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Google Scholar Versions: Errors And Implications, Daniel S. Dotson

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Google Scholar combines versions of what should be the same item into a single record with multiple versions listed and a common citation rate for all versions. However, these versions are not always the same document. A study on the citations of theses and dissertations found unusually high citation rates for some titles. On closer examination, these titles had versions that were other formats, sometimes with additional authors. A close examination of highly cited theses and dissertations revealed that nearly half of the titles were considered versions of other different formats, often much shorter and sometimes multi-authored journal articles.

Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques To Increase Findability, Caroline L. Osborne, Carol A. Watson, Thomas J. Striepe

Caroline L. Osborne

Altmetrics In The Library, Anne E. Rauh

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Research libraries assist scholars in demonstrating the value of their scholarly output through citation metrics and other measures. As the forms of scholarly communication change, so do the metrics used for assessing them. The services libraries offer must evolve in concert with these changes. This talk will provide a general overview of the ways in which altmetrics complement traditional citation metrics and will explore how libraries can benefit from engaging with a broader set of metrics to reach a wide range of users. The talk will cover the roles librarians can play in helping researchers and institutions understand the benefits …

The Libraries Role In University Research Reputation, Anne E. Rauh, Scott Warren

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Faculty and the institutions they work for have increasingly strong needs to manage their research reputations. Syracuse University Libraries assists individuals and institutional offices in determining metrics such as the H index, citation counts, altmetrics, and provides context to these metrics. Anne will describe how the Libraries provide this service to individual researchers. Scott will focus on institutional wide assessment being done in cooperation with other campus units. Both presenters will talk about subscription based and free tools available to do this work.

Demonstrating Your Scholarly Impact, Anne E. Rauh

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Quantifying scholarly output via citation metrics is the long-standing practice to gauge academic success. While there are many limitations to this practice, the tools and methods used are important for scholars to understand. This workshop will teach participants to demonstrate the impact of their work through metrics such as impact factor, h-index, and citation counts. It will discuss access to the tools that provide these metrics and best practices for demonstrating one’s scholarly impact.

Altmetrics, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway, Janet L. Pease

Anne Rauh

No abstract provided.

Google Scholar Citations, Anne E. Rauh

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.

Social Media And Citation Metrics, Linda M. Galloway, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

No abstract provided.

Altmetrics For The Information Professional: A Primer, Linda M. Galloway, Janet L. Pease

Linda M. Galloway

Altmetrics, or alternative citation metrics, provide researchers and scholars with new ways to track influence across a wide range of media and platforms. From deciding what to read based on tweets, to enhancing scholarship with collaboration, altmetrics will exert more and more influence on the scholarly landscape. Awareness of altmetric tools, and the ways in which they can be used, will position information professionals at the forefront of this exciting new era in knowledge dissemination and assessment.

As social media plays an ever increasing role in the communication of scholarship, the authors will discuss how altmetrics can be a valuable …

Social Media And Citation Metrics, Linda M. Galloway, Anne E. Rauh

Linda M. Galloway

Quantifying scholarly output via traditional citation metrics is the time-honored method to gauge academic success. However, as the tentacles of social media spread into professional personas, scholars are interacting more frequently and more meaningfully with these tools. Measuring the influence and impact of scholarly engagement with online tools and networks is gaining importance in academia today.

Assessing the impact of a scholar’s work can be measured by evaluating several factors including the number of peer-reviewed publications, citations to these publications and the influence of the publications. These metrics take a relatively long time to accumulate, some are available only via …

Altmetrics For The Information Professional: A Primer, Linda M. Galloway, Janet L. Pease

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Altmetrics, or alternative citation metrics, provide researchers and scholars with new ways to track influence across a wide range of media and platforms. From deciding what to read based on tweets, to enhancing scholarship with collaboration, altmetrics will exert more and more influence on the scholarly landscape. Awareness of altmetric tools, and the ways in which they can be used, will position information professionals at the forefront of this exciting new era in knowledge dissemination and assessment.

