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Co-Authorship Network Analysis Of Imetrics Researchers, Ali Akbar Khasseh, Faramarz Soheili, Afshin Mousavi Chelak
Co-Authorship Network Analysis Of Imetrics Researchers, Ali Akbar Khasseh, Faramarz Soheili, Afshin Mousavi Chelak
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Using a combination of bibliometrics and social network analysis methods, co-authorship network of iMetrics was studied in the time spam of 1978-2014 and top researches in the field were identified. Then, the relationship between these researchers’ productivity, performance, and centrality indicators was investigated. Out of 5944 studied records, researchers such as Leydesdorff L, Glanzel W and Rousseau R gained the higher centrality measures. There was a significant relationship between productivity and performance. Based on multivariate regression analysis, there was a significant relationship between degree centrality and betweenness centrality on one hand and productivity on the other hand. Centrality measures explained …
Human Capital Development And Performance Of Academic Librarians: Sam Jonah Library In Focus, Gloria Bosomtwi Amoah, Harry Akussah Prof.
Human Capital Development And Performance Of Academic Librarians: Sam Jonah Library In Focus, Gloria Bosomtwi Amoah, Harry Akussah Prof.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The contribution of human capital to the survival of libraries cannot be underestimated, this necessitates their regular training and development for increased performance. The aim of the study was to assess the extent to which human capital development in the Sam Jonah Library improves performance of staff. The qualitative method was used, where interview was used to solicit information from senior management. Six out of the eight senior management members were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data from the interviews conducted. The findings of the study showed that though there were training programmes organized in the library and …