JASIST

Following is the table of contents for the latest issue of JASIST:


Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume 62, Issue 5, Page 807 - 994  

Research Articles:

Praise the bridge that carries you over: Testing the flattery citation hypothesis (pages 807–818)
Tove Faber Frandsen and Jeppe Nicolaisen

Citation analysis on the micro level: The example of Walter Benjamin's Illuminations (pages 819–830)
Björn Hammarfelt

Mining enriched contextual information of scientific collaboration: A meso perspective (pages 831–845)
Bing He, Ying Ding and Chaoqun Ni

Local emergence and global diffusion of research technologies: An exploration of patterns of network formation (pages 846–860)
Loet Leydesdorff and Ismael Rafols

Opinionated document retrieval using subjective triggers (pages 861–876)
Kazuhiro Seki and Kuniaki Uehara

Mapping the knowledge covered by library classification systems (pages 877–901)
Chaim Zins and Plácida L.V.A.C. Santos

Hip and trendy: Characterizing emerging trends on Twitter (pages 902–918)
Mor Naaman, Hila Becker and Luis Gravano

A generic Web-based entity resolution framework (pages 919–932)
Denilson Alves Pereira, Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, Nivio Ziviani, Alberto H.F. Laender and Marcos André Gonçalves

Older adults, e-health literacy, and Collaborative Learning: An experimental study (pages 933–946)
Bo Xie

Transformative use of information technology in American literary writing: A pilot survey of literary community members (pages 947–962)
Stephen Paling and Crystle Martin

Informational cities: Analysis and construction of cities in the knowledge society (pages 963–986)
Wolfgang G. Stock

Brief Communications

Bibliometric analysis of the use of the term preembryo in scientific literature (pages 987–991)
Luis Vivanco, Blanca Bartolomé, Montserrat San Martín and Alfredo Martínez

A thermodynamic explanation for the Glnzel–Schubert model for the h-index (pages 992–994)
Gangan Prathap

Techno-Social Week at CSS KUNIV

The IT Unit in the College of Social Sciences cordially invites you to register in the workshops which will be held during "Techno-Social 2" forum that the college will organize from 16-18 May 2011.

Notes: Workshops will be conducted in English, Registration is free, Attendants will receive certificates


First Workshop:
Social Media for Academics
Prof. Sajjad Ur Rehman
Monday 16 May 2011
From 12:30 to 2
Lab 24, Global Hall, College of Social Sciences

Second Workshop:
Personal knowledge Management for Academics
Dr.Abdus Sattar Chaudhry
Tuesday 17 May 2011
From 11 to 1
Lab 24, Global Hall, College of Social Sciences

Register online at:
http://css.kuniv.edu/techw

اعلانات متفرقة

• Information seeking behaviors of female athletes in Kuwait has been published! Link valid until end of March, 2011.
• The abstract submission deadline for ISSOME2011 (Information Science and Social Media) conference in Finland has been extended until the 31st of March, 2011. The conference itself will be held from 24-26 August, 2011.
• Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Social media in information science
• Information aspects of social media
• Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0
• Social networking sites
• Information Management
• Knowledge Management
• Knowledge Organization
• Reputation Management
• Information Behaviour and Information Use
• Information dissemination in social media
• ASIS&T presents the following Webinars:
• Introduction to Semantic Web and Linked Data, Date: March 9^th 2011 11:30pm – 12:30pm (7.30pm Kuwait time), Presenter: Karen Coyle
• This webinar will cover the basic concepts behind the semantic web and its implementation through linked data. While conceptually very simple, the linked data model is a significant departure from our current models that are based on records and database technologies.  We'll cover the underlying entity-relationship structure, "triples" and "statements," the importance of identifiers and vocabularies. In addition, we will look briefly at the functionality that this model supports and the user benefits that come with it.
• Linked Data, Tools and Technologies, Date: March 15^th 2011, 11:30pm – 12:30pm (7.30pm Kuwait time), Presenter: Karen Coyle
• The Semantic Web Activity of the W3C defines the basic requirements for linked data functionality, starting with four rules and moving on with specific standards for data definition, identification, and discovery. This webinar will describe some of the basic data and software standards, as well as demonstrate implementations such as existing registries and vocabularies. Some of the issues for discussion will be data and vocabulary maintenance, the question of data provenance, and techniques for metadata extension. We will briefly explore some current linked data activities in cultural heritage organizations. 
• The Research and Development department (R&D) at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is pleased to invite Kuwait University researchers to attend a half day seminar on Recent Technology Advances in the Oil and Gas Industry under the patronage of Mr. Farouk Al Zanki, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
• Venue and time schedule: Oil Sector Complex (OSC), Gulf Road, Shuwaikh - KPC- Auditorium. Time: Wednesday, 9th of March, 2011 - from 08:15 – 12:30.
• Attendees: Registration is free but please send your confirmation by email to (said.l@kpc.com.kw) or fax it to (+965-24994822) no later than Monday 7 March 2011.

Pittsburgh's Going to the Superbowl

Steelers 24 Jets 19

The Steelers are going to Superbowl XLV to face the Green Bay Packers on 6-2-2011 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas.

LETS GO STEELERS! THE ROAD TO 7!

AFC Championship Game

Steelers v Jets for a trip to Superbowl XLV! LET'S GO STEELERS!