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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
An interview with Dr. Milton J. Esman
No full textAn interview with Dr. Milton J. Esman, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Emeritus and Professor of Government, Emeritus. This 30 minute conversation between Dr. Esman and Royal Colle in 2006 explores the emergence of a formal university-wide program focused on various international issues. Professor Esman served as director of the Center for International Studies for 14 years from 1969-1983. He discusses the rise of various international initiatives at Cornell such as the South Asia Program, the Institute for European Studies, and the Institute for African Development. He discusses how the “labor of love” of many Cornell faculty members has contributed to building a global dimension to the university’s stature and some the challenges that such an effort encountered. Along with addressing the activities of some Cornell faculty members and graduates in international organizations such as the World Bank, Esman describes his involvement in helping the Malaysian government develop its public administration, and his own work in addressing issues of ethnic pluralism and ethnic conflict. Throughout, but particularly in the conclusion, he answers the question: “why do it”?1_v50z58k
Covering the last mile of the information superhighway communication shops for rural communities
No full textAdvocacy and Interventions: Readings in Communication and Development
Get PDFAs the 21st century rolled out, communication in relation to development became more prominent in the international community. Efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals sharpened our attention on communication with many asking how the new information and communication technologies could accelerate progress toward the Goals. This book addresses these issues. It is intended to be a "practical" book. It is filled with examples and case studies that illustrate ways that carefully planned and implemented communication interventions have produced positive results. It shows how approaches such as social marketing, extension, participation, and entertainment have contributed to development initiatives. Many of these have used media and the new information and communication technologies. "Advocacy and Interventions" includes ideas from people who have experienced the challenges of communicating effectively in development programs. The book is also based on the author's own insights from almost four decades of communication and development experience in countries ranging from Guatemala to Western Samoa, with many other stops in Asia, Africa and Latin America. "Advocacy and Interventions" is especially suitable for policy makers, project planners and advanced courses in development communication or rural development
Cornell University - The Global Dimension
Get PDFFrom a small hilltop in Ithaca in 1865, Cornell has reached into many corners of the world for some 14 decades to share its knowledge and skills across national boundaries. And for many years the world has come to East Hill as illustrated by the appearance of students from more than 120 countries enrolled at the University. Cornell became global before the word globalization became popular.
In these pages, we have tried to capture some of the history of Cornell's steps toward becoming what some have called a transnational university. The challenge to capture in print that extensive and far-reaching history was taken up by the Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti (CAPE). Its members recognized the importance of involving in the story many of those who experienced those adventurous years that laid the foundation for this global university
The Larry Zuidema Interview of February 15, 2006
No full textProduced by: Royal D. ColleAudio editing: J. Robert CookeLarry Zuidema, who was Associate Director of the International Agriculture Program in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for three decades beginning in the early 1960s, is interviewed by Royal Colle on February 15, 2006. Zuidema discusses the beginnings of the International Agriculture Program and some of its major accomplishments in building a world class curriculum in international agriculture. Zuidema also cites the various institution-building projects that Cornell engaged in, including those in China, the Philippines and Western Samoa. He discusses some of the Cornellians who made major contributions to the success of the Program.1_v6dczc4
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