{"title":"Symphonies in the stacks : how libraries can aid in classical music’s revitalization","authors":"Diana Doublet","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6457","url":null,"abstract":"Classical music as an art form is as vibrant and engaging as ever, but it is steadily losing the ability to connect to the greater community. It is an industry like any other, and must keep itself relevant in order to remain afloat. Libraries have faced many of same challenges, but unlike the classical music world, they have had far more success in adapting to new technologies and adopting new models for operation. Classical music must learn to do the same, and collaboration with libraries is a fundamental first step in accomplishing this. This paper examines some of the ways collaboration is already taking place, and suggests ways it can further aid audience revitalization through providing access for the library community.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126967860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bibliotherapy: How Public Libraries can Support their Communities’ Mental Health","authors":"Keri McCaffrey","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6452","url":null,"abstract":"Bibliotherapy is the act of reading a book to aid a mental illness. Although bibliotherapy is commonly practiced in a controlled study, it should be expanded and implemented into public libraries in a way that the public can take bibliotherapy into their own hands. In this paper, bibliotherapy’s effectiveness is looked at through both psychology tests, and online public opinion. Also, its execution in public libraries is discussed, and better ways to implement bibliotherapy are suggested through articles. Overall, public libraries can take an active role in their community’s mental health by providing them tools in the way of books to allow them to explore, understand, and potentially better their emotions or actions.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128461002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"De-myth-tifying the gender digital divide in Latin America: libraries as intermediaries in bridging the gap","authors":"L. Bull","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V12I1.6448","url":null,"abstract":"For decades, the gender digital divide has been observed as a concept and a construct throughout countries all over the world. It persists with particular belligerence in areas like Latin America, where myths surrounding its existence have perpetuated disparities in men’s and women’s access to and use of the internet and information and communications technologies (ICTs). In this paper, the author reveals that in order for the gender digital divide to be rectified, it must first be ‘de-myth-tified’, and claims about the divide as nonexistent, unimportant, or due to women’s inherent technophobia systematically discredited. It is then argued that, by exposing the true nature of the divide, spaces are created for libraries to take on a new role in Latin America, as advocates for gender equality in technology and information. Possibilities for improving policy, education, and innovation are explored, with a call for further research in the field. Second Place DJIM Best Article Award.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134582382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Capital on Interprovincial Migration: A Nova Scotia Focused Assessment","authors":"A. Rashti, A. Koops, Spencer Covey","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5527","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the issue of interprovincial migration and its potential relationship to capital expenditure. This paper estimates and reviews the relationship between several variables and their effects on interprovincial migration; one of its main contributions is to analyze the effect of capital expenditure on net interprovincial migration. This issue was examined from a Nova Scotia perspective through both literature and an empirical model. A time-series cross sectional regression model found both median income and GDP per capita to be significant and influential explanatory variables. Capital expenditure was found to be statistically significant, but negatively related and negligible. Based on these findings and the literature review, four recommendations are proposed: continue with the status quo, incentivize return migration, provide a tax break for out of province commuters, and establish a system to expedite accreditation.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131697767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Google, Public Libraries, and the Deep Web","authors":"A. Blandford","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5525","url":null,"abstract":"A February 2012 Pew Internet survey found that 91% of online adults use search engines to find information on the web (Purcell, Brenner, & Rainie, 2012). Asked which search engine they use most often, 83% of search users say Google. This paper outlines a (not insurmountable) challenge to public libraries, which have a mandate to facilitate public access to information. A preliminary study reveals that many public libraries in Canada currently block their catalogues from Google’s indexing robots, effectively rendering their resources invisible to the majority of internet searchers. This fact undermines the purpose and functionality of public libraries’ Online Public Library Catalogues (OPACs). This paper will address the problem of dynamic content for search engine robots, and suggest solutions, such as the creation of sitemaps, as well as illustrating the need for future studies.