bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Citation Analysis: A Comparison of Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science
Authors: Yang Kiduk , Meho Lokman I. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractWhen faculty members are evaluated, they are judged in part by the impact and quality of their scholarly publications. While all academic institutions look to publication counts and venues as well as the subjective opinions of peers, many hiring, tenure, and promotion committees also rely on citation analysis to obtain a more objective assessment of an author's work. Consequently, faculty members try to identify as many citations to their published works as possible to provide a comprehensive assessment of their publication impact on the scholarly and professional communities. The Institute for Scientific Information's (ISI) citation databases, which are widely used as a starting point if not the only source for locating citations, have several limitations that may leave gaps in the coverage of citations to an author's work. This paper presents a case study comparing citations found in Scopus and Google Scholar with those found in Web of Science (the portal used to search the three ISI citation databases) for items published by two Library and Information Science full‐time faculty members. In addition, the paper presents a brief overview of a prototype system called CiteSearch, which analyzes combined data from multiple citation databases to produce citation‐based quality evaluation measures.
Theoretical topics in FRBR
Authors: Renear Allen H. , Choi Yunseon , Furner Jonathan , Lagoze Carl , McDonough Jerome 
Published: October 2007

AbstractIFLA's Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) presents a compelling and influential conceptual model of the “bibliographic universe”. Given FRBR's scope and influence it is surprising that it has received so little attention from the information science research community. This panel is intended to convene that discussion. Four panelists will raise a variety of issues, focusing primarily on theoretical topics.
Quantifying literature citations, index terms, and Gene Ontology annotations in the Saccharomyces Genome Database to assess results‐set clustering utility
Authors: MacMullen W. John 
Published: October 2007

AbstractA set of 37,325 unique literature citations was identified from 120,078 literature‐based annotations in the Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD). The citations, gene products, and related Gene Ontology (GO) annotations were analyzed to quantify unique articles, journals, genes, and to rank by publication year, language, and GO term frequency. GO terms, MeSH indexing terms, MeSH Journal Descriptors, and SGD Literature Topics were quantified and analyzed to assess their potential utility for results set clustering. Results: Bradford's Law of Scattering was shown to hold for the citations, journals, gene products, and GO annotations. Only the MeSH terms and article title/abstract pairs had significant numbers of term co‐occurrence. Multiple term types may be useful for faceted searching and clustered results set browsing if the strengths of each are leveraged.
Web portal design guidelines as identified by children through the processes of design and evaluation
Authors: Large Andrew , Beheshti Jamshid , Nesset Valerie , Bowler Leanne 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe Web is an important source of information for school projects, but young users do not always find it easy to locate relevant material. A critical factor in success is the portal through which they search or browse web content. Traditionally web portals have been designed by adults with young users in mind, but there is very little evidence that the latter make use of them. In this paper design guidelines are elaborated for such portals that are based upon focus group and operational evaluations by elementary school students of two prototype web portals designed by two intergenerational teams, each comprising elementary school students and adult designers. The evaluations offer strong support for involving children throughout the design process for portals that both in presentation and functionality reflect the cognitive and affective needs of young users rather than adults.
Digital libraries for general audiences: Usage patterns and trends in Wisconsin's BadgerLink
Authors: Xie Hong (Iris) , Wolfram Dietmar 
Published: October 2007

AbstractDigital libraries represent a recent advancement for information access. They may meet the needs of specialized audiences or, increasingly, general audiences in the form of state digital libraries. Covi & Kling (1996) broadly defined digital libraries “as a collection of electronic resources and services for the delivery of materials in a variety of formats. Digital libraries include personal, distributed, and centralized collections such as online public access catalogs and bibliographic databases, distributed document databases, scholarly and professional discussion lists and electronic journals, other online databases, forums, and bulletin boards”(p. 672). A growing number of examples of state digital libraries exist including Wisconsin's BadgerLink, the Colorado Virtual Library, and the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library. Initial evaluations of the Washington (Efthimiadis & Bruce, 2000) and Wisconsin systems (Wolfram & Xie, 2000) show the positive impact of these services to residents of their respective states. BadgerLink has become a vital information resource for residents of Wisconsin since becoming available in 1998. It provides access to a range of regional and national information resources via the Internet and serves as a gateway to other remote resources. Of particular value to both libraries and residents have been the full text database products produced by EBSCO and ProQuest. EBSCO provides access to a wide range of full text resources of both a general and specialized nature.
Approaching our patrons: From passive to active virtual reference
Authors: Mu Xiangming 
Published: October 2007

