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I Found it at the Library
(2010)
Ron Powers describes his view of libraries during a talk to the Friends of the University of Missouri Library.
Peasant Households Strategies in the Andes and Potential Users of Climate Forecasts: El Niño of 1997-1998
(2010-11)
Production strategies pursued by households and individuals in a peasant community of the Bolivian Altiplano are shaped by access to resources, social networks and institutions, wealth, and the ability to develop urban ...
Rural Livelihoods and Agroforestry Practices in the Missouri Flood Plains
(2010-11)
Agroforestry practices, new to many small farms in the United States, may offer many economic and environmental benefits. Small farmers in Northeast and Southeast Missouri were interviewed to understand the relationship ...
Effective library promotion: empowering patrons to discover and create
(2011)
The message chosen to promote the library will
inevitably influence the tools selected for marketing and outreach. The tools presented here were chosen to represent a broad
spectrum of library types, and would be ...
Svatbarska muzika and chalga : the fusion of music genres that contributes to a social change
(2011)
The first place prize for the 2011 Undergraduate Research Paper Contest was awarded for this paper by Alexandria Dimitrova which examines the emergence and development of two contemporary genres of Bulgarian music and their ...
Social media for librarianship
(2011)
Libraries are incorporating Social Media technologies to create a more progressive presence in the community. Social Media has become an essential way for libraries to communicate and engage patrons. These important tools ...
Technology makes learning fun: top 10 technologies to try in your school library
(2012)
The following tools offer school library media specialists innovative and useful ways to incorporate technology into classroom instruction, and each can be adapted for use in youth services within public libraries. While ...
10 emerging technologies in library science!
(2014)
"Keep yourself informed!
Librarians strive to help their patrons with any and all requests. In order to assist them, librarians must
be up to date on the current technologies being used in the workplace. A better ...
Poverty and Health of Children from Racial/Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Families in the Midwest
(Cambio Center, 2011)
Using data from the 2007-2009 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) supplement of the Current Population Surveys (CPS), this study explores the relationship between poverty and health of children from various racial/ethnic ...
Acculturation, Context of Reception and Capitals Affecting Economic Integration of Latino Newcomers to the Midwest in 2009
(Cambio Center, 2011)
Latino immigration to rural areas of the Midwest increased during the 1990s. Through the period 2008-2009 a household survey was conducted in three regions of the Midwest experiencing distinct labor pull factors. The ...
Meanings and Strategies for Good Health: The Perspectives of Latina Immigrant Mothers in Rural Iowa
(Cambio Center, 2014)
Limited research has examined the variety of strategies Latino immigrants, especially those living in rural communities, use to maintain or improve their health. This study identified Latina immigrant mothers? conceptualizations ...
Building Community with a Farmers Market, Commercial Kitchen and Community Garden The Sprouts and Roots Program at Lincoln University
(Cambio Center, 2014)
The overall objective of the Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) Sprouts and Roots Program (SRP) is to improve the well-being of minorities and other underserved communities through gardening and to promote ...
Dimensions of Acculturative Stress and Mexican American Emerging Adults Prosocial Behaviors
(Cambio Center, 2014)
Stressful experiences are demanding and can weaken coping mechanisms and lead to maladjustment (Conger et al., 1993; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). Mexican Americans face unique forms of stressors, including acculturative stress. ...
Casa de Salud: A Community and University Partnership
(Cambio Center, 2011)
DuBard and Gizlice (2008) reported that Spanish language preference is a marker for poorer access to care and preventive health services. Carr (2006) cited fear of detection and cultural/language barriers to care as major ...
The Impact of Social Networks on Well-Being: Evidence from Latino
(Cambio Center, 2011)
A series of studies has questioned the stylized fact that most Latino immigrants favor settling in major cities. The recent wave of immigration into the rural areas has been raising concerns about resource distribution and ...
Promotoras de Salud: A Health Literacy Approach to Improving Immigrant Access to Health Care
(Cambio Center, 2011)
Newcomers to the United States undergo many changes in habits and customs when they arrive that make them more vulnerable to different problems such as obesity, diabetes, STD/HIV, medication errors, and a host of other ...
Mental health response to Spanish-speaking telephone callers: Secret shopper study
(Cambio Center, 2012)
Our past information-gathering on public mental health agencies in Jackson County, Missouri identified 12 agencies who reported providing Spanish-language mental health services. To look more closely at these agencies' ...