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AbstractCitation analysis has been used as a method for evaluating scholars and their impact. Evaluative citation analysis has been employed without a clear understanding of why authors give references and in the absence of any empirical work investigating citer motivations. The debate over the validity of evaluative citation analysis derives from the competing theoretical models used to describe the citer's motivations. Current models describing citer motivations were analyzed in this article and the seven most significant citer motivations identified. These seven citer motivations were presented to 26 authors at the University of Iowa each of whom had recently published an academic article. The authors indicated their motivations for giving each reference in their articles. As a result, the motivational background for more than 900 citational acts were gathered and analyzed.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360402

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年代:1985

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AbstractThe editorial process of electronic publishing including text entry, editing and editorial review, is a source of particular problems for the occasional user. This issue was studied as part of the project Electronic Publishing at the University of CalgThe editorial process of electronic publishing including text entry, editing and editorial review, is a source of particular problems for the occasional user. This issue was studied as part of the project Electronic Publishing at the University of Calgary. 4497 man‐machine actions were evaluated and user performance over five months was monitored with number of actions per error serving as performance indicator. It appears that the relative progress of users expressed as number of actions per error is affected by the amount (both in terms of frequency of use and number of actions) of use and that absolute values of performance are influenced by motivation, temperament and aptitude for specific tasks. Actions have been measured against the sum total of both comprehension and random errors; it has been found that at the level of total errors around 7% casual users attained the proficiency of steady users. The phenomenon of errors caused by abstraction has received special attention demonstrated on the “cut‐and‐paste” function, and six measures are suggested to aid in the human information processing Involv function, and six measures are suggested to aid in the human information processing

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360403

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年代:1985

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AbstractThis study investigated some attributes of online searchers that were believed to affect the quality of their search results. Subjects were selected from the online searching courses in six library schools. The searching proficiency of the subjects was measured by their performance on two DIALOG searches. Their creativity level was measured using two self‐report inventories; their intelligence level was approximated from their GRE Verbal and Quantitative scores; and their personality traits in regard to masculinity, femininity, and self‐esteem were measured using theInterpersonal Disposition Inventory.The large number of independent, predictor variables were reduced by factor analysis and the derived factors were related to the dependent variable, online searching performance, in a multiple regression analysis. The findings suggest that differences in searching performance can be attributed, to a small degree only, to general verbal and quantitative aptitude, artistic creativity, and to an inclination toward critical and analytical creative thinking. The findings also raise doubts, however, that high intelligence and other attributes cited by writers in the field are necessary for high performance. The notion that searching performance can be predicted by or is dependent upon certain cognitive or personality traits has thus become highly susp

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360404

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年代:1985

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AbstractThe Dillion Hypothesis of Titular Colonicity has been proposed as the primary correlate of scholarly character in journal publication. The Hypothesis was developed and tested in the fields of education, psychology, and literary criticism; its geographical strengths have been tested in a study of the same fields from New Zealand. In this paper, The Hypothesis is tested across disciplinary lines. Data from 21,000 titles in six journals of ecology and aquatic sciences are examined. Titular colonicity has increased dramatically over the last 15 years. Striking differences are found between theoretical and applied sub‐fields (with theoretical papers being an order of magnitude more scholarly) and between the papers presented at international scientific congresses and those published in peer‐reviewed journals (the latter are more scholarly). No significant differences in scholarly character between aquatic and terrestrial ecology were detectable. A comparison of findings from available studies reveals that more theoretic research in biology is significantly more scholarly than that in psychology. In general, the results of this study support the Dillon Hypothesis of Titular Colonic

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360405

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年代:1985

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AbstractThe microelectronics revolution has opened numerous opportunities for developing countries. This paper highlights some of the potential benefits, as well as some of the more pressing social and legal problems, facing Latin American nations in the area of informatics and small computers. The discussion covers potential uses, the role of central governments, implications for economic development, and transborder data flows. In order to benefit from this technology, Latin American nations must analyze their current situations, strengthen electronic and communications infrastructures, and pinpoint possible sources of conflict and cooperation.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360406

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年代:1985

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AbstractThis note deals with the relationship between information science research and practice. The impression that the field is moribund and that the research output is uniformly inferior is not supported by an examination of the information retrieval literature.

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360407

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年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360408

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360410

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360411

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0002-8231    

DOI:10.1002/asi.4630360401

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY