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1 AR Connections News For The Library Community From Annual Reviews Winter 2011 ANNUAL REVIEWS • A Nonprofit Scientific Publisher The latest issue of AR Connections explores how critical review articles can alleviate information overload for scholars and researchers. You will also learn more information about our new mobile website and the separately available AR Mobile app. To stay updated on our progress and latest news, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter . In the preface to the 2011 volume of the Annual Review of Entomology, Editorial Committee member Dr. Ted Schultz notes, “Information overload is a general problem for society that extends well beyond science. Very clever people continue to invent very clever systems for organizing and interpreting information, spanning the spectrum from ‘unfiltered’ to ‘authoritative.’” As information providers, librarians can help scholars filter the wealth of available information by suggesting critical review articles. A critical review article draws together the significant primary research in a field, and provides a systematic, intelligent synthesis from the perspective of an expert in that field. Essentially, these experts give readers permission to not read everything. Instead, researchers shortcut the wider pool of literature and proceed to the most important and relevant citations and references. Writing a critical review article for Annual Reviews is no small task. In fact, reviews tend to be personal contributions to the field outside of funded projects and require a significant investment from authors. As Dr. Susan T. Fiske, Editor and Author for the Annual Review of Psychology, writes in the preface to Volume 52 of the Annual Review of Psychology, “Invitations to write an Annual Review chapter typically elicit some mix of thrill, dread, pleasure, indecision, burden, intimidation, and challenge—not unlike commencing one’s PhD or undertaking a skydive.” Authors are charged with writing a review that is accessible and interesting to a broad audience of researchers, teachers, and students of all levels. Coupled with expert viewpoints, Annual Reviews enhances these critical review articles by providing value-added content and new technologies to each, including the following: • Key words, glossary and acronyms lists, summary points • Live links to all references, including citations and cross-references • Videos and time-based media • Extensive use of color and enhanced graphics • Mobile technology for access on or off campus Information overload is not a new problem, and technology and culture continue to complicate the issues. We hope you’ve gained a better appreciation for how critical review articles can be valuable to your patrons in addressing the challenge of understanding massive amounts of content. To further discuss how Annual Reviews is addressing researchers’ needs, stop by booth #945 at ACRL 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. Alleviating Information Overload With a Little Help from Review Articles Q A What year was this written? “We shall cope with the information explosion, in the long run, only if some scientists are prepared to commit themselves to the job of sifting, reviewing, and synthesizing information; i.e. to handling information with sophistication and meaning, not merely mechanically.” (a) 2010 (b) 1999 (c) 1982 (d) 1963 * See back page for answer.
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AR ConnectionsNews For The Library Community From Annual ReviewsWinter 2011
ANNUAL REVIEWS • A Nonprofit Scientific Publisher
The latest issue of AR Connections explores how critical review articles can alleviate information overload for scholars and researchers. You will also learn more information about our new mobile website and the separately available AR Mobile app. To stay updated on our progress and latest news, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
In the preface to the 2011 volume of the Annual Review of Entomology, Editorial Committee member Dr. Ted Schultz notes, “Information overload is a general problem for society that extends well beyond science. Very clever people continue to invent very clever systems for organizing and interpreting information, spanning the spectrum from ‘unfiltered’ to ‘authoritative.’” As information providers, librarians can help scholars filter the wealth of available information by suggesting critical review articles. A critical review article draws together the significant primary research in a field, and provides a systematic, intelligent synthesis from the perspective of an expert in that field. Essentially, these experts give readers permission to not read everything. Instead, researchers shortcut the wider pool of literature and proceed to the most important and relevant citations and references.
Writing a critical review article for Annual Reviews is no small task. In fact, reviews tend to be personal contributions to the field outside of funded projects and require a significant investment from authors. As Dr. Susan T. Fiske, Editor and Author for the Annual Review of Psychology, writes in the preface to Volume 52 of the Annual Review of Psychology, “Invitations to write an Annual Review chapter typically elicit some mix of thrill, dread, pleasure, indecision, burden, intimidation, and challenge—not unlike commencing one’s PhD or undertaking a skydive.” Authors are charged with writing a review that is accessible and interesting to a broad audience of researchers, teachers, and students of all levels. Coupled with expert viewpoints, Annual Reviews enhances these critical review articles by providing value-added content and new technologies to each, including the following:
•Key words, glossary and acronyms lists, summary points
•Live links to all references, including citations and cross-references
•Videos and time-based media
•Extensive use of color and enhanced graphics
•Mobile technology for access on or off campus
Information overload is not a new problem, and technology and culture continue to complicate the issues. We hope you’ve gained a better appreciation for how critical review articles can be valuable to your patrons in addressing the challenge of understanding massive amounts of content. To further discuss how Annual Reviews is addressing researchers’ needs, stop by booth #945 at ACRL 2011 in Philadelphia, PA.
Alleviating Information Overload With a Little Help from Review Articles
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What year was this written?
“We shall cope with the information explosion, in the long run, only if some scientists are prepared to commit themselves to the job of sifting, reviewing, and synthesizing information; i.e. to handling information with sophistication and meaning, not merely mechanically.”
(a) 2010 (b) 1999 (c) 1982 (d) 1963
* See back page for answer.
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New! Annual Reviews Mobile WebsiteThe new Annual Reviews mobile website provides a personalized browsing, searching, and reading experience optimized for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices.
Features allow users to:
•Browse journals and articles
•Search journals by keyword, author, title
•Access abstracts
•Access full-text articles (personal or institutional subscription required)
•Access forthcoming articles (personal or institutional subscription required)
•Access references and related links
To access content on the go, simply visit: www.annualreviews.org from your mobile browser or visit www.annualreviews.org/r/aboutmobile.
AR Mobile AppThe AR Mobile app, separately available via the Apple App Store and Android Market, allows users to pair their mobile device with their institution’s subscription to Annual Reviews, enabling access to full-text, licensed content without logging in every time. Visit www.annualreviews.org/r/aboutmobile to learn more and start the pairing process.
How Does the Annual Reviews Mobile App Work?
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New Collection! Three Annual Reviews Journals Cover Significant Developments in Economics
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•FinancialEconomics
•ResourceEconomics
Visit www.annualreviews.org/economics to learn about the three-journal collection featuring Nobel Laureates and world-renowned economists as editors and authors.
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A* Quiz Answer: These words appeared in a 1963 report, “Science, Government and Information: The Responsibilities of the Technical CommunityandtheGovernmentintheTransferofInformation”,issuedbytheU.S.President’sScientificAdvisoryCommittee. Information overload is not a new problem!
Visit Us This Year at the Following 2011 EventsAnnual Reviews will be attending the following conferences during 2011. Visit us at our booth, or contact [email protected] in advance to arrange an appointment.
Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) February 28 – March 2 • Austin, TX
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) March 30 – April 2 • Philadelphia, PA
UK Serials Group (UKSG) April 4 – 6 • Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK
Medical Library Association (MLA) May 13 –18 • Minneapolis, MN
Special Libraries Association (SLA) June 12–15 • Philadelphia, PA
Frankfurt Book Fair October 12 –16 • Frankfurt, Germany
Charleston Conference November 2– 5 • Charleston, SC
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