Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:34:34 BST CiteULike: Tag journals http://www.citeulike.org/tag/journals CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/WilliamF/article/879807 <i>Information Processing & Management, Vol. 42, No. 5. (September 2006), pp. 1345-1365.</i><br /><br />The article employs deep log analysis (DLA) techniques, a more sophisticated form of transaction log analysis, to demonstrate what usage data can disclose about information seeking behaviour of virtual scholars - academics, and researchers. DLA works with the raw server log data, not the processed, pre-defined and selective data provided by journal publishers. It can generate types of analysis that are not generally available via proprietary web logging software because the software filters out relevant data and makes unhelpful assumptions about the meaning of the data. DLA also enables usage data to be associated with search/navigational and/or user demographic data, hence the name `deep'. In this connection the usage of two digital journal libraries, those of EmeraldInsight, and Blackwell Synergy are investigated. The information seeking behaviour of nearly three million users is analyzed in respect to the extent to which they penetrate the site, the number of visits made, as well as the type of items and content they view. The users are broken down by occupation, place of work, type of subscriber ("Big Deal", non-subscriber, etc.), geographical location, type of university (old and new), referrer link used, and number of items viewed in a session. The information seeking behaviour of the users of digital scholarly journals David Nicholas Paul Huntington Hamid Jamali Anthony Watkinson doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2006.02.001 Information Processing & Management, Vol. 42, No. 5. (September 2006), pp. 1345-1365. 2006-09-30T20:03:59-00:00 2006 Information Processing & Management 42 5 1345 1365 behavior information journals seeking http://www.citeulike.org/user/WilliamF/article/1988860 <i>Library & Information Science Research, Vol. 29, No. 3. (September 2007), pp. 369-396.</i> Electronic journals and user behavior: A review of recent research Ian Rowlands doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2007.03.005 Library & Information Science Research, Vol. 29, No. 3. (September 2007), pp. 369-396. 2007-11-26T22:17:09-00:00 2007 Library & Information Science Research 29 3 369 396 behavior information journals publications reviews http://www.citeulike.org/user/somasanyal/article/944939 <i>(14 Nov 2006)</i><br /><br />This article statistically analyses how the citation impact of articles deposited in the Condensed Matter section of the preprint server ArXiv (hosted by Cornell University), and subsequently published in a scientific journal, compares to that of articles in the same journal that were not deposited in that archive. Its principal aim is to further illustrate and roughly estimate the effect of two factors, 'early view' and 'quality bias', upon differences in citation impact between these two sets of papers, using citation data from Thomson Scientific's Web of Science. It presents estimates for a number of journals in the field of condensed matter physics. In order to discriminate between an 'open access' effect and an early view effect, longitudinal citation data was analysed covering a time period as long as 7 years. Quality bias was measured by calculating ArXiv citation impact differentials at the level of individual authors publishing in a journal, taking into account co-authorship. The analysis provided evidence of a strong quality bias and early view effect. Correcting for these effects, there is in a sample of 6 condensed matter physics journals studied in detail, no sign of a general 'open access advantage' of papers deposited in ArXiv. The study does provide evidence that ArXiv accelerates citation, due to the fact that that ArXiv makes papers earlier available rather than that it makes papers freely available. The effect of 'Open Access' upon citation impact: An analysis of ArXiv's Condensed Matter Section Henk Moed (14 Nov 2006) 2006-11-15T16:45:55-00:00 2006 analysis arxiv citation journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/sarahepierce/article/509458 <i>Nature, Vol. 439, No. 7078. (15 February 2006), pp. 770-771.</i> Prestige is factored into journal ratings Philip Ball doi:10.1038/439770a Nature, Vol. 439, No. 7078. (15 February 2006), pp. 770-771. 2006-02-18T12:38:32-00:00 2006 Nature 0028-0836 439 7078 770 771 Nature Publishing Group if impact_factor journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/rickl/article/2900330 <i>ELT J, Vol. 62, No. 3. (1 July 2008), pp. 240-247.</i><br /><br />This paper looks at two specific problems faced by second-language university students attending courses in English for Academic Purposes: expository texts and reading-to-write tasks. A reading reaction journal (RRJ) can provide a forum for students as they activate a variety of reading strategies when reading expository text and in addition, can provide a focal point for students as they critically respond to text(s) before engaging in formal reading-to-write assignments based on the text(s). Responses from one group of students who used RRJs appear to confirm that the journals can indeed fulfil such a purpose. 10.1093/elt/ccm018 Reading reaction journals in EAP courses Simon Evans doi:10.1093/elt/ccm018 ELT J, Vol. 62, No. 3. (1 July 2008), pp. 240-247. 2008-06-17T00:11:52-00:00 2008 ELT J 62 3 240 247 eap journals reading rrj strategies http://www.citeulike.org/user/rickl/article/1187260 <i>TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 1. (March 2007), pp. 157-171.</i> Quality Analysis of Journals in TESOL and Applied Linguistics Egbert Joy TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 1. (March 2007), pp. 157-171. 2007-03-26T06:40:05-00:00 2007 TESOL Quarterly 0039-8322 41 1 157 171 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages journals quality http://www.citeulike.org/user/rayoulike/article/1608317 <i>Scientometrics, Vol. 72, No. 2. (August 2007), pp. 201-212.