Articles vs. proceedings papers: Do they differ in research relevance and impact? A case study in the Library and Information Science field

In 2008, the type of document “proceedings paper” (PP) was assigned in the WoS database to journal articles which were initially presented at a conference and later adapted for publication in a journal. Since the use of two different labels (“article” and “proceedings paper”) might lead to infer differences in their relevance and/or quality, this paper presents a comparative study of standard journal articles and PP in journals to explore potential differences between them. The study focuses on the Library and Information Science field in the Web of Science database and covers the 1990–2008 period. PP approximately account for 9% of the total number of articles in this field, two-thirds of which are published in monographic issues devoted to conferences, which tend to be concentrated in specific journals. Proceedings papers emerge as an heterogeneous set comprising PP in ordinary issues, similar to standard articles in structure and impact of research; and PP in monographic issues, which seem to be less comprehensive and tend to receive less citations. Faster publication of PP in monographic than in ordinary issues may conceal differences in the review process undergone by either type of paper. The main implications of these results for authors, bibliometricians, journal editors and research evaluators are pointed out.     

论科技期刊的引导作用

科技期刊的功能作用是多方面的,其中的引导科技发展的作用十分重要,应引起重视。作者以《建筑学报》为例,首先从五个方面说明科技期刊的引导作用。这五个方面是:1.报道各专业重要学术研究成果;2.发表重要专题学术会议论文;3.刊登评论;4.刊登方向性、综合性文章;5.报道评选和竞赛。接着,专门阐述了总体设计构思对充分发挥科技期刊引导作用的重要性,提出总体设计构思应体现在期刊的年与年之间、期与期之间和篇与篇之间。     

几种不同类型文献的机读编目

本文针对多卷书、译著、会议录等类型文献的内容特点,阐述了其机读编目应注意的有关字段的不同著录格式,重点说明了相关字段呼应,整体关系匹配的编目规则。     

《吕氏春秋·十二纪》纪首用历问题辩证

《吕氏春秋·十二纪》纪首跟《礼记》中的《月令》文字相同,差别只是十二篇合为一长篇,又被《淮南子·时则训》全文抄录,仅文字上略作修改,其中所记天象、物候多来自于《夏小正》。主要受对《月令》的解读影响,从汉代开始,学者对于《十二纪》纪首所用历制的认识便存在着巨大的分歧,高诱、郑玄等认为《十二纪》纪首(亦即《月令》)以孟冬之月,即夏历十月为岁首,所用正是秦朝的颛顼历,而更多的汉代学者囿于经学思维,认为《月令》乃周礼,所行即周制。唐代孔颖达疏解《月令》时,为维护"三礼俱出于周"的正统观念,对郑玄的解说曲加弥缝,承认其说《月令》"官名时事多不合周法",但否认出于秦制,而认为是吕不韦宾客所传的圣王旧章。孔颖达之说深刻影响到后世读书人对《月令》亦即《十二纪》纪首的一般看法。另外,由于《吕氏春秋》成书于秦统一天下之前,且后世一些学者对"改正朔"的理解过于机械,直到今天,仍有不少研究者认为《十二纪》纪首所行非秦制,甚者以此为据强调《吕氏春秋》与秦统治政策间的矛盾。本文梳理各家论难,辨析各自言说背后的思想背景与材料支撑,在此基础之上,根据传世文献和出土文字资料,结合前人研究成果,发现《十二纪》纪首之以十月为岁首,在《季秋》和《孟冬》篇中已明文昭昭,而秦在《吕氏春秋》成书之时已采用颛顼历,也可由《史记·秦本纪》和云梦睡虎地秦墓出土的《编年记》得到证明,故《十二纪》纪首确实是以孟冬之月,即《夏小正》十月为一年之始,《十二纪》纪首所用历即秦颛顼历。战国秦汉时期,文本在流传过程中出现不同传本和改写的现象颇为常见,但也因此导致后人在阅读时容易因文本被著录的形式和所纳入的书籍类型而形成若干先入之见,干扰对文本的解读。《十二纪》纪首用历问题聚讼多年仍莫衷一是,即是其例。     

世界体育发展趋势的启示与借鉴--评价《世界体育教育峰会主报告论文》

本世纪前夕,召开了"世界体育最高级会议",那些高质量高水平的报告和文件,围绕"把体育作为所有儿童的一项人权"的主题,从各方面勾画出了新体育的轮廓.汇集的<世界体育教育峰会主报告论文>(应译为<世界体育峰会文集>Proceedings World Summit on Physical Education),读之定能获得诸多启示和教益.为了方便大家阅读,本文扼要介绍了会议概况、报告论文和会议文件,希望有助于大家学习.     

Cooler temperatures inductive to locust outbreaks

Ajoint study by Prof. ZHANG Zhibin from the CAS Institute of Zoology and his co-workers from Norway, US and Swiss have indicated that historical outbreaks of migratory locusts in China were associated with cold spells, suggesting that China＇s projected climate warming could decrease the pest＇s numbers. The study was published in Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences on 17 September, 2007.     

Communication and Cooperation in Psychology Collection Development in a Large University:

This paper describes Selectors with Collection Overlap in Psychology Entente (SCOPE), a group of bibliographers at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and the process used to identify gaps and overlaps in psychology collection development. The project included informal meetings, the development of a directory, and creation of a worksheet correlating Psychological Abstracts classified headings with call numbers and Research Libraries Group (RLG) conspectus levels. The process is compared to Hale's theoretical framework from library research.     

行政诉讼起诉难的成因与对策研究

行政诉讼起诉难是我国行政诉讼困境的重要表征。起诉虽然是起诉人向法院提起诉讼的单方行为,但致使起诉难产生的因素却不仅限于起诉人一方,起诉难产生的原因更多是在于实定法规定的不足和不合理,也存在于起诉人与行政主体及法院的相互作用过程之中。为解决行政诉讼起诉难问题,必须“对症下药”,采取提升起诉人自身能力、知识水平,完善相关法律规范,禁止行政主体对行政诉讼起诉制造障碍,改革和完善法院的立案审查制度及规范,改革法院的财政、人事制度等措施。     

《美国科学院院刊》提高学术影响力的几项改革举措

介绍《美国科学院院刊》(PNAS) 2005年以来的新举措,例如取消“Track Ⅰ交流稿”、增收“预先安排编辑”的稿件、增设“特色论文”和“PNAS Plus”、设立“Cozzarelli奖”和“播客”宣传等.通过分析,认为PNAS近年来在收稿途径和宣传策略等方面的革新,可能更有利于吸引优质稿件和科技成果宣传.这几项举措相得益彰,有望促进PNAS发展.