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116209964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aboriginal Mental Healthcare in Canada: The role of alternative service delivery in transforming the provision of mental health services","authors":"D. Kowpak, L. Gillis","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5531","url":null,"abstract":"With growing complexity surrounding the issue of mental health, there is increased pressure for healthcare providers to engage in Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) and collaborative service delivery. Moreover, Aboriginal mental health has historically been an area of high concern and controversy, due to the high incidence of mental illness within this population. The unique social and cultural contexts that impact the type of healthcare services provided, and how these services are organized and delivered, require special consideration to be made when designing ASD models for Aboriginal mental healthcare. This paper seeks to identify current ASD initiatives being undertaken in Canada, while exploring the need for innovative and collaborative service delivery initiatives related to Aboriginal mental health, identifying current gaps and potential barriers to service delivery.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130907014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effectiveness of Advocacy and Advertising: A Comparison between Veganism and Climate Change","authors":"Robyn Gray","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5514","url":null,"abstract":"This paper compares the ways people react to different information regarding veganism and climate change. It analyzes the factors that influence people's reactions to unpleasant information, and establishes that not everyone will respond to the same information in the same way. People can be determined not to believe certain information due to their religious or political backgrounds, or the amount that individuals could be affected by changes they are asked to make. Different suggestions are made for convincing people to take actions towards issues such as veganism and climate change: appealing to emotion as opposed to intellect, removing disassociation between individuals and these issues, and providing achievable steps so that people feel encouraged to make a difference. Overall, through analyzing veganism and climate change, this essay establishes that it is not always the message being conveyed that is most important, but rather the way in which that information is conveyed.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116778486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing Print-Based Weeding Projects in Academic Libraries","authors":"Hilary Lynd","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5516","url":null,"abstract":"“Weeding” is the process of removing information resources from a collection. As a public relations quagmire, it is one of the most challenging tasks an information manager may face. With the rise of election resources, print-based weeding projects are on the rise. It is integral that information managers have the necessary skills to carry out this endeavor. This paper examines the best practices for managing a print-based weeding project in an academic library, based on recent literature and the author’s work experience. A set of recommendations for choosing material to remove, developing workflows, managing public relations and finding solutions for discarded material are put forward.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128986274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bucci, Lucy Hulford, Alison Macdonald, J. Rothwell
{"title":"Citizen Engagement: A Catalyst for Effective Local Government","authors":"A. Bucci, Lucy Hulford, Alison Macdonald, J. Rothwell","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5528","url":null,"abstract":"This project examined the crucial role citizen engagement plays in the local governance process by analyzing various methods of citizen engagement and their direct application to examples in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). A literature review and jurisdictional scan was conducted to develop a Best Elements Framework for effective citizen engagement. This identified the seven best elements of citizen engagement, including: timing, use of technology, diversity/representativeness, multiple engagement mechanisms, two-way communication, active community building and accountability/transparency. This framework was then applied to two HRM-based case studies: the HRM Community Engagement Strategy and the HRM Rebranding Strategy. Through analysis of both case studies, the group concluded that the methods utilized were effective overall. Four recommendations were generated for HRM moving forward: creating an annual citizen engagement report card, integrating and expanding online engagement mechanisms, exploring other engagement and evaluation mechanisms, and establish guidelines with community stakeholders for how engagement will impact decision-making.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"248 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122459906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Road Between: An Interim First Nations Accountability Regime","authors":"Steven Dane Cvitko","doi":"10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5931/DJIM.V11I0.5515","url":null,"abstract":"The Federal Government of Canada’s current First Nations accountability regime is an extension of a longstanding paternalistic relationship with First Nations governments, and the struggle to build final agreements is indicative of Canada’s resistance to First Nations sovereignty. This paper explores an interim accountability regime during the negotiations of these final agreements. The accountability regime will need to reconcile notions of First Nations self-governance to indigenize accountability both within and across First Nations. The Federal Government of Canada can foster First Nations governance with the implementation of the Kelowna Accord and by working collaboratively with First Nations governments to identify an appropriate interim accountability regime through Outcome Management.","PeriodicalId":430243,"journal":{"name":"Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management","volume":"78 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121922478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}