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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
Sharing best practice in audio software workshops: or how Cilit Bang and Bruce Willis saved the day!
No full textLarge groups, IT suites, internet connected computers and plenty of other distractions, a recipe for difficult delivery and inconsistent learning environment?
It doesn’t have to be so.
We can combat these issues by sharing best practice within institutions and across the sector.
Two years ago a dramatic shift in our delivery of AVID Pro Tools workshops happened; we started to team teach the four two day workshops scheduled for our first term second year undergraduates. The results were self evident from the first session.
The two of us were able to begin to challenge some of the preconceptions of software workshop delivery, as well as enable a greater understanding of the role of sound in moving image projects. The learning and teaching methods used included the standard ‘chalk and talk’ approach as well as using other more contemporary tools such as VLEs and online resources such as Lynda.com.
Better student understanding, more developed assessment work and a highly engaged cohort have resulted.
This is just the beginning; we are still developing our approaches and hope to further refine all aspects of these workshops for the future
Sharing best practice in audio software workshops at undergraduate level or how Cilit Bang and Bruce Willis saved the day!
No full textLarge groups, IT suites, Internet connected computers and plenty of other distractions, a recipe for
difficult delivery and inconsistent learning environment? It doesn’t have to be so. We can use combat
these issues by sharing best practice within institutions and across the sector. Three years ago a
dramatic shift in our delivery of AVID Pro Tools workshops happened, we started to team teach the four
two day workshops scheduled for our first term second year undergraduates. The results were self
evident from the first session. The two of us were able to begin to challenge some of the preconceptions
of software workshop delivery, as well as enable a greater understanding of the role of sound in moving
image projects, particularly in technical areas. The learning and teaching methods used included the
standard ‘chalk and talk’ approach as well as using other more contemporary tools such as VLE’s and
online resources such as Lynda.com. Better student understanding, more developed assessment work
and a highly engaged cohort have resulted. This is just the beginning; we are still developing our
approaches and hope to further refine all aspects of these workshops for the future
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
The Burning
Full text link'The Burning' is a short film created to investigate the practices of historical filmmaking, as part of the practice-as-research that I am undertaking for my work on 'modes of creative practice' in the work of feature film directors.
As a creative exercise, the film is a response to the glamourised portrayal of Tudor England in recent film and television, and experiments with the short film as a historical allegory to comment on Britain in 2016.
This film was additionally a project that looked at the integration of practice-as-research and teaching.
The sound design for the film, by Charis Coke, experimented with issues of genre and authenticity in the creation of sound for historical film
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