Bibliographic Index Research Articles

World bibliography and international bibliographic cooperation

The article considers and compares the main trends in the development of world bibliographic activities, the work of the IFLA Bibliography Section, which regulates international and national bibliography. A brief historical background on the aspects of the origin of the international bibliography is given and the specifics of compiling the first bibliographic indexes, such as "General Library", "Sea of Books", "Common European Lexicon of Books" and others. The formation of international bibliographic cooperation as one of the areas of bibliographic activity dates back to the second half of the XIX century, that was related to intensive development of publishing business and, as a result, increase of producing of the printed products, and also with creation in many countries of the world of bibliographic and library national society. Emphasis is placed on the great importance for the development of bibliography and international bibliographic cooperation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Attention is focused on the history of formation of the world bibliography, organizational and technological problems of bibliographic design of electronic network resources.

Forensic Psychology: The First Attempt at a Retrospective Bibliography

Forensic psychology has been an independent scientific discipline for a long time now and has become an integral part of legal proceedings. Its relevance as an area of theory and practice has led to writing multiple works on the topic. At the same time, information regarding them was fragmented. The publication of a unified bibliographic index for forensic psychology compiled by Irkutsk forensic scientists N.N. Kitaev and V.N. Kitaeva [Forensic psychological examination and forensic examinations with the participation of a psychologist: Bibliographic Index, 1901–2016. Irkutsk: BSU, 2018. 166 p.] was well-timed. This has been the first experience in compilation a bibliography on forensic psychological examination in Russia. The index provides insight into the level of development of this scientific field and highlights the issues that have not been studied sufficiently or have not been developed at all. It also addresses the pressing issue of systematisation of the literature on forensic psychological examination and is a scientific reference guide and an educational tool at the same time.The article discusses the index in detail, makes remarks and observations about its content and structure, comments on some of the features of the text. A hope that the compilers will continue the work on the index improving the methods of collecting and selecting publications, expanding the bibliographic list and developing and refining its structure and categorization is expressed.

Italian Bibliographical Index of International Law 2018

Italian Bibliographical Index of International Law 2018

A systematic review of criminal recidivism rates worldwide: 3-year update

Background: Comparing recidivism rates between countries may provide useful information about the relative effectiveness of different criminal justice policies. A previous 2015 review identified criminal recidivism data for 18 countries and found little consistency in outcome definitions and time periods. We aimed to update recidivism rates in prisoners internationally. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of criminal recidivism rates in prisoners and followed PRISMA guidelines. Using five bibliographic indexes, we carried out non-country-specific and targeted searches for 50 countries with the largest total prison populations. We included reports and studies of released prisoners that reported re-arrest, reconviction and reincarceration rates. Meta-analysis was not possible due to multiple sources of heterogeneity. Results: We identified criminal recidivism information for 23 countries. Of the 50 countries with the largest prison populations, 10 reported recidivism rates for prisoners. The most commonly reported outcome was the 2-year reconviction rate. We were able to examine reconviction between different time periods for 11 countries and found that most reported small changes in official recidivism rates. Overall, for 2-year follow-up period, reported re-arrest rates were between 26% and 60%, reconviction rates ranged from 20% to 63%, and reimprisonment rates varied from 14 to 45%. Conclusions: Although some countries have made efforts to improve reporting, recidivism rates are not comparable between countries. Criminal justice agencies should consider using reporting guidelines described here to update their data.

