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This paper presents a case study about opportunities for libraries to elevate reporting on their organization's financial status, transactions, and available funds using data visualization, specifically with Power BI, based on work at University of Oregon Libraries. The Power BI dashboard aggregates data from the university’s financial system and integrated library system to provide a consolidated view, and to tell the library's story in a more engaging way. The author proposes using this type of business intelligence technology to provide a transformative impact on financial operations of libraries.

The origin and assignment of the complex main and satellite X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) features of the cations in ionic compounds have been the subject of extensive theoretical studies using different methods. There is agreement that within a molecular orbital model, one needs to take into account different types of configurations. Specifically, those where a core electron is removed, but no other configuration changes are made and those where in addition to ionization, there are also shake or charge-transfer changes to the ionic configuration. However, there are strong disagreements about the assignment of XPS features to these configurations. The present work is directed toward resolving the origin of main and satellite features for the Ni 2p XPS of NiO based on ab initio molecular orbital wave functions (WFs) for a cluster model of NiO. A major problem in earlier ab initio XPS studies of ionic compounds has been the use of a common set of orbitals that was not able to properly describe all the ionic configurations that contribute to the full XPS spectra. This is resolved in the present work by using orbitals that are optimized for averages of the occupations of the different configurations that contribute to the XPS. The approach of using state-averaged (SA) orbitals is validated through comparisons between different averages and through use of higher order excitations in the WFs for the ionic states. It represents a major extension of our earlier work on the main and satellite features of the Fe 2p XPS of Fe2O3 and proves the reliability and the generality of the assignments of the character and origin of the different features of the XPS obtained with orbitals optimized for SAs. These molecular orbital methods permit the characterization of the ionic states in terms of the importance of shake excitations and of the coupling of ionization of 2p1/2 and 2p3/2 spin-orbit split sub shells. The work lays the foundation for definitive assignments of the character of main and satellite XPS features and points to their origin in the electronic structure of the material.

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The Al K alpha, 1486.6 eV, based x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of Fe 2p and Fe 3p for Fe(III) in Fe2O3 and Fe(II) in FeO is compared with theoretical predictions based on ab initio wavefunctions that accurately treat the final, core-hole, multiplets. The principal objectives of this comparison are to understand the multiplet structure and to evaluate the use of both the 2p and 3p spectra in determining oxidation states. In order to properly interpret the features of these spectra and to use the XPS to provide atomistic insights as well as atomic composition, it is necessary to understand the origin of the multiplet energies and intensities. The theoretical treatment takes into account the ligand field and spin-orbit splittings, the covalent mixing of ligand and Fe 3d orbitals, and the angular momentum coupling of the open shell electrons. These effects lead to the distribution of XPS intensity into a large number of final, ionic, states that are only partly resolved with energies spread over a wide range of binding energies. For this reason, it is necessary to record the Fe 2p and 3p XPS spectra over a wide energy range, which includes all the multiplets in the theoretical treatment as well as additional shake satellites. We also evaluate the effects of differing assumptions concerning the extrinsic background subtraction, to make sure our experimental spectrum may be fairly compared to the theory. We conclude that the Fe 3p XPS provides an additional means for distinguishing Fe(III) and Fe(II) oxidation states beyond just using the Fe 2p spectrum. In particular, with the use of the Fe 3p XPS, the depth of the material probed is about 1.5 times greater than for the Fe 2p XPS. In addition, a new type of atomic many-body effect that involves excitations into orbitals that have Fe f,ℓ = 3, symmetry has been shown to be important for the Fe 3p XPS.

Abstract NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Session #1541 Librarianship at the Intersection of Engineering and Business Margaret A. Mellinger Oregon State University Libraries Introduction Oregon State University has initiated two programs that engage engineering students in entrepreneurship. The first program is an entrepreneurship minor available through the College of Business that enrolls engineering and science majors in the same courses with business students. The second is the Austin Entrepreneurship Program, a residential program offered through the College of Business and designed to give engineering and other students with entrepreneurial interests a chance to “live, dine, work and dream together in an incubator community.” It is scheduled to open in a renovated historic residence hall in Fall term, 2004. OSU Libraries is looking for ways to positively impact the entrepreneurship program by understanding the information needs of the community. The nature of information-seeking behaviors and information needs of engineers and business students presents a number of challenges, as do the as yet unknown needs of the entrepreneurship program. This paper explores ways OSU Libraries can address these challenges and contribute to the new focus through collections, services, instruction and research. Also addressed are the roles librarians can play to further the success of the entrepreneurship endeavors. Austin Entrepreneurship Program at Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a land, sea, and space grant institution with a student population of around 20,000. It is one of four universities in the Northwest to be granted a ranking of Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive. There were over 3,000 undergraduate students in engineering and over 2,000 undergraduates in business as of Fall term, 2002.1 In 2003, the university completed a strategic plan emphasizing five multidisciplinary themes. One of the thematic areas is “optimizing enterprise, technological change and innovation.” 2 To capitalize on this theme, university administrators are looking at greater levels of collaboration across disciplines, departments and colleges within OSU, with other universities in Oregon and elsewhere, and with the public sector, especially business and industry. The College of Business and the College of Engineering each bring strengths to the implementation of the theme. The College of Business has been charged to provide business education to other academic units, especially those with a strong technology focus, so that the University can build capacity and success in transferring knowledge and research to various industries and to develop start-up companies.3 The College of Engineering is collaborating with the College of Business through the Austin Entrepreneurship Program. The program currently has two components, an entrepreneurship minor, and the residential college. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

On a dark and stormy night in Prineville, fifty members of the community gathered in Crook County Library’s meeting room. The program facilitator walked in the door five minutes before go-time. The Assistant Director introduced him to the room. And then all hell broke loose. The program topic? Guns and America.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share one uncommon way that an academic library moved toward more sustainable library operations and to share lessons learned in the implementation of a compost collection program in an academic library. Design/methodology/approach Case study. Findings The right collaboration is critical to successfully implementing a library composting program and challenges like working around supply purchasing hurdles, reducing contamination in the collection bins, and working out appropriate assessment techniques may be encountered. Practical implications Academic libraries can implement compost collections program if the proper infrastructure exists and the appropriate partnerships are established. Social implications Academic libraries can be leaders in sustainable building operations and provide learning opportunities for the entire campus and surrounding community. Originality/value Very little published literature exists on implementing composting program in libraries of any kind. This case study helps to build that body of literature.

The authors report a study concerning student and instructor attitudes toward accessing library resources and services from within course management systems (CMS). In spring 2008, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with a small population of students and instructors at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and at Colorado State University (CSU). They asked participants to respond to examples of library integrations in course management systems at other institutions and to report their local experiences with both the campus CMS and library services. Participant responses frequently challenged and complicated the authors' assumptions about best practices in integrating a library presence and library services in CMS. The interview findings are discussed thematically, in relation to higher education and library literature, and can inform librarians' efforts to integrate an effective library presence in a campus course management system. This study might be readily adapted for implementation at other institutions.