Presentation: "Darwin's Citation Impact"

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Date/Time:Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:192 Parks Library
Cost:free
URL:http://www.lib.iastate.edu/news-article/...025/100354
Contact:Jody Graden
Phone:515-294-6117
Channel:University Library
Categories:Lectures
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Presented by Lorrie Pellack, associate professor of science and technology in the library. In observance of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species."

Her presentation will include basic definitions of impact factors, citation impact and h index. Pellack will look at Charles Darwin's publication record, the process involved in determining his citation impact, and compare Darwin's citation impact to that of modern day researchers in ecology and evolutionary biology.