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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
Improving Chat Reference Referrals Through Enhanced Communication, Empathetic Protocols, and Evidence Based Training Practices
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Saulnier Lange, J., Johnson, C., & Martin, P. (2024). Service, interrupted: Analyzing chat reference referrals. The Reference Librarian, 65(1–2), 34–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763877.2024.2304360
Objective – To analyze service interruptions in chat reference interactions to determine best practices for chat reference delivery and training.
Design – Mixed methods analysis of chat reference transcripts using grounded theory.
Setting – One large university library in the United States.
Subjects – Three hundred chat reference transcripts from the period during and after COVID-19 pandemic closure, that included an identified service interruption such as a referral, deferral, or missed referral.
Methods – Researchers analyzed a random sample of relevant chat reference transcripts from May 2020 to June 2022, using a standardized data collection form based on observed transcript patterns and established coding schemes from relevant studies. The analysis considered the following factors: Query type, whether a referral was warranted, frequency of disconnected chats, operator actions, referral recipients, reference strategies employed, knowledge gaps, customer service level, and patron satisfaction level.
Main Results – Most service disruptions involved referrals, with reference, library account, and item requests being the most common query types. Disconnected chat rates were lower than expected. In most cases, operators either directly contacted the referred person/unit or provided contact information. They used reference strategies such as asking clarifying questions, attempting to solve the patron’s issue, ensuring correct patron contact information, and inviting additional questions before closing the conversation. Most interactions on the patron satisfaction level were labelled as “polite” (choices were: "active dissatisfaction," "polite," and "extreme gratitude/happiness"), particularly when there was an attempt by the operator to resolve the issue. Customer service level ratings were mostly “satisfactory” (choices were: "poor," "satisfactory," and "excellent"), with higher ratings associated with the use of multiple strategies. Lower ratings were linked to disinterested operators, long wait times, extended searching for information, and the absence of a reference interview. While most questions warranted referral, unwarranted referrals often stemmed from knowledge gaps, a lack of clarifying questions, or operators rushing to refer. Most referrals were directed to other library staff or to Access Services, highlighting gaps in reference operators’ knowledge better aligned with Access Services expertise. Although not measured as a variable, the results also suggested additional challenges for student operators.
Conclusion – Based on the analysis, recommendations included: improving communication between Reference and Access Services staff, adding targeted canned chat responses that demonstrate empathy, providing options, managing patron expectations, and improving training to include identified best practices. Additional research is needed to assess student follow through from chat referrals.
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
Professional Development on a Budget: Facilitating Learning Opportunities for Information Literacy Instructors
No full textHow do you stay on top of evolving trends and changes to information literacy delivery, especially while coping with shrinking professional development allocations? This article details various in-house, professional development opportunities created for MacEwan University’s library staff. Low-cost, practical ideas are given to help jump-start a library's information literacy professional development offerings. Included are details about organizing an Information Literacy Community, internal Library Professional Development Days and an information literacy event open to local library professionals
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
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