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How can we agree on some product agnostic repository function fundamentals?
Full text linkPresentation at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014General Track, "Repository Rants" 24x7 PresentationsThe session was recorded and is available for watching (this presentation starts at 0:44:18).While we at UCSD were working on adding Hydra to our locally developed (not Fedora) DAMS, it struck me that we got down to a few handfuls of necessary functions that were required to get the two systems to talk to each other.
I'd like to rant about what it would take to identify the functions a repository really needs, then shut up and take notes as people throw ideas out and argue. There's got to be a way we can define a middle layer or API of common functions that are product agnostic. Maybe even architecturally agnostic?Fleming, Declan (UC San Diego, United States of America
Building Successful, Open Repository Software Ecosystems: Technology and Community
Full text linkPanel at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014General Track Papers and PanelsArchivematica, AtoM (Access to Memory), Fedora, Hydra, and Islandora provide a set of functions which contribute to a diverse curation and repository ecosystem. They are also projects existing in a greater open source ecosystem. Overlapping functionality and gaps among the tools available can make piecing together workflows and sharing solutions challenging. Sharing practices and collaborating on directions benefits each of the projects, as well as advances the objectives of the open repository community.
This panel session offers a conversation about strategies to collaborate more efficiently and explore connections in the repository software ecosystem. Panelists will provide an overview of how each community operates, touching on the technological and social dimensions of community open-source project governance. We will look at how each of the communities collaborates with, learns from, challenges, and inspires the others, as well as how they engage other communities and organizations contributing to a thriving and more diverse repository ecosystem.Ruest, Nick (York University)Mumma, Courtney (Artefactual Systems, Inc.)Fleming, Declan (UC San Diego)Giarlo, Michael (Penn State University)Woods, Andrew (DuraSpace
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
Entrepreneurial networking and the development of marketing capabilities in SMEs. A study of Irish entrepreneurs
No full textIt is widely accepted across the marketing, entrepreneurship and strategic management literatures that relationships and networks are instrumental for the growth and performance of SMEs. In particular, in the entrepreneurial marketing domain, the literature suggests that networking enables the practice of marketing within the typical resource-confines of SMEs. However, there is limited knowledge of the extent to which entrepreneurs engage in networking and a lack of understanding of how exactly entrepreneurs do ‘marketing by networking’. As the literature firmly acknowledges that marketing capabilities are essential mechanisms in achieving firm competitiveness, the overarching question driving this research is: How does entrepreneurial networking contribute to the development of marketing capabilities in SMEs? To address this research question, the study specifically explores: 1) the role of the entrepreneurs’ mindset and human capital on the development of the entrepreneur’s networking capability (also referred in this thesis as entrepreneurial networking capability); 2) the networking activities that entrepreneurs engage in (forms of networking); and 3) the types of marketing capabilities SMEs can develop through entrepreneurial networking. Entrepreneurial marketing and relevant research streams from marketing, entrepreneurship and management were the domains of literature examined from which a conceptual framework with supporting propositions was developed to address the research objectives of the study. Within a qualitative approach, empirical data was generated through semi-structured interviews with 27 Irish entrepreneurs, combined with graphical representations of each of the entrepreneurs’ networks. A further series of semi-structured interviews was conducted with 9 representatives of Irish-based networking support organisations. This study offers a number of contributions to theory and insights for practice and policy. Firstly, from a theoretical perspective, the main contribution of this study is advancing the entrepreneurial marketing literature. The research results indicate that entrepreneurial networking capability (defined as the set of activities and routines implemented by the entrepreneur with the aim of initiating, establishing, maintaining and leveraging relationships for the benefit of the firm) is critical for the development of marketing capabilities and thus an essential element of entrepreneurial marketing in SMEs. Secondly, the study also advances knowledge within the realm of network-based research in the entrepreneurship literature with new insights in relation to the role of the entrepreneur’s persona (his/her characteristics) in networking processes and classifies different forms of entrepreneurial networking (i.e. personal, operational, strategic). Thirdly, adopting a holistic approach in exploring specialised, cross-functional, architectural and dynamic marketing capabilities, this research contributes to the marketing capabilities literature and brings fresh evidence of marketing practice in SMEs. From a practical standpoint, this study emphasises the importance of networking for entrepreneurs and their firms and provides several valuable insights into networking ‘best practice’, as well as into the specifics of developing a firm’s marketing capabilities through entrepreneurial networking. From a policy-making point of view, the findings of the study indicate that government agencies and private organisations supporting SMEs have an important role in educating entrepreneurs in relation to networking, as well as in the facilitation of networking opportunities which are responsive to the entrepreneurs’ needs
Recreation in the Irish uplands [case study]
No full text[Extract] The year 2002 has been declared the'International Year of the Mountains' by the UN, in order to increase international awareness of the global importance of mountain ecosystems. Generations of Irish school children have been told that Ireland is shapred like a saucer, with mountains forming the rim and the bog of Allen forming the hollow in the middle
Vivas health: developing a strong brand in a regulated health insurance environment [case study]
No full text[Extract] Deirdre Ashe, the Marketing Director for VIVAS Health, sat in her office contemplating the company's recent marketing performance. The company is the fastest growing health insurer in Europe. Founded in 2004, it quickly gained 2% of the market, confounding analysts who predicted that the duopoly of VHI and BUPA would in no way be challenged by the latest entrant. VIVAS Health was formed after Oliver Tattan, Chief Executive, spotted a gap in the market. He formed the view that the market for private healthcare and private health insurance was in its infancy in Ireland, and that there was room in the Irish market for a third player. Product differentiation, aligned with price-follower tactics, were key elements in the market entry strategy
Carbery Milk products: the use of focus group research in the development of new products [case study]
No full text[Extract] Introduction: Company Background. The West Cork-based company, Carbery Group, has been making cheddar cheese since 1968. Today it is Ireland's largest exporter of cheese. In the late 1980s, Carbery made a strategic decision to reduce its dependency on cheddar, which is largely a commodity product, and diversify into new value-added cheeses
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