P-score: a reputation bibliographic index that complements citation counts

The notions of reputation and popularity in academia are critical for taking decisions on research grants, faculty position tenure, and research excellence awards. These notions are almost always associated with the publication track records of researchers. Thus, it is important to assess publication track records quantitatively. To quantify publication records, bibliographic indices are usually adopted and, among these, citation-based indices such as the H-index are frequently considered. In this paper we study the correlation between P-score, a publication record index and H-index, a very popular citation-based index, in the setting of conference ranking. While H-indices reflect the popularity of a given publication or researcher in academia, P-scores can reflect the reputation of a publication or researcher among its peers, considering a reference set of reputable researchers. Popularity and reputation are frequently considered to be equivalent properties in the formulation of citation based indices, however these properties are not identical. Indeed, we first show that H-indices and P-scores are correlated with a Kendall-Tau coefficient that exceeds 0.5. However, we also notice that they show important differences. Particularly, we identify publication venues with high H-indices and low P-scores, as well as venues with low H-indices and high P-scores. We provide interpretations for these findings and discuss how they can be used by research funding councils and committees to better support their funding decisions.

PTSD in prison settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbid mental disorders and problematic behaviours.

PurposePrevalence rates of PTSD are higher in the prison population than in the community. We sought to systematically review the extent to which this disorder is associated with other mental health disorders and problematic suicidal or aggressive behaviours in the prison population.MethodsStudies reporting a relationship between PTSD and comorbid mental disorders and/or problematic behaviours in imprisoned adolescent and adult populations were identified from four bibliographic indexes. Primary studies involving clinical interviews, validated instruments leading to DSM or ICD diagnoses, or validated self-report questionnaires such as the PTSD checklist were included. Random-effects meta-analysis was conducted where possible. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed.ResultsThis review identified 36 studies, with a combined sample of 9594 participants, (6478 male and 2847 female prisoners) from 11 countries. Thirty-four of the identified studies employed a cross-sectional design. We identified significant associations between PTSD and comorbid mental disorders including depression (OR = 3.4, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.3–4.9), anxiety (OR = 2.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.8–4.7) and substance use (OR = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.5–2.4). We also identified significant associations between PTSD and suicidality (OR = 3, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.4–3.8) and aggressive behaviours (this latter finding was not subject to meta-analysis). Significant methodological heterogeneity was identified between studies.ConclusionsHigh rates of psychiatric comorbidity among prisoners with PTSD, and links to suicidal behaviour, self-harm and aggressive behaviour, provide further support for the need for trauma-informed treatment approaches in prisons. However, significant gaps in the current evidence were apparent. In particular, a lack of large, longitudinal studies meant that the temporal relationships between PTSD and relevant outcomes cannot currently be determined.

Liberation Struggle of the Ukrainian People (1917-1921): Reflection in Bibliographic Indexes of Contents

Liberation Struggle of the Ukrainian People (1917-1921): Reflection in Bibliographic Indexes of Contents

Reflection of the Development of Ukrainian Writing (1917-1943) in Modern Bibliographic Indexes of the Contents of Periodicals

Reflection of the Development of Ukrainian Writing (1917-1943) in Modern Bibliographic Indexes of the Contents of Periodicals

Джерельна база дослідження правової охорони культурної спадщини в Україні

Правова охорона культурної спадщини в Україні хоча й не така давня як, приміром, у Франції, проте має власну столітню історію. За цей час сформувалася досить значна джерельна база, яка істотно збагатилася за роки державної незалежності України. Разом із тим спостерігається певна тяглість не лише політики у сфері охорони культурної спадщини, а й відповідних правових джерел. Як наслідок, увесь масив правових джерел з питань охорони культурної спадщини потребує не лише докладного вивчення, систематизації та узагальнення, а й, зрештою, критичного переосмислення.Метою статті є здійснення класифікації джерельної бази правової охорони культурної спадщини в Україні та стислий аналіз окремих видів джерел.Наукова новизна полягає у виділенні й аналізі основних джерел правової охорони культурної спадщини в Україні, передусім міжнародно-правових документів та національних актів законодавства. Розглянуто як джерела права охорони культурної спадщини, так і джерельну базу дослідження. Здійснено класифікацію джерельної бази правової охорони культурної спадщини в Україні. За результатами дослідження виділено чотири основні види джерел.Висновки. Класифікація джерельної бази правової охорони культурної спадщини в Україні базується на поширених класифікаціях джерел права і виділенні основних видів писемних джерел, які застосовуються у джерелознавстві. У нашому дослідженні виділено такі види джерел: 1) національні нормативно-правові акти; 2) міжнародно-правові акти; 3) довідкову літературу, зокрема енциклопедії та словники, путівники та довідники, каталоги та бібліографічні покажчики тощо; 4) аналітичні записки, звернення, заяви, інформаційні повідомлення, листування органів, уповноважених на вироблення та здійснення політики у сфері охорони культурної спадщини, а також пам’яткоохоронних громадських організацій, товариств тощо.

