Title Citation Impact of Papers Published From Six Prolific Countries: A National Comparison Based on InCites Data Authors Lutz Bornman Max Planck Society Munich, Germany Loet Leydesdorff Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) University of Amsterdam, Source via arXiv Abstract Using the InCites tool of Thomson Reuters, this study compares normalized citation impact values calculated […]
Research Paper: “Citation Impact of Papers Published From Six Prolific Countries: A National Comparison Based on InCites Data”
Filed by on May 4, 2012
Results from Two OCLC Member Surveys About U.S. Academic and Community College Libraries Now Online
Filed by on May 1, 2012
Two new reports with results from surveys of librarians are now available. Both are loaded with statistics and charts. U.S. Academic Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives (4 pages; PDF) U.S. Community College Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives (4 pages; PDF) Key Findings (via OCLC): Most academic and community college library staff: […]
Research Article (Preprint): Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists
Filed by on April 26, 2012
Title Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists Authors Valerie Harris University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Hepburn University of Illinois, Chicago Source C&RL News Anticipated Publication March 2013 Abstract For years libraries have offered reproduction services to users, with historians being the core audience. More recently, archives and special […]
Research Article: Citation Analysis: “Edited Volumes, Monographs, and Book Chapters in the Book Citation Index (BCI) and Science Citation Index (SCI, SoSCI, A&HCI)”
Filed by on April 18, 2012
Title: Edited Volumes, Monographs, and Book Chapters in the Book Citation Index (BCI) and Science Citation Index (SCI, SoSCI, A&HCI) Source via arXiv Authors Loet Leydesdorff Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam Ulrike Felt Department of Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna Abstract In 2011, Thomson-Reuters introduced the Book Citation Index […]
Business Research: How Open is Company Data in Open Government Partnership Countries? (New Report)
Filed by on April 16, 2012
From the Open Corporates Blog: OpenCorporates is publishing a major new report into access to company data in OGP countries, and the picture is not good. Out of a total of a possible 100 points, the average score was just 21, with several major countries (including Spain, Greece and Brazil) scoring zero. A score of 100 […]
New Article: “Trends in Research Librarianship Literature: A Social Network Analysis of Articles”
Filed by on April 16, 2012
Title Trends in Research Librarianship Literature: A Social Network Analysis of Articles Authors Umut Al Department of Information Management Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey İrem Soydal Department of Information Management Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey Gülten Alir Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies Aksaray University Aksaray, Turkey Source LIBER (Journal of European Research Libraries) Vol. 21 […]
