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Melatonin for cognitive impairment (review)
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009)
Background:
There are a number of studies that suggest a relationship between decline of melatonin function and the symptoms of dementia.
Objectives:
The review assessed the evidence of clinical efficacy and safety of ...
Diverse populations in Saskatchewan: the challenges of reaching them
(The Partnership: Provincial and Territorial Library Associations of Canada, 2010)
Saskatchewan is more diverse than it was even 5 years ago. Although historically
Saskatchewan has always had a diverse immigrant population, with immigrants from
many European and Eastern European countries, recently there ...
A demographic and career profile of Canadian research university librarians
(Elsevier, 2007)
This paper provides an up-to-date career and demographic profile of Canadian research university librarians by comparing newly derived data from the 8Rs Study: The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries, with ...
Facilitating adult learning: the role of the academic librarian
(Haworth Press, 2000)
This paper considers the instructional role of the academic librarian and
examines the contribution adult learning theory makes to the practice of
teaching information literacy skills. It explores those principles of ...
Electronic pathfinders in academic libraries: an analysis of their content and form
(Association of College & Research Libraries, 2001)
Forty-five electronic pathfinders were selected from nine Canadian university
libraries to assess their degree of conformity to suggested guidelines
in the existing literature about pathfinders. The content and the
format ...
Finding time for scholarship: a survey of Canadian research university librarians
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007)
More than half the participants in a survey of Canadian research university
librarians indicated that scholarship activities were required or encouraged at
their universities, yet most university librarians have year-round ...
Female public library patrons value the library for services, programs, and technology
(University of Alberta Learning Services, 2009)
Objective - This study attempts to give insight into why and how women use the public library and information technology, and how they learned to use the technology. Design - Qualitative survey. Setting - The research took ...
Academic librarians have concerns about their role as teachers
(University of Alberta Learning Services, 2008)
Objective - This study explores how academic librarians are introduced to teaching, the degree to which they think of themselves as teachers, the ways in which being a teacher has become a significant feature of their ...
Public libraries in Canada: an overview
(Emerald Group Publishing, 2008)
Purpose - This overview aims to compile information pertaining to Canadian public libraries in the areas of legislation, structure, governance, and funding models, and briefly describes issues common to public libraries ...
An introductory guide to drug reference sources
(Haworth Press, 2006)
A huge number of drug reference sources exist. For the librarian new to the drug information field, choosing the appropriate source to answer a reference question can be difficult. This paper presents some common drug ...