The document provides guidelines for staff at Historic Westville on citing sources when conducting research and developing interpretive content. It explains that properly citing primary and secondary sources is important for maintaining high quality, transparent interpretations and meeting ethical standards. Staff are instructed to record all sources used in research, including enough information like author, title, date, and location so others can easily find the sources. Citing sources allows the organization to substantiate its historical interpretations, respond to any public inquiries or disagreements, and demonstrate that it is following best practices for an educational institution.
This document discusses how teachers can use primary sources from the Library of Congress to help students meet the College and Career Ready Standards. It provides examples of English Language Arts standards for history/social studies for grades 6-12 that involve analyzing primary and secondary sources. The document explains how to determine if a source is primary or secondary and gives examples. It also provides advice on how to search the Library of Congress databases for relevant primary sources to use in the classroom.
Analysis of the State of the Union Addresses by the American presidents determines which words are characteristic for Democratic and which for Republican presidents. It turns out that "yes" is a word characteristic for one of the parties, while "don't" is frequent in the speeches of the other party.
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This document provides guidance on effective search strategies for finding information using both the web and library resources. It outlines key steps such as using keywords and Boolean operators to search library databases for scholarly journal articles and citations. The document also explains how to evaluate sources and find the full text of articles, as well as where to get help on citing sources and preparing for an information literacy test.
The document discusses ways to teach local history to students through engaging, hands-on projects and activities. It provides examples of projects done by a local history class in Ida, Michigan, such as creating a yearbook, conducting oral histories, building maps and murals, and researching local families. The class helped students connect to history in a meaningful way by learning about the history of their own town and school.
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The document discusses 2017 protests in Romania and provides insight data about the protests. It shows that during the protests, people shared more than double the average amount of posts per day on Facebook. The protests activated people and pages from various domains and categories on Facebook. News sites can significantly impact protests by how they report on them.
The document discusses insights from Romanian protests in 2017. It notes that during the protests, people shared more than double the typical number of posts per day on social media. The protests activated people and groups from various domains and categories on Facebook. News sites played an important role in the protests by how much they shared posts in different categories during February 2017. The document is from Florin Badita who studies corruption and protests in Romania through digital data.
This document discusses how teachers can use primary sources from the Library of Congress to help students meet the College and Career Ready Standards. It provides examples of English Language Arts standards for history/social studies for grades 6-12 that involve analyzing primary and secondary sources. The document explains how to determine if a source is primary or secondary and gives examples. It also provides advice on how to search the Library of Congress databases for relevant primary sources to use in the classroom.
Analysis of the State of the Union Addresses by the American presidents determines which words are characteristic for Democratic and which for Republican presidents. It turns out that "yes" is a word characteristic for one of the parties, while "don't" is frequent in the speeches of the other party.
The document summarizes a historian's conclusion that young, literate black males were more likely to migrate north during the Great Migration of the early 20th century. It suggests checking census data from 1900 and 1930 to see if it supports higher rates of migration for black males compared to females. Analyzing Georgia census data from those years overwhelmingly confirms this, as the percentage of black females in southern counties was higher in 1930 than 1900, indicating more black males left. This leads to questions about white female population percentages in Georgia during the same period.
This document provides guidance on effective search strategies for finding information using both the web and library resources. It outlines key steps such as using keywords and Boolean operators to search library databases for scholarly journal articles and citations. The document also explains how to evaluate sources and find the full text of articles, as well as where to get help on citing sources and preparing for an information literacy test.
The document discusses ways to teach local history to students through engaging, hands-on projects and activities. It provides examples of projects done by a local history class in Ida, Michigan, such as creating a yearbook, conducting oral histories, building maps and murals, and researching local families. The class helped students connect to history in a meaningful way by learning about the history of their own town and school.
Point Conference - 2017 romanian protests - Florin BaditaBadita Florin
The document discusses 2017 protests in Romania and provides insight data about the protests. It shows that during the protests, people shared more than double the average amount of posts per day on Facebook. The protests activated people and pages from various domains and categories on Facebook. News sites can significantly impact protests by how they report on them.
