submit news of recent publications as of October-December 2011 to be featured in "Virginia Libraries" periodical.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including some ideas for writing a book review article, the status of the journal's special issue, and library collection development in Virginia.

The article offers the author's perspective regarding special libraries. The author talks about his experience working at the Mariners' Museum Library to perform an inventory of their collection as part of their retrospective conversion and his appreciation to work with the library. She also explores the one thing in common that special libraries are sharing, the concentration on particular subjects at a level of depth able to satisfy serious researchers.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a catalog librarian at The Mariners' Museum Library in Virginia.

The article reports on the opportunity of attendees of the 2009 Virginia Libraries Association (VLA) Annual Conference to have a tour at Earl Gregg Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center on October 28, 2009. The attendees witnessed the Warren E. Burger Collection which featured the full room replica of the office of chief justice Warren E. Burger.