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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
Le livre numérique enrichi : enjeux et pratiques de remédiatisation
No full textInternational audienceHow to remediatize a classic of literature? From a case study — Candide’s app published by Orange and the French National Library (BnF) — we ask the modalities of "remediation" through enhanced e-books. With its hypertextual structure, this edition uses different medias to build a multimodal discourse which increases the reception of the work. Promoting appropriation of contents by readers, this e-book illustrates the many changes occuring in publishing up to editorialization practices.Comment remédiatiser un classique de la littérature ? C’est à partir d’une étude de cas — l’application Candide publiée par Orange et la BnF — que nous posons les modalités de « remédiatisation » par le livre numérique enrichi. Par sa structure hypertextuelle, cette édition convoque différents médias pour construire un discours multimodal qui augmente la réception de l’oeuvre. En favorisant l’appropriation des contenus par le lecteur, elle atteste d’une transformation des pratiques, de l’édition à l’éditorialisation
Les Essentiels de la littérature dans Gallica : valorisation et médiation des collections patrimoniales de la Bibliothèque nationale de France sur le Web
No full textInternational audienceWith its Web platform dedicated to Literature Essentials in Gallica, the French national Library (BnF) seeks to enhance its heritage collections by offering a digital cultural mediation intended to the educational community. Which theoretical choices and editorial biases governed this website development? How can the Essentials of the BnF, by seeking to model practices, support the reflection currently being carried out in literature didactics on the renewal of teaching and learning methods? To answer these questions, we will adopt the methodological approach of the information and communication sciences by seeking to articulate discourse, device and use. We will place the project at the heart of a dual issue of a revival of literary history and educational practices themselves revisited by digital technology.Avec sa plateforme Web consacrée aux Essentiels de la littérature dans Gallica, la Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) cherche à valoriser ses collections patrimoniales en proposant une médiation culturelle numérique destinée à la communauté éducative. Quels sont les choix théoriques et partis pris éditoriaux qui ont présidé à l'élaboration du site ? Comment les Essentiels de la BnF, en cherchant à modéliser des usages, peuvent-ils accompagner la réflexion menée actuellement en didactique de la littérature sur le renouvellement des modalités d'enseignement et d'apprentissage ? Pour répondre à ces questions, nous adopterons l'approche méthodologique des sciences de l'information et de la communication en cherchant à articuler discours, dispositif et usage. Nous inscrirons le projet au coeur d'une double problématique d'un renouveau de l'histoire littéraire et des pratiques pédagogiques elles-mêmes revisitées par le numérique
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
Le Livre augmenté, de la remédiatisation à l’éditorialisation
No full textThis thesis proposes to examine the concept of "enhanced book" from a theoretical posture articulated to a practice of mediator and multimedia editor exercised at the French National Library (BnF) during twenty years. Our research raises the question of the reconfiguration of the book in the digital environment through the notions of remediation and editorialization, that is to say, from the point of view of the media forms and editorial practices evolution. The design of two prototypes — the Candide app-book carried out at the BnF and the Odyssey web-book conducted at the University of Paris VIII — enabled us to examine the boundaries of the book and formulate the concepts of enrichment and enhancement regarding to the enclosure of the book. We defend the thesis of a digital object-book necessarily closed, enriched by the editor and the reader, enhanced by virtual extensions on the web or in applications. The experience of reading and transmitting the works are renewed by intermediate practices and a new sensoriality of digital media.Cette thèse se propose d’examiner le concept de « livre augmenté » à partir d’une posture théorique articulée à une pratique de médiateur et d’éditeur multimédia exercée à la Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) pendant une vingtaine d’années. Notre recherche pose la question de la reconfiguration du livre dans l’espace numérique à travers les notions de remédiatisation et d’éditorialisation, c’est-à-dire du point de vue de l’évolution des formes médiatiques et des pratiques éditoriales. La conception de deux prototypes — le livre-application Candide réalisé à la BnF et le livre-web Odyssée réalisé à l’Université Paris-VIII — nous a permis d’interroger les frontières du livre et de formuler les concepts d’enrichissement et d’augmentation au regard de la clôture du livre. Nous défendons la thèse d’un objet-livre numérique nécessairement clos, enrichi par l’éditeur et le lecteur, augmenté par des extensions virtuelles sur le web ou en applications. L’expérience de lecture et la transmission des œuvres s’y trouvent renouvelées par des pratiques intermédiatiques et une nouvelle sensorialité des supports numériques
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