Plotting Academic Innovation: A Content Analysis of Twenty Institutional Websites

Purpose The activities of academic researchers are increasingly regulated by neo-liberal ideals, including expectations that researchers are visible online and actively promote their output. The purpose of this paper is to explore how researchers take on this responsibility. It uses the concepts of genre, authorship and self-writing in order to understand how the story of an academic life is constructed on academic web profiles. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative content analysis was conducted of material on 64 profiles belonging to 20 researchers on institutional and personal websites, as well as on ResearchGate, Academica.edu and Google Scholar. Findings The study shows that while institutional websites primarily contain researcher-produced material, content on commercial platforms is often co-constructed through distributed authorship by the researcher, the platform and other platform users. Nine different ways in which the profile of an “academic self” may be said to highlight the particular strengths of a researcher are identified. These include both metrics-based strengths and qualitative forms of information about the academic life, such as experience, the importance of their research and good teaching. Social implications This study of academic web profiles contributes to a better understanding of how researchers self-govern the story of their academic self, or resist such governance, in online environments. Originality/value The study furthers the knowledge of how researchers make use of and respond to digital tools for online visibility opportunities and how the story of the “academic self” is “made” for such public presentation.

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Online sustainability disclosure by Spanish hospitals: an institutionalist approach

International Journal of Public Sector Management ◽

10.1108/ijpsm-09-2020-0259 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Javier Andrades ◽

Manuel Larrán ◽

María José Muriel ◽

Maria Yolanda Calzado ◽

María Paula Lechuga Sancho

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Social Services ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Hospital Sector ◽

Content Type ◽

Sustainability Disclosure ◽

Different Levels ◽

Institutional Websites ◽

Health Social Services

PurposeThis paper examines the level of sustainability disclosures provided by Spanish hospitals using exclusively the information revealed in their institutional websites. Based on different levels of disclosure, the authors try to find the possible reasons why some Spanish hospitals reveal more sustainability information than others.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve this goal, the authors conducted a content analysis of the official websites of all Spanish hospitals identified by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.FindingsThe results reveal that Spanish hospitals seem to use sustainability disclosures for different legitimizing purposes. In general, the results indicate that Spanish hospitals may be driven by symbolic rather than substantive actions to achieve legitimacy from stakeholders.Originality/valueDue to the lack of empirical research on the hospital sector, more research is required to improve understanding of why hospitals disclose sustainability information or not.

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A társadalmi felelősségvállalás jelenléte a magyar állami egyetemek szervezeti dokumentumaiban

Educatio ◽

10.1556/2063.30.2021.1.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 125-134

Author(s):

Zsolt Dános

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Third Mission ◽

The Third ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The University ◽

Institutional Websites

Összefoglaló. A tanulmány a magyarországi állami felsőoktatási intézmények honlapjain elérhető szervezeti dokumentumokban tartalomelemzés segítségével keresi az alig két évtizedes múltra visszatekintő egyetemi társadalmi felelősségvállalás jelenlétét. A fogalom, amely az egyetem modern szerepeinek értelmezését tágítja, a vállalati társadalmi felelősségvállalás nyomán tűnt fel, összekapcsolódva a harmadik misszió jelenségével. Emellett az írás kategóriákat kíván felállítani arra vonatkozólag, hogy az egyetemi társadalmi felelősségvállalás hogyan jelenik meg és milyen tudatosságot képvisel az intézmények felelősségvállalásában. A tanulmány mindehhez bemutatja azokat a kereteket, amelyekben az egyetemi társadalmi felelősségvállalás fogalma kialakult. Summary. The study uses the method of content analysis in the organizational documents available on the institutional websites of Hungarian higher education to look for the presence of university social responsibility, which dates back only two decades. The concept emerged in the wake of corporate social responsibility in connection with the phenomenon of the third mission and seeks to broaden the interpretation of the modern roles of the university, but it has hardly been researched in the Hungarian research. Besides, the writing seeks to establish categories of how university social responsibility manifests itself and what awareness the institution represents in responsibility. For all this, the study presents the framework in which the concept of university social responsibility has been developed.

