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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
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
THE LIFELONG INFLUENCE OF EARLY READING EXPERIENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A READER AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARY
Full text linkV pričujočem diplomskem delu smo želeli raziskati kako, na kakšen način in s kakšnimi pristopi lahko posameznik v času, ko razvojna smer ne gre v prid branja, pridobi izkušnjo, da je branje nekaj, pri čemer lahko aktivno sodeluje, le-to pa mu prinaša občutek ugodja. Skratka – zanimalo nas je, kako vzgojiti bralca za vse življenje. Diplomsko delo je razdeljeno na dva dela. V prvem, teoretičnem delu, smo prikazali, da je bralne sposobnosti potrebno razvijati postopoma in vztrajno, kajti učenje branja se pravzaprav nikoli ne konča. Opirali smo se na teorijo Paula Kroppa, podano v delu z naslovom Vzgajanje bralca: Naj vaš otrok postane bralec za vse življenje (2000), kjer avtor bralni razvoj deli na šest starostnih skupin oz. faz. Za vsako izmed njih smo prikazali cilje, vsebine in metode dela, tj. celoten proces, ki nas pripelje do želenega rezultata. Izpostavili smo tudi bralno vzgojo s pomočjo bralne značke in splošne knjižnice. Teoretična izhodišča smo osvetlili z empiričnim delom. Želeli smo ugotoviti in ovrednotiti trenutno stanje in trende na področju bralne pismenosti v zadnjih desetih letih ter predstaviti primere dejavnosti, namenjene spodbujanju in razvijanju bralne kulture. Temeljni element zbiranja podatkov je bila analiza Poslovnih poročil Knjižnice Brežice 2003–2012. Izvirne oblike smo priredili in uporabili le podatke, relevantne za preverjanje hipotez. Podatke smo podkrepili z mnenji in izkušnjami knjižničark oz. izvajalk bralnih projektov, torej tistih, ki delajo z otroki, mladostniki in odraslimi. Kot instrument smo uporabili nestandardizirane, nestrukturirane intervjuje. Prišli smo do spoznanja, da so splošne knjižnice izredno dobrodošle v času, ko si prizadevamo za večjo funkcionalno pismenost posameznikov in družbe. Z bralnimi projekti in dejavnostmi, ki so namenjene spodbujanju branja in razvoju bralne kulture, namreč zajemajo vse ciljne skupine uporabnikov in tako pozitivno vplivajo na vzgojo bralca za vse življenje.The purpose of this thesis is to explore what kind of approaches should be implemented to enable someone to become an active reader and thereby experience that reading is an activity which can bring satisfaction. To be more specific – our main aim is to research how to develop a reader for life. The thesis is split into two parts: the theoretical and the empirical. In the theoretical part we indicated that reading skills have to be developed gradually and continuously, since reading is actually a never-ending process. The basis of the theoretical part is Paul Kropp\u27s theory on developing a reader for life which is described in his book called Vzgajanje bralca: Naj vaš otrok postane bralec za vse življenje (2000) (Raising a Reader: Make Your Child a Reader for Life/How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life). The author divides the development of a reader into six phases according to the reader’s age. For each age group we presented the whole process that brings us to the wanted results – to be more specific, we presented the methods and the content of work. We pointed out the role of the Reading Badge and the role of common libraries at achieving those results. In the empirical part we highlighted the theoretical starting points. Our aim was to determine and to evaluate the current situation of reading literacy, as well as to evaluate the trends on the field of reading literacy for the last decade. We presented the activities that promote reading culture and help to develop it. The analysis of Poslovna poročila Knjižnice Brežice 2003–2012 (Annual Reports of the Brežice Library 2003–2012) was the key element in collecting the data for our research. We modified the original form of the reports and used only those data which were relevant for hypothesis testing. We also included into our research the unstandardized and unstructured interviews with the library staff, who carries out the reading projects for children, teenagers and adults. The interviews with the library staff were included in order to affirm the collected data from annual reports with their opinions which are based on experiences. As we strive to improve functional literacy, we came to the conclusion that today’s common libraries, with all their reading projects and other supportive activities, do encourage reading and promote the development of a reading culture across all age groups of readers. Therefore they have a positive influence on the development of a reader for life
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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