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A Study about Scholarly Impact Measurement through Altmetrics (Altmetrics를 통한 연구의 영향력 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Jane
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.65-81
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    • 2015
  • Altmetircs is the new method to measure social impact of research result which couldn't be found by traditional way, through measuring how much research result is reacting to social media. As academic communication has been diverse and OA repository which can preserve diverse type of article has been activated, New paradigm that measure impact of articles through multifaceted and complex way has been started. This study considers background, status of application, pros and cons about altmetircs. And by using Impactstory which is open source based tool, analyses the research output about digital library of Korea, china and japan which is published in international journal. Besides, analyses correlation between Altmetricss and citation rates. As results, "saved" shows higher than "cited" in library research analysis, it means that even though articles are not cited by followed study, there are a lot of articles that has saved in reference management tool. And positive correlation(r = 0.718) exists between "saved" and "cited", it can be inferred that Altmetricss complement the bibliometrics based evaluation system. Meanwhile, Korean researches are saved more in reference management tool than other countries.

Domain Analysis on the Field of Open Access by Co-Word Analysis (동시출현단어 분석 기반 오픈 액세스 분야 지적구조에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, SunKyung;Chung, EunKyung
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.207-228
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    • 2013
  • Due to the advance of scholarly communication, the field of open access has been studied over the last decade. The purpose of this study is to analyze and demonstrate the field of open access via co-word analysis. The data set was collected from Web of Science citation database during the period from January 1998 to July 2012 using the Topic category. A total of 479 journal articles were retrieved and 8,643 noun keywords were extracted from the titles and abstracts. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, network analysis, clustering analysis and multidimensional scaling mapping were used to examine the domain and the sub-domains of open access field. 18 clusters in the network analysis are recognized and 4 clusters are shown in the map of multidimensional scaling. In addition, the centrality analysis in the weighted networks was used to explore the significant keywords in this field. The results of this study are expected to demonstrate and guide the intellectual structure and new approaches of open access field.

A Study on the Research Support Services of the University Library based on the Research Life Cycle (연구 수명주기 기반 대학도서관의 연구지원서비스 분석 연구)

  • Oh, Sunhye;Kwak, Seing-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.54 no.2
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    • pp.155-178
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    • 2020
  • As the research environment, such as Open Science, has recently changed, the scope of research support services conducted by university libraries is also expanding. In particular, there is a movement that needs to develop research support services of university libraries that are suitable for this through a clear understanding of the research life cycle centering on overseas. The purpose of this study is to provide suggestions that university libraries can refer to when developing research support services that can systematically support all phases of the research life cycle. To this end, the research life cycle was divided into five stages, "planning," "project," "publishing," "preservation" and "disseminating" and the research support services provided at each stage were examined around the cases of U.S. and domestic university libraries. Based on the implications obtained from the case, a service plan was proposed for domestic university libraries to systematically support each phase of the research life cycle.

Beyond Categories: A Structural Analysis of the Social Representations of Information Users' Collective Perceptions on 'Relevance'

  • Ju, Boryung;O'Connor, Daniel O.
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.16-35
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    • 2013
  • Relevance has a long history of scholarly investigation and discussion in information science. One of its notable concepts is that of 'user-based' relevance. The purpose of this study is to examine how users construct their perspective on the concept of relevance; to analyze what the constituent elements (facets) of relevance are, in terms of core-periphery status; and to compare the difference of constructions of two groups of users (information users vs. information professionals) as applied with a social representations theory perspective. Data were collected from 244 information users and 123 information professionals through use of a free word association method. Three methods were employed to analyze data: (1) content analysis was used to elicit 26 categories (facets) of the concept of relevance; (2) structural analysis of social representations was used to determine the core-periphery status of those facets in terms of coreness, sum of similarity, and weighted frequency; and, (3) maximum tree analysis was used to present and compare the differences between the two groups. Elicited categories in this study overlap with the ones from previous relevance studies, while the findings of a core-periphery analysis show that Topicality, User-needs, Reliability/Credibility, and Importance are configured as core concepts for the information user group, while Topicality, User-needs, Reliability/Credibility, and Currency are core concepts for the information professional group. Differences between the social representations of relevance revealed that Topicality was similar to User-needs and to Importance. Author is closely related to Title while Reliability/Credibility is linked with Currency. Easiness/Clarity is similar to Accuracy. Overall, information users and professionals function with a similar social collective of shared meanings for the concept of relevance. The overall findings identify the core and periphery concepts of relevance and their relationships in terms of coreness, similarity, and weighted frequency.

Analysis of the Document Delivery Service with Overlapping for the Journal Subscription (학술지 구독 중복도에 따른 원문제공서비스 분석)

  • Lee, Hye-jin;Kim, Hye-sun;Kim, Wan-jong;Yoo, Su-Hyeon;Shin, Ki-jeong
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.883-887
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    • 2008
  • The journal is a important resource of the scholarly communication and it is a kind of the R&D indicator. But the journal subscription cost is rising annually so it has the limits to the journal subscription fee of libraries. This paper analyses the usage of Document Delivery Service(DDS) according to the journal subscription overlapping with NDSL members. In order to select journals for analysis, this paper selects journals of the subscription overlapping top 20% and low 20% and finds out the relationship between the overlapping subscription and usages of DDS.