The document discusses insights from Romanian protests in 2017. It notes that during the protests, people shared more than double the typical number of posts per day on social media. The protests activated people and groups from various domains and categories on Facebook. News sites played an important role in the protests by how much they shared posts in different categories during February 2017. The document is from Florin Badita who studies corruption and protests in Romania through digital data.
A startup biotech company had an ineffective IT department and poorly configured infrastructure. An independent consultant was hired to build an effective and efficient IT resource and comply with FDA regulations in 3 years, compared to initial estimates of 5 years. The consultant virtualized data centers, implemented backup solutions, a WAN accelerator, SharePoint, and regulatory compliance systems. This reduced telecom costs by 80% and annual costs by 30% while improving collaboration, processes, and operations.
Working for a bully can terrorize your life, personally and professionally. Many times there is no rhyme nor reason why bullies do the sickening things they do. Sometimes they just want to see the work world burn.
The document presents a conceptual map about project management of educational technology projects. It defines project management as administering, organizing, and managing resources to achieve objectives. It also notes that a project manager is responsible for coordinating, directing, controlling, and evaluating the required resources and processes for execution. Finally, it indicates that a project has a life cycle with initial, intermediate, and final phases to adequately carry out the project.
Este documento describe dos ejercicios para practicar el uso de SPSS. En el primer ejercicio, los estudiantes crearán una matriz de datos en SPSS con variables como razonamiento abstracto y memoria para 25 pacientes. En el segundo ejercicio, los estudiantes crearán otra matriz de datos en SPSS con variables como peso, edad y nota de examen para 30 personas. Luego, el documento instruye a exportar los datos del primer ejercicio de SPSS a Microsoft Excel para ver cómo queda la exportación.
Un podcast es un archivo de audio gratuito que se puede descargar y escuchar en un ordenador o reproductor MP3 a través de un archivo RSS, permitiendo subscribirse y descargarlo para escuchar cuando el usuario quiera. Originalmente concebidos como versiones de audio de blogs, ahora incluyen contenidos como charlas, tutoriales, música u otros archivos de audio de sitios como ESPN, BBC o Newsweek. El podcasting distribuye estos archivos de audio en Internet a través de la creación y disponibilidad de grabaciones en formato MP3 usando RSS.
Sepín, un delfín, se enamora de Amanda, una humana que ayudó a limpiar un derrame de petróleo cerca de donde vivía Sepín. Aunque al principio su amigo Jandro se sintió rechazado, eventualmente hizo nuevos amigos. Desafortunadamente, la cola de Sepín se atrapó en una lata de refresco, pero los doctores determinaron que estaba sano. Sepín y sus amigos celebraron la buena noticia.
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El documento describe el cómic como una forma de arte secuencial que fusiona palabras e imágenes. Las palabras se leen como una imagen y la imagen tiene un significado simbólico. La viñeta encapsula imágenes y secuencia el tiempo, mientras que la página splash introduce la trama de la historieta. El realismo busca imitar experiencias reales pero puede sorprender al final de la historia al mantener la perspectiva.
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Implementing An Automated Incident Response ArchitecturePriyanka Aash
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UNIT 5. NATURAL SCIENCE: REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISHMartaDN
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La elección o cálculo de la longitud de una curva vertical en el Diseño Geométrico Vial de una Carretera o Camino es de fundamental importancia especialmente si se trata de conseguir curvas seguras libres de accidentes por falta de visibilidad y distancias de frenado o de soprepaso.
Using Primary Sources in the Social Studies Classroomlindsayoakes
This document discusses using primary sources in social studies classrooms and provides examples of a case study and student project on westward expansion in the United States. It encourages analyzing historical events from multiple perspectives by using primary sources to develop a richer understanding. Examples of primary sources on westward expansion are presented, along with questions historians ask to critically analyze primary sources by considering their context, purpose, and potential biases. The document concludes by discussing multigenre writing projects that have students creatively synthesize and present what they have learned from multiple historical sources.
