Korfiatis, N (Korfiatis, Nikolaos); Poulos, M (Poulos, Marios); Bokos, G (Bokos, George) Social metadata for the impact factor ELECTRONIC LIBRARY, 25 (2): 166-175 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: nk.inf at cbs.dk 

Author(s): Korfiatis, N (Korfiatis, Nikolaos); Poulos, M (Poulos, Marios); 
Bokos, G (Bokos, George) 

Title: Social metadata for the impact factor 

Source: ELECTRONIC LIBRARY, 25 (2): 166-175 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: social networks; digital libraries; semantics 

Keywords Plus: NETWORKS; JOURNALS 

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this research is to address the need 
for a definition of metadata descriptors for use in enhancing the accuracy 
of bibliometric instruments of scholarly evaluation, such as the impact 
factor.
Design/methodology/approach - A semantic vocabulary - COAP - is 
constructed, deployed on top of the Resource Description Framework (RDF), 
by extending the Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF) schema.

Findings - An extension of the FOAF vocabulary is considered as the 
ability to describe a publication record such as this paper in terms of 
scholar contributions and participations. In order to achieve that, the 
FOAF vocabulary is extended.

Practical implications - The application of this semantic vocabulary could 
be used as a way of enhancing the accuracy of source data for bibliometric 
evaluation instruments.
Originality/value - The paper discusses how metadata descriptors can 
contribute to the improvement of already established scholar evaluation 
instruments such as the impact factor. It will be of use in the 
development of digital libraries. 

Addresses: Copenhagen Sch Econ & Business Adm, Dept Informat, Copenhagen, 
Denmark; Ionian Univ, Dept Archives & Lib Sci, Corfu, Greece 

Reprint Address: Korfiatis, N, Copenhagen Sch Econ & Business Adm, Dept 
Informat, Copenhagen, Denmark. 

E-mail Address: nk.inf at cbs.dk 

Cited Reference Count: 25 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED 

Publisher Address: 60/62 TOLLER LANE, BRADFORD BD8 9BY, W YORKSHIRE, 
ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0264-0473 

29-char Source Abbrev.: ELECTRON LIBR 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Electron. Libr. 

Source Item Page Count: 10 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

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