Public libraries and development planning in Pakistan: a review of past efforts and future needs Syed Jalaluddin Haider Department of Library and Information Science‚ University of Karachi Background Pakistan as an independent country came into being on 14 August 1947 as a result of the partition of British India. It covers an area of 796‚095 sq. kms‚ with an estimated population in 1997 of 144 million and a growth rate of 2.9 per cent. Two-thirds of the population is non-urban‚ with agriculture
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Assess the strengths and limitations for using participant observation to study truancy There are many strengths and limitations for using participant observation to study truancy. Truancy is defined as an unauthorised absence from school. Sociologists may want to investigate why truancy occurs‚ what anti-school subcultures are more likely to truant and what effect truancy has on pupils’ future careers or achievements. Participant observation is where the researcher takes part in the event that they
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Assess the strengths and limitations of participant observation for the study of labelling in schools Participant observation can be completed both overtly and covertly‚ and it depends on which method is chosen to which strengths and limitations occur. There are many variables to be considered when choosing which method of investigation should be chosen to be acted upon. Such things as; is it likely the researcher will be allowed into the group willingly‚ is the subject of the investigation likely
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Reinalyn B. Lazaro‚ Don Ricardo C. Sebastian‚ Rozmaigne Ann L. Viesca‚ Kevin Patrick E. School Year/Trimester: 2011-2012/Second Trimester Proposed System Title: Automated Library System in AMA Computer Learning Center (ACLC) Las Piñas Utilizing Barcode Technology Area of Investigation: AMA Computer Learning Center Las Piñas‚ was formerly known as AMA Telecommunication Learning Center or AMATEL. It was established
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Abstract For the purposes of this observation the child observed will be referred to as Jake. The differences in time spent with Jake by students of the University of Alaska Southeast student housing community were observed and recorded for this study. Jake was observed for increments of two hours daily for one week. During this observation the amount of time individuals spent carrying‚ playing‚ or interacting with Jake was recorded as well as the individual ’s age and gender. Individuals who spent
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There are two major classification systems used in American libraries to organize books on library shelvesthe Dewey Decimal Classification System and the Library of Congress Classification System. Both systems organize knowledge into subject categories‚ allowing libraries to shelve similar books together. a) Dewey Decimal Classification System The Dewey Decimal Classification System was designed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. The Dewey Decimal Classification System divides all the world’s knowledge
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happen because school libraries don’t check and think about the books they own in their libraries. We need to check the school libraries and organize the appropriate books that the schools own. Many people enjoy reading comics‚ silly books‚ and fictional books. However‚ we should make our libraries have more educational books that help students expand their knowledge‚ and understanding. Certain books should be banned from school libraries‚ because some books in school libraries are either useless or
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The book tells the story of Dewey Readmore Books‚ a cat who found its way into a library book drop box one cold winter morning. Vicki Myron‚ the librarian found a frost bitten and freezing kitten and saved him. She immediately fell in love with him and nursed him back to health. The library eventually adopted the kitten‚ and had a contest to name him‚ Dewey Readmore Books. He lived 19 years in the Spencer Library‚ and became famous around the world. His story traveled around the world‚ and news
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their students’ sports activities as to their university libraries. They point out that universities should attract more students to exercise‚ because a healthy body can make a student bear the heavy studies. On the other hand‚ most people‚ like me‚ strongly disagree with it. In the following paragraphs‚ I will explain some main reasons. In the first place‚ an obvious advantage to spend more money on libraries is that enormous libraries can help us save a huge amount of money‚ paper resource and
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book is returned by the proper person. On the other hand‚ if the book does not returned in the exact time or date‚ the only way that the librarian does‚ so the student will be cleared‚ is she will be assigning the student to a work like cleaning the library‚ act like a book keeper‚ etc. In other cases like if the book was lost‚ the student must replace the lost book. There is a difference between borrowing and returning a textbook with a reference book. The student can borrow the textbook until the end
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