Comment & practical guidance from the LIS-Bibliometrics community
Robyn Price examines the data and methods of the PLOS Open Science Indicators dataset to reflect on the questions that institutions might need to ask themselves before looking to expand open research metrics As research organisations, funders and publishers pursue open research agendas amidst a broader ‘datafication’ of the sector, interest will likely only grow …
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Applications to join the LIS Bibliometrics Committee are now open! Image by pch.vector on Freepik We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to join the LIS Bibliometrics Committee in the below positions. The Committee meets in quarterly online meetings, and in previous years we have met in person once a year (usually fixed around …
The results of the seventh annual Responsible Metrics State of the Art survey are in! With a little delay on our usual schedule of publishing, please find below the summary of the results of both the 2021 survey and some reflection on the trends since the survey was first begun by the LIS Bibliometrics community …
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Marianne Gauffriau (Copenhagen University Library, Denmark) and Yrjö Leino (CSC – IT Center for Science, Finland) explore SciVal's calculation of field-weighted percentile indicators and the lesser-known implications of this method. Introduction This blog post is inspired by a question frequently posed to Marianne in her role as Coordinator of the Bibliometric Service at Copenhagen University …
Part three of a three-part blog summary of the ‘Implementing responsible research assessment’ panel at the LIS-Bibliometrics 10th anniversary event: The Future of Research Evaluation in March 2020. Some of the questions put to the panel and their responses have been collected and grouped by theme. The panel comprised of Sarah Slowe (University of Kent), …
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