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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
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
Internet 2 Access Grid
No full textCollaboration among universities, businesses, and the US government is essential to the success of the Internet 2 Initiative. However, face-to-face meetings are not always possible. The Access Grid provides the Internet 2 with the resources to enable remote collaboration among the research community. This effort extends the Alliance Computational Grid, a distributed high-speed computing environment that supports seamless resource integration and access (mcRae, 1997). The Access Grid effort has advanced audio and video applications and has increased Internet 2 collaboration
Internet 2 Commons: A Collaborative Environment
No full textPartnerships among the educational community provide the substance and catalyst for future generations of teachers and students. The Internet 2 Commons provides a collaboration framework for the advancement of research and education. This effort incorporates technological advancements in support of research and pedagogical activities. Available to Internet 2 members are advanced networking and application services, which include collaborative data services and videoconferencing
Adaptive Computing Models for Cybersecurity Threats and Information Analysis
No full textBrief overview: The goal of this Community Project Funding (CPF) is to respond to critical cybersecurity community needs by making certain that NSU\u27s College of Computing and Engineering (CCE) remains at the forefront of ensuring that our students have the knowledge required to meet the increasing and unmet demand for a skilled workforce in this arena. The project objective is to increase NSU\u27s research and instructional capacity by purchasing and implementing the equipment and infrastructure needed for high-performance computing capabilities and NIST 800-171 compliance. Successful achievement of the project objective will lead to a project outcome that will allow NSU to increase and expand upon its current education- related grants and research activities, specifically opening the door to additional Department of Defense grants (which require NIST 800-171 compliance), infusing valuable resources into the local workforce and local economy. Once the initial phase of the high-performance computing hardware and software infrastructure is built out, then NSU will finalize our NIST 800-171 policies and procedures, train faculty and staff on applicable policies and procedures, and begin to use the high-performance computing hardware and software for research. Over a three-year period, formative evaluation methods will ensure that interim outputs/measures serve as indicators of progress. Responses to formative evaluation prompts/questions will document status and quality of implementation, key successes, and challenges/lessons learned; it will encourage utilization of quantitative and qualitative data to inform decision-making and continuous quality improvement, part of a fidelity evaluation to assess if the project is being conducted as planned, and to assess progress in meeting the project objective
Innovations in Computer Science Success for Hispanic and Other Underrepresented Graduate Students
No full textNSU will develop specific, strategic enhancements to increase NSU’s capacity to address he needs of its increasingly diverse graduate student body and community as well as to meet the demand for advanced Computer Science professionals. The proposed project addresses both Competitive Preference Priorities. Project Goal To build a flexible, supportive, and effective academic pathway as students with Bachelor’s Degrees efficiently transition into (and through) Computer Science—related graduate degrees. Outcomes include increasing enrollment and graduation rates in Master’s and PhD degree programs in Computer Science, with a specific focus on increasing success among Hispanics and other underrepresented students. Project Objectives (Outcomes to be achieved by September 30, 2024) O1 – Expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for Hispanic and other students by increasing the number and/or percentage of Hispanic and other students pursuing targeted Computer Science-related graduate degrees full-time. (Target: 15% increase by 9/30/24; Grant resources: Outreach Coordinator, new outreach programming materials, scholarships) Component 1.1: Enhanced outreach services to diverse and low-income populations, including increasing scholarship availability. Component 1.2: Broader outreach services. O2 – Increase the number of targeted Computer Science-related graduate degrees awarded at NSU, especially among Hispanic, Black, and women student. (Target: 15% increase by 9/30/24; Grant resources: Stipends to develop and pilot test new and enhanced instructional methodologies, faculty professional development, mentoring stipends, scholarships) Component 2.1: Faculty professional development in diverse student learning. Component 2.2: Pedagogical modifications based on diverse student learning styles. ¬¬Component 2.3: Faculty mentoring. O3 – Enhance the quality of Computer Science-related graduate programs by incorporating inter-institutional research experiences. (Target: 20 participants by 9/30/24; Grant resources: Stipends to develop and piolet test new and enhanced collaborative experiences, technology/space renovation, research supplies/instrumentation, faculty and student travel, Research Specialist, faculty professional development, stipends to piolet test new and enhanced approaches) Component 3.1: Innovations in research experiences – inter-institutional research teams with the University of Puerto Rico and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. Component 3.2: Technology/Telecommunications and space renovations to strengthen online faculty and student communications. Component 3.3: Faculty professional development – inter-institutional faculty connections with the University of Puerto Rico and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. Project Activities A1. Leveraging current relationships with the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PURP) to develop an innovative inter-institutional collaborative graduate student research program that matches NSU and UPR or PUPR graduate students with NSU and UPR or PUPR CS and cross disciplinary faculty research projects. A2. Providing Faculty development that enhances the knowledge, skills, and abilities of graduate faculty to strengthen instructional methodology and to serve as mentors for women, Hispanic, and Black graduate students. A3. Strengthen the effectiveness of CCE outreach and support services for women, Hispanic, and Black graduate students. A4. Developing a new program with UPR and PUPR that links CCE graduate faculty with UPR and PURP faculty to facilitate collaboration teaching and research, increasing faculty capacity at each institution. A5. Enhancing online tools and resources to facilitate faculty, staff, and student communications with industry, and counterparts at other institutions of higher education
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