A lesson plan for young history detectives on how to research historic buildings using Chronicling America as a primary source. Comes with a handy checklist and worksheet to guide student research.
A startup biotech company had an ineffective IT department and poorly configured infrastructure. An independent consultant was hired to build an effective and efficient IT resource and comply with FDA regulations in 3 years, compared to initial estimates of 5 years. The consultant virtualized data centers, implemented backup solutions, a WAN accelerator, SharePoint, and regulatory compliance systems. This reduced telecom costs by 80% and annual costs by 30% while improving collaboration, processes, and operations.
Working for a bully can terrorize your life, personally and professionally. Many times there is no rhyme nor reason why bullies do the sickening things they do. Sometimes they just want to see the work world burn.
The document presents a conceptual map about project management of educational technology projects. It defines project management as administering, organizing, and managing resources to achieve objectives. It also notes that a project manager is responsible for coordinating, directing, controlling, and evaluating the required resources and processes for execution. Finally, it indicates that a project has a life cycle with initial, intermediate, and final phases to adequately carry out the project.
Este documento describe dos ejercicios para practicar el uso de SPSS. En el primer ejercicio, los estudiantes crearán una matriz de datos en SPSS con variables como razonamiento abstracto y memoria para 25 pacientes. En el segundo ejercicio, los estudiantes crearán otra matriz de datos en SPSS con variables como peso, edad y nota de examen para 30 personas. Luego, el documento instruye a exportar los datos del primer ejercicio de SPSS a Microsoft Excel para ver cómo queda la exportación.
Un podcast es un archivo de audio gratuito que se puede descargar y escuchar en un ordenador o reproductor MP3 a través de un archivo RSS, permitiendo subscribirse y descargarlo para escuchar cuando el usuario quiera. Originalmente concebidos como versiones de audio de blogs, ahora incluyen contenidos como charlas, tutoriales, música u otros archivos de audio de sitios como ESPN, BBC o Newsweek. El podcasting distribuye estos archivos de audio en Internet a través de la creación y disponibilidad de grabaciones en formato MP3 usando RSS.
Sepín, un delfín, se enamora de Amanda, una humana que ayudó a limpiar un derrame de petróleo cerca de donde vivía Sepín. Aunque al principio su amigo Jandro se sintió rechazado, eventualmente hizo nuevos amigos. Desafortunadamente, la cola de Sepín se atrapó en una lata de refresco, pero los doctores determinaron que estaba sano. Sepín y sus amigos celebraron la buena noticia.
Trastornos de la conducta alimenticia prepsicohelen
Este documento describe los trastornos alimenticios como la anorexia y la bulimia nerviosa. Explora cómo pueden surgir estos trastornos debido a factores emocionales, genéticos y sociales. Describe los criterios de diagnóstico, las complicaciones físicas y el tratamiento, el cual se centra en cambiar las creencias y comportamientos a través de varias fases. El pronóstico depende del estado de demacración y la presencia de síntomas bulímicos.
Este documento proporciona instrucciones en 4 pasos para insertar videos de YouTube en un blog: 1) Iniciar sesión en la cuenta de blog, 2) Crear una nueva entrada, 3) Hacer clic en "Insertar video" y seleccionar YouTube, 4) Escribir el nombre del video que se desea insertar.
El documento describe el cómic como una forma de arte secuencial que fusiona palabras e imágenes. Las palabras se leen como una imagen y la imagen tiene un significado simbólico. La viñeta encapsula imágenes y secuencia el tiempo, mientras que la página splash introduce la trama de la historieta. El realismo busca imitar experiencias reales pero puede sorprender al final de la historia al mantener la perspectiva.
O documento fornece informações sobre o Aeroporto de Joinville, Santa Catarina. Descreve que Joinville possui alto IDH e população de 554 mil habitantes. O Aeroporto de Joinville recebeu 493 mil passageiros em 2014 e ficou em 3o lugar em ranking de desenvolvimento de aeroportos regionais. O documento também mostra opções de painéis externos e internos para publicidade no aeroporto.
