In the middle of a global economic recession, cruise tourism continues to be one of the major growth engines of international travel. With “average annual increases in passenger numbers of 8.2% over the last two decades”, ...

Among the children of immigrants in the United States, the children of migrant farmworkers are at significant risk of not finishing high school. These children deal with challenging socioeconomic conditions specific to ...

New developments in the cataloging world can help libraries better answer questions like: What music do you have for string quartets? What young adult fiction do you have by African American male authors? Do you have any ...

Presentation given Feb. 28, 2004 at the Online Northwest conference, reviewing the potential use of blogs in bibliographic instruction.

Discusses common pitfalls to be aware of when preparing bibliographic and item data for migration to a new integrated library system (ILS) and suggests methods for mitigating potential problems. Topics covered include ...

One of the top bicycling cities in the United States, Portland, Oregon has used a mixture of bicycle infrastructure to create a cohesive network for bicyclists. Building on their success, in 2010 Portland set forth on an ...

At the 2011 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism an entire workshop session focused on Bicycle Tourism. Oregon has long recognized bicycling – in all forms – as one of the state’s great assets. Travel Oregon, the state’s ...

Under the direction of Professor Marc Schlossberg, 42 students in the University of Oregon Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management’s Bicycle Transportation course reviewed and examined critical elements of ...

In this report, students critically examined potential redesigns to existing infrastructure with the intent of promoting higher rates of bicycle ridership in Troutdale. Students worked in small groups to create recommendations, ...