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    Winning Web sites: Researching gambling on the Internet
    (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2002-12) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    On-line reports and papers are an increasingly popular way to distribute research findings. This trend seems to be especially true for the field of gambling and gaming research. New reports can be disseminated from Web sites to the rest of the Internet-connected world almost instantaneously. Oftentimes, these on-line reports contain more complete and detailed information than subsequent journal articles that report the same findings. As a librarian for the Alberta Gaming Research Institute, I’ve had the opportunity to identify hundreds of Web sites that include such reports. This review summarizes a number of these sites that provide access to original research reports and studies in electronic formats — generally HTML or PDF files (which are viewable in most current Web browsers).
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    Canada’s Risky Business : a Canadian Guide to Selected Gambling Industry Sources
    (Emerald, 2004) Stevens, Rhys M. G.; Beristain, Maureen
    The rapid expansion of the Canadian gambling industry since 1969 has generated substantial profits for provincial governments and industry operators. As gambling expands its reach and regulatory structures evolve, a growing body of researchers is starting to scrutinize the industry and its socio-economic impacts on Canadians. This article provides background information on Canada's gambling industry and presents an overview of essential information resources.
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    Socio-Economic Impacts Associated with the Introduction of Casino Gambling: A Literature Review and Synthesis
    (2004-07-31) Stevens, Rhys M. G.; Williams, Robert J.
    This review is an attempt to comprehensively identify and synthesize the literature examining the socio-economic impacts associated with the introduction of casino-style gambling. Search terms used for the literature review included but were not limited to the following keywords and subject headings / descriptors: "gambling", "gaming", "casino", "casinos", "casino gambling", "casino gaming", "socioeconomic", "socioeconomic", "social", "economic", "effects", "impacts", "introduction". It should be noted that each database generally uses its own terminology which makes searching unique. The academic literature on the socio-economic impacts of gambling is quite extensive and an effort was made to limit results to articles and reports published after 1990 that related specifically to casino-style gambling.
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    Gambling and problem gambling in a sample of university students
    (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2006-04) Williams, Robert J.; Connolly, Dennis; Wood, Robert T.; Nowatzki, Nadine R.
    University students from southern Alberta (n = 585) were administered a questionnaire to assess their gambling behaviour. Seventy-two percent reported gambling in the past 6 months, with the most common types being lotteries and instant win tickets (44%) and games of skill against other people (34%). Most students who gambled spent very little time and money doing so (median time spent = 1.5 hrs; median amount of money spent = $0). While gambling is an innocuous activity for most, a significant minority of students are heavy gamblers who experience adverse consequences from it. Seven and one-half percent of students were classified as problem or pathological gamblers, a rate significantly higher than in the general Alberta adult population. The characteristics that best differentiated problem gamblers from non-problem gamblers were more positive attitudes toward gambling, ethnicity (41% of Asian gamblers were problem gamblers), university major (kinesiology, education, management), superior ability to calculate gambling odds, and older age.
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    DSpace @ the University of Calgary: A digital library of gambling-related publications
    (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 2006-08) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Over the past several years, the Alberta Gaming Research Institute Library and the University of Calgary Image Centre have collaborated on a project to digitally archive a selection of historical and contemporary gambling-related publications.
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    Gambling and problem gambling in North American Aboriginal people
    (University of Manitoba Press, 2011) Williams, Robert J.; Stevens, Rhys M. G.; Nixon, Gary
    The purpose of this paper is to review what is known about gambling and problem gambling among Aboriginal peoples of North America. The focus is primarily on current gambling practices, and on health and social issues rather than economic ones. The first part of this paper provides a brief review of historical aspects of Aboriginal gambling. The second part reviews the current situation with specific reference to the meaning of gambling for Aboriginal people, current patterns of gambling behaviour, and the prevalence and causes of problem gambling within this population.
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    The Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling
    (2011-03-11) Williams, Robert J.; Rehm, Jürgen; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    There has been considerable debate about the best methodological and theoretical approach to analyzing the social and economic impacts of gambling, with one of the central issues being how to aggregate the social impacts with the financial impacts to arrive at an overall summative measure. However, there is no reliable way of doing this. Judging the overall positive or negative nature of gambling will always be a subjective determination about the relative importance of the observed social impacts compared to the observed economic impacts. This does not mean that high quality socioeconomic analyses of gambling cannot be conducted. Rather, there are many basic principles for conducting socioeconomic impact studies that can ensure that the obtained results are comprehensive, provide a meaningful accounting of the social impacts of gambling, and are scientifically rigorous. These principles are outlined in the first section of this report. In light of these methodological principles, the second section of this report provided an exhaustive review of what is known about the social and economic impacts of gambling, including a compilation of 492 studies on this topic, and a summary of the findings of these studies in a series of tables organized by impact area and type of gambling. These Summary Tables provide a useful documentation of which types of gambling have been most and least studied, the types of impacts that have been most and least studied, and the general pattern of results in terms of whether a particular form of gambling has found increases, decreases, no impact, or just changes in that impact area. Additionally, these tables provide a reference source for other researchers who may wish to conduct even more in-depth analyses of specific domains or types of gambling.