Ranking by inspiration: a network science approach

Contagion processes have been widely studied in epidemiology and life science in general, but their implications are largely tangible in other research areas, such as in network science and computational social science. Contagion models, in particular, have proven helpful in the study of information diffusion, a very topical issue thanks to its applications to social media/network analysis, viral marketing campaigns, influence maximization and prediction. In bibliographic networks, for instance, an information diffusion process takes place when some authors, that publish papers in a given topic, influence some of their neighbors (coauthors, citing authors, collaborators) to publish papers in the same topic, and the latter influence their neighbors in their turn. This well-accepted definition, however, does not consider that influence in bibliographic networks is a complex phenomenon involving several scientific and cultural aspects. In fact, in scientific citation networks, influential topics are usually considered those ones that spread most rapidly in the network. Although this is generally a fact, this semantics does not consider that topics in bibliographic networks evolve continuously. In fact, knowledge, information and ideas are dynamic entities that acquire different meanings when passing from one person to another. Thus, in this paper, we propose a new definition of influence that captures the diffusion of inspiration within the network. We call it inspiration score, and show its effectiveness in detecting the most inspiring topics, authors, papers and venues in a citation network built upon two large bibliographic datasets. We show that the inspiration score can be used as an alternative or complementary bibliographic index in academic ranking applications.

Scientific work of the Russian State Library: Its subjects and presentation of results

The article is devoted to the modern period of research activity of the Russian State Library ‒ one of the Russian Federation’s national libraries, which, in accordance with the current legislation, are research institutions in library science, bibliography and book studies, and methodological, scientific-information and cultural centers of federal importance, participating in development and implementation of the federal policy in the field of librarianship. The article presents the main directions and subjects of the RSL’s research work in 2015–2018. In addition to traditional areas (the history, theory and practice of librarianship, the disclosure of collections, and the study of monuments of book culture), there have also been developed some research projects aimed at solving current issues of library development in the digital environment (the formation and organization of access to electronic information resources, the creation of digital services, etc.). The article demonstrates major publications of the RSL employees, representing the research results (monographs and articles, catalogues, bibliographic indexes, manuals and reference books). The article analyzes the innovations in organizing scientific activities and the achieved results (including scientometric characteristics), which confirm the status of the Russian State Library as a leading research center in the field of library science, bibliography and book studies.

Al-Farabi in tne arabic Sources

In this article is considered life and works of the Second Teacher Abu Nasr al­Farabi referring to historical data in the Arab sources and the huge contribution of the scientist in a medieval ArabMuslim civilization reveals. Written monuments of Abu Nasr al­Farabi and the invaluable information about ancient Otyrar (Farab) reached us through bibliographic and encyclopedic works of medieval Arabic­speaking historians chroniclers are considered important sources for modern to a farabi’s studies. The role and importance of the state program which are carried out at the initiative of the First President of Kazakhstan “Cultural heritage”, “The people – in a history stream”, “Seven sides of the Great steppe” in return of the richest written monuments Abu Nasr al­Farabi to the Homeland – Kazakhstan are defined. Key words: Heritage al­Farabi, medieval science and culture, sources, farabi’s studies, bibliographic indexes.

