Detecting and assessing statistical interactions with multiple regression     

Tim Levine  Mike Cruz 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(1):23-31

This paper focuses on the treatment of statistical interactions (i.e., non‐additivity) within the framework of multiple regression. The nature of statistical interactions in relation to other types of effects and the implications of interactions for analysis and interpretation are discussed. We argue that researchers using regression analyses (1) often either fail to test for interactions (2) or use inadequate methods for testing for interactions (3) and, consequently may make faulty conclusions about their data. We outline several methods of dealing with interactions with regression and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each. Recommendations are made for the detection and treatment of interactions within regression.  相似文献   

The Desirability of Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis on Published Scales     

Timothy Levine  Craig R. Hullett  Monique Mitchell Turner  Maria Knight Lapinski 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(4):309-314

This paper advances an argument in favor of conducting and reporting confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) on existing and previously validated scales and reporting the findings of those analyses in published research. Previous evidence of scale validity does not necessarily ensure validity in subsequent uses. Instead, scale invariance is best viewed as an empirical question. The case is made that CFA facilitates rather than hinders cross-studies comparisons, and that replication is good scientific practice. Reporting the outcomes of CFA on existing scales provides useful information that facilities knowledge generation and can minimize costly scientific dead-ends.  相似文献   

Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Scale Validation in Communication Research     

Timothy R. Levine 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(4):335-338

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is an under-used and often misunderstood statistical tool. CFA provides useful information about scale dimensionality and validity. This paper offers a brief and accessible introduction to the role of CFA in communication research. Some common issues with CFA including dimensionality and model fit are addressed. More frequent and informed use of CFA would likely improve the quality of measurement in quantitative communication research.  相似文献   

Women's surnames and titles: Men's and women's views     

Laura Stafford  Susan L. Kline 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(2):214-224

This study extended research on women's surname choices and terms of address. Account of unmarried women and men were examined to identify factors and dialectical tensions in their reasoning about married women's surnames. Preferences for and meanings of women's titles, surname preferences for children, and perceptions concerning commitment and love were ascertained. Sex differences were found in the rationales for surname choice. Men and women preferred women and children to adopt male surnames and preferred married women use the title of Mrs. Men and women associated differing meanings with titles of Mrs. and Ms. Finally, men were more likely than women to associate a woman's surname choice with her love for, and commitment to, her partner.  相似文献   

Services to Distance Learners: Planning for E-Reserves and Copyright     

Susan Lowe  Joyce Rumeru 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(1-2):319-330

Abstract

This paper focuses on the outreach to over 3,000 students taking classes at over 80 locations within the State of Maine, as well as students taking classes nationally via the Web through the University of Maine System Network (UNE1). The discussion will briefly note the wide range of collections and services available through the University of Maine System's digital library and the Off-Campus Library Services Office. In particular, the discussion will center on reserve services for students at remote locations, using traditional paper copies and particularly electronic reserves, and the copyright issues that surround the e-reserve service.  相似文献   

6. GENERAL COMMUNICATION     

Niall Levine  Chris Sterling 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(1):38-42

MONOPOLY AND COMPETITION IN BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE by John Harper (London, Pinter, 1997 L50.00, ISBN 1–85567–455–6, 240pp, foreword, figures, notes glossary, index, appendices)

CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS: WORLDWIDE MARKET DEVELOPMENT by Garry A. Garrard (Norwood, MA: Artech House “Mobile Communications Series,”; 1997—$85.00, ISBN 0–89006–923–9, 514 pp., tables, charts, bibliography, index)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TAKE‐OFF IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES edited by Karl‐Ernst Schenk, Jorn Kruse and Jurgen Muller (Aldershot, England: Avebury, 1997— L37.50, ISBN 1–85972–572–4, 252 pp., tables, charts, glossary, index)

MASS COMMUNICATION IN JAPAN by Ann Cooper‐Chen with Miiko Kodama (Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1997—$39.95, ISBN 0–8138–2710–8, 276 pp., tables, photos, time‐line, references, index)

MASS MEDIA IN REVOLUTION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE ROMANIAN LABORATORY by Peter Gross (Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1996—$42.95, ISBN 0–8138–2670–5, 224 pp., tables, notes, bibliography, index)  相似文献   

Popular Illustration     

Susan E. Meyer  Donald Walton  William Hillcourt  Leonard S. Marcus  J.C. Cooper  Cathy Guisewite 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(6):109-112

Susan E. Meyer's America's Great Illustrators (New York: Harry Abrams, 1978—$35.00)

Donald Walton's A Rockwell Portrait: An Intimate Biography (Kansas City: Sheed, Andrews & McMeel, 1978—$12.95)

William Hillcourt's Norman Rockwell's World of Scouting (New York: Harry Abrams, 1977—$17.95)

Leonard S. Marcus' The American Store Window (New York: Whitney Library of Design/ Watson-Guptill, 1978—$25.00)

J.C. Cooper's An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1978— $14.95)

Cathy Guisewite's The Cathy Chronicles (Kansas City: Sheed, Andrews & McMeel, 1978—$12.95/7.95)

Frank Lohan's Pen and Ink Techniques (Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1978—$5.95)

