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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Nostalgia and radio sound
No full textThis chapter is an investigation of the notion of nostalgia and a particular type of radio consumption. The ideas contained herein were generated from a study of the domestic consumption of radio sound in Bristol. Many themes emerged from that research. It showed that radio sound is integrated into daily life in an intimate way and can be\ud
understood as forming an important part of domestic environments, or soundscapes, that hold meaning and significance that reaches beyond the immediate context and physical confines of the home.\ud
Sound can create a texture within which one can move around and live. Radio sound can be seen to mediate between individuals in the home and the wider world (Tacchi 1998). On a sensory level, radio sound is particularly open to sensory creativity – a quality that itself makes\ud
the experience, activity, and meaning of listening to the radio difficult to describe in words. Households and domestic relationships are embedded in a larger social and meaningful world. Through examining the use of radio sound in the home we can see how meanings and relationships are negotiated and made, both within the household and\ud
beyond
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Du clientélisme aux sections noires du Parti travailliste : la politique inter-raciale à Birmingham
No full textFrom clientelism to Black sections of the labor party: interracial policy in birmingham
This paper explores in detail recent changes in political participation by minority communities in British society, drawing on research in Birmingham. It explores the conditions which led to the emergence of new forms of political engagement and action from within minority communities, the circumstances under which black people entered the local political system in Birmingham and the reasons for the new role of black politicians as significant actors. It then looks at some key issues that have dominated the political agenda during much of the past decade and discusses the impact of the new patterns of political mobilisation on the policy agenda. It concludes by outlining some of the issues that are likely to influence the future of minority politics.En s'appuyant sur d'abondantes recherches effectuées à Birmingham, cet article explore les diverses formes de la participation croissante des minorités à la vie politique du Royaume-Uni. Examinant les circonstances dans lesquelles est apparu un nouveau type d'engagement et d'action politique chez ces minorités, notamment celles dans lesquelles les noirs sont entrés sur la scène politique locale de Birmingham et en sont devenus des acteurs importants, il aborde ensuite certains des grands thèmes qui ont dominé le débat politique de ces dix dernières années ainsi que les effets politiques des nouveaux modes de mobilisation. En conclusion, il soulève certaines des questions qui influeront probablement l'action politique des minorités.Solomos John, Back Les. Du clientélisme aux sections noires du Parti travailliste : la politique inter-raciale à Birmingham. In: Revue française de science politique, 46ᵉ année, n°1, 1996. pp. 3-29
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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