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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
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
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe 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
'Information literacy through inquiry: using problem-based learning in information literacy instruction'
No full textThis paper presents the findings of an action research project, introducing problem-based information literacy (IL) instruction for final year undergraduate nursing and engineering students in Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. This paper is based on a research dissertation written for an MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Much has been written about the role that information literacy has to play in problem-based learning (PBL) in higher education. Dodd (2007, p.214) states that the introduction of PBL has “increased the need for information skills”. The use of PBL in information literacy instruction, however, is not widely explored in the literature. Traditional PBL environments typically span a number of teaching sessions, possibly right throughout an entire module duration, and often require multiple facilitators. It is likely that PBL has not been utilised by teaching librarians because much of the IL instruction is still largely delivered as one-shot sessions. As a result of this, IL sessions are often facing heavy time constraints and librarians are often forced to cover a breadth of materials throughout this restrictive time-frame. Kenney (2008) believes using PBL in IL instruction “raises the instructional bar” and results in a lively and engaging learning environment (p. 387).
Munro
(2006) suggests making use of a “modified” approach to traditional PBL environment in library instruction.
In this action research project, seven separate one-shot IL sessions (two engineering, five nursing) were delivered using PBL teaching approaches. Using triggers, or problems, students were asked to work in small teams and make use of the library’s resources to research the perceived topic. The sessions were delivered in three phases:
1. Brainstorm
2. Search
3. Present
The librarian (also the author of this paper) acted as facilitator throughout the sessions, offering guidance and advice when needed, and directing the overall sessions.
The results of this research project provide an interesting insight into using PBL in IL instruction. Using PBL allows the librarian to observe students in a quasi “real-life” research scenario, and how they cope with and approach literature searching. Kuhlthau et al (2007), describe six stages to information seeking throughout guided inquiry, and these stages can be identified in students engaged in PBL in these IL sessions. The use of PBL in IL instruction allows the librarian present students with opportunities to engage in transformative learning (Mezirow, 1997). Students throughout the sessions in this action research project appeared to undergo a shift in attitudes when actively challenged with a research trigger, which allowed the librarian to promote IL in a meaningful and contextual scenario.
This paper also discusses some of the negative findings of this research project, such as time difficulties with using PBL in IL instruction, as well as the difficulties students who speak English as a foreign language faced.
This paper is of interest to any teaching librarian wishing to introduce PBL into IL instruction in order to provide a highly engaging and challenging learning experience to students. Using PBL learning in IL instruction provides a unique opportunity to closely observe students and their information seeking habits, while presenting the librarian with an opportunity to introduce IL skills that will change students information seeking behaviours.
References
Dodd, L. (2007) ‘The impact of problem-based learning on the information behavior and literacy of veterinary medicine students at University College Dublin’, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(2), pp. 206-216.
Kenney, B.F. (2008) ‘Revitalizing the One-Shot Instruction Session Using Problem-Based Learning’, Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47(4), pp. 386-391.
Kuhlthau, C., Maniotes, L. and Caspari, A. (2007) Guided Inquiry: learning in the 21st century. Connecticut, Libraries Unlimited.
Mezirow, J. (1997) ‘Transformative Learning: Theory to Practice’, Adult and Continuing Education, (74), pp. 5-12.
Munro, K. (2006) ‘Modified Problem-Based Library Instruction’, College & Undergraduate Libraries, 13(3), pp. 53-61
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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