Allen Hurlburt's The Grid: A Modular System for the Design and Production of Newspapers, Magazines, and Books (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978—$16.95)

Edward Booth-Clibborn, ed. European Illustration 78/79 (New York: Hastings House, 1978— $47.50)

Ken Kesey's Sorcercers: A Collection of Fantasy Art (New York: Ballantine, 1978—$7.95, paper)

Rock Art: The Golden Age of Record Album Covers (New York: Ballantine, 1977—$8.95, paper)

David Sandison's Rockvisions: The Art of David Oxtoby (New York: Dutton, 1978—$8.95, paper)

Byron Preiss, ed. The Illustrated Roger Zelazny (New York: Baronet Publishing Co., 1978—$8.95, paper)

Ian Summers, ed. Tomorrow and Beyond: Masterpieces of Science Fiction Art (New York: Workman Publishing Co., 1978—$19.95/9.95)

Jose Pierre's An Illustrated Dictionary of Pop Art (London: Eyre Methuen/Woodbury, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, 1977—$3.95, paper)

Gene Baro's Graphicstudio U.S.F.: An Experiment in Art and Education (Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum, 1978—price not given, paper)

Joni K. Miller & Lowry Thompson's The Rubber Stamp Album (New York: Workman Publishing Co., 1978—$12.50/6.95)  相似文献   

Public Policy     

Dr. D.C. Pitt  Kay Gill  Susan E. Tufts  Robert J. Huffman  Mary Michelle Watkins  Norman L. Rosenberg 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(3-4):37-38

GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY RELATIONS: KEY ISSUES IN THE US TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY by Dr. D.C. Pitt (Economic and Social Research Council, 160 Great Portland St., London WIN 6BA—L3.50, paper)

STATE GOVERNMENT RESEARCH DIRECTORY edited by Kay Gill and Susan E. Tufts (1987—price not given)

GOVERNMENT RESEARCH DIRECTORY edited by Kay Gill and Susan E. Tufts (1987—$350)

RESEARCH SERVICES DIRECTORY edited by Robert J. Huffman, and Mary Michelle Watkins (1987—$290)

PROTECTING THE BEST MEN: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY OF THE LAW OF LIBEL by Norman L. Rosenberg (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1986—$29.95)

MEDIA LAW by Ralph L. Holsinger (New York: Random House, 1987—price not given)

COMMONSENSE COPYRIGHT: A GUIDE TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES by R. S. Talab (McFarland & Co., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640—$14.95, paper)  相似文献   

Electronic media     

Michael C. Keith  Chris Sterling  Susan Tyler Eastman  Gary R. Edgerton 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(4):228-231

RADIO'S NICHE MARKETING REVOLUTION: FUTURESELL by Godfrey W. and Ashley Page Herweg (Boston: Focal Press, 1997‐$37.95, paper, ISBN 0–240–80202–0, 274 pp., figures, bibliography, notes, index)

THE RECORDING INDUSTRY by Geoffrey P. Hull (Boston: Allyn & Bacon “Series in Mass Communication,”; 1998‐$24.00, ISBN 0–205–19689–6, 304 pp., Internet sources list, notes, bibliography, glossary, index)

THE CABLE AND SATELLITE TELEVISION INDUSTRIES by Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden (Boston: Allyn & Bacon “Series in Mass Communication,”; 1998‐$24.00, paper, ISBN 0–205–20013–3, 370 pp., diagrams, tables, bibliography, index)

THE BROADCAST TELEVISION INDUSTRY by James R. Walker & Douglas A. Ferguson, with contributions by John F. Long and Kevin Sauter (Boston: Allyn & Bacon “Series in Mass Communication,”; 1998‐$24.00, paper, ISBN 0–205–18950–4, 228 pp., figures, glossary, bibliography, index)

“DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE:” READING THE X FILES edited by David Lavery, Angela Hague, and Maria Cartwright (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press “Television Series,”; 1996‐$45.00/16.95, ISBN 0–8156–2717–3 hard, 0–8156–0407–6 paper, 233 pp., notes, appendix, works cited, index)

MINORITY COMMERCIAL BROADCAST OWNERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES by NTIA's Minority Telecommunications Development Program (Washington: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997‐price not given, paper, no ISBN provided, 50 pp., tables)

THE BROADCASTER'S GUIDE TO RDS by Scott Wright (Boston: Focal Press, 1997‐$36.95, paper, ISBN 0–240–80278–0, 203 pp., figures, glossary, bibliography, index)  相似文献   

Merging Catalogs: Creating a Shared Bibliographic Environment for the State University Libraries of Florida     

Susan Jane Heron  Betsy Simpson  Amy K. Weiss  Jean Phillips 《Cataloging & classification quarterly》2013,51(1-3):139-155

The eleven state universities of Florida have long shared an integrated library system architecture, but maintained separate databases. In 2009 the deans and directors of the eleven state university libraries tasked the three largest libraries to investigate the feasibility of combining all catalogs into a single bibliographic entity. With the help of a central automation group, the three successfully negotiated the fine line between sharing data and retaining the unique work created by each of the three libraries. The groundwork laid in this initiative should prove valuable to other libraries seeking to centralize functions and pool resources.  相似文献