As social media plays an ever increasing role in the communication of scholarship, the authors will discuss how altmetrics can be a valuable …

Social Media And Citation Metrics, Linda M. Galloway, Anne E. Rauh

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Quantifying scholarly output via traditional citation metrics is the time-honored method to gauge academic success. However, as the tentacles of social media spread into professional personas, scholars are interacting more frequently and more meaningfully with these tools. Measuring the influence and impact of scholarly engagement with online tools and networks is gaining importance in academia today.

Assessing the impact of a scholar’s work can be measured by evaluating several factors including the number of peer-reviewed publications, citations to these publications and the influence of the publications. These metrics take a relatively long time to accumulate, some are available only via …

Citation Metrics, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Anne Rauh

No abstract provided.

Citation Metrics, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

No abstract provided.

Embedding Librarians Into The Stem Publication Process, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Anne Rauh

STEM Librarians at Syracuse University actively participate throughout the scientific publication process. This chapter will outline points in the process where librarian involvement is applicable and beneficial. Librarians Anne Rauh and Linda Galloway will explain how and why it is important to teach tools that organize scientific literature to faculty and students before they begin the writing process. The use of assessment techniques to help inform targeted publication venues will be described. Post-publication, this chapter will describe how to help authors gauge the impact of their work, promote their publications and increase their visibility.

Social Media And Citation Metrics, Linda M. Galloway, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

Quantifying scholarly output via traditional citation metrics is the time-honored method to gauge academic success. However, as the tentacles of social media spread into professional personas, scholars are interacting more frequently and more meaningfully with these tools. Measuring the influence and impact of scholarly engagement with online tools and networks is gaining importance in academia today. Assessing the impact of a scholar’s work can be measured by evaluating several factors including the number of peer-reviewed publications, citations to these publications and the influence of the publications. These metrics take a relatively long time to accumulate, some are available only via …

Embedding Librarians Into The Stem Publication Process, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

STEM Librarians at Syracuse University actively participate throughout the scientific publication process. This chapter will outline points in the process where librarian involvement is applicable and beneficial. Librarians Anne Rauh and Linda Galloway will explain how and why it is important to teach tools that organize scientific literature to faculty and students before they begin the writing process. The use of assessment techniques to help inform targeted publication venues will be described. Post-publication, this chapter will describe how to help authors gauge the impact of their work, promote their publications and increase their visibility.

Introduction To Altmetrics For Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem) Librarians, Linda M. Galloway, Janet Pease, Anne E. Rauh

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

Quantifying scholarly output via citation metrics is the time-honored method to gauge academic success. Altmetrics, or alternative citation metrics, provide researchers and scholars with new ways to track influence across evolving modes of scholarly communication. This article will give librarians an overview of new trends in measuring scholarly influence, introduce them to altmetrics tools, and encourage them to engage with researchers in discussion of these new metrics.

Make An Impact! Assessing Scholarly Research And Output While Connecting To Your Faculty, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Anne Rauh

This session will explain how to calculate impact factors and other citation metrics for your research and for the work of your faculty. It will also teach you how to frame these discussions and how to use these output measures to make connections with faculty, department chairs, and Deans.

Measuring Research Output: Connecting To Faculty Through Citation Metrics, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

This poster demonstrates how to calculate impact factors and other citation metrics for your research and for the work of your faculty. It provides a brief overview of newer measures, such as altmetrics, to gauge scholarly impact and show examples of how to use these output measures to make connections with faculty, department chairs, and Deans.

Measuring Research Output: Connecting To Faculty Through Citation Metrics, Anne Rauh

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

This poster demonstrates how to calculate impact factors and other citation metrics for your research and for the work of your faculty. It provides a brief overview of newer measures, such as altmetrics, to gauge scholarly impact and show examples of how to use these output measures to make connections with faculty, department chairs, and Deans.

Finding Your Scholarly Impact, Natasha Cooper, Anne E. Rauh, Patrick Williams

Anne Rauh

No abstract provided.

Finding Your Scholarly Impact, Natasha Cooper, Anne E. Rauh, Patrick Williams

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

No abstract provided.