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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Collected Abstracts of the Mediated Minds Sessions
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Variations on the Author
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Adapt and Change: Stories of Moving from Face to Face Teaching to Online Teaching
Get PDFIn the spring of 2020, many instructors had to suddenly change from in-person teaching to online teaching. This required instructors and students alike to adapt to the new environment. This editorial essay includes the personal stories of four instructors who had to make the quick change from in-person to online as well as five instructional designers who supported instructors in making the change. These stories are snapshots of how individuals experienced the sudden, necessary adaptations they had to go through. It is instructive to read these individual accounts because even in their specificity, they are reflective of the experiences of many of their colleagues. 
Personal Essays of Teaching Innovation: Good stories that take a deal of telling
Get PDFAs teachers, we can learn from each other’s experiences, and as professionals, we can adapt principles to our personal contexts. We hope that these personal essays of negotiating innovation in teaching can help our readers create changes in their own teaching, or at least readers might feel some support by reading about the struggles of others. And if you don’t learn something new, then at least you will be entertained
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