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Editorial

Library Resources and Technical Services ◽

10.5860/lrts.62n3.96 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Mary Beth Weber

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

New Orleans ◽

Annual Conference ◽

Web Searching ◽

Digital Repositories ◽

Master's Institutions ◽

The Press ◽

Time Of Year ◽

Gathering Data ◽

Institutional Websites

It is the time of year when the winners of the ALCTS annual awards are announced, and I am delighted to announce that the 2018 winners of the Edward Swanson Best of LRTS Award are Deborah M. Henry and Tina M. Neville for their paper, “Repositories at Master’s Institutions: A Census and Analysis” (LRTS volume 61, no. 3, July 2017). The authors studied a population of Carnegie-designated master’s institutions to quantify the existence of digital repositories at those institutions. They also conducted a content analysis of repositories containing some type of faculty content. The authors considered various ways that these collections might be discovered, including open web searching, inclusion in repository directories, and access through an institution’s website. The press release for this award notes “No other study has examined the IR’s of this group of academic institutions, nor so carefully analyzed their faculty, student, and other types of content while also gathering data on their platforms, or comparing discoverability using Google, OpenDOAR, ROAR and institutional websites.” I congratulate Tina and Deborah and am honored to be able to present the award at the 2018 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

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Mirror image analysis of websites of universities for academic innovation-comparison among south east and south asian top-100s

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.2013.40 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 84-87

Author(s):

Arup Barman

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

East Asian ◽

Mirror Image ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Academic World ◽

Web Map ◽

Academic Innovation ◽

Knowledge Repositories ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Institutional Websites

Educational institutions of developing country are in the reverie for cyber world through the launch of website to connect and reconnect to the info-academic world. Educational institutions with tradition posting institutional information on a web never place themselves in the global picture. To place as a top ranked institution in global institutional web map demand visibility, richness of contents, and faculty strength which are known as knowledge enablers.When an institution thinks about innovation of knowledge and display contents of universities then must have to think critically in terms of innovation of these knowledge enablers. South Asian including Indian academic institutions are emphasizing on integration to the cyber world with a dream to become player in the emerging knowledge hub. To become a knowledge hub Indian Institution must have to develop its website for greater visibility. Side by side, researchers and intellectuals must realize the significance of launching the institutional websites for integration of administration, knowledge repositories and class rooms.This study examines and compares the state of South Asian Top-100, South East Asian Top-100. In examining the ranks of 100 Asian Universities Webo-metrics data compared the level of concordance (ranking agreements) and mirror images. The concordances and mirrors images revealed the direction of relationship of variables of knowledge enablers and finally attempts to identify the cues for innovation with the help of web site to launch the websites by South Asian Institutions

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Of Frames and Cultures - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of TV Newscasts

Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie ◽

10.1026/1617-6383.18.4.160 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 160-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Senokozlieva ◽

Oliver Fischer ◽

Gary Bente ◽

Nicole Krämer

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Arab World ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Explorative Study ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Tv News ◽

The Usa ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. TV news are essentially cultural phenomena. Previous research suggests that the often-overlooked formal and implicit characteristics of newscasts may be systematically related to culture-specific characteristics. Investigating these characteristics by means of a frame-by-frame content analysis is identified as a particularly promising methodological approach. To examine the relationship between culture and selected formal characteristics of newscasts, we present an explorative study that compares material from the USA, the Arab world, and Germany. Results indicate that there are many significant differences, some of which are in line with expectations derived from cultural specifics. Specifically, we argue that the number of persons presented as well as the context in which they are presented can be interpreted as indicators of Individualism/Collectivism. The conclusions underline the validity of the chosen methodological approach, but also demonstrate the need for more comprehensive and theory-driven category schemes.

