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Mingyueh Tsay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Library Journal use and citation age in medical science
    Journal of Documentation, 1999
    Co-Authors: Mingyueh Tsay
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    This study explores the in‐house use age distribution of Journals in the Library of Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, their citation age distribution and the difference between them. The use study employed the sweep method and the study period lasted for six months. The citation age of each Journal in this study was based on the data listed in the Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports, 1993. The results of this study illustrate that the use age distribution for the mean of all the Journals is an exponentially decaying curve. On the other hand, the citation age distributions show a sharp initial rise from age one to three or four years and then fall off in a sort of exponential decay; and the age of maximum citation is typically three years. About 80 per cent of uses are attributed to Journals less than ten years old, while these Journals contribute about 70 per cent of total citations. The Kolmogorov‐Smirnov two‐sample test indicates that the use age distribution does not fit the citation age distribution.

  • Library Journal use and citation half line in medical science
    Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1998
    Co-Authors: Mingyueh Tsay
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    This study investigated the in-house use half-life of Journals in the Library of Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, and their citation half-life, and the difference between them. The use study employed the sweep method and the study period lasted for 6 months. The citation half-life of each Journal of this study was based on the data listed in the Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports, 1993. The results of this study illustrate that publication frequency, Journal age, language, and country of publication, and subject category all are related to both use and citation half-lives. In addition, the use half-life also reflects the extent of holdings of particular titles in the local Library. The mean use half-life of the total 835 Journals is 3.43 years, which is significantly shorter than the mean citation half-life, 6.28 years. The difference between mean use half-life and mean citation half-life is 2.85 years, and is statistically significant as revealed by the t test.

  • the relationship between Journal use in a medical Library and citation use
    Bulletin of The Medical Library Association, 1998
    Co-Authors: Mingyueh Tsay
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    The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Library Journal use and Journal citation use in the medical sciences. The six-month Journal use study was conducted in the Library of the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei. The data on citation frequency and impact factors were obtained from Journal Citation Reports, 1993 microfiche edition. The study explored the use, citation, and impact factor data, especially for heavily used, highly cited, or high-impact-factor Journals. The correlations between frequency of use and citation frequency and between frequency of use and impact factor were determined by using the Spearman rank and Pearson correlation tests. The same comparisons were also made within four subject categories: clinical medicine Journals, life science Journals, hybrid Journals publishing both clinical medicine and life science papers, and Journals that publish neither clinical medicine nor life science articles. The results of the study showed that there is a significant correlation between frequency of use and citation frequency, and between frequency of use and impact factor for all titles. There is also a significant correlation between frequency of use and citation frequency and between frequency of use and impact factor for Journals that publish either clinical medicine or life science articles, or both. However, the correlation is not significant for other Journals.

Christine S Bruce - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • information literacy programs and research reflections on information literacy programs and research an international review by christine bruce 2000 the australian Library Journal 49 no 3 209 218
    Australian Library Journal, 2011
    Co-Authors: Christine S Bruce
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    Although in the late 1990s there was much discussion as to whether the idea of information literacy was necessary or had longevity, global interest in the phenomenon has increased rather than diminished. Information literacy standards have been developed and become widely accepted in educational systems. Research centres for information literacy have been established. Conferences continue to be held around the world with information literacy as a special focus. In Australia a series of Information Literacy conferences was followed by the Lifelong Learning Conferences, and presently early research in the field is being showcased at the RAILS conferences. The Prague Declaration (National Forum on Information Literacy 2003) and the Alexandria Proclamation (National Forum on Information Literacy 2005) were issued from expert meetings convened jointly by UNESCO, the US National Commission for Library and Information Science and the National Forum for Information Literacy. More recently, the International Feder...

Luke Vilelle - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the prevalence and practices of academic Library Journal clubs
    The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
    Co-Authors: Philip Young, Luke Vilelle
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    Abstract Increased mention of Journal clubs in the Library literature and the recent creation of clubs at the authors' institutions sparked curiosity about how widespread they are in academic libraries. An online survey announced on Library listservs assessed their prevalence and practices. Library Journal clubs promote current awareness, analysis skills, group cohesion, and intra-Library knowledge, and offer a low-cost professional development opportunity in times of budget difficulties.

