Do you cite what you tweet? Investigating the relationship between tweeting and citing research articles

The last decade of altmetrics research has demonstrated that altmetrics have a low to moderate correlation with citations, depending on the platform and the discipline, among other factors. Most past studies used academic works as their unit of analysis to determine whether the attention they received on Twitter was a good predictor of academic engagement. Our work revisits the relationship between tweets and citations where the tweet itself is the unit of analysis, and the question is to determine if, at the individual level, the act of tweeting an academic work can shed light on the likelihood of the act of citing that same work. We model this relationship by considering the research activity of the tweeter and its relationship to the tweeted work. Results show that tweeters are more likely to cite works affiliated with their same institution, works published in journals in which they also have published, and works in which they hold authorship. It finds that the older the academic age of a tweeter the less likely they are to cite what they tweet, though there is a positive relationship between citations and the number of works they have published and references they have accumulated over time

Mapping information research in Canada = Cartographier la recherche en science de l’information au Canada

This study examines the Canadian information research landscape through the lens of the eight academic units hosting ALA-accredited programs. We created a citation-based network utilizing the scholarly articles published by the faculty members and PhD students at each academic unit to identify and characterize distinct research clusters within the field. Then we determined how the publications and researchers from each unit are distributed across the clusters to describe their area of specialization. Our findings emphasize how the inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary nature of the Canadian information research landscape forms a rich mosaic of information scholarship.Cet article examine le paysage canadien de la recherche en sciences de l’information à travers le prisme des huit unités universitaires offrant des programmes d’études accrédités par l'ALA. Nous avons réalisé un réseau basé sur les citations en utilisant les articles scientifiques publiés par les membres du corps professoral et les doctorants de chaque unité universitaire pour identifier et caractériser des grappes de recherche distinctes dans le domaine. Ensuite, nous avons déterminé comment les publications et les chercheurs de chaque unité sont répartis dans les grappes de recherche pour décrire leur domaine de spécialisation. Nos résultats soulignent comment la nature inter-, multi- et transdisciplinaire du paysage canadien de la recherche en sciences de l’information forme une riche mosaïque de travaux dans le domaine de l’information

The open access coverage of OpenAlex, Scopus and web of science

Les revues Diamond en libre accès (OA) offrent un modèle d’édition gratuit pour les auteurs et les lecteurs, mais leur manque d’indexation dans les principales bases de données bibliographiques pose des défis dans l’adoption de ces revues. De plus, les caractéristiques du libre accès, comme le pays de publication ont souvent été utilisés pour soutenir l’argument que les revues en libre accès sont plus diversifiées et visant à servir une communauté locale, mais il y a actuellement un manque de preuves empiriques liées aux caractéristiques géographiques et linguistiques des revues en libre accès

Who Re-Uses Data ?

Les données ouvertes font l’objet d’une attention et d’un soutien accrus dans les milieux universitaires. Afin de justifier que les données partagées peuvent être réutilisées dans d’autres recherches, ce document examine quelles preuves existen pour cette réutilisation, et quelle est la relation entre les producteurs d’ensembles de données partagés et les chercheurs qui les utilisent. En utilisant un échantillon de citations de données d’OpenAlex, cette étude examine la relation entre les créateurs et les utilisateurs d’ensembles de données chez l’individu, aux niveaux institutionnel et national

Cartographier la recherche en science de l’information au Canada

This study examines the Canadian information research landscape through the lens of the eight academic units hosting ALA-accredited programs. We created a citation-based network utilizing the scholarly articles published by the faculty members and PhD students at each academic unit to identify and characterize distinct research clusters within the field. Then we determined how the publications and researchers from each unit are distributed across the clusters to describe their area of specialization. Our findings emphasize how the inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary nature of the Canadian information research landscape forms a rich mosaic of information scholarship.Cet article examine le paysage canadien de la recherche en sciences de l’information à travers le prisme des huit unités universitaires offrant des programmes d’études accrédités par l'ALA. Nous avons réalisé un réseau basé sur les citations en utilisant les articles scientifiques publiés par les membres du corps professoral et les doctorants de chaque unité universitaire pour identifier et caractériser des grappes de recherche distinctes dans le domaine. Ensuite, nous avons déterminé comment les publications et les chercheurs de chaque unité sont répartis dans les grappes de recherche pour décrire leur domaine de spécialisation. Nos résultats soulignent comment la nature inter-, multi- et transdisciplinaire du paysage canadien de la recherche en sciences de l’information forme une riche mosaïque de travaux dans le domaine de l’information

Measuring literacy: A scoping review protocol

The charitable non-profit organization Literacy Nova Scotia (LNS) seeks to understand the state of literacy in the province. This necessitates reconceptualizing traditional understandings of literacy by accounting for emerging literacy types and considering literacy as practices rather than skills. A vast body of literature on literacy exists that seeks to measure and assess different types of literacy and their current state in various contexts. The objective of this scoping review is to survey these efforts and answer the overarching research question: What different forms of literacy exist and how have they been defined and measured in the literature? Peer reviewed and grey literature will be identified; our search will be limited to the English language, and literature published after the year 2014 for currency. It will consider peer-reviewed journal articles in Canada, but grey literature produced across the globe. This study will identify, appraise, and chart relevant existing literature. Key sources to be searched include the large bibliographic database Scopus and subject-specific databases in the field of Library and Information Science and Education. Grey literature will be retrieved using Google, by hand searching literature produced by adult education and literacy organizations, and through consultation with experts. A first round of screening will be conducted to identify literature that meets inclusion/exclusion criteria. A categorized list of different types of literacies identified from the first round of review will be produced and LNS will select types most relevant to their organizational objectives and focus. A second round of screening will take place based on these updated criteria. Data will be charted according to our data extraction form, and results will be collated and summarized. Bibliometric methods will be used to produce aggregated insights from the initial corpus of literature retrieved through our search strategy pre-screening. The authors kindly request any feedback on this protocol be provided to corresponding authors by email by February 15th, 2024.</p