Aslib Proceedings: Volume 54 Issue 2

Journal diffusion factors: a new approach to measuring research influence

Ian Rowlands

This paper introduces a new bibliometric tool, the journal diffusion factor. An argument is presented that the bibliometric indicators commonly used to measure the quality of…

Is e‐mail addictive?

Ralph Adam

The thirtieth anniversary of the first e‐mail was celebrated recently, but no one knows the exact date or what the original message was. This lack of certainty is typical of…

Psychological aspects of information seeking on the Internet

Adam Joinson, Phil Banyard

Two studies are presented that investigate information seeking behaviour on the Internet. In study one, soccer fans’ information seeking on the World Wide Web is investigated. In…

A user‐oriented evaluation of digital libraries: case study the “electronic journals” service of the library and information service of the University of Patras, Greece

Maria Monopoli, David Nicholas, Panagiotis Georgiou, Marina Korfiati

Provides an evaluation of the use of the electronic journals service of the library and information service of the University of Patras, Greece. Asks who these electronic journals…

An initial exploration of the link relationship between UK university Web sites

Mike Thelwall

Aggregates of links are of interest to information scientists in the same way as citation counts are: as potential sources of data from which new knowledge can be mined. Builds on…

Doc.com: reviewing the literature on remote health information provision

Peter Williams, David Nicholas, Paul Huntington, Barrie Gunter

This paper attempts an overview of the literature on issues relating to the electronic provision of health information for the consumer, to provide a context for current work…