Reed, Marianne A. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Open Access Electronic Journal Publishing: Opportunities at KU
    2020
    Co-Authors: Reed, Marianne A.
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    This presentation was given at the University of Kansas Medical Center Research & Discovery Grand Rounds session held on January 10, 2020. The video recording of the presentation is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/90oMqWBmD7M .This presentation discusses Journal publishing opportunities offered by the University of Kansas Libraries, the reasons why Library Journal publishing programs were developed, and how that affects the motivations and publishing models of these programs. In addition, this presentation outlines the mechanisms that Library publishers use to increase the visibility and impact of the scholarly research that they publish

  • Journal Programs and Cross-Disciplinary Research
    2020
    Co-Authors: Reed, Marianne A.
    Abstract:

    These slides were presented at the Merrill Advanced Studies Center Research Retreat, held in Nebraska City, Nebraska on July 10-12, 2019. This presentation was later used as a foundation for the white paper of the same name which can be found at https://doi.org/10.17161/merrill.2019.13290.This presentation outlines why Library Journal publishing programs are uniquely suited to supporting the publication of groundbreaking peer-reviewed cross-disciplinary research. Library publishing programs were one strategy that libraries developed in the 1990s to make scholarly research more visible and to shift control of scholarly publishing from commercial entities back to the academy. The lack of a profit imperative for Library publishing programs means that the infrastructure for Journal publishing is provided to the institution’s editors for little or no cost, allowing them to spend more time publishing innovative peer-reviewed research and less time fundraising. This model also benefits authors, because the Journals don’t have to charge authors publication fees to pay for Journal hosting. In addition to lowering the financial barriers to starting a new Journal, the Journal publishing infrastructure used by libraries follows best practices and standards, such as those outlined by the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-MPH) that make the Journal content readily discoverable by internet search engines, increasing the visibility and impact of the research published in them. In addition to infrastructure that ensures visibility, Library publishing programs benefit from existing Library expertise in collaboration, technology, copyright, data management, scholarly publishing, information literacy, digital preservation, and the effective promotion of online research

Eugene Barsky - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a Library Journal club as a tool for current awareness and open communication university of british columbia case study
    Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Eugene Barsky
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    Keyword Continuing Education, Academic Libraries, Journal Club, Canadian Libraries, Professional Development Journal clubs are well-established in many scientific disciplines as a means for academics and students to discuss research and topics of interest. In 1875, Sir William Osler started the first recorded medical Journal club at McGill University. Osler realized the advantages of sharing ideas in a social milieu, and encouraged Journal club participants to apply the knowledge they gleaned to relevant patient cases (Kraemer 136-137; Linzer 475-478). The structure of Journal clubs varies from institution to institution, and from profession to profession. However, most tend to meet regularly to discuss research articles and improve their understanding of research design, statistics and critical appraisal methods. Some overlapping goals include developing critical analysis skills, promoting the value of research and scholarship, and networking with peers (Deenadayalan et al. 898-911). The origin of Journal clubs in academic librarianship is unclear. Their usefulness, however is well-demonstrated as a collective effort, enabling librarians to read the literature and apply it accordingly. Unfortunately, Library professionals often do not have enough time to discuss issues found in the literature, even if they impact day-to-day operations. Why is this? Professional staff are often absorbed with other tasks, duties and responsibilities. Moreover, innovative issues are less likely to be disseminated for discussion (Hickman and Allen 642-644). Certainly, some dialogue takes place informally between individuals, but outside of a context in which more individuals could benefit professionally by sharing opinions and experiences. Without such a forum, many new ideas have little chance of succeeding. Professional communication in the workplace therefore, is often not as rigorous as it might be. Staff meetings historically draw a large professional audience, but typically these meetings use a formal reporting structure that does not accommodate a more relaxed dialogue around related or pertinent topics (Hickman and Allen 642-644). Moreover, staff meetings do not work for big academic libraries that have numerous branch locations on campus. Library literature does not offer much research on Journal clubs. That said, it seems clear that such clubs, whether formal or informal, are not common in academic libraries (Kraemer 136-137; Hickman and Allen 642-644; Pearce-Smith 32-40; Tomlin 1-3). Fortunately, Journal clubs are well-covered in the health sciences professional literature (Ebbert, Montori and Schultz 455-461; Goodfellow 107-110; Melchior and Meals 972-976; Sidorov 1193-1197) and were recently the focus of two systematic reviews that examine clubs and their effectiveness as tools for continuing education (Deenadayalan et al. 898-911; Ebbert, Montori and Schultz 455-461). The author of this article felt that starting a Journal club at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library could assist Library staff in staying abreast of research in Library science. UBC Library is the third-largest academic Library in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America. UBC Library is spread across the campus and the city of Vancouver and has 21 branches and divisions. Its diverse staff of more than 300 employees includes librarians, support, management and professional staff. Health sciences research suggests that one characteristic of a successful Journal club is the establishment of regular meetings and appropriate times (Deenadayalan et al. 898-911). At UBC, we decided to meet monthly, starting in April 2008. No meetings were held, however, during the busiest and quietest months (when librarians are away for vacations) - September, January and August. Meeting times are consistent and advertised on the Journal club's blog, found at http://blogs. …