6 p.part 2 dev ireg touch training - installation & set-up - webex intercall ...podnogrejanje
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Implementing An Automated Incident Response ArchitecturePriyanka Aash
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UNIT 5. NATURAL SCIENCE: REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISHMartaDN
The document compares the characteristics of reptiles, amphibians, and fish. It provides information on how each group is born, how many legs or limbs they have, how they breathe, other characteristics, and examples of types of animals in each group. Reptiles are born from eggs, have 4 limbs or no limbs, breathe with lungs, and examples include crocodiles, snakes and lizards. Amphibians undergo metamorphosis from tadpoles with gills to adults with lungs, examples are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Fish are mostly born from eggs, have fins and a tail instead of legs, breathe through gills, and live in water, with examples like tun
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A lesson plan for young history detectives on how to research historic buildings using Chronicling America as a primary source. Comes with a handy checklist and worksheet to guide student research.
This document discusses using newspapers as a genealogical resource and provides information about various newspaper archives and sources. It notes that newspapers can provide valuable family information over time and location. It lists many specific historical newspapers published in Rochester and other locations. It also summarizes various free and paid digital newspaper archives and recommends starting with free sources before exploring more expensive options. Strategies are provided for systematically searching newspapers to find ancestor information.
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Chicago history day becoming a_historianSMAStudent1
The document provides guidance for students participating in a history fair. It outlines 5 steps for students to become historians: 1) asking a historical question, 2) conducting research using primary and secondary sources, 3) taking notes and analyzing sources, 4) developing an argument supported by evidence, and 5) presenting a project to the public. The document emphasizes approaching research like a historian by considering various perspectives, causes and effects of historical events, and significance. Students are encouraged to choose topics connected to their own lives and interests.
The document provides guidance for students participating in a history fair. It outlines 5 steps for students to become historians: 1) asking a historical question, 2) conducting research using primary and secondary sources, 3) taking notes and analyzing sources, 4) developing an argument supported by evidence, and 5) presenting a project to the public. The document emphasizes approaching research like a historian by considering various perspectives, causes and effects of historical events, and significance. Students are encouraged to choose topics connected to Chicago that interest them personally.
A workshop presentation given at the annual conference of the Academic & Special Libraries Section, Library Association of Ireland "Smashing Stereotypes: Librarians get Loud!"
Karolina Badzmierowska & Prof Susan Schreibman
12 February 2016
Dublin
http://www.aslibraries.com/#!asl2016-programme-/nlr8m
This document provides guidance on analyzing primary sources for teaching history. It defines primary sources as first-hand accounts created by those directly involved in an event. Secondary sources are created later by those not present. The document outlines how to teach students to source documents, consider context, corroborate information, and closely read for bias and implied meaning like historians. It provides examples of primary sources and discusses how to help students start analyzing documents by considering the author, date, purpose, intended audience, reasoning, and coverage. Analyzing primary sources develops critical thinking and allows students to understand different perspectives on history.
#TacomaPublicDomain: Mining DPLA (and other Amazing Online Collections) for L...JustinWadland
Beginning the summer 2018, librarian Justin Wadland began a modest project: once a week, he posts at least one public domain primary source to Twitter under the hashtag #TacomaPublicDomain. In this talk offered as part of Open Access Week and the IAS Seminar: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Local History taught by Kim Davenport, Wadland gives quick introduction to the public domain and shares some of the tools, like the Digital Public Library of America, where public domain and openly-available sources can be found. Also, he introduces a few tools that can be used to analyze these materials and invite you to contribute your findings.
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British Library Labs engages researchers, artists, and educators in using the Library's digital collections. The Labs team works with researchers on their specific problems to understand needs versus perceived needs. The British Library collections include over 180 million digitized and digitizing items of various formats. British Library Labs supports exploration of these collections to help researchers understand the data and develop firm research questions.
History is the study of past events through records and accounts of those events. Primary sources are first-hand accounts created during the time under study, like diaries, letters, artifacts, and oral histories. Secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources and are written after the fact, including textbooks, biographies, and news articles. Both primary and secondary sources are useful for learning about history, with primary sources providing direct insights and secondary sources providing context and analysis to help understand events.
