[Asis-l] Read award winning papers from Journal of Documentation

[Matthew Burton]

The Journal of Documentation<http://bit.ly/MtQbmp> is pleased to announce its 2012 Awards for Excellence. Four papers from the 2011 volume have been recognized.

Winner
Volume 67 number 4
The modernity of classification<http://bit.ly/NSLEb5>
Jens-Erik Mai

Highly commended

Volume 67 number 3
A longitudinal study of changes in learners' cognitive states during and following an information literacy teaching intervention<http://bit.ly/MmLa0N>
Geoff Walton and Mark Hepworth

Volume 67 number 6
A genealogy of digital humanities<http://bit.ly/Nk8WME>
Marija Dalbello

Volume 67 number 6
How information systems communicate as documents: the concept of authorial voice<http://bit.ly/Maq7fv>
Melanie Feinberg


Academic Insights - Professor David Bawden

David Bawden<http://bit.ly/ObZxmU> is a professor of Information Science at City University London. He is also Editor of the Journal of Documentation<http://bit.ly/MtQbmp> (JDoc). We interviewed Professor Bawden to gain his insights on JDoc and current research in the field.
Journal of Documentation is a long-established journal with quite an old-fashioned title, so what is the journal about these days?

Yes, the title has remained unchanged since the journal was founded in 1948. We've kept the title, since 'JDoc' is very well known. In fact 'documentation' is making a come back as a term reflecting our focus of interest, which is the 'communication chain' of recorded information, from its creation, through dissemination, organization, storage and retrieval, use, and eventual archiving. All the aspects of handling what is sometimes called the 'human record', encompassing all of the information sciences.

JDoc has the longest cited half-life on any Information Science and Library Science journal listed in ISI. This suggests that JDoc articles have long standing relevance and receive citations many years after publication. Why do you think this might be?

We are particularly pleased with this evidence of the long-lasting value of our articles; longer even than major review journals. Apart from the general high quality of our articles, this reflects our focus on basic theories, concepts and principles, which remain of interest for a long period, and can sometimes come back into vogue after many years.

Are there any key themes that you are interested in receiving submissions on?

Anything within the general theme of the handling of recorded information, and which deals with principles and general concepts. This could be information behaviour, information organization, philosophies and paradigms, information policies, and many other aspects of the information sciences. We are also happy to receive review articles, and speculative pieces, as well as accounts of research.

Submissions to JDoc are made via ScholarOne Manuscripts<http://bit.ly/NIpH3X>
Read the latest research from JDoc


Information sources at play: The apparatus of knowledge production in contraceptive counselling<http://bit.ly/MKZDQe>
Johanna Rivano Eckerdal

Is classification necessary after Google?<http://bit.ly/LYyuzf>
Birger Hjørland

Professional avatars: librarians and educators in virtual worlds<http://bit.ly/LYyxex>
Lorri M. Mon




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