VIURRSpace
The Libraries of Royal Roads University and Vancouver Island University collaboratively offer VIURRSpace to digitally preserve and showcase selected scholarly and creative works of the universities, together with special collections that represent the unique character of the region.
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Regulatory capture of regulators: The case of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada
(International Journal of Public Administration, 2017)This study employed Stilger’s (1971) capture theory to investigate whether the Investment Dealers Association (IDA) of Canada experienced regulatory capture by weak enforcement. The study used data of the IDA’s enforcement ... -
Genomic insights into temperature-dependent transcriptional responses of Kosmotoga olearia, a deep-biosphere bacterium that can grow from 20 to 79 °C
(Springer, 2017-09-11)Temperature is one of the defining parameters of an ecological niche. Most organisms thrive within a temperature range that rarely exceeds ~30 °C, but the deep subsurface bacterium Kosmotoga olearia can grow over a temperature ... -
International Journal of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves - Vol.1, Issue 1 [web archive files]
(VIU Press, 2017-01)Web archive version of the International Journal of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, vol.1, no.1, originally published at http://biospherejournal.org -
On Murray Bookchin's "The philosophy of social ecology" [post-print]
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1998)Book review of "The philosophy of social ecology: Essays on dialectical naturalism" by Murray Bookchin (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1995). The reviewer presents Bookchin's key ideas in point form, along with some pertinent ... -
[Book Review] Mao: The unknown story [post-print]
(Cambridge, 2006-12)Book review of "Mao: The unknown story" by Jung Chang and Jan Halliday (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005). -
[Abstract] Laying the Groundwork for a New Library Service: Scholar-Practitioner & Graduate Student Attitudes Toward Altmetrics and the Curation of Online Profiles
(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2016)Objective – In order to inform a library service related to creating and maintaining online scholarly profiles, we sought to assess the knowledge base and needs of our academic communities. Participants were queried about ... -
The community library as site of education and empowerment for women: Insights from rural Uganda
(Libri, 2009)Community libraries in developing countries can be important sites of knowledge exchange and acquisition for women with little or no formal education living in communities characterized by extreme poverty and gender ... -
Using baskets and a rubric to assess online resources in the "messy middle"
(ACRL, 2017)Moving beyond easy "keep or cancel" decisions can be difficult. This multi-attribute rubric, when used to evaluate and compare e-resources within categories or "baskets," gives librarians a holistic tool to assess all ... -
Interview to the double: Uncovering student motivations in the library
(ACRL, 2017)Students reflect on both the conscious and unconscious choices they make in the library, informing service and resource design. -
Everything to gain : facilitating intergenerational communication
This research explored the experiences of volunteers connected to organizations through the non-profit organization Volunteer Victoria. The study investigated the perceived and experienced intergenerational communication ... -
Walking the talk : leading change-related communications in Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada, British Columbia Council
This interpretive phenomenological study used an appreciative inquiry-based methods approach to explore how Girl Guides of Canada―Guides du Canada, BC Council could leverage its organizational values to communicate and ... -
How senior managers perpetuate accounting fraud? Lessons for fraud examiners from an instructional case
(Journal of Financial Crime, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the risk factors that led to the Livent fraud, and the procedures that need to be taken by responsible parties to carefully investigate and address the incidents of ... -
Digital dating in Kelowna, BC : examining how women experience online dating in a small, Canadian city
Today, many individuals seek to establish intimate relationships using various forms of computer-mediated communication, including online dating sites and mobile applications. Investigating the ways in which location, in ... -
Indigenous knowledge in Wagiiwing and applications in harvesting and management
Waywayseecappo First Nation in the Greater Riding Mountain Area of Manitoba is faced with challenges to manage natural resources while balancing contemporary and traditional ways of knowing. How do Anishinabe from ... -
Local government and land use engagement with First Nations : surfacing positive stories for future land use consultation successes
In 2004, a Supreme Court of Canada ruling established that the Crown has a duty to consult and accommodate when there is knowledge that land use proposals may impact Indigenous rights. In 2015, the Canadian federal ... -
The re-greening of North America: An overview of green politics and philosophy
(LightStar Press, 1987)Don Alexander provides an overview of green politics and philosophy. He shows how the various issues connected with ecopolitics fit in the larger terrain. Form his paper we get an idea of where deep ecology might fit ... -
Bioregionalism: The need for a firmer theoretical foundation
(Athabasca University Press, 1996)This article discusses the different methods and sets of criteria used for delineating bioregions. -
Computer-mediated and group supervision of student capstone projects: Enhancing the learning experience
(Royal Roads University, 2016)This article describes the use of a digital learning platform to facilitate group supervision of student completing their capstone projects for a MA in Leadership Program. To address the problem of social and academic ... -
Dialogic change and the practice of inclusive leadership
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017)Purpose: This chapter explored theories related to inclusive leadership, and the application of inclusion and collaboration principles in a master’s-level leadership program. Design/Approach: We reviewed the concept of ... -
The challenge of self-reliance
(Catalyst Education Society, 1994-03)This article examines what a sustainable economy would look like in the Vancouver region.
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