The Electronic Library: Volume 42 Issue 6

Editorial: Innovation measurement for scientific communication (IMSC) in the era of big data

Zhongyi Wang, Haihua Chen, Chengzhi Zhang, Wei Lu, Jian Wu

Unveiling novelty evolution in the field of library and information science in China

Chen Yang, Yuzhuo Wang, Chengzhi Zhang

This study aims to analyze the distribution of novelty among scholarly papers in the field of library and information science (LIS) in China. Specifically, this study explores the…

Low-resource multi-granularity academic function recognition based on multiple prompt knowledge

Jiawei Liu, Zi Xiong, Yi Jiang, Yongqiang Ma, Wei Lu, Yong Huang, Qikai Cheng

Fine-tuning pre-trained language models (PLMs), e.g. SciBERT, generally require large numbers of annotated data to achieve state-of-the-art performance on a range of NLP tasks in…

Exploring the relationship between team institutional composition and novelty in academic papers based on fine-grained knowledge entities

Ziling Chen, Chengzhi Zhang, Heng Zhang, Yi Zhao, Chen Yang, Yang Yang

The composition of author teams is a significant factor affecting the novelty of academic papers. Existing research lacks studies focusing on institutional types and measures of…

How has scientific performance of distinguished young scholars in China changed compared to their early careers?

Lihui Niu, Xiangyun Si, Feicheng Ma

This paper aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the scientific performance of distinguished young scholars in China during the pre-award and early stages of their research…

An assessment of whether educated non-researcher audiences understand how to reuse research data

Yejun Wu, Rujiang Bai, Fang Wang

The purpose of this study is to assess whether educated non-researcher audiences understand how to reuse research data stored in a data repository.

Analysis of knowledge services efficiency and influencing factors of public libraries in China: a mixed study based on the SBM model and dynamic QCA

Li Jiaxuan, Wang Yue, Chu Jiewang

The core objective of this study is to provide an in-depth quantitative assessment of the efficiency of public library knowledge services (PLKS) in China and to scrutinize the…

Multi-dimensional feature fusion-based expert recommendation in community question answering

Guanghui Ye, Songye Li, Lanqi Wu, Jinyu Wei, Chuan Wu, Yujie Wang, Jiarong Li, Bo Liang, Shuyan Liu

Community question answering (CQA) platforms play a significant role in knowledge dissemination and information retrieval. Expert recommendation can assist users by helping them…

Detecting dynamic interaction of multiple subjects in policy information communication in China

Qingqing Zhou, Tianyang Guan

As an important part of national governance, the online communication of education policies usually attracts the attention of many subjects, including the public and the media…

Impact of big data and data analytics on the provision of data services in academic libraries

Naimat Ullah Shah, Salman Bin Naeem, Rubina Bhatti, Amjid Khan, Xia Wang

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of awareness among library and information science (LIS) professionals regarding the perceived utility of big data (BD) and…

Revisiting the TAM: adapting the model to advanced technologies and evolving user behaviours

Fredrick Ishengoma

The purpose of this study is to examine the applicability of the technology acceptance model (TAM) in libraries considering the advanced technologies and users’ behaviour.