Despite the explosion of empirical research on online learning effectiveness over the last decade, development and acceptance of theoretical frameworks unique to the online learning environment are still relatively lacking. While there are several emerging models [1, 2, 3], one that has attracted some of the most attention is the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework developed by Garrison, Ander...

The aim of this paper is to review the features, benefits and limitations of the new scientific evaluation products derived from Google Scholar; Google Scholar Metrics and Google Scholar Citations, as well as the h-index which is the standard bibliometric indicator adopted by these services. It also outlines the potential of this new database as a source for studies in Biomedicine and compares ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revisit Google Scholar. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Google Scholar. Findings – The Google Books project has given a massive and valuable boost to the already rich and diverse content of Google Scholar. The downside of the growth is that significant gaps remain for top ranking journals and serials, a...

INTRODUCTION Last April 1, Google launched Google Scholar Metrics, a new tool that provides impact metrics for scientific journals, measured from citation counts. The research community was caught on guard and many wondered whether it was a real product or just a joke (April 1 is Fools' Day). However, to the delight of bibliometricians and uneasiness of some major scientific publishers, the Goo...

Entity categorization – the process of grouping entities into categories for some specific purpose – is an important problem with a great many applications, such as Google Scholar and Amazon products. Unfortunately, many real-world categories contain mis-categorized entities, such as publications in one’s Google Scholar page that are published by the others. We have proposed a general framework...

آراء و اندیشه‌های فارابی در تبیین شکاف میان معرفت فعل اخلاقی، با بررسی نقش مدینة‌ فاضله نمایان می‌شود. از نظر فارابی، وظیفة حکومت مدینة فاضله،‌ ایجاد زمینة مناسب برای عادت‌ها سنت‌های شهرها بین امت‌هاست که طریق تعلیم تربیت امکان‌پذیر واقع دیدگاه مدینه می‌تواند شرایط صحیح به تبع آن بروز ظهور رفتارهای اخلاقی پسندیده گردد زمانی است نوع فاضلة باشد؛ اما عین حال زمینه‌ساز فاسقه باشد. فاسقه، مدینه‌ای ا...