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Departmental Reports THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS REPORT TO CAMPUSMona COUNCIL, MONA AND TO COUNCIL FOR2012–2013 YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 2013 Published by Office of the Campus Registrar The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Cover photo: State-of-the-Art Hyperbaric Chamber, Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory Editor: Anthia Muirhead Text layout: Robert Harris Cover Design: Giovanni Williams Set in Adobe Garamond 11/14.5 x 27 THE LIBRARY, MONA ..................................................................1 Overview ..........................................................................................2 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION ....................23 Dean’s Overview..............................................................................24 Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) ..............................................................................32Contents Department of History and Archaeology ........................................45 Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy ....................60 Department of Library and Information Studies ............................75 Department of Literatures in English..............................................94 Department of Modern Languages and Literatures ......................106 School of Education ....................................................................113 FACULTY OF LAW......................................................................133 Dean’s Overview............................................................................134 FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ........................................147 Dean’s Overview............................................................................148 Department of Basic Medical Sciences..........................................161 Department of Child Health ........................................................181 Department of Community Health and Psychiatry ......................194 Department of Medicine ..............................................................222 Department of Microbiology........................................................237 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology....................................251 Department of Pathology ............................................................257 Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia & Intensive Care............................................................................273 The UWI School of Nursing (UWISON) ....................................292 – iii – Contents FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ............................307 Dean’s Overview............................................................................308 Department of Chemistry ............................................................313 Department of Computing ..........................................................327 Department of Geography & Geology ........................................334 Department of Life Sciences ........................................................349 Department of Mathematics ........................................................374 Department of Physics..................................................................384 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ............................................395 Dean’s Overview............................................................................396 Department of Economics............................................................408 Department of Government ........................................................414 Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work ..................428 Mona School of Business & Management ....................................444 INSTITUTE & RESEARCH CENTRES......................................467 The Confucius Institute ..............................................................468 Earthquake Unit ..........................................................................472 Electron Microscopy Unit ............................................................484 Institute of Caribbean Studies ......................................................487 Institute for Gender & Development Studies (MCU) ..................499 Institute for Gender & Development Studies (RCU) ..................511 International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Sciences ........528 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies..............542 The Biotechnology Centre............................................................563 The Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit ............................570 The Natural Products Institute ....................................................576 Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI)..............................581 WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS ................................................607 Overview ......................................................................................608 – iv – THE LIBRARY Mona Year ending July 31, 2013 LEONA BOBB-SEMPLE BA Univ of Guyana, DipLib UWI, MLS SUNY, Albany Campus Librarian –1– – Overview – espite the difficult economic climate the Library continues to find Dinnovative ways to improve its virtual presence, expand its collections in response to the needs of staff and students, and develop its staff to cope with the rapid changes in the information environment. Collection growth of print material continued to decline as only books needed to support teaching and learning, based on recommendations from faculty, and new titles/editions that appear on submitted reading lists were purchased. Even the acquisition of West Indian material has been affected, resulting in a greater dependency on donations to build this collection. The value of the gifts added to the collection for the reporting year amounted to a total of J$7,334,135.63 and a significant portion of this was for West Indian titles. The Library also focused on the development of its unique collections while at the same time negotiating with donors to obtain new ones. As a result of this the Special Collections benefitted from a number of significant donations. Electronic resources continue to increase through the collaborative purchases of subscription databases and e-books. In addition, more books for the Reserved Book Collection (RBC) were purchased in electronic format. Strides continued to be made with the development of the Law Branch Library. In April the Library successfully submitted a bid for the IMF Legal Library, and looks forward to receiving this significant collection of books and journals in the coming academic year. Notification of a large gift of legal material from the University of –2– THE LIBRARY Alberta Library was received in June to fill the gaps in a number of legal periodical resources. At the end of June the Library also submitted a second successful bid which will see the deposit of 850 West Indian literary titles. A substantial portion of the bequest of the late Professor Richard B. Sheridan’s Collection was received in 2008 but additional material was donated and brought to the Library by his son, Dr Rick Sheridan, in March 2013. The Deed of Gift was signed by Dr Sheridan and the Mona Campus Principal, at a special handover ceremony which was held on March 6, 2013, in the Multifunctional Room, Main Library. Principal Gordon Shirley and Dr Rick Sheridan signing the Deed of Gift for the handover of the Richard Sheridan Collection. In the background are the Campus Librarian, Mrs Leona Bobb-Semple, and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Dr Swithin Wilmot. Other benefactions received this year were: The Professor John Joseph Maria Figueroa Collection which was donated by the late professor’s children, and consists of research notes and papers, lecture notes, correspondence, literary manuscripts, photographs and postcards. –3– THE LIBRARY The Franz “Gerry” Alexander Collection, which consists of cricket memorabilia, photographs and publications previously owned by the late West Indies Cricket Captain, and donated by his family. The Hugh Lawson Shearer Collection which was donated by the late Prime Minister’s wife, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer. This collection consists of books and papers. The Library went through an extensive planning exercise in order to meet the challenges ahead. Our Strategic Plan for 2012–2017 and the Operational Plan are important markers for the future. The focus areas in the Operational Plan addressed specific targets set for Sections to achieve by 2013. Staff development and employee engagement were addressed and succession management was given attention due to the number of retirements scheduled to take place. A Senior Management Team was formed with the view of not only assisting in the management of the Library but also exposing senior librarians to leadership issues and equipping them with the requisite competencies. Other staff members were exposed to a number of training opportunities outlined later in this document, and team activities were strengthened with the reorganization of the Customer Service Team and the Marketing Team, and the formation of a Staff Development Team. Two new policies were implemented; namely, a Volunteer Policy to cope with the growing number of individuals seeking to do volunteer work in the Library, as well as a Liaison Librarian Policy which provides guidelines for librarians to effect more targeted interactions with faculty and students. ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS Cataloguing and OPAC Enhancement Work continued in making hidden collections accessible
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