FIMS Publications
The research in Information and Media Studies Publications covers a range of subjects pertaining to information and knowledge and the ways they move through and shape society. They encompass media studies, popular music and culture, journalism, health information sciences, and library and information science.
Submissions from 2005
Sui Generis Database Legislation: A Critical Analysis, Samuel E. Trosow
The Changing Landscape of Academic Libraries and Copyright Policy: Interlibrary Loans, Electronic Reserves, and Distance Education, Samuel E. Trosow
Profile, needs, and expectations of information professionals: What we learned from the 2003 ASIST membership survey, L. Vaughan and T.B. Hahn
Web citation data for impact assessment: A comparison of four science disciplines, L. Vaughan and D. Shaw
A modeling approach to uncover hyperlink patterns: The case of Canadian universities, L. Vaughan and M. Thelwall
Mapping business competitive positions using web co-link analysis, L. Vaughan and J. You
Mining web hyperlink data for business information: The case of telecommunications equipment companies, L. Vaughan and J. You
Leveraging Knowledge Assets: Can Law Reform Help?, Margaret Ann Wilkinson and Mark Perry
Submissions from 2004
Health information seals of approval: What do they signify?, Jacquelyn Burkell
What are the chances? Evaluating risk/benefit information in consumer health materials, Jacquelyn Burkell
Messages from the 2003 ASIS&T membership survey, T.B. Hahn and L. Vaughan
A Moment Like This: American Idol and Narratives of Meritocracy, Matt Stahl
A fair history of the Web? Examining country balance in the Internet Archive, M. Thelwall and L. Vaughan
New versions of PageRank employing alternative Web document models, M. Thelwall and L. Vaughan
Webometrics: An introduction to the special issue, M. Thelwall and L. Vaughan
Copyright Protection for Federally Funded Research: Necessary Incentive or Double Subsidy?, Samuel E. Trosow
The Database and the Fields of Law: Are There New Divisions of Labor?, Samuel E. Trosow
Exploring website features for business information, L. Vaughan
New measurements for search engine evaluation proposed and tested, L. Vaughan
Web hyperlinks reflect business performance: A study of US and Chinese IT companies, L. Vaughan
Can Web citations be a measure of impact? An investigation of journals in the life sciences, L. Vaughan and D. Shaw
Search engine coverage bias: Evidence and possible causes, L. Vaughan and M. Thelwall
Links to commercial websites as a source of business information, L. Vaughan and G. Wu
Submissions from 2003
The Dilemma of Survey Nonresponse, Jacquelyn Burkell
Neo-Imperialism and the Crisis of Time, Edward Comor