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Just A Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes From Our Favorite Places, J. W. McRee 2021 Kennesaw State University

Just A Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes From Our Favorite Places, J. W. Mcree

The Southeastern Librarian

Just a Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes from Our Favorite Places. Ouita Michel. Edited by Sara Gibbs and Genie Graf. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2021. ISBN: 9781950564095 200 p. $24.95 (Hbk)


Stories Of Open: Opening Peer Review Through Narrative Inquiry (Acrl Publications In Librarianship No. 76), Emily Ford 2021 Portland State University

Stories Of Open: Opening Peer Review Through Narrative Inquiry (Acrl Publications In Librarianship No. 76), Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Peer review processes in scholarly publishing are often hidden behind layers of opacity, leaving authors—and even reviewers—with many questions about the process. Open peer review is one way to improve the practice. It can shorten the time between manuscript submission and publication, hold reviewers accountable for their work, make more apparent the hidden labor of reviewing and editing, allow for collaborative discourse between authors and reviewers, and more. Even with these benefits, open peer review is not widely accepted or understood. Few academic librarians have experienced it, and each implementation can be different; anything open is highly nuanced and contextual. …


Constructing An Evaluation Indicator System For Government Data Quality, Qiandai HU, Fang WANG 2021 The Center for Network Society Governance,Nankai University,Tianjin 300071

Constructing An Evaluation Indicator System For Government Data Quality, Qiandai Hu, Fang Wang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Due to various problems found in current government data quality,it is necessary to build an effective quality evaluation index for government data.[Method/process]Literature on government data were comprehensively analyzed,and the indicators for data quality evaluation were identified,and clustered into three dimensions.Then the weights of each dimension and indicator were determined with AHP method.[Result/conclusion]An evaluation indicator system for government data quality that includes three dimensions of data source,data set and data environment and 15 indicators including reliability,normalization,authenticity,accuracy,and adaptability has been constructed.Its usability was tested with the open government data of Shanghai and Zhejiang province. On this basis,this paper puts forward some suggestions …


Analysis On The Emotional Evolution Of Microblog Users In Emergencies Based On Emotional Attribution Theory, Chunlin DENG, Shuyang ZHOU, Zhengfan LONG 2021 School of Public Administration,Xiangtan University,Xiangtan 411105

Analysis On The Emotional Evolution Of Microblog Users In Emergencies Based On Emotional Attribution Theory, Chunlin Deng, Shuyang Zhou, Zhengfan Long

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The trend of emotion evolution is the wind vane of the development of public opinion.Tracking the emotional development state of microblog users in public security emergencies is helpful to realize public opinion early warning and persuasion. [Method/process]Taking "Guizhou bus falling into Lake" as an example, based on the emotional attribution theory,this paper constructs a four layer Bayesian classifier,classifies and analyzes the micro blog user comments in each life cycle stage from the two dimensions of emotion and attribution,and tries to find the key factors that affect the micro blog users' emotional changes.[Result/conclusion]At the beginning and outbreak of the incident,praying for …


Theme Detection And Evolution Analysis Of Eu Framework Programme Projects, Keqi CHEN, Bolin HUA 2021 Department of Information Management,Peking University,Peking 100871

Theme Detection And Evolution Analysis Of Eu Framework Programme Projects, Keqi Chen, Bolin Hua

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]This paper explores the changes in priority areas and the evolutionary trends of research priorities in each area in the eight rounds of the EU Framework Programme(FP1—H2020)by analyzing the research areas and research themes of the EU Framework Programme research projects. [Method/process]This paper was based on the publication data of the Web of CORDIS,which was collected by a python crawler.Then,this paper classified the projects by subject areas according to the program documents and subject classification system,mined the research themes of each project using the Phrase Rank algorithm,and analyzed them for funding input,country research priorities,and domain themes.[Result/conclusion]The results of the study …


Public Knowledge, Emily Drabinski 2021 CUNY Graduate Center

Public Knowledge, Emily Drabinski

Publications and Research

An editorial framing the author's perspective on book reviews as a form of scholarly communication.