AbstractTargeting the goal of increasing virtual reference (VR) usage, a novel interactive virtual reference (iVR) model is proposed. In contrast to the traditional passive one‐way model, iVR encourages active VR service by dynamically watching patrons' information‐seeking behaviors using the VR assistant. A prototype iVR system with one dimension VR assistant triggering metric was designed as a research platform based on the iVR model. A pilot user study was conducted and the initial results indicated that users did not reject the active VR services in general and this warranted us to continue our exploration.
Exploring co‐citation chains
Authors: Buzydlowski Jan W. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” is played by naming an actor and then, by thinking of other actors in movies such that a chain of connections can be made, linking the named actor with Kevin Bacon. The number of different movies that are used to link the actor to Bacon indicate the degree with which the two are linked. For example, using John Travolta as the named actor, he appeared in the movie Look Who' s Talking with Kirstie Alley, who was in She' s Having a Baby with Kevin Bacon. So, John Travolta has a Bacon number or degree of two, as connected via Kirstie Alley. (For a more thorough discussion, see (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon). The example is taken from (http://www.geocities.com/theeac/bacon.html)). Based on the above, perhaps another title for this paper could be the “Six Degrees of Sir Francis Bacon,” as it indicates the framework for this paper by relating it to the above technique but placing it in an academic domain through the use of a scholarly bibliographic database. Additionally, the bibliometric technique of author co‐citation analysis (ACA) will be used to help by automating the process of finding the connections.
Defining annotations: a visual (re)interpretation
Authors: Ruvane Mary B. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractA variety of research has focused on annotations and methods for incorporating ‘them’ into digital formats. Absent from most is a clear definition of what is meant by the term ‘annotation’ and the characteristics they embody. In the digital world it is often perceived as a synonym for metadata, but in the analog world it may refer to a reader's scribbled notes in the margins. These are both types of annotation, but at opposing ends of the scale; one formal the other informal. Marshall's (1998b) seven dimensions of annotation are (re)presented here in a new visual format (figure 1) for comparison to an historical geographers information needs and note taking behavior. One of the geographer's objectives was to reconstruct a digital map of 18th century North Carolina settlement patterns. The findings point to an untapped avenue for improving access to our nations cultural heritage.
Mapping the field of human‐computer interaction (HCI)
Authors: Wania Christine E. , Atwood Michael E. , McCain Katherine W. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractHuman‐Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary field which combines the theories and practices from a number of fields including computer science, cognitive and behavioral psychology, anthropology, sociology, ergonomics, industrial design, and more. We use author cocitation analysis to explore the interrelationships between the specialties or sub‐communities within the field of HCI.
Evaluating digital libraries: A sociotechical approach
Authors: Khoo Michael 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe National Science Digital Library (NSDL:http://www.nsdl.org) is an NSF‐funded program that supports the creation and dissemination of digital educational resources for all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. NSDL is conducting a program‐wide evaluation of all its activities since the program's inception in 2000, with the aim of inventorying achievements to date, and identifying directions for future development. The scale, complexity and distributed nature of the NSDL program pose significant challenges for this evaluation work. This poster outlines a sociotechnical theoretical framework, the ‘resource lifecycle,’ that is being used to guide the evaluation of the NSDL program, and to represent evaluation findings to internal community members and to external partners such as NSF. The poster describes the theoretical underpinnings of the model and outlines some of the early evaluation results obtained from using the framework.
Sensemaking: Bringing theories and tools together
Authors: Sharma Nikhil 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThis work is an attempt to reconcile three separate but influential threads in study of sensemaking. The first two of these are theories from different domains, human computer interaction (HCI) and social/organizational psychology. The last thread is that of design, of sensemaking support tools. Integrated, these three threads form a strong foundation for researchers, tool‐designers and ultimately sensemakers themselves. Understanding and supporting the special role of people‐people interaction can help us tie these separate threads together. This synthesis also suggests further research that can expand our understanding of sensemaking.
A critical theoretical model for library‐led technological development: A case of open source software and libraries
Authors: Pyati Ajit 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe public discourse of libraries is increasingly aligned with the development of a global “information society.” This current research study critiques the global policy discourse of the information society, building upon the critiques of Webster (2002) and arguing that a global information society may serve to undermine library service goals and accelerate processes of information commoditization and the privatization of library services in an increasingly commercial environment. Countering these ideologies and policy goals requires developing critical theoretical frameworks and modes of action. In response to this idea, this study, building upon technology studies and critical theory, proposes a theoretical model for library‐led technological development. Using a critical theoretical framework and an in‐depth, qualitative case‐study methodology, prominent open source software initiatives in libraries around the world are analyzed, with a particular focus on library consortia activity in Western Canada. The open source movement has generated a great deal of attention for its challenges to proprietary models of software development, as well as to traditional notions of property (Weber,2004). An emerging movement within the library profession is considering open source software as a way to reduce dependence on proprietary software vendors, and to have more control in the development of technology in libraries (Frumkin,2002). However, little work has been done in theorizing and understanding how and/or whether open source software can enhance library service ethics and goals. This case study of open source software development will thus serve as an exploration in the development of a theoretical model for library‐led technological development. Findings from this research will contribute to an understanding of the open source movement within libraries, and can provide a theoretical lens for analyzing other forms of library‐led technological development in different contexts, both local and global, such as the growing open access publishing movement.
The influence of a sign system on the sense of presence in a desktop virtual environment
Authors: Choi Gilok , Chen Hsin‐liang 
Published: October 2007

