Copyright (c) 2009 Purdue Libraries All rights reserved. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu Recent documents in Purdue e-Pubs en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:05:18 PST 3600 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/nanofacility/1 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/nanofacility/1 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:05 PST New buildings focused on the practice of nanotechnology reflect a pressing need to develop advanced techniques to enable reliable work at the nanoscale. Often when planning a nanotechnology building, a decision must be made to include high-accuracy nanometrology rooms. The purpose of these rooms is to provide high-quality space that can be utilized on a daily basis to facilitate experiments requiring nanoscale precision, to develop new instrumentation, and to develop new techniques capable of probing the nanoscale. Typically, these rooms reduce vibration (including acoustic noise) and electromagnetic interference to very low levels while maintaining a high level of temperature stability. This study describes the characterization and performance of the Kevin G. Hall Nanometrology Laboratory located in the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University. John R. Weaver http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/113 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/113 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:22:54 PST Besides web resources that are visible to traditional search engines such as Google or Bing, there are a large portion of the web that is invisible to them. For example, the Purdue Library has access to more than 400 databases. Most of them contain documents that are not reachable by traditional web crawlers due to security, technical limitations or copyright agreement. The only way to search and retrieve documents from those databases is through their service interfaces, which implement different methods of indexing and searching. Given a large number of databases available, it is difficult for users to select the best databases for their searches. In this poster, we present an intelligent search system for Purdue Library. This system is able to analyze users' queries, select the most relevant databases, retrieve documents from those databases and represent the merging result to users.This poster was presented at the 2009 IT Summit at Purdue University. Dzung Hong http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweblibrary/comparativeliterature1998 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweblibrary/comparativeliterature1998 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:05 PST Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek presents in his Comparative Literature: Theory, Method, Application. (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1998. ISBN 90-420-0534-3 299 pages, bibliography, index) a framework of comparative literature based on a contextual (systemic and empirical) approach for the study of culture and literature. The framework is applied in audience studies, film and literature, literature and science, women's literature, translation studies, new media and scholarship in the humanities, and in the analyses of English, French, German, Austrian, Hungarian, Romanian, and English-Canadian modern, contemporary, and ethnic minority texts. The book's copyright has been released to Tötösy de Zepetnek by Rodopi in 2006. Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/112 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/112 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:41:15 PST Provides an overview of U.S. Government and Indiana State Government energy information resources. Bert Chapman http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/111 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/111 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:41:14 PST Provides information about U.S. Government and Indiana State Government transportation and transportation policy information resources. Bert Chapman http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/110 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/110 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:41:13 PST Provides an overview of information resources on agriculture from the U.S. Government and Indiana State Government. Bert Chapman http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pspubs/2 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pspubs/2 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:56:37 PDT While a large literature exists on the siting of controversial facilities, few theories about spatial location have been tested on large samples. Using a new dataset from Japan, this paper demonstrates that state agencies choose localities judged weakest in local civil society as host communities for controversial projects. In some cases, powerful politicians deliberately seek to have facilities such as nuclear power plants, dams and airports placed in their home constituency. This paper then explores new territory: how demographic, political and civil society factors impact the outcomes of siting attempts. It finds that the strength of local civil society impacts the probability that a proposed project will come to fruition; the greater the concentration of local civil society, the less likely state-planned projects will be completed. Daniel P. Aldrich http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pspubs/1 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/pspubs/1 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:56:36 PDT To meet the dire need for housing following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials created lists of potential sites for trailer parks. We analyze approved sites to track which factors were linked with larger (or smaller) numbers of trailers and trailer sites per zip code block. Areas which displayed greater levels of social capital, as evidenced by voluntaristic activities such as voting, were slated for fewer trailers, control- ling for race, income, education, flood damage, and other relevant factors. Civil society worked simultaneously to bring citizens together while mobilizing them against the threat of trailer parks in their backyards. Daniel P. Aldrich http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss2/6 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss2/6 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:45:08 PDT Sandra Williamson http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss2/5 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol3/iss2/5 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:45:07 PDT The current study aimed to explore and articulate some of the key issues in problem-oriented learning (POL), in the context of health care education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with faculties representing four different health care disciplines around common issues identified in a prior survey study. Thematic analysis of the interview data revealed that POL practice among health care educators includes both problem-based learning (PBL) in the strict sense, and a much broader integration of PBL components into discipline-specific curricula. In both cases, expertise was recognized as an important requirement for an effective tutor, although the range of necessary expertise was context-dependent. Tutor guidance and feedback, as well as sufficient autonomy for students, are crucial to maximize learning in POL. In conclusion, POL was shown to have broadened the instructional technique defined by PBL. Although addressing the same underlying principles, POL may represent a more flexible and inclusive approach to achieve the benefits claimed by PBL. Weiqun Courtney Kang