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21st Century Anthropology Scholarship: A Citation Analysis, Priscilla Seaman, Sue A. Kaczor
21st Century Anthropology Scholarship: A Citation Analysis, Priscilla Seaman, Sue A. Kaczor
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
A 2017 citation study looked at four scholarly anthropology journals in order to evaluate current research trends. This study examined the following journals: Current Anthropology, the American Anthropologist, the American Ethnologist, and the Journal of Anthropological Research. The results showed an average of 89.9 citations per article, which is a large increase over previous studies. The breakdown by the largest two categories showed 48.1% citations to total books, compared to 41.2% for scholarly journals. All other source types of citations comprised only 10.7% of total citations. These results were compared to a 2005 study by William Robinson and Paul Posten …
What Have We Learned Today? A Synthesis Of Cases Presented, Elaine M. Lasda
What Have We Learned Today? A Synthesis Of Cases Presented, Elaine M. Lasda
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Chapter Seven from the book, The New Metrics: Practical Assessment of Research Impact
Synthesizes the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for the five cases described in the book. Providing research impact services in specialized libraries and information centers presents many opportunities for both the library/information center and the greater organization. There is a need for continued advocacy for responsible use of research impact metrics.
A Brief History And Overview, Elaine M. Lasda
A Brief History And Overview, Elaine M. Lasda
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
Chapter One from the book, The New Metrics: Practical Assessment of Research Impact
Provides an introduction, background information and overview of bibliometrics. Describes the new contexts in which bibliometric indicators are being used in specialized situations, and introduces five case studies where such metrics are being used in new ways.
Finding Citations To Social Work Literature: The Relative Benefits Of Using Web Of Science, Scopus, Or Google Scholar, Elaine M. Lasda Bergman
Finding Citations To Social Work Literature: The Relative Benefits Of Using Web Of Science, Scopus, Or Google Scholar, Elaine M. Lasda Bergman
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Past studies of citation coverage of Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar do not demonstrate a consistent pattern that can be applied to the interdisciplinary mix of resources used in social work research. To determine the utility of these tools to social work researchers, an analysis of citing references to well-known social work journals was conducted. Web of Science had the fewest citing references and almost no variety in source format. Scopus provided higher citation counts, but the pattern of coverage was similar toWeb of Science. Google Scholar provided substantially more citing references, but only …