</i><br /><br />As the population ages in Taiwan, stroke research has received greater attention in recent years. Strokes have significant impacts on the health and well-being of the elderly. To formulate future research policy, information on stroke publications should be collected. In this research, we studied stroke-related research articles published by Taiwan researchers which were indexed in the Science Citation Index from 1991 to 2005. We found that the quantity of publications has increased at a quicker pace than the worldwide trend. Over the years, there has been an increase in international collaboration, mainly with researchers in the U.S. Article visibility, measured as the frequency of being cited, also increased during the period. It appears that stroke research in Taiwan has become more globally connected and has also improved in quality. The publication output was concentrated in a few institutes, but there was a wide variation among these institutes in the ability to independently conduct research. A wide array of keywords indicated a probable lack of continuity in research. Nevertheless, there was an inverse relationship between stroke mortality and number of published articles in Taiwan. To improve the quality and efficiency of stroke research, continuity in research focuses needs to be maintained, and thus funding should be allocated on a long-term basis to institutes with a proven record of success. Contact Information Yuh-Shan Ho Email: ysho@tmu.edu.tw A bibliometric and citation analysis of stroke-related research in Taiwan Chuang Kun-Yang Huang Ya-Li Ho Yuh-Shan doi:10.1007/s11192-007-1721-0 Scientometrics, Vol. 72, No. 2. (August 2007), pp. 201-212. 2007-08-30T16:58:41-00:00 2007 Scientometrics 0138-9130 72 2 201 212 Springer journals science scientometrics taiwan writing http://www.citeulike.org/user/rayoulike/article/1232442 <i>Mol Syst Biol, Vol. 3 (17 April 2007)</i> Integrating scientific cultures Trey Ideker Vineet Bafna Thomas Lemberger doi:10.1038/msb4100145 Mol Syst Biol, Vol. 3 (17 April 2007) 2007-04-17T16:32:57-00:00 2007 Mol Syst Biol 3 citation culture journals science writing http://www.citeulike.org/user/pichai/article/2072232 <i>(1999)</i><br /><br />This paper describes the steps necessary to build such a list and presents some data on the basis of the current list of impact factors (year 1996) constructed for biomedical journals not included in the 1996 editions of the JCR on CD-ROM. The methods used for online retrieval of the data necessary to calculate impact factors were already briefly mentioned in [17] and are in principle identical to those described earlier by Christensen et al. [16, p. 532--535] for the Dialog system. The present ... Building a list of journals with constructed impact factors J Stegmann (1999) 2007-12-07T09:00:29-00:00 1999 factors impact journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/phails/article/1378591 <i>J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 95, No. 2. (April 2007), pp. 147-155.</i><br /><br />OBJECTIVE: To support migration from print to electronic resources, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University reorganized its Technical Services Department to focus on managing electronic resources. METHODS: The library hired consultants to help plan the changes and to present recommendations for integrating electronic resource management into every position. The library task force decided to focus initial efforts on the periodical collection. To free staff time to devote to electronic journals, most of the print subscriptions were switched to online only and new workflows were developed for e-journals. RESULTS: Staff learned new responsibilities such as activating e-journals, maintaining accurate holdings information in the online public access catalog and e-journals database ("electronic shelf reading"), updating the link resolver knowledgebase, and troubleshooting. All of the serials team members now spend significant amounts of time managing e-journals. CONCLUSIONS: The serials staff now spends its time managing the materials most important to the library's clientele (e-journals and databases). The team's proactive approach to maintenance work and rapid response to reported problems should improve patrons' experiences using e-journals. The library is taking advantage of new technologies such as an electronic resource management system, and library workflows and procedures will continue to evolve as technology changes. Realizing what's essential: a case study on integrating electronic journal management into a print-centric technical services department. DM Dollar J Gallagher J Glover RK Marone C Crooker doi:10.3163/1536-5050.95.2.147 J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 95, No. 2. (April 2007), pp. 147-155. 2007-06-11T12:41:36-00:00 2007 J Med Libr Assoc 1558-9439 95 2 147 155 electronic journals resources http://www.citeulike.org/user/phails/article/2709905 <i>Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, Vol. 93, No. 4. (October 2005), pp. 427-430.</i><br /><br />OBJECTIVES: The paper describes and evaluates the success of a zero-based collection development approach to print serials in a community teaching hospital. METHODS: The authors first assessed the environmental factors that would determine future needs of the medical library and its customers. Liaisons to various departments and constituencies were substantially involved in the data-gathering phase. Using newly defined collection parameters, a list of journals to consider was compiled and each journal was categorized justifying its inclusion. Any title not having a strong fit in at least one category was eliminated from further consideration. RESULTS: Overall, 21 subscriptions were cancelled and 34 were added. Despite a 15% increase in total subscription costs, mostly due to normal annual journal price increases, the average cost per journal went down from $344 to $327. Journal usage went up over 30%, interlibrary loan lending went down 25%, and borrowing went up 20%. CONCLUSION: As resources available to libraries decline, it becomes critical that collections and services are continually and systematically reviewed with a view to keeping them aligned with the mission of the organization, needs of the customers, and emerging trends. Zero-based collection development can be a valuable tool in bringing a print journal collection into closer alignment with the needs of library customers. Zero-based print journal collection development in a community teaching hospital library: planning for the future. LL Thompson LJ Toedter FJ D'Agostino Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, Vol. 93, No. 4. (October 2005), pp. 427-430. 2008-04-23T20:03:46-00:00 2005 Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 1558-9439 93 4 427 430 electronic journals online resources http://www.citeulike.org/user/pcook/article/694940 <i>J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 94, No. 1. (January 2006), pp. 67-74.