Representation of Emmanuil Mysko's works on the pages of art magazines

This paper analyzes art magazines and other periodicals in the context of the presentation of works by the famous sculptor Emmanuil Mysko, who holds a special place in the fine arts of Ukraine. The research material provides a brief overview of publications in art magazines and other periodicals that thoroughly acquaint the reader with the formation and evolution of Emmanuil Mysko's creative path. The focus is made on a holistic analysis of articles by art historians describing the artist's work, as well as publications containing only specific references to him. A number of well-known national art magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc. covering the cultural and artistic events were selected for the study, namely, the magazine of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine "Fine Arts", "Art" magazine, "Free Ukraine" newspaper, Bulletin of the Lviv National Academy of Arts , "People's Notebooks", "Art Horizons" and others. The study outlines a number of trends regarding the presentation of material about Emmanuil Mysko, through which it can be argued that each of the authors tried to highlight as much as possible the key aspects of Emmanuil Mysko's activity in the field of monumental and decorative sculpture and to emphasize his contribution to the development of Ukrainian art. It is revealed that the talent, pedagogical and social activity, human qualities of Emmanuil Mysko and its impact on culture and art, have not been neglected by national scientists, art historians, researchers who in their works published on pages of art magazines and other periodicals describe various aspects of the life and work of a prominent Ukrainian sculptor, art critic, teacher, public figure Emmanuil Mysko. The need to create a structured bibliographic index has been identified, which will contain a complete list of articles on E. Mysko published since 1996, since the Bibliographic Index was published by that year. Also the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in the formation of the relevant sections of the new Bibliographic Index, which will become a basis for young researchers who will study the work of E. Mysko.

VisualBib: A novel Web app for supporting researchers in the creation, visualization and sharing of bibliographies

In this paper, we present VisualBib, a Web application, which allows users to create, visualize, modify, explore, and share bibliographies and the related citation networks, using innovative diagrams, called narrative views. The metadata are retrieved in real-time from four existing bibliographic indexes, Scopus, OpenCitations, and CrossRef/Orcid. Bibliographies and views are formally described and modeled using zz-structures, a semantic, not-hierarchical data model. VisualBib has been evaluated through two evaluation studies, one focused on the quantitative side and another on the qualitative side. Taking into account both studies, they evaluate the tool regarding the effectiveness performing tasks, usability, graphic layout and other questions specific to the VisualBib features. The evaluation throws positive significant results in all areas when compared to Scopus searching features.

З ВІДДАНІСТЮ СВОЇЙ СПРАВІ, З ЛЮБОВ’Ю ДО ЛЮДЕЙ ТА З ІСКРОЮ ДОБРА У СЕРЦІ

З ВІДДАНІСТЮ СВОЇЙ СПРАВІ, З ЛЮБОВ’Ю ДО ЛЮДЕЙ ТА З ІСКРОЮ ДОБРА У СЕРЦІ

Prevalence and comorbidity of autism spectrum disorder in Spain: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

BackgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterised by impaired social interaction and communication, and restrictive and repetitive behaviour. Previous systematic reviews have traditionally assessed the prevalence of ASD on global or regional context, with very few meta-analyses at the country level. The objective of this study will be to systematically evaluate published and unpublished observational studies that present prevalence and comorbidity of ASD among children, adolescent and adult population in Spain.Methods/designWe designed and registered a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of descriptive epidemiology data. Observational studies (cohort, cross-sectional) reporting the prevalence of ASD and conducted in a wide range of people (e.g. general population, outpatient and/or school settings) will be included. The primary outcome will be the prevalence of ASD. Secondary outcomes will be the prevalence of any physical or mental comorbidity in association with ASD. No limitations will be imposed on publication status, study conduct period, and language of dissemination. Comprehensive literature searches will be conducted in seven electronic databases (from January 1980 onwards), including PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, IME—Spanish Medical Index and IBECS—Spanish Bibliographic Index of Health Sciences. Grey literature will be identified through searching dissertation databases, Google Scholar and conference abstracts. Two team members will independently screen all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data. Potential conflicts will be resolved through discussion. The study methodological quality (or bias) will be appraised using an appropriate tool. If feasible, we will conduct random effects meta-analysis of observational data. Prevalence estimates will be stratified according to gender, age and geographical location. Additional analyses will be conducted to explore the potential sources of heterogeneity (e.g. methodological quality, sample size, diagnostic criteria).DiscussionThis systematic review and meta-analysis of observational data will identify, evaluate and integrate the epidemiological knowledge underlying the prevalence of ASD in Spain. The results of this study will be of interest to multiple audiences including patients, their families, caregivers, healthcare professional, scientists and policy makers. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Implications for future epidemiological research will be discussed.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42018090372