Research On The Construction And Application Of Three-Force Recognition Model Of The Ability Of Innovation Cradle, Zhanlei YAO, Qian LI, Xin XU 2021 Faculty of Economics and Management,East China Normal University,Shanghai,200241

Research On The Construction And Application Of Three-Force Recognition Model Of The Ability Of Innovation Cradle, Zhanlei Yao, Qian Li, Xin Xu

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The ability of innovation cradle reflects the ability of a city(region or country) to constantly put forward new global academic ideas, scientific discoveries,technological inventions and new industrial directions.Scientific and accurate measurement of this ability can effectively help to enhance the ability of independent innovation and help implement the innovation-driven development strategy.[Method/process]Firstly,this paper systematically clarifies the characteristics,connotation and extension of innovation policy source capability,and then deeply analyzes the roles and functions of the three main innovation bodies of "government,scientific research institutes(universities) and enterprises" in scientific and technological innovation activities,and scientifically constructs the identification model of innovation policy source capability.[Result/conclusion]Based on the …


Data News Information Ecological Chain Formation And Succession And Operation Value Analysis, Haiqun MA, Zhongjun LI, Tao ZHANG 2021 School of Information Management,Heilongjiang University,Harbin 150080

Data News Information Ecological Chain Formation And Succession And Operation Value Analysis, Haiqun Ma, Zhongjun Li, Tao Zhang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]From the perspective of informatics,analyze the theoretical roots of data journa-lism and the formation and succession mechanism of information chain,demonstrate its operation and value,promote the theoretical construction of data journalism, and provide empirical analysis for the theory of information ecological chain.[Method/process]Based on the theory of information ecological chain,analyze the formation and succession of the data news information ecological chain from four aspects:information subject, information ontology,relationship between information subjects,and information environment,and construct a data news information ecological chain operating mechanism model,Discuss the value of data news information ecological chain operation.[Result/conclusion]The operation of the data news information ecological chain promotes the upgrading …


Research On The Orientation Of Intelligence Studies Education From The Perspective Of Discipline Research Object Evolution, Shuqing LI, Zhen SU, Weiwei JIANG, Xia XU 2021 School of Information,Nanjing University of Finance and Economics,Nanjing 210023

Research On The Orientation Of Intelligence Studies Education From The Perspective Of Discipline Research Object Evolution, Shuqing Li, Zhen Su, Weiwei Jiang, Xia Xu

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The key to understand a discipline education is to determine the discipline research object,and to clarify the characteristics and key points of the relevant research contents in all stages of historical development,especially the social and national needs that need to serve the current era background.[Method/process]This paper first analyzes the relationship between the research object and related concepts of intelligence studies.From the perspective of the positioning of the research object,the relationship between intelligence studies and related disciplines is analyzed with focusing on the information and data related disciplines closely such as information science,data science,etc.The paper finally completes the definition of the …


Application Process And Value Evaluation Of The Swot-Ahp-Topsis Analyzing Model In Military Decision-Making Analysis, Qianhui XU, Jie WEN 2021 International Studies College,NUDT,Nanjing 210039

Application Process And Value Evaluation Of The Swot-Ahp-Topsis Analyzing Model In Military Decision-Making Analysis, Qianhui Xu, Jie Wen

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The high risk and high confrontation of military system lead to the special complexity of military decision-making analysis compared with other fields,which also puts forward higher requirements for the scientificity and rationality of military decision-making analysis.Proper military decision-making analyzing tools can play an effective auxiliary role in strategy formulation and selection.Therefore, it is particularly significant to choose scientific and reasonable military decision-making analyzing tools.[Method/process]Based on previous studies,this article introduces the SWOT-AHP-TOPSIS analysis model,a latest development form of the SWOT analysis,into military decision-making analysis,expounds its method, principle and analysis process,and takes the sea power control strategy of the coast guard of …


Making Music In Music City: Conversations With Nashville Music Industry Professionals, Carol Walker Jordan 2021 Kennesaw State University

Making Music In Music City: Conversations With Nashville Music Industry Professionals, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Making Music in Music City: Conversations with Nashville Music Industry Professionals. John Markert Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2021 ISBN: 9781621906445 218 p. $34.95 (Hbk)


Margaret Murray Washington: The Life And Times Of A Career Clubwoman, Carol Walker Jordan 2021 Kennesaw State University

Margaret Murray Washington: The Life And Times Of A Career Clubwoman, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Margaret Murray Washington: The life and Times of a Career Clubwoman. Sheena Harris. Knoxville: University of Tennessee. Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781621906193. 210 p. $55.00 (Hbk)


Patriots In Exile: Charleston Rebels In St. Augustine During The American Revolution, Carol Walker Jordan 2021 Kennesaw State University

