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Book Review: Altmetrics – A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics

By Nathalie Cornée | Published: November 9, 2016

Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics, edited by Andy Tattersall, provides an overview of altmetrics and new methods of scholarly communication and how they can be applied successfully to provide evidence of scholarly contribution and improve how research is disseminated. The book, which draws on the expertise of leading figures in the field, strongly encourages library and information science (LIS) professionals to get involved with altmetrics to meet the evolving needs of the research community, finds Nathalie Cornée.

Posted in Bookshelf | Also tagged Altmetrics, Leiden Statement | Leave a comment

ResearchGate Score: Good Example of a Bad Metric

By Peter Kraker, Katy Jordan and Elisabeth Lex | Published: December 11, 2015

Remember that call for a 'Bad Metric' prize in the recent 'The Metric Tide' report? Peter Kraker, Katy Jordan and Elisabeth Lex take a closer look at one particularly opaque metric, the ResearchGate Score, and suggest they've found a real contender.

Posted in Higher Education Reform | Also tagged Altmetrics, ResearchGate | 10 Responses

Getting All Bibliometric Efforts Onto the Same Page

By Peter Kraker, Katrin Weller, Isabella Peters and Elisabeth Lex | Published: December 4, 2015

A recent conference aimed to bridge the gap between the different communities interested in bibliometrics. A key theme was the strong need for more openness and transparency: transparency in research evaluation processes to avoid biases, transparency of algorithms that compute new scores and openness of useful technology.

Posted in Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Altmetrics, Bibliometrics | Leave a comment

Looking for Leiden: Let’s Make Use of ALL Available Metrics

By Elizabeth Gadd | Published: November 12, 2015

The Declaration on Research Assessment, or DORA, has yet to achieve widespread institutional support in the UK. Maybe its reception might be warmed if DORA was more like its cousin, the Leiden Manifesto.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Altmetrics, DORA, Leiden Statement, LSE Impact | Leave a comment

Building Metrics That Help, Not Hurt, Science

By Brett Buttliere | Published: October 9, 2015

Rather than expecting people to stop utilizing metrics altogether, we would be better off focusing on making sure the metrics are effective and accurate, argues Brett Buttliere.

Posted in News | Also tagged Altmetrics, LSE Impact, Responsible Metrics | Leave a comment

The Waves of the Metric Tide

By Social Science Space | Published: August 17, 2015

While the initial splash made by 'The Metric Tide,' an independent review on the role of metrics in research assessment, has died down since its release last month, the underlying critique continues to make waves.

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Even an Imperfect Metrics Regime Has Value

By Jane Tinkler | Published: August 12, 2015

Jane Tinkler argues that if institutions like HEFCE specify a narrow set of impact metrics, more harm than good would come to universities forced to limit their understanding of how research is making a difference. But, she adds, qualitative and quantitative indicators continue to be an incredible source of learning for how impact works.

Posted in Public Policy | Also tagged Altmetrics, LSE Impact, Responsible Metrics | 1 Response

Report: Metrics Not Mature Enough to Replace Peer Review

By Social Science Space | Published: July 9, 2015

A new report looking at the role of metrics in analyzing British academe finds, 'A lot of the things we value most in academic culture resist simple quantification, and individual indicators can struggle to do justice to the richness and diversity of our research.'

Posted in Higher Education Reform, Impact | Also tagged Altmetrics, REF, Responsible Metrics | Leave a comment

Tag: Metric Tide

Book Review: Altmetrics – A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics

ResearchGate Score: Good Example of a Bad Metric

Getting All Bibliometric Efforts Onto the Same Page

Looking for Leiden: Let’s Make Use of ALL Available Metrics

Building Metrics That Help, Not Hurt, Science

The Waves of the Metric Tide

Even an Imperfect Metrics Regime Has Value

Report: Metrics Not Mature Enough to Replace Peer Review

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