Browsing by Author "Spiro, Linda"

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    Designing the Fondren Library K-12 Experience: A collaborative project
    (2014-06-05) Bynog, David; Spiro, Linda; Edwards, Sandi; Kolah, Debra
    How do we create an experience that makes a meaningful impression on our school visitors, so that they come to know the value of a research library, and understand how it fits into a university setting? The high school student visitors of today could be the Rice students of tomorrow.
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    Fondren Through the Years: an Oral History of the Library, 1949-2009
    (Rice University, 2009) Hunter, John; Kuo, Jiun; Le, Kiem; Salman, Ali; Spiro, Linda; Zhao, Jane
    This 42-minute video includes 29 interviews with Fondren library staff including 6 retirees and 23 current employees. The film offers an informative and entertaining look at the library's development from the late 1950s to the present.
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    Research Flow: Understanding the Way Research Happens
    (2012-08) Kolah, Debra; Rivero, Monica; Ajtai, Rebecca; Focke, Amanda; LaFlamme, Marcel; Spiro, Linda; Crawford, Esther; Segal, Jane; Krevit, Leah; Meyers, Lauren; Miller, Jennifer
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    Review of "Customer Service.Gov: Technology Tools and Customer Service Principles for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Government"
    (Elsevier, 2014-07) Spiro, Linda
    Review of: Customer Service.Gov: Technology Tools and Customer Service Principles for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Government. Bruce McClendon, Mac Birch, and Ray Quay. Folsom, CA: Citygate Press, 2013. 526 pp. $21.98 (paper), ISBN 978-0615808178
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    Women Inventors: Information Sources
    (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Association, 2018) Spiro, Linda
    This paper describes information sources related to women inventors and patent holders from the inception of patenting in the United States through 2017. It includes books, websites, blogs, and studies from government and private agencies and individuals. These sources describe the kinds of patents obtained by women and present possible explanations for women’s relative lack of success in patenting compared to men. The resources also show, however, that women are making progress toward achieving parity with men (meaning women are included as inventors on 50% of patents) and include recommendations to increase the number of women receiving patents.