INLS 180 Day 11 Notes

Nov. 16, 2005

1. Project updates

2. One minute papers

Points

Different ways of measuring impact; limitations of citation analysis

Several vols for MPACT!

Presence is a measure of value (consider the many forms)

Questions

Any comparisons of citation ranks to qualitative studies of impact?

Can we assess + and – impact of professors on students?

Is groupthink value neutral?

Can blog/forum presence substitutes for citations?

New publishing models?

Webometrics? Cybermetrics? Bibliometrics? Informetrics?

What added value do publishers add in digital form?

If publishers disappear, impact on citation analysis?

How to manage groupthink?

Is there groupthink in journal editing/reviewing?

3. Computer-mediated communication

Demo ISEE

4. Scholarly communication (continued)

5. Discuss reading/explorations:

The Cochrane Collaboration. http://www.cochrane.org/index0.htm

The Open Directory. http://dmoz.org/

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/

6. Examine/read for next meeting:

Read for next meeting:

Samuelson, P. (2003). Digital rights management and fair use by design: DRM {and or vs} the law CACM, ACM DL online

ALA.  Key Principles on government information.  http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/governmentinfo/keyprins.htm

Optional:

Samuelson, P. (2001). Toward a new politics of intellectual property (ACM DL)

New Scientist.  US non-lethal weapon reports suppressed. 

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn2254

7. One-minute paper concept

What was the big point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?