Anticipating future explorations in science and technology literature for university liberal arts majors

2025-01-16T08:03:13+00:00

Scientific literacy emerges as a vital competency for aspiring preservice educators, underscoring the need for a multidimensional approach to literacy that transcends disciplinary boundaries and fosters a holistic understanding of knowledge. This study investigates the borrowing behaviors of 4,864 students across the teacher education, fine arts, and psychology departments at Nanjing Normal University from 2014 to 2023. A total of 15,859 science and technology book transactions were recorded, culminating in an overall borrowing of 38,783. The analysis employs chi-square tests to explore the relationship between gender and borrowing frequency, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. A ranking of book categories based on the Chinese Library Classification System is conducted, and the findings are analyzed through SPSS to evaluate the degree of correlation among various levels of borrowing data. Correspondence analysis is utilized to visualize patterns in borrowing across different majors, providing insights into preferences for specific literature and resources. The study further delves into topological structures of borrowing practices using Gephi to create network diagrams, revealing statistical connectivity among readers within a major. Annual borrowing averages for science and technology books are calculated, and predictions for future borrowing trends are visualized using Excel scatter plots, facilitating an understanding of science and technology book reading of liberal arts students, as well as evolving academic resource utilization. The results highlight distinctive borrowing patterns and the impact of demographic factors on students’ library usage, contributing valuable insights to academic resource management.

Arctic Cooperation under the BRICS Framework: Exploring the New Pattern of Arctic Scientific Cooperation and Arctic Governance

2025-01-20T15:33:29+00:00

In view of the complex geopolitical situation in the Arctic region caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia sees the BRICS cooperation mechanism as an important basis for counteracting the West's isolationist tactics and defending its Arctic interests. Currently, the strategic deployment of the BRICS countries in the field of Arctic science is becoming more and more perfect. This study attempts to map out BRICS actions in the field of Arctic science and to examine carefully how BRICS member states can play a more important role in Arctic governance through Arctic science cooperation. In addition, this study discusses the strategic considerations of BRICS member states in promoting Arctic scientific cooperation from the perspectives of both Russia and other BRICS member states. At the same time, the dilemmas facing scientific cooperation are analyzed in terms of both internal constraints and external constraints of the BRICS countries. The results of this study indicate that the deployment of BRICS countries in Arctic science is getting better, but the lack of substantive activities leads to limited cooperation. The study finds that BRICS efforts in the field of Arctic scientific cooperation appear weak and insufficiently safeguarded. Despite the limitations, the scientific field is the primary strategic pathway for BRICS member states to engage in Arctic governance by promoting deeper Arctic cooperation within the BRICS framework.

Research in Social Sciences

Anticipating future explorations in science and technology literature for university liberal arts majors

Arctic Cooperation under the BRICS Framework: Exploring the New Pattern of Arctic Scientific Cooperation and Arctic Governance