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Acknowledgment of Libraries in the Journal Literature: An Exploratory Study
Journal of Data and Information Science Pub Date : 2020-07-03 , DOI: 10.2478/jdis-2020-0023
David E. Hubbard 1 , Sierra Laddusaw 1
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Abstract Purpose This study examines acknowledgments to libraries in the journal literature, as well as the efficacy of using Web of Science (WoS) to locate general acknowledgment text. Design/methodology/approach This mixed-methods approach quantifies and characterizes acknowledgments to libraries in the journal literature. Using WoS's Funding Text field, the acknowledgments for six peer universities were identified and then characterized. The efficacy of using WoS to locate library acknowledgments was assessed by comparing the WoS Funding Text search results to the actual acknowledgment text found in the articles. Findings Acknowledgments to libraries were found in articles at all six peer universities, though the absolute and relative numbers were quite low (< 0.5%). Most of the library acknowledgments were for resources (collections, funding, etc.), and many were concentrated in natural history (e.g. zoology). Examination of Texas A&M University zoology articles found that 91.7% of the funding information came from “acknowledgments” and not specifically a funding acknowledgment section. The WoS Funding Text search found 56% of the library acknowledgments compared to a search of the actual acknowledgment text in the articles. Research limitations Limiting publications to journals, using a single truncated search term, and including only six research universities in the United States. Practical implications This study examined library acknowledgments, but the same approach could be applied to searches of other keywords, institutions/organizations, individuals, etc. While not specifically designed to search general acknowledgments, WoS's Funding Text field can be used as an exploratory tool to search acknowledgments beyond funding. Originality/value There are a few studies that have examined library acknowledgments in the scholarly literature, though to date none of those studies have examined the efficacy of using the WoS Funding Text field to locate those library acknowledgments within the journal literature.

中文翻译:

期刊文献中图书馆的确认:探索性研究

摘要目的本研究探讨期刊文献中对图书馆的感谢,以及使用Web of Science(WoS)定位通用感谢文本的功效。设计/方法/方法这种混合方法可以量化和表征期刊文献中对图书馆的感谢。使用WoS的“资助文本”字段,识别并确定了六所同行大学的致谢。通过将WoS资助文本搜索结果与文章中找到的实际确认文本进行比较,可以评估使用WoS定位图书馆确认的有效性。调查结果在所有六所同行大学的文章中都发现了对图书馆的感谢,尽管绝对和相对数量都非常低(<0.5%)。图书馆的大多数回覆都是为了资源(馆藏,资金等),许多都集中在自然历史上(例如动物学)。德克萨斯农工大学动物学文章的检查发现,有91.7%的资金信息来自“致谢”,而不是专门来自资金致谢部分。与在文章中搜索实际的确认文本相比,“ WoS资助文本”搜索找到了56%的图书馆确认。研究局限性使用单个截短的搜索词将出版物限于期刊,并且在美国仅包括六所研究型大学。实际意义本研究研究了图书馆的确认书,但是相同的方法也可以应用于其他关键字,机构/组织,个人等的搜索。虽然不是专门为搜索一般确认书而设计的,但是,WoS' ■资金文本字段可用作探索工具,以搜索资金以外的确认。原创性/价值有一些研究对学术文献中的图书馆致谢进行了研究,尽管到目前为止,这些研究都没有研究使用WoS资助文本字段在期刊文献中定位这些图书馆致谢的功效。
更新日期:2020-07-03
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