The collaborative character of science and scholarship, whether formal or informal in nature, is the focus of this discussion by a master of the subject. The world of scholarly communication is evolving with exponential speed. Propelled by the Web and the rapid transition from paper to electronic journals, the scale of the research effort is moving from the individual to research conducted by dozens of scientists scattered all over the globe. These changes evoke many questions: What does it mean to be an author in an age of collective effort? How are responsibility and credit allocated in...
The collaborative character of science and scholarship, whether formal or informal in nature, is the focus of this discussion by a master of the subje...
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available tools and data that can reveal patterns of intellectual activity and impact that were previously invisible: mentions, acknowledgments, endorsements, downloads, recommendations, blog posts, tweets. This book describes recent theoretical and practical advances in metrics-based research, examining a variety of alternative metrics -- or "altmetrics" -- while also considering the ethical and cultural consequences of relying on...
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and im...
Vorwort Informationsmanagement ist seit wenigen Jahren zum Inbegriff der Bemuhungen urn einen verbesserten Einsatz der Ressource Information zur Starkung der Leistungs-und Wettbewerbsfahigkeit in der Industrie wie auch in der offentlichen Verwaltung 1 geworden. Ziel des vorliegenden Sammelbandes ist es daher, Notwendigkeit und Chancen des Informationsmanagements fur Wissenschaft und Forschung, die Bereiche der Wissens- und Informationsverarbeitung par excellence und zugleich Schlussel bereiche zur Erlangung von Wettbewerbsvorteilen, deutlich zu machen. Anhand von Anwendungsbeispielen aus...
Vorwort Informationsmanagement ist seit wenigen Jahren zum Inbegriff der Bemuhungen urn einen verbesserten Einsatz der Ressource Information zur Stark...
