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    Impact factor – Garfield1 first mentioned the idea of an impact factor in 1955, and it was only in the early 1960s he, along with Irving H Sher, created the journal impact factor to help select journals for Science Citation Index. The evolution of the idea of the impact factor is well documented 2. From then on, it has been used widely for different purposes; it is being used, often indiscriminately, in the evaluation of performance

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    analysis of a select passage from page 151 of Daniel Defoe’s, Journal of the Plague Year. The focus of this passage is the narrator’s feelings about the plague’s relationship with human nature. In this passage H.F. (Defoe) asserts that another plague year would reconcile all destructive differences between people. Consequently, this passage does not correspond with the expected perspective of a plague survivor. The original intent of Journal of the Plague year was to be a realistic account of the plague

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    The purpose of this assignment is to critically review a research article extracted from a professional journal using a critiquing framework. The essay will attempt to analyse and evaluate the validity and rigour of the research study and will unitise the critiquing framework for quantitative research papers devised by (Steen and Roberts, 2011, p56-57), while also taking time to reflect upon the research study’s value and influence on practice. The article ‘Women’s perception of the term ‘obstetrician’

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    Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet and novelist. She was born in 1939 in Ottawa, Canada and has written over forty fiction books in addition to poems and critical essays (2013-17, Margaret atwood biography). Her book of poetry, The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970) was inspired by a dream Atwood had of Susanna Moodie. Moodie was an English writer who immigrated to Canada in 1832 with her husband in order to secure a better life for her growing family. Atwood had read Moodie’s book Roughing It In

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    In Margaret Atwood’s book of poetry, “ The Journals of Susanna Moodie” she dives into the psychological dimension of the immigrant experience in Canada through the eyes of the persona, Susanna Moodie. Susanna Moodie is used as the persona to demonstrate her gradual growth and development as a person from a land of civilization to a person accepting a land of wilderness, to explore how nature can force even those most stubborn to change. Margaret Atwood begins Moodie’s story with “ Disembarking

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    entire paper in the abstract and at the beginning of each paragraph in his research. Additionally, Hajli maintains a structured format in his paper that is supported by relevant research for this topic. 2.Subject (5-8 sentences)- The subject of this journal is the impact of social media on consumers. This subject particularly pertains to the business side of social media, however, the research can be applied in multiple fields of study. The subject is broken down into a series of questions that need

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    TO: APSA Council RE: Council Discussion Topic: Organized Sections This overview is designed to help launch a Council small group discussion about journals, and about strategic issues the Association may wish to address. The memo notes salient issues the Association is or will soon face. The themes included here are surely not complete and the goal is for a discussion that helps ferret out or sharpen heretofore unarticulated issues as well as the ones we see now. I. Introduction APSA

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    Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us” (ESV, Ps. 62.6-8). The Psalms were like David’s personal journal. It documents his feelings, mainly towards God, and gives a commentary of the thoughts running through his mind. It clearly shows David questioning God and going through rough patches, but it also shows moments of great delight and times of significant

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    various ways to journal. As the class progressed, I found it to be more of an art than a humanities class. When this reality did not match my expectation, I was disappointed. I had to challenge myself to get the most out of this course by changing my attitude and adjusting my perspective. As an art class, this would have been an excellent idea and well executed. Being able to learn about different materials, binding techniques, and adhesives were helpful in the creation of journals, but it was not

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    ACCESSING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE STUDENTS AT CHENNAI – A STUDY B.LALITHA Research Scholar Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Email: lalithavelachery@gmail.com Dr. K.CHINNASAMY Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Email: drkchinna@yahoo.co.in, Abstract The study focused on the extent of access and use of electronic journals by the students of

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