Contrasting views of software engineering journals: Author cocitation choices and indexer vocabulary assignments

Marion, Linda S.; McCain, Katherine W.

doi:10.1002/1532-2890(2000)9999:9999<::aid-asi1072>3.0.co;2-8

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“…Previous researchers have used the examination of classification terms, such as headings or descriptors, for structural analysis of a knowledge domain (McCain, 1995a(McCain, , 1995bMarion and McCain, 2001). For both studies, the procedures used for data analysis follow those in a previous study by Marion (2001).…”

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Changing workplace demands: what job ads tell us

Kennan

Cole

Willard

et al. 2006

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to analyse job ads as relatively accessible indicators of the knowledge, skills and competencies required of librarians by employers. It then uses a framework provided by the literature on professional jurisdiction to examine what may be trends and shaping factors for the Library and Information Studies (LIS) profession with regard to jurisdiction in a changing information landscape. Design/methodology/approach -Job ads were examined in two separate studies; one comparing job ads in Australia and the USA over eight weeks in 2004, and the other looking at one month snapshots of Australian job ads in 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004. The text from the job ads was analysed using a content analysis software package. The literature on professional jurisdiction provided an interpretive framework. Findings -The Australian snapshots over time showed that there is an increasing lack of clarity about the skills and competencies required of librarians. The American job ads seemed to rank jurisdictional knowledge and professional qualifications more highly than their Australian counterparts. Interpersonal skills, behavioural characteristics and technical services skills are in demand in both countries. Originality/value -In addition to reporting on the knowledge, skills and competencies required of librarians, by applying an interpretive framework from the literature on professional jurisdiction the paper exposes some of the challenges ahead for the LIS profession.Research limitations/implications -The research used a small number of sources and a relatively small number of ads. It is acknowledged that job ads are only one source of information about knowledge, skills and competencies.

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Changing workplace demands: what job ads tell us

Kennan

Cole

Willard

et al. 2006

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“…However, some studies rely on social network analysis either exclusively or in combination with the aforementioned multivariate statistical analysis techniques (Lee et al, 2008;Pilkington, 2008). Therefore, the next step in the analysis was to use factor analysis, accompanied with non-metric multidimensional scaling and clustering analysis (Bayer et al, 1990;Marion and McCain, 2001;McCain, 1991). Unfortunately, although SPSS provided the factor analysis output, it did not encompass the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test or Bartlett's Test of Sphericity statistics, since the matrix was not positive-definite.…”

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Business Ethics Research with an Accounting Focus: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1988 to 2007

Uysal

2009

J Bus Ethics

125

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“…Verner et al discuss current practices in software project management [6] and visibility of software engineering authors [30]. Marion and McCain [31] map software engineering journals and McCain et al [32][33] compare maps based on author co-citations and card sorting.…”

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How influential is Brooks’ Law? A longitudinal citation context analysis of Frederick Brooks’ The Mythical Man-Month

McCain

Salvucci

2006

Journal of Information Science

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Citation context analysis is used to demonstrate the diversity of concept symbols that a book-length publication can represent and the diffusion of influence of these concepts over time and across scholarly disciplines. A content analysis of 574 citation contexts from 497 journal articles citing an edition of Frederick P. Brooks, Jr's The Mythical Man-Month (MMM) over the period 1975-1999 showed that MMM represents a variety of different concepts and is cited in a wide range of subject areas. Over time, a high level of interest in MMM spread from software engineering and computer science to management and information systems, with different areas showing different patterns of focus on concepts within the work. 'Brooks' Law' (the 'mythical man-month' or 'adding more people to a late project makes it later'), accounted for less than 30% of the classified citation contexts. The findings contribute to our understanding of the diffusion of ideas in scholarly communication, and the diversity that can underlie the creation of a reference in a scholarly publication.

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Contrasting views of software engineering journals: Author cocitation choices and indexer vocabulary assignments

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Changing workplace demands: what job ads tell us

Changing workplace demands: what job ads tell us

Business Ethics Research with an Accounting Focus: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1988 to 2007

How influential is Brooks’ Law? A longitudinal citation context analysis of Frederick Brooks’ The Mythical Man-Month

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