Co-operation Amongst Polish Research Libraries

International co-operation in research: An opportunity to educate collaborators

Every research study requires a sound design, careful planning, good management and proper analysis. In some cases, a study is conducted in multiple sites and possibly in different countries, often in order to increase the study sample size or to compare and contrast different study populations. Multi-center studies require co-investigators and research staff not only knowledgeable about the st...

College and Research Libraries

L B R A R I A N S f r e q u e n t l y d e m o n s t r a t e e x 4 t r e m e i r r i t a t i o n w h e n a n o n p r o f e s s i o n a l e n t e r s t h e f i e l d o f l i b r a r y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d y e t , o d d l y e n o u g h , s o m e p r o f e s s i o n a l s h a v e a d m i n i s t e r e d t h e i r l i b r a r i e s a s t h o u g h e n t i r e l y u n a w a r e o f t h...

College and Research Libraries

R i c h a r d H a r w e l l , a s s i s t an t l i b r a r i a n and l e c t u r e r in h i s to ry a t E m o r y Un ive r s i t y , is t he a u t h o r of Confederate Music. T h i s book is a s to ry of s o u t h e r n mus i c pub l i she r s and of the songs t h a t w e r e the f a v o r i t e t u n e s w i t h the so ld iers and belles of the C o n f e d e r a c y . I n c luded in the v o l ...

The Organisation of Co-operation

Sexual Selection of Co-operation

Advocates of sexual selection theory have argued that various male traits, such as male co-operative behavior towards females, can evolve through female preference for mating with those males who possess that trait. This paper reports on the results of a simulation performed to test the hypothesis that female preference for mating with co-operative males can lead to an increase in the proportio...