Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The mission of the academic library is to contribute to the goals of the college or university of which it is a part to the wider scholarly community. These goals pertain to teaching‚ learning‚ research and public service in some combination. The enduring traditional and widely accepted function of the academic library is to provide bibliographical and physical access to books and the information sources required to support the diverse missions
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BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH Today‚ the development of this information orientation in Malaysia can be seen in many forms. The print media has the longest history‚ beginning with the earliest newspaper‚ the Penang Gazette in 1838. Now there are about 50 newspaper dailies and weeklies‚ either broadsheets or tabloids in the various languages of the main ethnic groups in our country - Malay‚ English‚ Mandarin and Tamil. It is a truism that the mass media‚ like any other social institution‚ do not Operate
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Samsung’s cell-phone quality was so poor that its CEO burned cheap models in a company bonfire. Today‚ it has the Galaxy S smartphone series‚ which touts state-of-the-art specs (1 GHz processor‚ 5-megapixel camera). It has sold more than 10 million units since its June debut and has helped edge Samsung closer to unseating Nokia as the world’s top mobile-phone maker. http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2011/profile/samsung.php Processing Power The first of Samsung’s new products
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What exactly was covered in the great Patent Trial of the Century between Apple and Samsung? I’ve had a surprisingly hard time figuring this out. However‚ after reading the verdict‚ the patents themselves‚ and a bunch of news summaries‚ it seems to me that there may be less than meets the eye here. As near as I can tell‚ the jury found Samsung guilty of violating the following Apple patents: Patent 381‚ which covers inertial scrolling (the faster you move your finger‚ the faster a list scrolls)
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Background to World Economic Forum Project The problem was daunting: building health care infrastructure in remote areas of the world would take ten to thirty years and cost millions of dollars. Even if built‚ realistic solutions for a sustainable funding mechanism had not been identified for centuries. Rather than delay the provision of desperately needed healthcare services‚ the World Economic Forum posed a question: Are there existing proven innovative healthcare models that can be replicated
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Culture Background The Irish culture and the American Culture have many similarities but both cultures also have some differences. Some of the similarities that Irish and American culture has are the holidays that both cultures celebrate. The cultures share some popular sporting events but they originated in Ireland and eventually introduced in the United States. The traditional food recipes that came from the Irish culture in Ireland and now American culture enjoy during Saint Patrick’s Day
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Project name: Lueem Samsung Museum of Art. Completed: 2004. Architects: Mario Botta‚ Jean Nouvel and Rem Koolhas. Location: Hannam-dong‚ South Korea. Site area: 6274 square meters. Floor area : 21797 square meters. 1- General description about the whole museum: Samsung museum was built for several purposes‚ such as‚ presenting the traditional art‚ showing the beauty of Korea and the powerful of the international art. However‚ the museum is a collection of two museums and one center. The first museum
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Background of Gardenia In 1969‚ an American named Horatio Sye Slocumm was sent by International Executive Service Corporation (IESC) to East Malaysia to start a bakery. Mr. Slocumm brought with him 35 years of baking experience with one of America’s leading chain of bakeries. Therefore‚Gardenia was born. In honour of Mr.Slocumm’s contribution‚ ‘Uncle Slocumm’s orginal recipe’ is still carried on the labels of Gardenia bread today. Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd rolled the first loaf of bread
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Literature Background In exploration of Records Management System the researcher find new techniques‚ new knowledge‚ process or procedures‚ imagination and skills is employed by the researcher. The commodities‚ new device‚ service‚ in technology are needs of man for a better fuller life which is the concern of the research. Records Management System is one of the most important system on process of any business because it involves the management of product‚ materials‚ and equipment which is vital
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clients and visitors from injury caused by employees that the employer knows or should have known poses a risk to other (Woska‚ 2007). When conducting a reference or background investigation on an applicant‚ the most important and useful things to check for are criminal history‚ credit history‚ education history‚ and work history. A background investigation includes determining whether an applicant may be unqualified for a position and a reference check generally involves contacting applicants’ former
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