Media and Information Literacy (MIL) - 5. Media and Information SourcesArniel Ping
I- Media and Information Sources
A. Sources of Information
Indigenous Knowledge
1.Library
2. Internet
3. Mass Media
B. Pros and Cons of the Different Types of Media as Sources of Information
C. Evaluating Information Sources
Learning Competencies
1. compare potential sources of media and information (MIL11/12MIS-IIIe-13)
2. assess information quality by studying the pros and cons of different types of media as sources of information (SSHS)
3. interview an elder from the community regarding indigenous media and information resource (MIL11/12MIS-IIIe-14)
This document outlines the learning competencies and topics for a lesson on media and information literacy. The lesson will teach students to identify different information sources like indigenous knowledge, libraries, the internet and mass media; compare the advantages and disadvantages of each source; and evaluate information critically. The topic outline includes indigenous knowledge as the first source of information. Formative assessments include classroom activities like analyzing information sources, discussing pros and cons of sources, and conducting interviews.
Each autumn, the Foundation hosts an Annual Meeting of Foundation Members (key stakeholders) and other constituents. Beginning in 2002, I've been charged with creating an event theme idea, to serve as the message platform for the event. Part of this concept development is drafting content for the event invitation booklet. This upload represents the content that I wrote and edited for the 68th Annual Meeting in 2003. The graphic design was developed by a vendor.
This document provides an overview of the tools that historians use in their research. It begins by explaining how the internet and digitized archives have opened up new possibilities for accessing primary sources from anywhere. However, it also notes the continued importance of visiting archives and libraries in person to examine non-digitized materials like microfilm and photographs. It encourages networking with local historians and research librarians who have deep knowledge of local collections. The document then lists some key local research libraries and archives in the Tampa Bay area that contain sources on Angola's history, such as land deeds, newspapers and maps. It concludes by defining primary and secondary sources, and encouraging teachers to have students directly examine both types of sources and compare interpretations of history.
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This document discusses using newspapers for genealogy research. It notes that newspapers can provide valuable information about families over time and in specific locations, including births, marriages, anniversaries and more. It describes some of the newspaper archives available in Rochester, New York, including microfilm collections at the Central Library and a large clipping file. It provides tips on searching newspapers online and locating papers that have been published in different areas.
1. 9294 Singer Pond Road P.O. Box 1850 Lumpkin, Georgia 31815
Phone: (229) 838-6310 www.westville.org Fax: (229) 838-4000
Historic Westville Research Guidelines
Written by: Savannah Grandey, Director of Interpretation
March 2015
The purpose of these guidelines is to explain the importance of citing sources (primary
and secondary) while researching for and writing interpretive content, and to help guide
Historic Westville staff in doing so. These guidelines will help support and maintain high
quality interpretive content at Historic Westville and allow transparency regarding our
research methods and sources. As an organization, we have an obligation to record our
procedures to provide clarity and continuity for current and future Westville staff
members, volunteers, and visitors.
Interpretive content includes but is not limited to exhibits, audioscapes, first person
interpretations, lessonplans, docent scripts, program scripts, walking tours, and
interpretive panels.
Primary source: A document or object created during the period that is being studied.
Examples: books from the era, diaries, letters, account books, government documents,
interviews, newspaper articles, speeches, artifacts.
Secondary source: Something that analyzes and interprets primary sources. Examples:
books, journal and magazine articles, criticisms, documentaries.
Why?
It is an ethical museum practice. (See the American Alliance of Museum’s “Ethics,
Standards, and Best Practices,” http://www.aam-us.org/resources/ethics-standards-and-
best-practices)
Museum authority
As a general rule, visitors trust museums to provide accurate information. They come to
museums because they want to know what we know. Many of them consider us experts
on our museum’s artifacts, structures, and stories. An important part of our knowledge is
knowing how we know what we know and where it came from.