</i><br /><br />PURPOSE: The paper describes patterns of electronic journal usage in health sciences libraries during the past decade. METHOD: The paper presents a case study, documenting the pattern of acquisition, management, and usage at the Louis Calder Memorial Library of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. RESULTS: Health sciences journals were early to offer electronic alternatives to print. As a result, health sciences libraries, their patrons, and the public at large were early to embrace the new versions and continue to embrace the significant changes in scholarly communication they enable. Although the patterns of electronic journals among health sciences libraries and other special and academic libraries have similarities, they also have differences. Broad studies of electronic journals in non-health sciences libraries have been published, but a retrospective review of electronic journals in health sciences libraries has not. A review of electronic journal acquisition, management, and use in health sciences libraries. S Burrows J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 94, No. 1. (January 2006), pp. 67-74. 2006-06-13T14:50:16-00:00 2006 J Med Libr Assoc 1558-9439 94 1 67 74 electronic journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/neils/article/2139935 <i>J. Cell Biol., Vol. 179, No. 6. (17 December 2007), pp. 1091-1092.</i><br /><br />10.1083/jcb.200711140 Show me the data Mike Rossner Heather Van Epps Emma Hill doi:10.1083/jcb.200711140 J. Cell Biol., Vol. 179, No. 6. (17 December 2007), pp. 1091-1092. 2007-12-18T08:22:14-00:00 2007 J. Cell Biol. 179 6 1091 1092 editorial impact-factor journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/MariaChiaraP/article/1176922 <i>(9 Jan 2006)</i><br /><br />The status of an actor in a social context is commonly defined in terms of two factors: the total number of endorsements the actor receives from other actors and the prestige of the endorsing actors. These two factors indicate the distinction between popularity and expert appreciation of the actor, respectively. We refer to the former as popularity and to the latter as prestige. These notions of popularity and prestige also apply to the domain of scholarly assessment. The ISI Impact Factor (ISI IF) is defined as the mean number of citations a journal receives over a 2 year period. By merely counting the amount of citations and disregarding the prestige of the citing journals, the ISI IF is a metric of popularity, not of prestige. We demonstrate how a weighted version of the popular PageRank algorithm can be used to obtain a metric that reflects prestige. We contrast the rankings of journals according to their ISI IF and their weighted PageRank, and we provide an analysis that reveals both significant overlaps and differences. Furthermore, we introduce the Y-factor which is a simple combination of both the ISI IF and the weighted PageRank, and find that the resulting journal rankings correspond well to a general understanding of journal status. Journal Status Johan Bollen Marko Rodriguez Herbert Van de Sompel (9 Jan 2006) 2007-03-20T03:58:55-00:00 2006 journals peer_review http://www.citeulike.org/user/livingthingdan/article/2291549 <i>PLoS Computational Biology, Vol. 4, No. 1. (1 January 2008), e20.</i> Getting Started in Text Mining Bretonnel Cohen Lawrence Hunter doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0040020 PLoS Computational Biology, Vol. 4, No. 1. (1 January 2008), e20. 2008-01-25T23:39:38-00:00 2008 PLoS Computational Biology 4 1 e20 bioinformatics journals language nlp parser http://www.citeulike.org/user/limespirochete/article/2201971 <i>J Infect Dis, Vol. 166, No. 2. (August 1992), pp. 440-444.</i><br /><br />The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, can be recovered long after initial infection, even from antibiotic-treated patients, indicating that it resists eradication by host defense mechanisms and antibiotics. Since B. burgdorferi first infects skin, the possible protective effect of skin fibroblasts from an antibiotic commonly used to treat Lyme disease, ceftriaxone, was examined. Human foreskin fibroblasts protected B. burgdorferi from the lethal action of a 2-day exposure to ceftriaxone at 1 microgram/mL, 10-20 x MBC. In the absence of fibroblasts, organisms did not survive. Spirochetes were not protected from ceftriaxone by glutaraldehyde-fixed fibroblasts or fibroblast lysate, suggesting that a living cell was required. The ability of the organism to survive in the presence of fibroblasts was not related to its infectivity. Fibroblasts protected B. burgdorferi for at least 14 days of exposure to ceftriaxone. Mouse keratinocytes, HEp-2 cells, and Vero cells but not Caco-2 cells showed the same protective effect. Thus, several eukaryotic cell types provide the Lyme disease spirochete with a protective environment contributing to its long-term survival. Fibroblasts protect the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from ceftriaxone in vitro. K Georgilis M Peacocke MS Klempner J Infect Dis, Vol. 166, No. 2. (August 1992), pp. 440-444. 2008-01-07T05:27:48-00:00 1992 J Infect Dis 0022-1899 166 2 440 444 articles biotechnology center citation entrez for information journal journals library med medical medicine medline national ncbi nlm of pub pubmed search states united http://www.citeulike.org/user/librarianjason/article/1206696 <i>Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services, Vol. 29, No. 2. (June 2005), pp. 169-179.</i><br /><br />As the cost of periodicals continues to rise, libraries must consider the value of titles currently acquired or subscribed to. At Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (CWML), staff employed an evidence-based librarianship (EBL) approach that combined use data from several disparate sources to make the best decisions regarding the cancellation of specific journals' print format. These best-evidence sources include the following: a 3-month usage study of 1249 current unbound print journals; statistics about 3465 MEDLINE-indexed electronic journals accessed via ExLibris' linking tool SFX; statistics from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Association of Health Sciences Libraries; and various traditional library statistics. Evidence-based librarianship: Utilizing data from all available sources to make judicious print cancellation decisions John Gallagher Kathleen Bauer Daniel Dollar doi:10.1016/j.lcats.2005.04.004 Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services, Vol. 29, No. 2. (June 2005), pp. 169-179. 2007-04-04T20:08:11-00:00 2005 Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 29 2 169 179 collection_development journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/librarianjason/article/1300304 <i>J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 95, No. 1. (January 2007), pp. 56-63.