Elgohary, A (Elgohary, Amgad) Arab universities on the web: a webometric study ELECTRONIC LIBRARY, 26 (3): 374-386 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: amgade at qu.edu.qa 

Author(s): Elgohary, A (Elgohary, Amgad) 

Title: Arab universities on the web: a webometric study 

Source: ELECTRONIC LIBRARY, 26 (3): 374-386 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: worldwide web; universities 

Keywords Plus: WORLD-WIDE-WEB; IMPACT FACTORS; INFORMATION; LINKS 

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the Web 
Impact Factor of Arab universities.
Design/methodology/approach - The study included 99 universities 
representing 20 Arab countries. The advanced search facility of AltaVista 
was used for data collection. Two rounds of data collection were conducted 
to retrieve the links as well as the web presence of the included 
universities.
Findings - Jordanian universities represent 40 per cent of the top ten 
universities with the revised web impact factor. However, this was not the 
case in terms of the universities' web presence. Results indicated a 
strong correlation between external links and web presence.
Research limitations/implications - The variability of search engine 
results and the unavailability of some university web sites are 
limitations to the study.
Originality/value - By investigating, for the first time, the Web Impact 
Factors of Arab universities as well as the relation to other variables 
such as language, the paper will provide universities with some measure of 
how they are viewed by the outside world. 

Addresses: Menia Univ, Sch Arts, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, El Minia, Egypt 

Reprint Address: Elgohary, A, Menia Univ, Sch Arts, Dept Lib & Informat 
Sci, El Minia, Egypt. 

E-mail Address: amgade at qu.edu.qa 

Cited Reference Count: 21 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED 

Publisher Address: HOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W 
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0264-0473 

DOI: 10.1108/02640470810879518 

29-char Source Abbrev.: ELECTRON LIBR 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Electron. Libr. 

Source Item Page Count: 13 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

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