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Organizational Structures and Relationships in Canadian, Noncommercial Journals: Supporting Scholar-Led Publishing
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Jessica Lange; Sarah Severson – College & Research Libraries, 2024
Library publishers have an important role in building an equitable and open scholarly publishing ecosystem. As library publishers' services mature, it is critical to understand how noncommercial journals operate and organize their daily activities to ensure the journals' success, longevity, and sustainability. To inform these efforts, the authors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Publishing Industry, Periodicals, Editing
A Tour of Wood Product Manufacturing Facilities in British Columbia as an Example of Experiential Learning
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Cool, Julie; Ellis, Simon; Jiang, Feng – Natural Sciences Education, 2020
The provision of meaningful experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students in natural resources-based programs is particularly important. In 2017, the Department of Wood Science at the University of British Columbia reintroduced a dormant, 1-week tour of manufacturing operations for students in the Wood Products Processing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Woodworking, Experiential Learning
Microform Sets in U.S. and Canadian Libraries. Report of a Survey on the Bibliographic Control of Microform Sets Conducted by the Association of Research Libraries Microform Project.
Heynen, Jeffrey, Comp. – 1984
This report describes the background of the Association of Research Libraries Microform Project and summarizes results of the survey from which the database of the project's clearinghouse on the bibliographic control of microforms has been constructed. The Microform Project was established in 1981 to assist libraries, microform publishers, and the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Clearinghouses, Databases, Library Surveys
Basic Education in the Workplace Exploratory Project. Canadian Manufacturers' Association. Perceptions of Workplace Literacy Skills in Manitoba's Manufacturing Sector. Final Report.
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McKeag, Janis – 1993
A project assessed perceptions of manufacturing employers regarding the workplace literacy skills of occupational groups in their industry in Manitoba. A mailed survey was sent to 125 members of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association; 41 completed it. The first part of the survey obtained information about the occupations in manufacturing and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
1980 Manitoba Community Colleges Follow-Up Survey: Detailed Summaries by Community College Program and Course.
Manitoba Dept. of Labor and Manpower, Winnipeg. – 1981
A survey of 3,505 graduates from 155 courses at all four campuses of Manitoba Community College between August 1978 and July 1979 was conducted to determine employment experience and the relation of the experience to their college training. Major findings, based on a 58% response rate, reveal that the unemployment rate for graduates was 7%;…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Training Manual Development Program: Dominion Bridge. Final Report. Organizational Needs Assessment of Workplace Literacy Skills & Development of Training Manuals for the Paint Department.
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McKeag, Janis – 1993
To address specific workplace literacy needs within the steel fabrication sector in Manitoba, an organizational needs assessment was conducted training manuals were developed using literacy task analysis techniques. The organizational needs assessment assessed the general and workplace literacy tasks and demands of hourly workers at Dominion…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Research, Foreign Countries