</i><br /><br />PURPOSE: To describe the journal reading patterns of pediatrician members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and compare results to similar surveys of medical faculty and physicians. The research also explored factors that might influence changes in reading patterns in the future, such as adoption of PDA technology. METHODOLOGY: A random sample of 2,000 AAP members was drawn from the AAP membership list, with paper surveys distributed in mid-2004. SETTINGS/SUBJECTS: Six hundred sixty-six pediatrician AAP members participated in a survey of reading behavior, with a total of 1,351 members answering some questions about technology use. RESULTS: The hypotheses that pediatricians read many journal articles each month, read each article on average quite quickly, read heavily from personal subscriptions, read from both print and electronic journals, and read for many purposes were all supported. Pediatricians read journal articles primarily for current awareness and most often rely on quick reading from print journals for current awareness. Reading for research, writing, and presentations are more likely from library-provided electronic journals. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Convenience and purpose of reading are key factors that explain reading patterns of pediatricians. Print personal subscriptions are convenient for current awareness reading, while electronic journals systems are convenient for reading for research because they provide access to a broader range of journals. Publishers and librarians must understand the purposes and patterns of reading to design appropriate journals and services. Pediatricians read many current articles very quickly and from many different locations. Pediatricians under the age of thirty-five are more likely to use PDAs, suggesting that articles delivered to a handheld device might be accepted as convenient in the future. Journal reading patterns and preferences of pediatricians. C Tenopir DW King MT Clarke K Na X Zhou J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 95, No. 1. (January 2007), pp. 56-63. 2007-05-16T15:14:34-00:00 2007 J Med Libr Assoc 1558-9439 95 1 56 63 alerting current_awareness journals paediatrics http://www.citeulike.org/user/kslibrarian/article/84404 <i>Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 3. (2004), pp. 176-182.</i><br /><br />The Library of Congress (LC) in Washington, DC, and the Electronic Journals Library (EZB) at the University of Regensburg (Germany) are building what may be the world's largest database of scholarly electronic journals. The EZB is a consortium of 257 research libraries that have pooled their bibliographic data and other metadata to create a major collection development tool. A three-way exchange of bibliographic metadata among LC, EZB, and the German National Serials Database (Zeitschriftendatenbank or ZDB) will reduce costs of bibliographic metadata by avoiding duplication of efforts. The long-term goal of this project is to further reduce library costs by broadening and deepening international collaboration through which libraries share their workloads and experience. E-Journal Access through International Cooperation: Library of Congress and the Electronic Journals Library EZB Don Panzera Evelinde Hutzler doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2004.05.009 Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 3. (2004), pp. 176-182. 2005-01-27T07:38:47-00:00 2004 Serials Review 30 3 176 182 access electronic journals library shared http://www.citeulike.org/user/korhan/article/2909162 <i>Nature, Vol. 420, No. 6911. (7 November 2002), pp. 15-15.</i> Slow-moving journals hinder conservation efforts Peter Kareiva Michelle Marvier Sabrina West Joy Hornisher doi:10.1038/420015a Nature, Vol. 420, No. 6911. (7 November 2002), pp. 15-15. 2008-06-19T23:31:24-00:00 2002 Nature 420 6911 15 15 journals http://www.citeulike.org/user/kaniko/article/1959154 <i>Action Research, Vol. 5, No. 4. (1 December 2007), pp. 358-377.</i><br /><br />Collaboration between NGOs and academics offers great potential for improving practical intervention as well as testing theories and challenging academic assumptions. In this article we reflect on why, despite a specific focus of an action research project on Social Learning as an appropriate process for change, the formalized `learning' part within the project was the most difficult to achieve. We argue that although at one level some of the pitfalls could easily be dismissed as bad practice, at another level, a critical analysis uncovers structural and cultural issues inherent to collaborative work between academics and practitioners. These further compound efforts to experiment with Social Learning as well as engage in action and research. 10.1177/1476750307083712 Social Learning, academics and NGOs: Can the collaborative formula work? Marlene Buchy Sara Ahmed doi:10.1177/1476750307083712 Action Research, Vol. 5, No. 4. (1 December 2007), pp. 358-377. 2007-11-22T13:29:58-00:00 2007 Action Research 5 4 358 377 academic change journals learning reflexivity writing http://www.citeulike.org/user/jannon/article/2899152 <i>Cinema Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4. (1992), pp. 42-59.</i> "The Cognitive Instrument in the Service of Revolutionary Change": Sergei Eisenstein, Annette Michelson, and the Avant-Garde's Scholarly Aspiration Gregory Taylor doi:10.2307/1225170 Cinema Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4. (1992), pp. 42-59. 2008-06-16T17:19:30-00:00 1992 Cinema Journal 31 4 42 59 University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies academia annettemichelson art aspiration avantgarde change cognition eisenstein film history journals perception revolution revolutionary scholarship http://www.citeulike.org/user/hpiwowar/article/2062551 <i>J Am Med Inform Assoc (12 October 2005)</i><br /><br />As the Editors of leading international biomedical informatics journals, the authors report on a recent pattern of improper manuscript submissions to journals in our field. As a guide for future authors, we describe ethical and pragmatic issues related to submitting work for peer-reviewed journal publication. We propose a coordinated approach to the problem that our respective journals will follow. This Editorial is being jointly published in the following journals represented by the authors: Computer METHODS and Programs in Biomedicine, International Journal of Medical Informatics, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Methods of Information in Medicine. On Exemplary Scientific Conduct Regarding Submission of Manuscripts to Biomedical Informatics Journals. Randolph A Miller Torgny Groth Arie Hasman Reinhold Haux Alexa T McCray Charles Safran Edward H Shortliffe doi:10.1197/jamia.M1972 J Am Med Inform Assoc (12 October 2005) 2007-12-05T16:21:16-00:00 2005 J Am Med Inform Assoc 1067-5027 all amia dsic-paper elpub journals publishing standards http://www.citeulike.org/group/718/article/1495026 <i>Social Studies of Science, Vol. 35, No. 4. (1 August 2005), pp. 549-579.