http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/citation-non-proliferation/ My thoughts on academic libraries, social media, and more. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:06:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/citation-non-proliferation/#comment-266 Citation concentration debate « Feral Librarian Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:54:34 +0000 http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-266 [...] by friend and colleague James Evans, attracted quite a bit of attention (I wrote a bit about it myself), so I am not surprised that someone has already tried to replicate (or refute) his [...] [...] by friend and colleague James Evans, attracted quite a bit of attention (I wrote a bit about it myself), so I am not surprised that someone has already tried to replicate (or refute) his [...]

]]> http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/citation-non-proliferation/#comment-201 More citations for fee-based online journals than free ones « Feral Librarian Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:47:07 +0000 http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-201 [...] More citations for fee-based online journals than free ones My buddy James Evans (with co-author Jacob Reimer) continues to produce important and methodologically rigorous research on publishing and citation patterns. [...] [...] More citations for fee-based online journals than free ones My buddy James Evans (with co-author Jacob Reimer) continues to produce important and methodologically rigorous research on publishing and citation patterns. [...]

]]> http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/citation-non-proliferation/#comment-122 Trends in reading habits « Feral Librarian Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:52:09 +0000 http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-122 [...] Meanwhile, others are concerned about declining reading habits.  Lorcan Dempsey is concerned about “reading avoidance” and earlier research on  Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship seems to indicate that increasing online availability of scholarly content leads researchers to cite fewer articles in their published work (my earlier thoughts on this). [...] [...] Meanwhile, others are concerned about declining reading habits.  Lorcan Dempsey is concerned about “reading avoidance” and earlier research on  Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship seems to indicate that increasing online availability of scholarly content leads researchers to cite fewer articles in their published work (my earlier thoughts on this). [...]

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