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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
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
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
Méthode de Conception Assistée par les Modèles pour les Systèmes Interactifs Mixtes
No full textInteractive systems slowly evolve to become more and more transparent through the merging of physical and digital entities. These advanced forms of interaction are known as augmented reality, tangible interfaces, mixed reality, or Mixed Interactive Systems (MIS). The emergence of these paradigms has a strong impact on the design of interactive systems. Indeed, it leads designers in the handling of more variables and in the exploration a broader design space. To face such a complexity, new formalisms emerged in order to express and describe the fundamentals of these systems. Despite these theoretical advances, in practice most of the design proposals remain limited to the same set of technologies and interaction techniques. In addition, the design methodologies used in traditional HCI do not face this exploration problem. Therefore, to contribute to MIS design, we propose an original approach called "Model Assisted Creativity Session" (MACS), combining a formal interaction model and a collaborative and creative design activity. This new methodology first aims at supporting a more systematic exploration of the design space through the manipulation of concepts expressed in formalism. Then, the objective is to ease collaboration by helping a multidisciplinary team in the construction of language of reference. Overall, the method aims at providing a shared representation between designers and to allow multidisciplinary teams to explore the design space to its most entrenched boundaries thus leading them to reach innovative and creative spaces. To reach this goal, we first identify a set of fundamental principles that describe the boundaries of such a method by analyzing the several paradigms collaborative and creative design and through a review of existing design resources in the field of MIS. Based on this review, we define the core principles of the MACS method. We then investigate to what extent non-MIS experts understand two formalisms of mixed interaction. After that, we describe a set of case studies and analyze the impact of using formalism during a design session through verbal and behavioral protocol analysis. This study shows that the MACS method help participants in focusing on the design problem, in making references to the concepts expressed by the notation for expressing ideas and guide the idea generation. We conclude the presentation of our work by illustrating several MIS designed with this method and by the introduction of an interactive tool aimed at supporting these collaborative and creative design sessions.Les systèmes interactifs évoluent peu à peu et tendent vers des interactions plus transparentes où les objets physiques et les entités numériques se rencontrent et s'entremêlent. Ces formes avancées d'interaction sont maintenant connues sous des qualificatifs multiples tels que réalité augmentée, interfaces tangibles, interaction mixte ou encore Systèmes Interactifs Mixtes (SIM). L'émergence de ces paradigmes s'accompagne d'un impact fort sur la conception de ces systèmes interactifs, conduisant notamment les concepteurs à devoir manipuler plus de variables et à devoir explorer un espace de conception plus vaste. Face à cette complexité, de nouveaux formalismes sont apparus pour décrire les fondements de ces systèmes et les représenter. Malgré ces avancées théoriques, les propositions de conception restent principalement limitées à un même ensemble de technologies et de manipulations. De plus, les méthodologies de conception utilisées pour les IHM traditionnelles ne sont pas confrontées à ce verrou lié à l'exploration des possibles. En conséquence, pour contribuer à l'essor des SIM nous proposons une approche de conception appelée " Model Assisted Creativity Session " (MACS), combinant modèle formel de l'interaction mixte et activité de conception collaborative et créative. L'objectif de cette approche est tout d'abord de permettre une exploration plus systématique de l'espace de conception au travers de la manipulation des concepts exprimés par un formalisme du domaine. En outre, il s'agit de mettre à disposition un langage de référence pour une équipe pluridisciplinaire afin de faciliter la collaboration entre des participants ayant différents champs de compétences. L'intérêt est donc d'offrir une représentation partagée du problème et de permettre aux équipes pluridisciplinaires d'explorer l'espace de conception jusque dans ses limites les plus retranchées, les conduisant ainsi à atteindre des espaces innovants et créatifs. Sur la base d'une analyse des principes fondamentaux de la conception collaborative et créative et d'une revue des ressources de conception existantes dans le domaine des SIM, nous identifions un ensemble de principes permettant de décrire les contours d'une telle méthode. Nous introduisons ensuite les principes de mise en œuvre de la méthode MACS. Nous étudions ensuite les limites posées par la compréhension par des novices de deux formalismes de l'interaction mixte. Puis nous décrivons un ensemble de cas d'étude et analysons l'impact de l'utilisation du modèle sur le déroulement d'une séance de conception de SIM au travers d'une analyse de protocole verbal et comportemental. Nous montrons notamment que cette méthode permet d'aider les participants à se focaliser sur le problème de conception, à faire référence au modèle pour exprimer leurs idées et que les concepts exprimés par la notation accompagnent le processus de génération d'idées. Nous concluons la présentation de nos travaux par l'illustration de SIM issus de cette méthode ainsi que par la présentation d'un outil interactif visant à accompagner le déroulement de ces séances de conception collaboratives et créatives
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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