</i><br /><br />The scientific community has begun using new information and communication technologies to increase the efficiency with which publications are disseminated. The trend is most marked in some areas of physics, where research papers are first circulated in the form of electronic unrefereed preprints through a service known as arXiv. In the first half of this paper, I explain how arXiv works, and describe the conceptual backstage and its growing influence. I will look at the motives behind the developing technologies and focus on the views of promoters and makers of the system. In the second half of the paper, I look at the eventual fate of papers initially circulated with arXiv. While it is argued that preprints are sufficient for the everyday scientific practice, nearly every paper in some specialities finds its way into formally peer-reviewed journals and proceedings. I argue that the continuation of traditional publication practices, in spite of their costs and inefficiencies when compared with arXiv, suggests that formally certified publication still has important roles. Certified publication verifies the relevance of scientific work and establishes professional credentials in the outer rings of the community, whose members are not sufficiently embedded in esoteric networks to make appropriate judgements on the basis of reading papers in isolation, or even through consultation. 10.1177/0306312705052358 Scientific Journal Publications: On the Role of Electronic Preprint Exchange in the Distribution of Scientific Literature Kristrun Gunnarsdottir doi:10.1177/0306312705052358 Social Studies of Science, Vol. 35, No. 4. (1 August 2005), pp. 549-579. 2007-07-26T11:03:21-00:00 2005 Social Studies of Science 35 4 549 579 academy e-publishing experts journals peer-review publications scientific-writing http://www.citeulike.org/group/672/article/1956248 <i>Psychiatr Serv, Vol. 56, No. 12. (1 December 2005), pp. 1584-1590.</i><br /><br />OBJECTIVE: The authors describe the development of the Clinical Strategies Implementation Scale (CSI), an instrument designed to help providers measure the extent to which evidence-based strategies have been implemented in the treatment of persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. METHODS: Nine ordinal scales were devised to measure key aspects of treatment strategies that have been associated with clinical and social recovery from schizophrenia: goal- and problem-oriented assessment, medication strategies, assertive case management, mental health education, caregiver-based problem solving, living skills training, psychological strategies for residual problems, crisis prevention and intervention, and booster sessions. A study of interrater reliability was conducted with 15 trained raters from participating centers in Athens, Auckland, Bonn, Budapest, Gothenburg, and Tokyo who assessed 54 cases. Each treatment strategy was weighted according to its effect size in clinical trials. Correlation analyses were conducted to explore associations between the total CSI score and ratings of clinical, social, and caregiver outcomes each year over four years of continued treatment of 51 patients. RESULTS: Interrater reliability ranged from .93 to .99. Four annual total CSI ratings were significantly correlated with impairment, disability, functioning, work activity, and an index of recovery. Most correlations were stronger in years 3 and 4 than in years 1 and 2. CONCLUSIONS: Reliable and valid assessment of the implementation of evidence-based strategies in clinical practice is feasible. The quality of integrated program implementation may be associated with improved clinical and social recovery from schizophrenic disorders. 10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1584 The Clinical Strategies Implementation Scale to Measure Implementation of Treatment in Mental Health Services Ian Falloon Marina Economou Alexandra Palli Ulf Malm Masafumi Mizuno Masaaki Murakami Optimal doi:10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1584 Psychiatr Serv, Vol. 56, No. 12. (1 December 2005), pp. 1584-1590. 2007-11-22T04:54:56-00:00 2005 Psychiatr Serv 56 12 1584 1590 articles ebm evidence-based-medicine fulltext journals metrics peer-reviewed psychiatry research http://www.citeulike.org/group/4788/article/733310 <i>J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 91, No. 2. (April 2003), pp. 231-240.</i><br /><br />PURPOSE: This research sought to determine use of online biomedical journals and databases and to assess current user characteristics associated with the use of online resources in an academic health sciences center. SETTING: The Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria is a regional site of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library with 350 print journals, more than 4,000 online journals, and multiple online databases. METHODOLOGY: A survey was designed to assess online journal use, print journal use, database use, computer literacy levels, and other library user characteristics. A survey was sent through campus mail to all (471) UIC Peoria faculty, residents, and students. RESULTS: Forty-one percent (188) of the surveys were returned. Ninety-eight percent of the students, faculty, and residents reported having convenient access to a computer connected to the Internet. While 53% of the users indicated they searched MEDLINE at least once a week, other databases showed much lower usage. Overall, 71% of respondents indicated a preference for online over print journals when possible. CONCLUSIONS: Users prefer online resources to print, and many choose to access these online resources remotely. Convenience and full-text availability appear to play roles in selecting online resources. The findings of this study suggest that databases without links to full text and online journal collections without links from bibliographic databases will have lower use. These findings have implications for collection development, promotion of library resources, and end-user training. Measuring use patterns of online journals and databases. SL De Groote JL Dorsch doi:10.1043/0025-7338(2003)091<0231:MUPOOJ>2.0.CO;2 J Med Libr Assoc, Vol. 91, No. 2. (April 2003), pp. 231-240. 2006-07-03T18:11:45-00:00 2003 J Med Libr Assoc 1536-5050 91 2 231 240 behavior databases electronic information journals online http://www.citeulike.org/group/4788/article/2658292 <i>Interlending and Document Supply (2006), pp. 74-77.