Visualizing co-authorship networks for actionable insights: action design research experiment
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Mindtrek Conference |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY, USA |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 208-215 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-4367-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | Mindtrek Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → … |
Publication series
| Name | AcademicMindtrek '16 |
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| Publisher | ACM |
Conference
| Conference | Mindtrek Conference |
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| Period | 1/01/00 → … |
Abstract
Increasing interest has been expressed in lowering the barrier for research access. Several approaches exist, including more active communication on research, the use of social computing-oriented networking tools for researchers, parallel publishing of research publications, and the use of research management systems for collecting, managing, and publishing bibliographical data. In this paper, we target the first step of research access, namely the use of publication metadata available in current research information systems. More specifically, we will take an action design research approach to experiment how visual network analytics could be used to create additional value for bibliographical data. We will tap into the current research information system of a selected university to develop a prototype of a self-service co-authorship network visualization and engage with four researchers to identify the key requirements for taking such an approach and to explore the potential value that could be created with visual analytics of bibliographical data. We contribute a set of design guidelines to support the development of computational visual network analytics tools for research collaboration analyses using bibliographical data.
Keywords
- action design research, human-in-the-loop analytics, ostinato model, scientometrics, social network analysis, Visual network analytics
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