Difficult decisions : closing and merging academic libraries / edited by Sara Holder and Amber Butler Lannon.
What does it mean to have meaningful metrics in today's complex higher education landscape? With a foreword by Heather Piwowar and Jason Priem, this highly engaging and activity-laden book serves to introduce readers to the fast-paced world of research metrics from the unique perspective of aca...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association,
2015.
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Summary: | What does it mean to have meaningful metrics in today's complex higher education landscape? With a foreword by Heather Piwowar and Jason Priem, this highly engaging and activity-laden book serves to introduce readers to the fast-paced world of research metrics from the unique perspective of academic librarians and LIS practitioners. Starting with the essential histories of bibliometrics and altmetrics, and continuing with in-depth descriptions of the core tools and emerging issues at stake in the future of both fields, Meaningful Metrics is a convenient all-in-one resource that is designed to be used by a range of readers, from those with little to no background on the subject to those looking to become movers and shakers in the current scholarly metrics movement. -- from back cover. |
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Physical Description: | x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780838987919 0838987915 |