AbstractIn a virtual world, users experience compelling illusions, allowing them to become a part of an electronically generated environment. In the world of Virtual Environments, presence refers to such compelling sense of being in a computer generated environment. In spite of the importance of users' perceptual experience, however, only limited consideration has been given to the experiences users encounter when interacting with the virtual interface. This research is therefore to investigate the impact of interface design on the sense of presence. In particular, this study attempts to examine whether the degrees of presence are enhanced by navigational affordances supported by a sign system.A controlled experiment with between‐subject factorial design will be conducted to examine the effects of a sign system on users' perceptual experience. Forty participants will be asked to accomplish two sets of seven comparable tasks (total 14 tasks) with and without a help of signs. Upon completion, participants will be asked to complete a post‐test questionnaire on the sense of presence on 1‐to‐7 Likert type scales. For the two sessions of trial, two virtual universities were constructed with ActiveWorlds (http://www.activeworlds.com). ANOVA repeated measure and correlation analysis will be used for the data analysis.
New role realities: Avenues for extending the reach of information specialists
Authors: Hall Hazel , Abell Angela 
Published: October 2007

AbstractAs organizations have developed enterprise‐wide electronic information environments, a diverse range of job roles has emerged at a variety of levels. Some of these roles are ear‐marked for “traditional” information specialists, but many are not ‐ and although some information specialists have moved into this kind of work, others from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds occupy many of the newly‐created information‐related positions. This paper reports on a project undertaken by a team of researchers from the corporate and academic sectors in the UK. The project aimed to consolidate, and strengthen, understanding of the emerging information job market, with a view to indicating how those in the “traditional” information profession may extend their occupational reach. The preliminary findings of the work, as presented here, indicate that this job market has grown due to a number of factors. Individuals who can offer skills in particular areas of work that support information delivery, in particular information architecture and content management, are well‐positioned to take up the opportunities that this market offers, whether or not they hold formal information qualifications. The research approaches adopted have taken this discussion beyond the natural constituency of earlier work that predicts the nature of information profession in the digital future. This paper, which furnishes an overview of main messages from the preliminary findings of the project under discussion, will be of particular interest to those keen to explore the existing scope of work opportunities for information professionals in electronic environments, and to those whose ambitions lie in preparing for, responding to, and leading the future information world.
Digital libraries and design for social engagement
Authors: Moore Tony A. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractNew information and communication technologies are fundamentally changing social engagement. Through an evaluation of literature, I critique digital library research in the context of consumer health information. This paper first explains the concepts of digital libraries and healthcare informatics. An example of design for social engagement is presented. This paper concludes with themes for future research on the grounds of designing for social engagement through digital libraries. Social engagement should become a key component of the emerging Digital Library discussions.
Quantifying quality: Evolution of an instrument to assess website quality
Authors: McInerney Claire R. , Bird Nora J. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe development of accurate, reliable instruments to judge the quality of intellectual works requires an understanding of genre, audience, communication, information organization, and design. In the case of Websites it can be useful to have an instrument to help determine the quality of a Website for any number of reasons: 1) Websites are now reviewed in order to be linked to an organization's own Website, and an assessment instrument can serve as a reviewing tool. 2) Librarians “collect” and catalog Websites as they do other materials, and they need quality standards. 3) Students and others need learning tools so that they can understand how to judge Websites to aid in assessing online information. 4) Novice web developers can use quality touchstones in order to create usable Websites. The presenters of this session have developed a Website evaluation tool that has evolved from a qualitative instrument to a quantitative one. They will show how the instrument developed and how it is used today.
A comparative study on publicly hosted blog sites in the U.S., China, and Korea
Authors: Park S. Joon , Zhang Qiping , Ma Shanshan 
Published: October 2007

