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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
Forhandlinger og lykketreff: Høyt utdannede polske innvandreres erfaringer knyttet til prosessen med å oppnå relevant arbeid i Norge
No full textDenne studien undersøker hvilke erfaringer høyt utdannede polske innvandrere har med å oppnå relevant arbeid i Norge, og hvordan disse erfaringene kan bidra til å utvikle karriereveiledningen for utenlandske veisøkere med høyere utdanning.
Studien er basert på fire semistrukturerte intervjuer der informantene ble spurt om sine erfaringer, jobbsøkingsstrategier og refleksjoner rundt prosessen med å finne arbeid der de kunne bruke sin medbrakte kompetanse. Videre ble datamaterialet analysert ved hjelp av Stegvis deduktiv induksjon (SDI)
Analysen av datamaterialet identifiserer fire gjennomgående elementer i informantenes karrierehistorier: 1) sterk egeninnsats, blant annet i form av språklæring og fokus på å skaffe seg arbeidserfaring, 2) støtte fra andre, både gjennom private og profesjonelle nettverk og fra det offentlige støtteapparatet 3) betydninger av tilfeldigheter og uforutsette muligheter i karriereutviklingen og 4) en positiv innstilling – både til prosessen, til norsk kultur og til sin egen verdi på arbeidsmarkedet.
Studien viser viktigheten av å kunne skape og utnytte karrieremuligheter, samt betydningen av mestringstro i karriereutvikling. Den framhever også at utenlandske veisøkere ofte henter støtte fra ulike hold – både minoritetsmiljøer, profesjonelle kontakter og det offentlige hjelpeapparatet – som de i enkelte tilfeller må forhandle med for å få tilgang til relevant bistand.
Det konkluderes med at elementer fra karrierelæringsteorier, som Happenstance Learning Theory, også kan være nyttig i veiledning av personer som har formulert et karrieremål, som for eksempel å få brukt kompetansen sin i et nytt land. Videre vektlegges det at veiledning av utenlandske veisøkere bør kombinere utvikling av karrierekompetanse med praktisk informasjon om det hvordan de kan navigere i det norske arbeidsmarkedet og signalisere kompetansen sin overfor arbeidsgivere.This study explores the experiences of highly educated Polish immigrants in obtaining relevant employment in Norway, and how these experiences can inform the development of career guidance for foreign jobseekers with higher education.
The study is based on four semi-structured interviews in which participants were asked about their experiences, job search strategies, and reflections on the process of finding employment where they could apply their pre-existing qualifications. The data was analysed using the Stepwise Deductive Induction (SDI) method.
The analysis identifies four recurring elements in the participants’ career stories: (1) strong personal effort, including language acquisition and a focus on gaining work experience; (2) support from others – both through private and professional networks as well as from the public support system; (3) the role of chance and unforeseen opportunities in career development; and (4) a positive attitude – towards the process itself, Norwegian culture, and their own value in the labour market.
The findings highlight the importance of being able to create and take advantage of career opportunities, as well as the significance of self-efficacy in career development. It also emphasises that foreign jobseekers often draw support from various sources – including minority communities, professional contacts, and public agencies – with which they sometimes must negotiate to gain access to appropriate assistance.
Elements from career learning theories, such as Happenstance Learning Theory may also be useful in guidance for individuals who already have a defined career goal, such as applying their competence in a new country. Furthermore, it is argued that career guidance for immigrants should combine the development of career competence with practical information about how to navigate the Norwegian labour market and signal their qualifications to potential employer
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
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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