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The article explores study indicate that participating in a research training program and pilot survey is associated with librarians' ability to conduct their own research as well as increased confidence to complete primary data collection. While this study did not measure long-term outcomes, we anticipate that increased skills and confidence might serve librarians not only in completing their own research but also in implementing evidencebased practices within libraries.

The article explores the show made me a better librarian. If knowledge is information organized and contextualized, then LITS is a knowledge laboratory; we create eccentric, irreverent context through music, expertise, trivia, and inthec- moment reactions. Relistening to some of our shows, I can hear myself having realizations about archives, data, copyright, freedom, and creative expression in real time.

The article explore books from My Own PRIVATE LIBRARY. this explores books that I have enjoyed, but the ones in this writing marked various important stages of my life. I hope that I can pass my love of reading and a good story down to my son. I want him to be carried away by times of the past, present, and future, and immerse himself so far in a book that he loses track of time. My mother, who is no longer here with me, saw her daughter who was shy and quiet and instilled the love of books.

The article explores Sparta-Hancock County Library Honey Bee Observatory Sparta-Hancock County Library is all abuzz as a result of its in-house Honey Bee Observatory! Local beekeepers with the Lake Country Beekeepers Association (LCBA), who hold their monthly meetings at the library, realized that the library was a perfect place for an observatory to teach the community about the importance of bees and to provide engaging programs for patrons of all ages.

This paper analyses Chinese sub-national governments' implementation strategies to meet national energy efficiency targets in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010). Previous research has focused on the ways governance practices and decision-making structures shape implementation outcomes, yet very little attention has been given to what strategies local leaders actually employ to bridge national priorities with local interests. To illustrate how local leaders work politically, this paper highlights specific implementation methods officials use to strengthen formal incentives and create effective informal incentives to comply with energy efficiency mandates. The analysis is drawn from 53 interviews conducted in June and July of 2010 in Shanxi, a major coal-producing and energy-intensive province. Findings suggest that local government leaders conform to national directives by "bundling" the energy efficiency policy with policies of more pressing local importance or by "bundling" their energy efficiency objectives with the interests of groups with significant political influence. Ultimately, sub-national government officials frame policies in ways that give them legitimacy at the local level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines a particular type of central mandate in China, the mandate for nationwide across-the-board salary increases in the public sector. The making and implementation of this mandate epitomizes the changes and challenges in intergovernmental relations of a transition economy. Our findings show that although the central pay mandates were issued under a number of conditions that favored, or should have even guaranteed, their smooth implementation, local reactions to the mandates have deviated from central expectations. The mandated pay raises have not only failed to win local compliance but also given rise to widespread pay arrears. Based on empirical data from two Chinese counties, this article analyzes the causes of local noncompliance and its implications for intergovernmental management. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]