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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
How science enhanced animation / Azahar Harun
Get PDFScience is essential to an animation as brick is to a building. In fact, some of the early works of animation started as a science project rather than a work of art. According to Wells (2001), in the early stage, scientists and innovators were keen on developing media platform rather than furnishing the animation content with narrative and character style. For instance, the the aumatrope is recognised as a the device used by Dr John Aryton Paris to demonstrate a phenomenon called "Persitence of vision" to the British Royal College of Physcians in 1827 (Zell-Ravenheart, 2006) . The device has a single card disc with two pieces of strings attached to it . Each side of the card disc has different figures. To operate Thaumatrope, one need to twist the disc for several times until the strings get tighten and then pull them away to make it spin. As this happen, the two figures from each side of the card disc will merge as one. Thaumatrope is just one of many optical devices that has inspire many scientists and animation artists. In this essay, I will discuss how science can help enhance
the understanding of animation
Kartun bertemakan dakwah islamiyah atas talian: Interpretasi dakwah sarkastik dan satira / Fazlina Mohd Radzi and Azahar Harun
Get PDFKajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji akan kesan penyampaian kartun indie yang menggunakan pendekatan dan pengisian berbentuk dakwah Islam dan cara khususnya . Disamping itu, pengkaji turut akan menyusuri permulaan dan perkembangan kartun di Malaysia secara ringkas dari awal zaman sebelum kemerdekaan, kemudian zaman kegemilangan kartun melayu pada tahun 80an dan 90an. Selain itu, kemunculan para kartunis indie yang secara separa masa hadir memenuhi ruangan kartun Malaysia dengan memuat naik melalui halaman ‘facebook‘ , instagram dan juga melalui laman blogspot pribadi di atas talian internet. Pendekatan kajian dan penulisan adalah berdasarkan apresiasi bentuk dan makna karya dan konteks penghasilannya. Metodologi sejarah seni berasaskan analisis mengikut konteks (contextual analysis) dijadikan asas di dalam pengkajian ini. Merangkumi aspek deskripsi, analisis, interpretasi dan pertimbangan digunakan sebagai panduan dalam penelitian karya. Bolehlah disimpulkan karya kartun dakwah Islamiyah di atas talian kini menjadi lebih baik penerimaannya dan kekal dengan elemen sindiran satiranya
An assessment on cinematic composition, narrative structure and semiotics in animated films: a case study of Filem Negara Malaysia’s anthropomorphic animal folktales (Sang Kancil: the animated series) / Azahar Harun
Get PDFThis study concerns the anthropomorphic animal folktale namely Sang Kancil: The Animated Series (SKTAS) produced by Filem Negara Malaysia (National Film Department) during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These animated series are Hikayat Sang Kancil (Xavier, A, 1978); Sang Kancil & Monyet, (Hassan Abd Muthalib, 1984); and Sang Kancil & Buaya (Hassan Abd Muthalib, 1987). In general, the study comprises of two parts, Historical Perspective and Analytical Perspective. In the first part, the study attempts to establish insight regarding the historical background of the agency. Here it identifies some of the important historical events which are crucial for the development of animation production in this country. These events are found in three major periods, Colonial (1949-1956), Post-Colonial (1957-1960), Contemporary (1970- 2000). Among the topics discussed in this section, includes the establishment of the Malayan Film Unit and Film Negara Malaysia, the contribution made by animation pioneers and the review of anthropomorphic animal folktale from 1970 to 2000. In the second part, the study looks at the construction of Sang Kancil: The Animated Series (SKTAS) by analyzing three important aspects, Cinematic Composition, Narrative Structure and Semiotics. Here, it poses the question of what formula did the artist employ to construct the animated series (SKTAS). In context of cinematic, a mix method (qualitative & quantitative) was explored which include a Shot-by-shot analysis and a Statistical Style Analysis (Salt, 1974). This approach aims to establish baseline information regarding the cinematic convention (Duration, Setting and Camera Technique). In context of Narrative, a method called Freytag‘s Pyramid Analysis (Freytag, 1893 cited in Griffith, 2011) was employed. This approach enables the researcher to analyze the narrative structure of the samples thus determining its characteristics (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution). In context of Semiotics, the study attempts to identify the symbolism element called ‗Signifier and Signified‘ (Saussure, 1966 cited in Berger, 1992) and interpreting its meaning in relation to Malaysian history, politics and culture. The study concludes with a summary of the findings from the earlier chapters (Chapter Four, Chapter Five & Chapter Six)
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
Analisis iklan video hari raya Petronas “Pulang ke ke pangkuan ibunda” / Azahar Harun
Get PDFKajian ini membincang kan tentang imej kampung yang digambarkan di dalam iklan video hari raya terbitan petronas berjudul pulang ke pangkuan ibunda (2014) yang disiarkan melalui laman youtube rasmi di https://youtube.com/petronasofficial. iklan video yang berdurasi dua minit lima puluh lapan saat (00:02:58) ini memaparkan kisah sebuah keluarga di kampung membuat persiapan menyambut hari raya. dengan menggunakan kaedah “shot-by-shot analysis” dan “semiotic analysis”, penulis ingin mengetahui bagaimana iklan video ini membawa makna tentang signifikasi imej kampung dengan warisan dan budaya masyarakat melayu. untuk tujuan tersebut, satu perisian video annotaion research tool (anvil) telah digunakan untuk proses pengkodan. hasil dari analisa yang dijalankan, penulis mendapati bahawa elemen-elemen visual dan naratif dalam iklan video ini walaupun kelihatan klise, mampu memberi kesan dari segi emosi kepada penonton serta memberi kaitan dengan petronas dan aspirasi kerajaan
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