Patriots In Exile: Charleston Rebels In St. Augustine During The American Revolution, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Patriots in Exile: Charleston Rebels in St. Augustine during the American Revolution. James Waring McCrady and C.L. Bragg. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2020 ISBN: 9781643360799 248 p. $29.99 (Hbk)


Roadside Americans: The Rise And Fall Of Hitchhiking In A Changing Nation, A. Blake Denton 2021 University of Arkansas at Monticello

Roadside Americans: The Rise And Fall Of Hitchhiking In A Changing Nation, A. Blake Denton

The Southeastern Librarian

Roadside Americans: The Rise and Fall of Hitchhiking in a Changing Nation. Jack Reid. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2020 ISBN: 9781469655000 264 p. $29.95 (Hbk


Sharks In The Shallows: Attacks On The Carolina Coast, Carol Walker Jordan 2021 Kennesaw State University

Sharks In The Shallows: Attacks On The Carolina Coast, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Sharks in the Shallows: Attacks on the Carolina Coast. W. Clay Creswell. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2021 ISBN: 9781643361802 184 p. $19.99 (Pbk)


They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement Of New Orleans, Carol Walker Jordan 2021 Kennesaw State University

They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement Of New Orleans, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans. Macon Fry. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2021 ISBN: 9781496833075 232 p. $25.00 (Hbk)


Plagiarism Detection Software: A Comparative Evaluation, Sunayana D. Jadhav, Shalini R. Lihitkar 2021 Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur

Plagiarism Detection Software: A Comparative Evaluation, Sunayana D. Jadhav, Shalini R. Lihitkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Plagiarism detection software has become need of the hour. Academicians need to acknowledge this fact and should take some steps towards this new change towards research ethics and reliability. In this research paper, researchers attempt to cover the concept of plagiarism and analyses some of the plagiarism detection software with their features and functions, like-pricing and availability, user-friendliness, publisher checking, internet checking, language support etc. This evaluation of plagiarism detection software will help to enable researchers and academicians to understand the importance of plagiarism and the available functionalities of plagiarism checking tools.


Knowledge Management Skills For 21st Century Library Professionals In India: A Study, Subaveerapandiyan A, Dharmavarapu Sindhu 2021 Regional Institute of Education Mysore

Knowledge Management Skills For 21st Century Library Professionals In India: A Study, Subaveerapandiyan A, Dharmavarapu Sindhu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In any kind of educational institute and organization, libraries are playing a crucial role. For the development of library services, skillful library professionals are indispensable. Without knowledge management skills, no one can provide essential services to the users. “Library is a growing organism” by S.R. Ranganathan (1931), based on his law, as library professionals have to adopt futuristic skills for better user services. The study investigates knowledge management skills and the chief strengths of library and information science professionals in India. For this study, data collected from the Institute of National Importance and Central Universities around India. The principal aim …


Roles Of Librarians In Combating Misinformation On Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19), Grace D. PELEMO Mrs., Millie HORSFALL PhD, Onyinye Alexander OSEDO 2021 Sola Akinrinade University Library, Osun State University, Osogbo

Roles Of Librarians In Combating Misinformation On Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19), Grace D. Pelemo Mrs., Millie Horsfall Phd, Onyinye Alexander Osedo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China and the attendant explosion of “fake news” brings to the fore the need for Librarians and Libraries as well as other information providers to offer access to dependable information resources for the consumption of their patrons and users. Giving access to reliable sources of information and resources with minimal barriers comprises cooperation among Librarians and Libraries. This article surveyed the roles of Librarians and Libraries in response to the problems of fake news and misinformation arising from the outbreak of COVID-19 focusing on how librarians and other information professionals …


Rebuilding Orcid Campus Outreach During A Pandemic, Christina M. Miskey 2021 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Rebuilding Orcid Campus Outreach During A Pandemic, Christina M. Miskey

Library Faculty Research

Since 2017, ORCID outreach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has stagnated due to insufficient staffing. A new librarian was tasked in early 2020 with facilitating new ORCID campus outreach and education with campus researchers. Simultaneously, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the university campus to shut down, which significantly limited the ability to forge relationships and outreach. Despite these challenges, the new librarian managed to rebuild campus partnerships, establish relationships with library colleagues, and develop an outreach plan that focused on creating virtual services such as workshops and on expanding digital resources such as LibGuides and tutorials to reach faculty …


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