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Meaningful metrics: a 21st-century librarian's guide to bibliometrics, altmetrics, and research impact

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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Autores principales: Roemer, Robin Chin, Borchardt, Rachel
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: American Library Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2217021
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