[Asis-l] "Final Impact: What Factors Really Matter?" / Columbia University Libraries Program

[gerrymck]

*Colleagues/*

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*I have discovered a Most Important A/V of the "Final Impact: What Factors
Really Matter?" presentations **delivered as part of the **Research without
Borders: The Changing World of Scholarly Communication **series **sponsored
by **Scholarly Communication Program of the Columbia University Libraries /
Information Services division *
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***"Final Impact: What Factors Really Matter?"*
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***A panel discussion on the debate about the best way to rank the
importance and influence of scholarly publications*

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*Panelists: *

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** Marian Hollingsworth, director of Publisher Relations at Thomson Reuters
and former assistant director of the National Federation of Abstracting and
Information Services [Start: 4:15] *

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** Jevin West, an Achievement Awards for College Scientists Fellow at the
University of Washington's Biology Department and head developer for
Eigenfactor.org [Start: 20:10] *

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** Johan Bollen, a staff researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and
the principal investigator of the MESUR project [Start: 61:45]*

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*Columbia University Librarian Jim Neal introduces the talk [Start: 00:00]*

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*Links to appropriate background information sources and The A/V are
available at *

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*[ **http://tinyurl.com/8oxg97 ]*



*NOTE: Each Presentation Is Exceptional / I Believe That The Third (By Johan
Bollen) Will Be Of Great Value To Those Interested In Online Social Networks
; Social Network Analysis ; Bibliometrics ; Scientometrics ; Metrics ; Etc.
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*May I Recommend That You Listen To Each At Least Three (3) Times …*

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*May All Have a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!*

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*Regards, *

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*/Gerry *



*Gerry McKiernan*

*Associate Professor*

*Science and Technology Librarian*

*Iowa State University Library*

*Ames IA 50011*

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*gerrymck at iastate.edu *

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