</i><br /><br />Purpose - To quantify the usage of electronic journals as an aid to making judgements on the use of document supply. Design/methodology/approach - A detailed analysis was made of the use of OHIOLink as well as the Blackwell Synergy, ScienceDirect, emeraldinsight, and OUP databases by CIBER at University College London. Findings - Many more people are accessing electronic journals than was previously the case in a print environment. Users are searching more widely as linking becomes easier and abstracts are becoming increasingly popular. Research limitations/implications - More research could be done on the use of abstracts together with further evaluation of usage at article level by title. Practical implications - Massive usage of the databases analysed is significantly affecting the use of information by researchers. Originality/value - This article presents an example of "deep log" analysis that sheds valuable light on the actual as distinct from perceived use of electronic full text databases Electronic journals: are they really used? David Nicholas Paul Huntington doi:10.1108/02641610610669723 Interlending and Document Supply (2006), pp. 74-77. 2008-04-11T16:15:31-00:00 2006 Interlending and Document Supply 0264-1615 74 77 Emerald Group Publishing Limited behavior electronic information journals http://www.citeulike.org/group/400/article/279841 <i>Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community, Vol. 16, No. 3. (November 2003), pp. 255-260.</i><br /><br />Intuitively, if a product is useful and has both a priced and a free version its total usage rate would be expected to be higher than if there is only a priced version. Evidence is emerging that this is true for online research journal papers. Authors need accessible online sites in which to deposit their published papers, and users need a means of discovering and evaluating those papers. The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) has now produced free software packages for building OAI-compliant institutional archives and OAI search services, including a citation-ranked search and impact discovery service. New data from this service shows that higher usage of free papers leads directly to a higher number of citations and thus greater research impact. Institutional archives need far more papers to be deposited, and one way of bringing this about is to implement institutional and national policies mandating the self-archiving of all funded research output in open access archives. This paper outlines why such policies are beneficial to researchers, their institutions, funders, and to research itself. The impact of OAI-based search on access to research journal papers Steve Hitchcock Tim Brody Christopher Gutteridge Les Carr Stevan Harnad Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community, Vol. 16, No. 3. (November 2003), pp. 255-260. 2005-08-12T06:58:09-00:00 2003 Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community 16 3 255 260 journals openarchive http://www.citeulike.org/group/344/article/481171 <i>Nature, Vol. 439, No. 7075. (25 January 2006), pp. 392-392.</i> Biodiversity data are out of local taxonomists' reach Donat Agosti doi:10.1038/439392a Nature, Vol. 439, No. 7075. (25 January 2006), pp. 392-392. 2006-01-25T23:45:18-00:00 2006 Nature 0028-0836 439 7075 392 392 Nature Publishing Group journals open-access taxonomy http://www.citeulike.org/group/318/article/72142 <i>Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 4. (2004), pp. 298-303.</i><br /><br />A study conducted for the (United Kingdom) Joint Information Systems Committee reviewed possible models for implementing Open Access to research reports in institutional archives and Open Access journals. The conclusion was that a "harvesting model," in which full texts reside on the original servers but metadata are harvested, held, and enhanced by a central service, was preferable to either a centralized national service or a completely decentralized service for the UK. The study included issues of populating institutional archives (IAs) and some form of mandatory archiving for publicly funded research results to obtain a critical mass of Open Access material in such a system. Delivery, Management and Access Model for E_prints and Open Access Journals Fytton Rowland Alma Swan Paul Needham Steve Probets Adrienne Muir Charles Oppenheim Ann O'Brien Rachel Hardy doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2004.09.006 Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 4. (2004), pp. 298-303. 2005-01-04T15:01:09-00:00 2004 Serials Review 30 4 298 303 e-prints journals metadata oai_pmh openaccess http://www.citeulike.org/group/318/article/72139 <i>Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 4. (2004), pp. 281-287.</i><br /><br />Recent legislative activity in the US House of Representatives and the UK House of Commons has added fuel to a debate over electronic access to the Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) literature that was initiated in 1999 with the introduction of E-Biomed. Ongoing efforts to change the landscape of STM publishing involve moving it away from a subscription basis to an author-pays model. This article chronicles the swift evolution of electronic access to the scientific literature and asks whether the scholarly community will really be better off with government-mandated Open Access (OA) publishing. A Not-for-Profit Publisher's Perspective on Open Access Martin Frank Margaret Reich Alice Ra'anan doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2004.09.002 Serials Review, Vol. 30, No. 4. (2004), pp. 281-287. 2005-01-04T15:00:13-00:00 2004 Serials Review 30 4 281 287 author_pays journals oa_business_model openaccess http://www.citeulike.org/user/gioia/article/898276 <i>The French Review, Vol. 59, No. 3. (1986), pp. 410-417.</i> The Periodical Press in the Encyclopédie Paul Benhamou The French Review, Vol. 59, No. 3. (1986), pp. 410-417. 2006-10-15T15:10:42-00:00 1986 The French Review 59 3 410 417 freedom_of_press journals republic_of_letters http://www.citeulike.org/user/gioia/article/949103 <i></i> The Transatlantic Republic of Letters: A Note on the Circulation of Learned Periodicals to Early Eighteenth-Century America Norman Fiering 2006-11-16T15:46:23-00:00 journals republic_of_letters http://www.citeulike.org/user/florianleitner/article/1451771 <i>Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 9999, No. 9999. (2007), NA.</i><br /><br />This article examines the evolution of a collection of open access journals (OAJs,) indexed by the Science Citation Index (SCI; Thomson Scientific Philadelphia, PA) against four validity criteria including a free, immediate, full and constant access policy for at least 5 years. Few journals are found to be wrongly identified as OAJ or to have a dubious access policy. Some delayed journals evolved into gold OA; however, these are scarce compared to the number of journals that withdrew from gold OA to be an embargoed or a partially OAJ. A majority of the journals meet three of the criteria as they provide free and immediate access to their entire contents. Although a lot are found to follow a constant policy, a large number has an OA lifetime shorter than 5 years, due to the high frequency of newly launched or newly converted journals. That is the major factor affecting the validity of the collection. Only half of the collection meets all the requirements. Tracking open access journals evolution: Some considerations in open access data collection validation Hajar Sotudeh Abbas Horri doi:10.1002/asi.20639 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 9999, No. 9999. (2007), NA. 2007-07-12T10:31:25-00:00 2007 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 9999 9999 NA access journals open http://www.citeulike.org/user/florianleitner/article/464378 <i>PLoS Comput Biol, Vol. 1, No. 3. (August 2005), pp. 179-181.</i> Will a biological database be different from a biological journal? P Bourne doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010034 PLoS Comput Biol, Vol. 1, No. 3. (August 2005), pp. 179-181. 2006-01-13T11:43:55-00:00 2005 PLoS Comput Biol 1553-734X 1 3 179 181 databases journals text http://www.citeulike.org/user/crumj/article/914127 <i>Serials Review, Vol. 31, No. 4. (December 2005), pp. 291-297.</i><br /><br />E-journal management tools and services such as MARC record services, A-to-Z lists, and link resolvers are changing e-journal cataloging. This column explores these changes in the academic environment through interviews with ten librarians representing eight universities. Three areas of change in serials cataloging are explored: (1) changes to the MARC record, including how libraries are adding/creating MARC records for their catalogs, the number and type of MARC records being created and linking within MARC bibliographic and holdings records; (2) the manner in which serials catalogers are being informed of changes; and (3) the evolving role of the serials cataloger. Future trends and advice for evolving workflow practices conclude the discussion. The Effects of E-journal Management Tools and Services on Serials Cataloging Maria Collins doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2005.08.002 Serials Review, Vol. 31, No. 4. (December 2005), pp. 291-297. 2006-10-27T00:29:27-00:00 2005 Serials Review 31 4 291 297 electronic ideahandbook journals serials http://www.citeulike.org/user/bart0188/article/654096 <i>Reflective Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1. (February 2006), pp. 73-86.</i> The use of reflective journal keeping in a teacher education program: a Popperian analysis Chitpin Stephanie doi:10.1080/14623940500489757 Reflective Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1. (February 2006), pp. 73-86. 2006-05-18T18:43:24-00:00 2006 Reflective Practice 1462-3943 7 1 73 86 Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group journals reflective http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1955539 <i>BMJ, Vol. 332, No. 7553. (3 June 2006), pp. 1330-1332.</i><br /><br />10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1330 Should we lower cholesterol as much as possible? Uffe Ravnskov Paul Rosch Morley Sutter Mark Houston doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1330 BMJ, Vol. 332, No. 7553. (3 June 2006), pp. 1330-1332. 2007-11-22T01:37:37-00:00 2006 BMJ 332 7553 1330 1332 2006 adverse-effectspeer-reviewed cardiology cholesterol coenzymeq10 drugs editorials efficacy fulltext guidelines houston-mc hypercholesterolemia journals medicine openaccess policies ravnskov-u safety statins http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1876481 <i>Diabetes Spectr, Vol. 18, No. 3. (1 July 2005), pp. 181-185.</i><br /><br />Purpose. The job analysis described in this report was conducted by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) in order to 1) provide a basis for documenting the continuing validity of the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators, 2) define new areas that should be assessed in future certification examinations, and 3) ensure that the content of certification examinations is job related. Methods. The study involved developing a diabetes educator job task list and survey, distributing 1,100 surveys, and analyzing survey responses from a multidisciplinary and geographically representative sample of certified diabetes educators. Results. Three hundred and thirty-nine surveys were suitable for analysis, with relevant demographic subgroups adequately represented. Based on survey data, an examination matrix and detailed content outline was constructed that will be used by NCBDE to assemble future test forms. Conclusions. Certification examination specifications were developed directly related to the important activities that diabetes educators perform. Future forms of the certification examination will continue to be matched to job-related, criterion-referenced test specifications and will have strong evidence of content validity. Future forms of the exam will contain 200 items at specified cognitive levels, with a representative sampling of tasks within three core areas from the detailed content outline. 10.2337/diaspect.18.3.181 A National Study of the Certified Diabetes Educator: Report on a Job Analysis Conducted by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators John Zrebiec doi:10.2337/diaspect.18.3.181 Diabetes Spectr, Vol. 18, No. 3. (1 July 2005), pp. 181-185. 2007-11-07T06:28:22-00:00 2005 Diabetes Spectr 18 3 181 185 analysis articles behavioral cde certification certified certified_diabetes_educators diabetes diabetology educators endocrinology journals medicine ncbde psychology reports research http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1523505 <i>Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, Vol. 4 (30 July 2007), 27.</i> Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and energy efficiency in weight loss diets. Richard Feinman Eugene Fine doi:10.1186/1742-4682-4-27 Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, Vol. 4 (30 July 2007), 27. 2007-07-31T04:03:34-00:00 2007 Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 1742-4682 4 27 articles bioenergetics carbohydrate-restricted clinical clinical_nutrition clinical-nutrition dietary diets endocrinology journals kinetics low-carb low-carbohydrate medical medicine nonequilibrium nutrition nutritional obesity peer-reviewed preclinical protocols pubs research thermodynamics variables weightloss http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1956827 <i>Scientometrics, Vol. 70, No. 1. (15 January 2007), pp. 153-165.