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An Analysis on Current Research Funding and Open Access Status for Science and Technology Articles Published by S University Faculties (이공계 학술논문의 연구비 지원 및 오픈액세스 현황 분석:S대를 중심으로)

  • Shin, Eun-Ja
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.1-21
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    • 2010
  • To identify current status of research funding and open access, this study analyzed the data available in science and technology articles had been published by S university's faculty members. The study showed that 71% of the articles funded by their universities or other research sponsors, whereas very few of articles have been self-archived for open access. So, government-sponsored research outputs could not be found in search engine Google Scholar. In developed countries, researchers who have received grants by the public or private sponsors should not only publish articles on scholarly journals but also deposit their digital research outputs in the repositories. Therefore, it is advisable for Korea research sponsors to strengthen and carry out open access mandate related laws. It is very important for universities as well as for their faculties that published articles' impact can be maximized by enabling open access. So, universities may as well construct their repositories and collect the contents with enthusiasm.

A Study on the Development of Checklist for Identifying the Predatory Journals Published Abroad (부실 의심 학술지 식별을 위한 체크리스트 개발 연구: 해외 출판 학술지를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Eun Jee;Kim, Hye Sun;Nam, Eunkyung;Kim, Wan Jong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.109-130
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to develop a checklist that could identify the characteristics of predatory journals suspected of being poorly operated from the time of submission to publication. Accordingly 17 checklist questions were developed based on 3 priorities through overseas case studies and expert opinions. To verify the developed checklist, 100 journals included in Beall's list were randomly extracted and analyzed. As a result, 96 journals had features that were suspected to be questionable, there were not found in the 4 journals. A further case study and follow-up study of journals published in a broader field of research will require continued revision and supplementation of the 17 questions developed in this study.

A Study on the Development of the Research Support Service Model of the University Library based on the Research Life Cycle (연구 수명주기 기반 대학도서관 연구지원서비스 모형 개발 연구)

  • Oh, Sunhye;Kwak, Seung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.321-342
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to develop the research support service model of a university library, which prepares for the changing research environment and supports the entire research process. In particular, components of the research support service at each stage of research are developed based on 'the research lifecycle' to support the entire research process. First, constructed elements of research support services that should be supported at each stage of the study through literature reviews and surveys of service demand. Next, a survey and in-depth interview were conducted with service providers to ensure effective service operation. This research support service model developed through the processes above are proposed as 'the research support service component model' that consists of six steps and 50 components including 20 core elements and as 'the research support service operation system model' that is composed of the organic system among government and related organizations, university libraries and organizations inside universities.

The Implications of Current Practices Relating to the Sharing, Reuse, and Citation of Research Software for the Future of Research (연구소프트웨어의 공유, 재사용 및 인용과 관련된 현재 관행의 의미)

  • Park, Hyoungjoo;Wolfram, Dietmar
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.65-82
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this research is to explore the phenomenon of the sharing, reuse, and citation of research software. These practices are playing an increasingly important role in scholarly communication. The researchers found that the citation and reuse of research software are currently uncommon or at least not reflected in the Data Citation Index (DCI). Such citation was observed, however, for the newer software in a number of prominent repositories. The repositories Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) and Zenodo received the most formal software citations. The researchers observed both formal and informal forms of citation when researchers reused software. The latter form involves mentioning research software in passing in the main text of articles, while formal citations appear in the references section. In addition, our comparative analysis helps to explain the phenomenon of self-citation of research software.

Assessment of Library and Information Professionals' Perception of COVID-19 and Its Impacts on Libraries in Nigeria

  • Adegbilero-Iwari, Idowu;Ikenwe, Iguehi Joy;Adegbilero-Iwari, Oluwaseun Eniola
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.25-39
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    • 2022
  • Perceptions of Library and Information (LI) professionals in Nigeria and the impact of COVID-19 on libraries, librarians and library services, were studied. The significance of demographic factors on LI professionals' perception of COVID-19 and its impact on libraries was tested. Descriptive survey design and Purpose sampling technique were adopted. LIS professionals in Nigeria constituted the population, and an online questionnaire designed by the researchers through Microsoft Forms was used. Descriptive analysis of respondents' demographic data and their covid-19 perception were presented in frequencies and percentages using tables while multivariate regression technique was used to test the significance of relationship between variables at P < 0.05. Findings revealed that many (61.4%) of the respondents agreed that COVID-19 is real but have personal reservations. However, 47.5% indicated that COVID-19 is a scientific invention. On the impacts of COVID-19 on libraries, the study found that COVID-19 is a game changer that will enhance the creation of new services by libraries, cause the reconfiguration of library space for safe operations in post-COVID, establishment of new rules and regulations, and more reliance on e-resources. On the test of association, educational qualification of respondents had a significant impact on respondents' perceptions that COVID-19 will reduce the use of library print resources (P-value = 0.005, B: 0.38, [95% CI: 0.115 - 0.646]) and that library will create new services to address the changes caused by COVID-19. Also, educational qualification of respondents significantly influenced respondents' perception that COVID-19 is real. The study recommends that libraries should take advantage of the season to innovate, and that public health institutions should continually educate people on corona virus to disabuse people's mind of conspiracy theories.