Reflection of creativity of repressed Ukrainian writers in bibliographic indexes

Reflection of creativity of repressed Ukrainian writers in bibliographic indexes

Creativity of M. V. Gogol in bibliographical indexes of the end of 19-th - beginning of 20-th century

Creativity of M. V. Gogol in bibliographical indexes of the end of 19-th - beginning of 20-th century

Scientific Bibliographic Description of the Collections of Russian Literature Abroad in the Russian State Library (to the History of Problem)

Scientific bibliographic description of collections, which includes bibliographic description of the holding items, their systematization and scientific research, serves to disclose the library holdings. The purpose of the article is to study the process of scientific bibliographic description of the collections of Russian literature abroad in the Russian State Library (RSL) in its historical development. The author shows the evolution of this activity carried out by specialists of various departments of the RSL, and using reference to specific scientific articles on the theory of bibliography explains the importance of scientific bibliographic description of collections for creation of retrospective national bibliography.The author analyses and systematizes several dozen works related to the scientific bibliographic description of the Russian literature abroad in the RSL. This part of Rossika in the Library is mainly a single array. The work on its scientific bibliographic description is carried out in the traditional (printed) form, in modern (electronic) form, responding to contemporary trends, as well as in parallel in both forms.The article presents the consolidated list of local databases (DB) of Russian literature abroad, created in the RSL. Two main types of DB are distinguished: 1) Established on the basis of the collections of Russian literature abroad and intended mainly for their disclosure. The names of these resources fully reflect their essence: “Photographs in the Collection...”, “Publications with the owner’s marks from the Collections...”, “Displaced cultural values in the Collection...”; 2) Consolidated databases based on the collections of Russian literature abroad and a number of other sources. It is reflected and even underlined in the title, for example: “Consolidated catalogue of periodicals and continuing editions of Russian abroad in Moscow libraries”.The author collected and analysed scientific articles of the RSL researchers, revealing the history of these databases, the principles of their construction, the goals, objectives, opportunities and prospects. The article presents correlation between the database and traditional bibliographic indexes of Russian literature abroad in the RSL, as well as lists the cases when the DB is based on the index or, conversely, database serves as the basis for it. The author lists, systematizes and briefly describes traditional bibliographic indexes of the collections of Russian literature abroad created by the staff of the Russian State Library, as well as shows how to use technical possibilities in the indexes placed on electronic media.

Visibilidad e impacto científico: el caso de las revistas colombianas de economía

Se identifican las revistas colombianas de ciencias económicas mediante un análisis comparativo de diferentes indicadores bibliométricos como el IBN de Publindex, el índice de Hirsch (índice-h), el CiteScore de Scopus y el Scimago Journal Report de Elsevier. Los resultados evidencian su adaptación al proceso de globalización del conocimiento y la información, por medio de su visibilidad e impacto tanto nacional como internacional, en un contexto de relaciones asimétricas en el flujo y acceso a la información entre países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo. Las revistas identificadas sirven de referencia para investigadores, autores, editores, profesionales del campo de las ciencias económicas, diseñadores de políticas y demás interesados en la gestión de la información.