tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701patinapatinapatina2020-08-07T16:57:15Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:47308patina @ 2020-08-07T09:51:002020-08-07T16:57:15Z2020-08-07T16:57:15Zpublic0<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJeTDPJlcw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJeTDPJlcw</a><br /><br /><i>Earth is only one of a billion galaxies</i>, says part of this video. <i>You are not the center of the universe, in fact you're effectively already dead, so stop caring what people think.</i><br /><br />Interestingly, I am such a small part of the universe that I cannot perceive the whole universe. I might already be dead, but from my own limited perspective I have not stopped breathing yet. If I want to eat, I will need to continue to get food. I can't abandon fulfilling basic requirements and living in a society simply because I am very, very tiny.<br /><br />Most other people's opinions will not affect how I get my basic needs met, but some can.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=47308" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:36238Frog health2018-05-11T17:12:05Z2018-05-11T17:12:05Zpublic0<a href="https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/48/3/235/663549">https://academic.oup.com/ilarjournal/article/48/3/235/663549</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=36238" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:34339patina @ 2018-03-01T13:15:002018-03-01T19:56:50Z2018-03-01T19:56:50Zpublic0Mississippi Wildlife Federation official homepage: <a href="https://mswildlife.org/">https://mswildlife.org/</a><br /><br />Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Link to purchase hunting and fishing licenses<br /><a href="https://www.ms.gov/mdwfp/hunting_fishing/">https://www.ms.gov/mdwfp/hunting_fishing/</a><br /><br />Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Information about state parks <br /><a href="https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/">https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/</a><br /><br />Wildlife Mississippi: A conservation organization whose mission statement is dedicated to conserving the land, water, and natural heritage <br /><a href="http://www.wildlifemiss.org/">http://www.wildlifemiss.org/</a><br /><br />US Wildflower's Database of Wildflowers of Mississippi <br />amateur run wildflower database<br /><a href="https://uswildflowers.com/wfquery.php?State=MS">https://uswildflowers.com/wfquery.php?State=MS</a><br /><br />Plants By Season- MS Wildflowers Guide By Seasons.pdf Mississippi government pdf publication of wildflowers found in Mississippi arranged by season<br /><br />Wildflower Trails of Mississippi <br />Mississippi State University published list of wildflower trails<br /><a href="http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/wildflower-trails-mississippi">http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications/wildflower-trails-mississippi</a><br /><br />Mississippi Wildlife Federation's list of endangered species in Mississippi <a href="https://mswildlife.org/education/endangered-mississippi-species/">https://mswildlife.org/education/endangered-mississippi-species/</a><br /><br />Mississippi Species Profiles by The Nature Conservancy <a href="https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/mississippi/explore/ms-species.xml">https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/mississippi/explore/ms-species.xml</a><br /><br />Native Animals and Plants Found in Mississippi -Sciencing broad overview of some species<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=34339" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:33710patina @ 2018-02-17T09:19:002018-02-17T17:26:28Z2018-02-22T17:46:01Zpublic0<a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217">https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217</a><br /><br />American FactFinder: <a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml</a><br /><br /><a href="http://smrl.lib.ms.us/about-us">http://smrl.lib.ms.us/about-us</a> The Marion Jefferson-Davis Regional Library. According to the library's website<br /><br />Columbia School District: <a href="http://www.columbiaschools.org/">http://www.columbiaschools.org/</a><br />Marion County Schools: <a href="http://www.marionk12.org/">http://www.marionk12.org/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://nces.ed.gov">http://nces.ed.gov</a><br />There are ten schools within the zip code. All are K-12. One of them is a vocational complex with no students of its own. Together they contain about 3839 students, according to the NCES website. <br /><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&County=Marion%20County&State=28">https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&County=Marion%20County&State=28</a><br /><br />The Institute of Museum and Library Services <a href="https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/find-your-library">https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey/find-your-library</a><br /><br />d. Unemployment is fairly high and considering 77.8% of the population has a high school degree or higher, some things to do with finances, jobs, and adult education seems like they might be of interest.1.6% of households do not speak English which means that there is less need for books in other languages. (There is still a slight need.)<br /><br />Unrelated to statistics, judging by sales in a local bookstore, westerns tend to be one of the more popular genres. I have a hunch that a large chunk of the population is stressed from working more than one job, so a lot of reading for pleasure tends to be passed up. Despite the relatively small number of youth, youth services are likely still crucial because of the stress factor of the parents.<br /><br />However, I don't think personal impressions are good enough to totally rely on. Even statistics leave a lot of questions unanswered, like "how many of the elderly population have eye trouble?" I also wonder how the higher-than-average disabled population breaks down.<br /><br /><b>Mission and Goals: Who lives in my community? What are they interested in and why? What do they want from their library? How Has my community changed? Prognosis for future</b><br /><br />[According to the Pew Research Center (cite???) nationally, Women, young adults, parents, adults with higher education are most likely to have used the library<br /><br />3-Collect your data<br />Understand and utilize statistical data that is available on your community.<br /><b>Census data</b> <br /><a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml</a><br /><b>Economic data</b> <br /><a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml</a><br /><a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</a><br />(2016)<br />25-34. Largest age group. <br />Median Age 39.7<br />108 Asian inhabitants, most of whom are Asian indians and did not appear on the census in 2015. More likely a fluke than a trend. <br /><br /><b>Educational Data</b> <br /><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/">https://nces.ed.gov/</a><br />Historical Data<br />Political Data -Local Registrar’s Website<br />Geodemography-<br /><a href="https://segmentationsolutions.nielsen.com/mybestsegments/Default.jsp?ID=2">https://segmentationsolutions.nielsen.com/mybestsegments/Default.jsp?ID=2</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF">https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</a><br /><br /><a href="http://smrl.lib.ms.us/about-us">http://smrl.lib.ms.us/about-us</a><br />History<br />I chose to do my report on the Columbia Marion County Library located in Columbia, MS. The area is served by the Columbia-Marion County Library which is part of the South Mississippi Regional Library. Other branches (which are located in Jefferson County) are the Dr. Frank L. Leggett Memorial Library in Bassfield and The Prentiss Public Library. Both of these branches are in Jefferson County, to the north. <br /><br />Area size, the library<br />Population statistics<br />Pop. #<br />Age demographics<br />Children and schools<br />Racial breakdown<br /><br /><a href="http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/4f2e39_6bb0d60e4a3d4fb1aa9c03670c705658.pdf">http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/4f2e39_6bb0d60e4a3d4fb1aa9c03670c705658.pdf</a><br />Columbia Schools. Columbia School District 2016-17 Accountability Dashboard<br /><a href="http://www.columbiaschools.org/">http://www.columbiaschools.org/</a> <br />86.1% graduation rate. 80% rest of the state.<br />Student Devices<br />CHS: 380<br />JMS: 270<br />CES: 286<br />CPS: 326<br /><br />The Talking Book Services of the Mississippi Library Commission is a free public library service for eligible residents. <a href="http://mlc.lib.ms.us/tbs/">http://mlc.lib.ms.us/tbs/</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=33710" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:30215patina @ 2017-09-26T16:46:002017-09-26T21:45:50Z2017-09-26T21:45:50Zpublic0Right now I'm more active as ekhidne on tumblr<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=30215" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-12-22:1195701:353Hey there2011-12-22T16:17:28Z2011-12-22T16:17:28Zpublic0Since Dreamwith is letting people sign up without having a code, I've taken this one as an insurance policy for my LJ.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=patina&ditemid=353" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments