
doi: 10.1108/eb027579
Specialized Documents. Earlier, we gave some examples of how information providers offer online usage statistics. Some CWISs post such usage statistics online for readers to peruse. In particular, this allows campus information providers to see which documents are the most popular. Some sites merely provide a summary report. Other sites augment reports with a folder offering direct links to the ten most popular titles in the CWIS. Still other sites may offer on‐line graphs showing usage. In most cases, these usage statistics are updated daily or weekly; some WorldWideWeb services report utilization up to the minute. Online usage logs should not include any information that shows specific activity by fully qualified domain name of the client, so as to protect user privacy.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 1 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