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    The population prevalence of problem gambling: methodological influences, standardized rates, jurisdictional differences, and worldwide trends
    (Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, 2012-05-08) Williams, Robert J.; Volberg, Rachel A.; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    The primary purpose of the present research was to standardize problem gambling prevalence rates so as to facilitate comparisons between jurisdictions as well as within the same jurisdiction over time. The first step in this process was the identification and collection of all published and unpublished studies that involve a jurisdiction-wide adult prevalence survey of problem gambling. A total of 202 studies were conducted between 1975 and 2012. All pertinent information was extracted from each of these 202 studies and is reported in Appendices A, B, C, and D. These Appendices represent the most complete collection of problem gambling prevalence studies to date and will serve as a database for future researchers. In addition, the demographic, characterological, environmental, and gambling format correlates of problem gambling in these 202 studies are summarized and reported in Appendices E, F, G, and H. The second step in this process was the examination of the impact of methodological differences on obtained problem gambling prevalence rates. The main methodological elements influencing obtained problem gambling prevalence are: a) which assessment instrument is used; b) the time frame used to assess the presence of problem gambling (i.e., past year, lifetime); c) how the survey is described to prospective participants; d) how the survey is administered (i.e., face-to-face, telephone, self-administered); and e) the threshold criterion that determines when problem gambling questions are asked. The methodological approach (within each of these elements) that produced the most valid prevalence rate was identified, as well as weighting factors that could be applied to obtain rates that would have been obtained using the more valid approach. The third part of this report presents the results of applying these weighting factors to create standardized past year problem gambling prevalence rates for all studies.
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    COPPUL digitization initiatives and practices : summary of survey results
    (2012-06-22) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    The purpose of the survey was to:  Identify COPPUL libraries involved in digitization-related initiatives;  Create an inventory of digitization projects @ COPPUL libraries (including archives);  Establish an up-to-date listing of digitization-related contacts at COPPUL libraries;  Collect general information about the digitization-related management and operational processes at COPPUL libraries
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    Review of "The Human atlas of Europe: A continent united in diversity" by Dimitris Ballas, Danny Dorling and Benjamin Henning
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2017) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Book review
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    Southern Alberta newspaper collection
    (University of Lethbridge, 2017) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Two posters promoting the Southern Alberta Newspaper Collection as presented at the Southern Alberta Library conference on April 4, 2017.
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    Review of "Atlas of design, volume three"
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2017) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Book review
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    The definition, dimensionalization, and assessment of gambling participation
    (Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research, 2017) Williams, Robert J.; Volberg, Rachel A.; Stevens, Rhys M. G.; Williams, Lauren A.; Arthur, Jennifer N.
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    Genealogy resources @ the Library
    (University of Lethbridge, 2017) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Poster presentation given on June 3, 2017 at the Lethbridge Genealogy Society Conference highlighting select University Library resources of potential relevance to genealogists.
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    Review of "Exploring Africa with ancient maps" by Wulf Bodenstein
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2018) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Book review
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    Who painted the 1912 bird's-eye view of Lethbridge?
    (Lethbridge Historical Society, 2018) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    This newsletter article provides background information about the painting “City of Lethbridge” which is owned by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery (Object no. 1971.2). The painting shows a detailed bird's-eye view of Lethbridge, Alberta as it would have appeared in 1912. Gibson Catlett (b. Aug. 22, 1866, d. May 25, 1935) is the artist thought to have produced the work. The painting was intended for use in a brochure advertising the Dominion Square subdivision being promoted by Mr. William Mitford of Mitford & Co. real estate developers.
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    Review of "Atlas of the unexpected: Haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable destinations" by Rhys Stevens
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2019) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Book review
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    Review of Introduction to human geography using ArcGIS Online
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2019) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    Book review
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    Report on the University of Lethbridge Research Data Management Survey, October 2018
    (University of Lethbridge, 2019) Ayers, Sheilah; Scott, Emma; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
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    How did Kenow Mountain get its name?
    (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 2019) Stevens, Rhys M. G.
    This brief article identifies the federal and provincial organizations in Canada responsible for authorizing official place names (toponyms). Included are suggested resources relevant for locating both official and historical Canadian place names. A search for Kenow Mountain, British Columbia is used to illustrate the challenges encountered when attempting to determine naming origins.