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Searching Online for Methods of Suicide

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000701 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Christian Ulrich Eriksen ◽

Flemming Konradsen ◽

Thilde Vildekilde

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

English Language ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Background Information ◽

Access To Information ◽

Online Content ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Search Terms ◽

Methods Of Suicide

Abstract. Background: Information on methods of suicide is available online, and access to information on methods of suicide appears to contribute to a small but significant proportion of suicides. There is limited documentation of how methods of suicide are being profiled, as well as what content exists in other languages than English. Aim: We aimed to analyze and compare how methods of suicide are profiled on Danish and English-language websites. Method: We applied a categorization and content analysis of websites describing methods of suicide. Sites were retrieved by applying widely used Danish and English-language search terms. Results: A total of 136 English-language websites and 106 Danish-language websites were included for analysis. Websites were more often categorized as prevention or support sites, academic or policy sites, and against suicide sites than dedicated suicide sites (i.e., pro-suicide sites), or information sites. However, information on methods of suicide was available, and 20.1% and 8.9% of the English and Danish-language sites, respectively, suggested that a particular method of suicide was quick, easy, painless, or certain to result in death. Limitations: Only one author coded and analyzed all websites. A further operationalization of the content analysis checklist is warranted to increase reliability. Conclusion: The websites primarily had a prevention or anti-suicide focus, but information on methods of suicide was available, requiring an increased focus on how to diminish the negative effects of harmful online content.

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Types of Stressors on Nonprofessional Against-Suicide and Pro-Suicide Message Boards

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000562 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 257-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thomas Niederkrotenthaler ◽

Benedikt Till

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Interpersonal Problems ◽

Suicide Method ◽

Presenting Problems ◽

Message Boards ◽

Safe Method ◽

Different Types ◽

Psychiatric Problems

Abstract. Background: Little is known about presenting problems of primary posters (i.e., posters opening the thread) and their responders in nonprofessional against-suicide and pro-suicide message boards. Aims: We aimed to compare problems described in suicide message boards between different types of users (primary posters and respondents) and between against-suicide, neutral, and pro-suicide message boards. Method: In all, 1,182 archival threads with 20,499 individual postings from seven nonprofessional suicide message boards supporting an against-suicide, neutral, or pro-suicide attitude were randomly selected. Problems mentioned by primary posters and their respondents were coded with content analysis. Differences between pro-suicide, neutral, and against suicide boards, as well as correlations between primary posters and respondents, were calculated. Results: Interpersonal problems were most frequently mentioned by primary posters in against-suicide threads (40.9%) and less frequently in pro-suicide threads (11.8%; p < .001). In pro-suicide boards, the most frequent stressors were suicide method-related (e.g., how to identify a safe method: 26.2% vs. 2.5% in against-suicide boards, p < .001). Primary posters resembled respondents in terms of presenting problems in pro-suicide boards, but not in against-suicide boards. Limitations: Only self-reported problems were assessed. Conclusion: The results confirm a stronger focus on death than on life among users in pro-suicide message boards, and posters with similar problems meet in pro-suicide boards. The posters appear to clearly emphasize social strains over psychiatric problems compared with some professional settings.

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How to be ConTENT With Rorschach CONtent

Rorschachiana Journal of the International Society for the Rorschach ◽

10.1027/1192-5604/a000082 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 147-165

Author(s):

Charles A. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Abstract Content

Abstract. Content analysis is a late and contentious addition to the Rorschach canon. The determinants have ruled. Hermann Rorschach was at best, ambivalent about content analysis, focusing on the perceptual aspects of the process. Rorschachers have been not been conTENT about CONtent. The literature on the pros and cons and the how-to of content analysis is reviewed chronologically, concluding with eight issues and objections that have left Rorschach practitioners malcontent with content. Hoping to help practitioners improve the analysis of Rorschach content, ten suggestions, often with examples, are offered, these “hints” affecting both conceptualization and practice. A case fragment is appended to the review to host the above suggestions and to illustrate the (likely) less frequent “active evocation” of content to further the analysis.

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