</i><br /><br />Abstract   Context. The use of citation frequency and impact factor as measures of research quality and journal prestige is being criticized. Citation frequency is augmented by self-citation and for most journals the majority of citations originate from a minority of papers. We hypothesized that citation frequency is also associated with the geographical origin of the research publication. Objective. We determined whether citations originate more frequently from institutes that are located in the same country as the authors of the cited publication than would be expected by chance. Design. We screened citations referring to 1200 cardiovascular publications in the 7 years following their publication. For the 1200 citation recipient publications we documented the country where the research originated (9 countries/regions) and the total number of received citations. For a selection of 8864 citation donor papers we registered the country/region where the citing paper originated. Results. Self-citation was common in cardiovascular journals (n = 1534, 17.8%). After exclusion of self-citation, however, the number of citations that originated from the same country as the author of the citation recipient was found to be on average 31.6% higher than would be expected by chance (p<0.01 for all countries/regions). In absolute numbers, nation oriented citation bias was most pronounced in the USA, the country with the largest research output (p<0.001). Conclusion. Citation frequency was significantly augmented by nation oriented citation bias. This nation oriented citation behaviour seems to mainly influence the cumulative citation number for papers originating from the countries with a larger research output. Citation frequency: A biased measure of research impact significantly influenced by the geographical origin of research articles Gerard Pasterkamp Joris Rotmans Dominique de Kleijn Cornelius Borst doi:10.1007/s11192-007-0109-5 Scientometrics, Vol. 70, No. 1. (15 January 2007), pp. 153-165. 2007-11-22T07:02:10-00:00 2007 Scientometrics 70 1 153 165 articles authority bias bibliometrics citation-analysis fulltext impact influence journals metrics pdf peer-reviewed quality research scientometrics http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1975668 <i>Am J Cardiol, Vol. 91, No. 2. (15 January 2003), pp. 133-136.</i><br /><br />We analyzed the concentrations of interleukins (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12, and IL-18, interferon (IFN)-gamma, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in 40 patients with unstable angina (UAP), 39 patients with stable angina (SAP), and 52 age- and gender-matched controls. Compared with the control group, IL-12 concentrations were significantly higher in both the SAP and UAP groups, especially in the UAP group, and the IL-18 concentrations tended to be higher in the UAP group. Conversely, IL-10 concentrations were significantly lower in the SAP and UAP groups. Both IL-6 and hsCRP concentrations were significantly higher in the UAP group. The levels of hsCRP were positively correlated with inflammatory or proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, and IL-18), and negatively correlated with anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10). Moreover, the levels of IL-12 were positively correlated with IL-18, and negatively correlated with IL-10, and the results revealed the T-helper 1 dominant state. These results suggested that the inflammatory response was strongly associated with coronary atherosclerosis and angina pectoris, and that the T-helper 1 dominance may play an important role in these diseases. Concentrations of interleukins, interferon, and C-reactive protein in stable and unstable angina pectoris. H Yamashita K Shimada E Seki H Mokuno H Daida Am J Cardiol, Vol. 91, No. 2. (15 January 2003), pp. 133-136. 2007-11-24T22:39:48-00:00 2003 Am J Cardiol 0002-9149 91 2 133 136 abstracts angina angina-pectoris articles atherosclerosis cad cardiology coronary coronary-artery-disease c-reactive-protein cytokines inflammation inflammatory inflammatory-cytokines interferon interleukins journals medical medicine peer-reviewed research stable-angina th1 th2 unstable-angina http://www.citeulike.org/user/avivagabriel/article/1974071 <i>Heart (9 August 2007), hrt.2007.119271.</i><br /><br />Objective: To re-evaluate the relationship between plasma IL-10 concentration at hospital admission and outcome and to investigate the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the IL10 gene in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Design: Determination of IL-10 plasma concentrations and genotyping of SNPs in the IL10 gene in a prospective trial of patients with ACS and in a group of healthy controls. Patients: 3179 patients in the Fragmin and Fast Revascularisation During Instability in Coronary Artery Disease II trial and 397 healthy controls. Main outcome measures: Mortality and incidence of myocardial infarction at 12 months. Results: The median and interquartile ranges of IL-10 were 0.8 (0.5 - 1.0) pg/ml in healthy controls and 1.1 (0.7 - 1.9) pg/ml in patients (p<0.001). In patients, IL-10 predicted a crude risk increase of death/MI, with the highest risk observed in the fourth quartile (1.7 (1.2 - 2.3) (adjusted odds ratio, 95 % confidence interval). Adjustment for common risk indicators, including c-reactive protein and interleukin-6, weakened the association to a non-significant level. The 1170 CC genotype weakly predicted increased plasma concentrations of IL-10 in patients (p=0.04) and in controls (p=0.03), which was consistent with the modest association of this allelic variant with coronary disease (p=0.01).Conclusion: In contrast with some previous reports, we conclude that IL-10 reflects a pro-inflammatory state in patients with ACS and therefore suggest that IL-10 is an equally effective biomarker for the risk prediction of future cardiovascular events as other markers of systemic inflammation. 10.1136/hrt.2007.119271 Raised Interleukin-10 is an Indicator of Poor Outcome and Enhanced Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Anders Malarstig Per Eriksson Anders Hamsten Bertil Lindahl Lars Wallentin Agneta Siegbahn doi:10.1136/hrt.2007.119271 Heart (9 August 2007), hrt.2007.119271. 2007-11-24T18:43:09-00:00 2007 Heart hrt.2007.119271 2007 acs acute-coronary-syndrome articles biomarkers cardiology chronic-inflammation coronary-artery-disease cytokines il-10 inflammation inflammatory inflammatorycytokines interleukin-10 interleukins journals medical medical-outcomes medicine outcomes peer-reviewed predictors research systemic-inflammation http://www.citeulike.org/user/anthonyzwi/article/2504589 <i>Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Vol. 2, No. 2. (1 April 2008), pp. 115-120.</i><br /><br />10.1177/1558689808315361 Editorial: How Do Research Manuscripts Contribute to the Literature on Mixed Methods? John Creswell Abbas Tashakkori doi:10.1177/1558689808315361 Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Vol. 2, No. 2. (1 April 2008), pp. 115-120. 2008-03-10T21:37:47-00:00 2008 Journal of Mixed Methods Research 2 2 115 120 additional_reading journals literature_review methodology mixed_methods phd research supervision writing_for_change