AbstractIn the context of blogs, online trust can play an important role in connecting the author and readers. Trust is known to be one of the primary psychological aspects influencing online user profiling. In blogs, trust is reflected by how much personal information a user reveals. Trusting someone or something may be an entirely different matter in the United States than it is in China or Korea because trust affects actions that could be highly dependent on users' respective cultural context. This paper presents the preliminary results of our cross‐cultural research on blogs and online trust in U.S., Chinese, and Korean cultures. Results suggest that bloggers from the U.S. reveal more personal information in self‐reported user profiles than bloggers from China and Korea. However, similar percentages of U.S. and Korean bloggers are willing to reveal their locations and hobbies, and post self‐photos. Additionally, we found interesting cultural insights regarding gender, age, location, hobbies, and self‐photos in the user profiles of blogs across the three cultures.
Personal pregnancy health records (PregHeR): Facets to interface design
Authors: Oh Sanghee , Sheble Laura , Choemprayong Songphan 
Published: October 2007

AbstractInterest and research in personal health record (PHR) systems has recently increased, leading to the availability of a variety of PHR systems on the market that target everyone from the general public to disease‐specific patient groups. Few studies, have dealt with PHR needs of families. No studies have specifically targeted pregnant women regarding PHR systems design despite increased interest in health matters exhibited by pregnant women. In this project, we first developed five facets ‐ Appointment, Diary, Health Data, Finance, and Resources ‐ of personal health information organization and management. We then incorporated two time visualization tools ‐ calendars and timelines ‐ to provide access to information based on time and content. The Agileviews framework of Marchionini, Geisler and Brunk was adapted to structure agile, multiple point access to information in the interface designs. The result is three distinct interface prototypes of the PregHeR system: Calendar View, Timeline I, and Timeline II. This project adds to current research in PHR systems design through the organization of information into content‐based facets and by emphasizing personal user needs in the design of personal health record systems interfaces.
Infrastructure for the representation of events and their contexts
Authors: Buckland Michael K. , Larson Ray R. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractThe design of information storage and retrieval systems has traditionally privileged persons and topics (“subjects”). Persons are important both as creators and as topics, but the focus has been personal identity and, through Name Authority Files, the disambiguation of different persons with the same name and different names for the same person. Topics tend to include any concept that has not given separate treatment (as persons and places often are). The treatment of events has received less attention. In this short paper / poster we examine the characteristics of events, both in general and, more specifically, biographical events, the episodes in persons' lives.
Sustaining and bridging sense‐making across multiple interaction spaces
Authors: Sarmiento Johann W. , Stahl Gerry 
Published: October 2007

AbstractWith “social” technology tools becoming more and more pervasive, new technology‐enhanced interaction spaces provide researchers rich opportunities to go beyond studies of “solo” action and investigate the complex and distributed networks of thought, activity, and learning. Supporting fluid knowledge building within these distributed activities ‐e.g. “bridging” past, present and envisioned interactions, quasi‐synchronous and asynchronous communication, and activity across multiple small‐groups and larger electronic collectivities‐ represents a significant challenge for the design of effective online environments. This paper focuses on a preliminary investigation of the dynamics of sustained, technology‐enhanced mathematical problem‐solving in small online groups of secondary students. In addition, we explore issues related to the design of computer supports for bridging multiple interactional spaces and for distributed knowledge building. This inquiry is contextualized within the Virtual Math Teams (VMT) project at the Math Forum online community (mathforum.org).
Looking for a good book: Searching for fiction using computer‐mediated retrieval mechanisms
Authors: Adkins Denice , Bossaller Jenny E. 
Published: October 2007

AbstractInformational works are “about” something, and with subject classification and indexing, finding an appropriate informational work is relatively easy. Finding a “good” work of fiction is less so. Factors beyond subject influence the appropriateness and appeal of a work of fiction for any particular seeker. In the past 100 years, many fiction classification schemes have been proposed and some have been tested (e.g., Beghtol, 1994; Pejtersen, 1983). Recent research (e.g., Ross 1991) suggests that beyond factual data, readers seek particular emotional experiences from fiction. Schemes have included subject classification, inclusion of literary elements such as characters and setting, and identifying subjective elements of appeal.