Beyond citations: Scholars’ visibility on the social Web
Traditionally, scholarly impact and visibility have been measured by counting publications and citations in the scholarly literature. However, increasingly scholars are also visible on the Web, establishing presences in a growing variety of social ecosystems. But how wide and established is this presence, and how do measures of social Web impact relate to their more traditional counterparts? Read More
Factors affecting number of citations: a comprehensive review of the literature
The majority of academic papers are scarcely cited while a few others are highly cited. A large number of studies indicate that there are many factors influencing the number of citations. An actual review is missing that provides a comprehensive review of the factors predicting the frequency of citations. In this review, we performed a search in WoS, Scopus, PubMed and Medline to retrieve relevant papers. Read More
Blogging/Microblogging for enhancing the research accessibility
Scholarly blogs and Microblogs such as Twitter are increasingly attracting attention as new channels of science communication. Blogs and microblogging services like Twitter get your research seen by more nonacademics than your peer reviewed papers will ever be. The importance of this is not to be dismissed. Blogs and microblogs are vital tools for academics to publicly communicate about research developments and findings. Academics can also gain feedback from other peers, as well as expand their networks and enhance research visibility. Read More
Visibility and citation impact
The number of publications is the first criteria for assessing a researcher output. However, the main measurement for author productivity is the number of citations, and citations are typically related to the paper’s visibility. In this paper, the relationship between article visibility and the number of citations is investigated. A case study of two researchers who are using publication marketing tools confirmed that the article visibility will greatly improve the citation impact. Some strategies to make the publications available to a larger audience have been presented at the end of this paper. Read More
What does a library accessibility specialist do? How a new role advances accessibility through education and advocacy
Across North America, academic librarians are quietly converting print materials into accessible files, testing databases for usability, and applying principles of universal design to services, spaces, and instruction. Most of us do this work under unassuming job titles like director of access services or humanities librarian. But a few of us occupy new positions explicitly devoted to library accessibility. Read More
Library self-disruption: The key to surviving and thriving
Disruption and change, especially in the area of technology, continue to have a major impact on society. The higher education community is certainly not immune to these trends. In this article, the authors, the library dean and a professor of chemistry at Stetson University, engage in a dialogue on learning technologies and mutual dependence. Read More
NTU Singapore launches new learning hub with 56 smart classrooms
The ARC is equipped with the latest technologies to support the flipped classroom pedagogy, wherein students learn the course content online before class and the face time with professors and classmates is devoted to collaborative learning. Read More
The smart campus: a future for our universities?
What is the ‘smart campus’? What might it be like to study, teach, research or work in one? How might learning spaces research, educational data, estate management practices, smart devices and artificial intelligence converge to shape the direction of our universities in future? How can the smart campus be shaped to ensure that it is a place that people want to work and study in?
The following video is a recording of a panel session, titled ‘The smart campus – a future for our universities?’ (26/01/18).
New Skills for the Academic Library Workforce: The Canadian Experience
The following paper will document the progress made by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) over the last 15 years to help the nation’s academic library workforce meet the new expectations. The paper will begin with some high level observations of what could arguably be described as the CARL approach to workforce development over the time period. The remainder of the paper will document important national milestones and accomplishments including the 8Rs Study (2005 and 2015), the Core Competencies (2010), the Librarians’ 1 Richards, Pamela Spence et al. A History of Modern Librarianship : Constructing the Heritage of Western Cultures, by F William Summers Professor Emeritus School of Library and Information Studies Wayne A Wiegand, and Marija Dalbello. Pearson Education, 2015, xv. Research Institute and the Canadian Library Assessment Workshop. Read More
Analysis of Academic Libraries’ Facebook Posts: Text and Data Analytics
This research analyzed a dataset of academic libraries’ posts on Facebook. It applied a text and data analytics approach to a dataset collected from the Facebook posts of academic libraries at the top 100 English-speaking universities, as listed by the 2014 Shanghai World University Rankings. Read More