Meaning-making
While there should always be room for discussion with visitors regarding our interpretive
content, in essence, we tell visitors what to think and what to know about our site and
collections. We choose what information to include, what structures to interpret, etc. By
doing this, we partake in meaning-making. Being able to substantiate the information we
present is an ethical responsibility of museums.
2. 9294 Singer Pond Road P.O. Box 1850 Lumpkin, Georgia 31815
Phone: (229) 838-6310 www.westville.org Fax: (229) 838-4000
Access to information
The Internet and social media have affected museums’ authority, especially within the
last decade. With information at the fingertips of most visitors, and forums, blogs, and
Twitter allowing people all over the world to discuss every topic imaginable, people are
now more able than ever to do their own research and come to their own conclusions.
The access to information and discussion that the Internet provides is not a bad thing but
it reiterates to a broad audience that the information museums present is but one
interpretation of many. Having a record of the sources that led us to our particular
interpretation(s) enables us to be transparent about the history we are presenting.
Visitor inquiry
If a visitor happens to have a major disagreement with any part of our interpretive
content, being able to go back to the office and quickly retrace a paper (or cyber) trail to
the source(s) of information is an efficient use of staff time, it demonstrates that we are
following best practices as an educational institution, and while the visitor may still not
agree, it lends credibility to our programming.
How this affects you…
Any time Westville staff members, volunteers, or interns conduct research for any public
programs or interpretive content, the sources of the information need to be recorded.
Depending on the project, this can be an entirely separate document or it can be a page at
the end of the one you are working on. Keep this list of sources with the rest of the
information regarding the project, or you can send the information to the Director of
Interpretation.
What to include
You need to include enough information so that a stranger can look at the citation and
fairly easily find the sources you used.
-Primary sources:
If available: author’s name, title of document, format (letter, pamphlet, etc.), year.
If the primary source is in-house, include where it is stored at Westville.
If it is in an archive, include the name of the archive, the collection, the box, and folder
information.
If it is online, include all of the above information and the URL.
Example:
3. 9294 Singer Pond Road P.O. Box 1850 Lumpkin, Georgia 31815
Phone: (229) 838-6310 www.westville.org Fax: (229) 838-4000
Keller, Helen. Helen Keller to John Hitz, August 29, 1893. Letter. From Library of
Congress, The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers, 1862-1939.
http://www.loc.gov/item/magbellbib004020 (accessed January 11, 2006).
-Secondary sources:
If you use a book:
Author (last name, first name), name of the publication, city of publisher: name of
publisher, year it was published, page number(s).
Example:
Boyer, Paul S. Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the
Computer Age. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002, 3.
If you use an article:
Author (last name, first name). “Title of article.” title of journal or magazine, volume #,
(year): page numbers.
Example:
Sánchez, Raúl. “Outside the Text: Retheorizing Empiricism and Identity.” College
English 74 (2012): 234-246.
If you used something on the Internet: All of the above information that is available, plus
the date you accessed it and the URL.
Example:
United Nations. “Human Rights.” Accessed May 29, 2013. http://www.un.org/en
/globalissues/humanrights/.
-Wikipedia
Searching Wikipedia can be a useful first step to obtain basic information, use it only as a
point of departure for your research. It lead you to appropriate sources but Wikipedia
itself should not be considered a source and should not be cited.
-Blogs, Forums, and similar sources
Blogs, forums, and other user-generated information portals should be used similarly to
Wikipedia: as a point of departure that can lead you to appropriate sources. Unless you
are researching contemporary public perception/understanding of a particular topic or
controversy, you should not use these as a source.
For example, if I wanted to research women on the Civil War home front, I would not use
information that I found on a blog. If I needed to know how people perceive museums’
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interpretations of women on the Civil War home front, I might use a blogger’s
description of a recent museum visit as a primary source.
-Be a mindful researcher:
If you are citing a secondary source, it is a good research practice to find the author’s
source of that particular information to check it yourself. Do this within reason, as it is
not always possible, and is often not possible the majority of the time.
Always keep in mind that secondary sources are interpretations themselves.
*If you have any questions or concerns, never be afraid to ask for guidance!
Documentation can get tricky!