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This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb026418. When citing the article, please…
The immediacy effect – then and now
Jack MeadowsThe 1960s saw the birth of what is now called “scientometrics”. One of the queries that arose then related to citations of previous literature. Was recent literature cited…
The decline in adult book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes: I. Literature review
Douglas J.C. Grindlay, Anne MorrisPossible reasons for the decline in annual adult book issues from UK public libraries are reviewed. Annual book issues have been decreasing since 1980, due mainly to a decrease in…
The decline in adult book lending in UK public libraries and its possible causes: II. Statistical analysis
Douglas J.C. Grindlay, Anne MorrisAnnual book issues from UK public libraries have been decreasing since 1980, due mainly to decreases in issues of adult fiction and, to a lesser extent, adult non‐fiction. This…
Quantitative deconstruction of citation impact indicators: Waxing field impact but waning journal impact
A.J. Nederhof, M.S. VisserIn two case studies of research units, reference values used to benchmark research performance appeared to show contradictory results: the average citation level in the subfields…
Subject knowledge improves interactive query expansion assisted by a thesaurus
Anne Sihvonen, Pertti VakkariThis study explores how experts and novices in pedagogics expanded queries supported by the ERIC thesaurus, and how this was connected to the search effectiveness in an easy and a…
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