Dr. A. (Alesia) Zuccala
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Organisation: Centre for Science and Technology Studies
Phone: +31-(0)71-5273971
Fax: +31-(0)71-5273911
E-Mail: a.a.zuccala@cwts.leidenuniv.nl
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Researcher. Masters of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.), University of Western Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. Information Science, University of Toronto, Canada. Involved in bibliometric evaluation projects and CWTS graduate course lecturer. Current research interests: citation theory; open access to scientific research; science for international development and science policy.
  
Publications (7)
Research programs (2)
A classification of author co-citations: Definitions and search strategies
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 2004: 513 - 529
The term author co-citation is defined and classified according to four distinct forms: the pure first-author co-citation, the pure author co-citation, the general author co-citation, and the special co-author/co-citation. Each form can be used to obtain one count in an author co-citation study, ...
A university-centred European Union link analysis
SCIENTOMETRICS; 2008: 407 - 420
University web sites play an important role in facilitating a wide range of types of communication. This paper reports an analysis of international academic linking in Europe, with particular reference to European Union (EU) integration. The Microsoft search service was used to calculate ...
Author cocitation analysis is to intellectual structure as web colink analysis is to ... ?
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 2006: 1487 - 1502
Author Cocitation Analysis (ACA) and Web Colink Analysis (WCA) are examined as sister techniques in the related fields of bibliometrics and webometrics. Comparisons are made between the two techniques based on their data retrieval, mapping, and interpretation procedures, using mathematics as the ...
Managing and evaluating digital repositories
INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL; 2008:
Introduction. We examine the role of the digital repository manager, discuss the future of repository management and evaluation and suggest that library and information science schools develop new repository management curricula. Method. Face-to-face interviews were carried out with managers of ...
Mapping review networks: Exploring research community roles and contributions
SCIENTOMETRICS; 2009: 111 - 122
In this paper we investigate the position of a review network within a research specialty; the network of scholars who write reviews of their colleagues' work. This is one of the voluntary activities that researchers perform as a prerequisite for the functioning of the invisible college. We compare ...
Modeling the invisible college
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 2006: 152 - 168
This article addresses the invisible college concept with the intent of developing a consensus regarding its definition. Emphasis is placed on the term as it was defined and used in Derek de Solla Price's work (1963,1986) and reviewed on the basis of its thematic progress in past research over the ...
Web intelligence analyses of digital libraries A case study of the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH)
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION; 2007: 558 - 589
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of LexiURL as a Web intelligence tool for collecting and analysing links to digital libraries, focusing specifically on the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH). Design/methodology/approach - The Web intelligence techniques in this ...