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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elaine M. Lasda (University at Albany, SUNY, USA)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9781789732702ISBN 10: 1789732700 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 19 August 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. A Brief History and Overview; Elaine Lasda 2. Scholarly Metrics at NCAR; Keith Maull and Matthew Mayernik 3. New Metrics for Measuring Academic Research Outside the Ivory Tower; Kendra Levine 4. A Breath of Fresh Air: New Bibliometric Services at EPA-RTP Library; Anthony Holderied and Taylor Abernethy 5. Compliance and Defiance: Michigan Publishing’s Early Encounters with Research Impact Metrics; Rebecca Welzenbach and Charles Watkinson 6. Altmetrics in the Museum Environment; Richard P. Hulser 7. What Have We Learned Today? A Synthesis of Cases Presented; Elaine LasdaReviewsThis guide consists of seven chapters on the use of metrics to assess the impact of research. Librarians and other researchers from the US present case studies on how a variety of research impact indicators are being used in specialized settings, particularly the physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities. They describe the measurement of the scholarly output of the National Center for Atmospheric Research; metrics used by Michigan Publishing to assess the impact of monographs, journals, and other publications; a methodology to track and measure the impact of research conducted by the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies; bibliometric services used by the Environmental Protection Agency's Library at Research Triangle Park; and the use of altmetrics for tracking attention to published research by museum staff and affiliated research associates at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. -- Copyright 2019 * Portland, OR * Author InformationElaine M. Lasda is an Associate Librarian at the University at Albany, SUNY, where she is primary point person on scholarly impact metrics and the Social Welfare Subject Specialist. She received her MLS from UAlbany and a master’s-level certificate in Data Science from Syracuse University. She received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship in 2015. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |