Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Scientometrics of the LINGUIST
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| Author: | Victor Kuperman |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email |
| Query: |
Dear LINGUIST subscribers, I am an MA student at the Graduate School for Library and Information Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I am currently involved in scientometric research of contributors' productivity in the Internet mailing lists. One of the major factors tha allegedly shape scholars' productivity is the reward structure of modern science. Thus, scholars are said to be motivated to publicize their results via papers, monographs, patents, conference materials, research reports etc., since their academic standing and/or prestige benefits from this. What do you feel are the gains of contributing to mailing lists, such as the LINGUIST? How different/similar is publishing in the Internet mailing list as compared to publishing in other means of scholarly communication? These questions may remind one of the "Ethics of Web-Publishing" discussion held in the LINGUIST in May-June 2001, so a few words of differentiation are in due order. Please note that I am interested only in Internet mailing lists and publishing/posting behavior of their contributors, as opposed to e-journals, web-versions of printed journals, preprint collections etc. Ethical issues concern me only to the exten they propel or impede one's desire to participate in a mailing list. Again, I am interested to hear first-hand opinions on why people feel i necessary/contributing/beneficial to use such lists as a communication means. I'll be thankful for any comment, and when done I'll post a summary of responses. I encourage subscribers to respond directly to me. Thank you, Victor Kuperman. |
