Web Metrics For Library And Information Professionals

Author : David Stuart
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856048743

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Web Metrics for Library and Information Professionals by David Stuart Pdf

A practical guide to using web metrics to measure impact and demonstrate value. The web provides an opportunity to collect a host of different metrics, from those associated with social media accounts and websites to more traditional research outputs. This book is a clear guide for library and information professionals as to what web metrics are available and how to assess and use them to make informed decisions and demonstrate value. As individuals and organizations increasingly use the web in addition to traditional publishing avenues and formats, this book provides the tools to unlock web metrics and evaluate the impact of this content. Key topics covered include: • Introduction to web metrics • Bibliometrics, webometrics and web metrics • Data collection tools • Evaluating impact on the web • Evaluating social media impact • Investigating relationships between actors • Exploring traditional publications in a new environment • Web metrics and the web of data • The future of web metrics and the library and information professional. Readership: This book will provide a practical introduction to web metrics for a wide range of library and information professionals, from the bibliometrician wanting to demonstrate the wider impact of a researcher’s work than can be demonstrated through traditional citations databases, to the reference librarian wanting to measure how successfully they are engaging with their users on Twitter. It will be a valuable tool for anyone who wants to not only understand the impact of content, but demonstrate this impact to others within the organization and beyond.

Author : Kate Marek
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780838958339

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Using Web Analytics in the Library by Kate Marek Pdf

Libraries are delivering an ever-increasing proportion of their services through the web, a trend that seems certain to continue. In order to guide purchases and appropriately distribute services and staff time, it's essential that libraries and librarians accurately track the usage of their websites and online resources.

Author : David Stuart
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783303441

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Practical Data Science for Information Professionals by David Stuart Pdf

Practical Data Science for Information Professionals provides an accessible introduction to a potentially complex field, providing readers with an overview of data science and a framework for its application. It provides detailed examples and analysis on real data sets to explore the basics of the subject in three principle areas: clustering and social network analysis; predictions and forecasts; and text analysis and mining. As well as highlighting a wealth of user-friendly data science tools, the book also includes some example code in two of the most popular programming languages (R and Python) to demonstrate the ease with which the information professional can move beyond the graphical user interface and achieve significant analysis with just a few lines of code. After reading, readers will understand: · the growing importance of data science · the role of the information professional in data science · some of the most important tools and methods that information professionals can use. Bringing together the growing importance of data science and the increasing role of information professionals in the management and use of data, Practical Data Science for Information Professionals will provide a practical introduction to the topic specifically designed for the information community. It will appeal to librarians and information professionals all around the world, from large academic libraries to small research libraries. By focusing on the application of open source software, it aims to reduce barriers for readers to use the lessons learned within.

Author : Tabatha Farney,Nina McHale
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781555709556

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Web Analytics Strategies for Information Professionals by Tabatha Farney,Nina McHale Pdf

Investing time in customizing your settings in Google Analytics helps you get the most out of the detailed data it offers, particularly if your library’s web presence spans multiple platforms.

Author : Andrew Carl White,Eric Djiva Kamal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015062816767

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E-metrics for Library and Information Professionals by Andrew Carl White,Eric Djiva Kamal Pdf

The authors of this book show how to utilize e-metrics to measure library performance and value in the digital age. Learn how to effectively use the electronic data captured from various network activities to manage library collections, budgets, and services.

Author : David Stuart
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783300624

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Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals by David Stuart Pdf

Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an accessible introduction and exploration of ontologies and demonstrates their value to information professionals. More data and information is being created than ever before. Ontologies, formal representations of knowledge with rich semantic relationships, have become increasingly important in the context of today’s information overload and data deluge. The publishing and sharing of explicit explanations for a wide variety of conceptualizations, in a machine readable format, has the power to both improve information retrieval and discover new knowledge. Information professionals are key contributors to the development of new, and increasingly useful, ontologies. Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an accessible introduction to the following: • defining the concept of ontologies and why they are increasingly important to information professionals • ontologies and the semantic web • existing ontologies, such as RDF, RDFS, SKOS, and OWL2 • adopting and building ontologies, showing how to avoid repetition of work and how to build a simple ontology • interrogating ontologies for reuse • the future of ontologies and the role of the information professional in their development and use. Readership: This book will be useful reading for information professionals in libraries and other cultural heritage institutions who work with digitalization projects, cataloguing and classification and information retrieval. It will also be useful to LIS students who are new to the field.

Author : Manoj Kumar Dwivedi
Publisher : Society Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1774077183

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Using Web Analytics in the Library by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Pdf

In the era of information communication technology, computers were used for the day-to-day housekeeping of the library, saving the time of end-users. The web analytics or web metrics tool is important to provide information on the website and its results. A web analytics tool can provide a better sense of the user activity of visitors to the website. Traffic on site can make or break the performance of online business or organization. The aim of this book is to discuss and examines the web analytics methods used by library professionals to calculate statistics on their library websites. This seeks to explain things in a way that can be interpreted by various applications and web services. The book also signifies big data tools and their impact on libraries.

Author : Ben Showers
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856049658

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Library Analytics and Metrics by Ben Showers Pdf

This book will inform and inspire librarians, archivists, curators and technologists to make better use of data to help inform decision-making, the development of new services and the improvement of the user experience. With the wealth of data available to library and cultural heritage institutions, analytics are the key to understanding their users and improving the systems and services they offer. Using case studies to provide real-life examples of current developments and services, and packed full of practical advice and guidance for libraries looking to realize the value of their data, this will be an essential guide for librarians and information professionals. Library Analytics and Metrics brings together a group of internationally recognized experts to explore some of the key issues in the exploitation of data analytics and metrics in the library and cultural heritage sectors, including: The role of data in helping inform collections management and strategy Approaches to collecting, analyzing and utilizing data Using analytics to develop new services and improve the user experience Using ethnographic methodologies to better understand user behaviours The opportunities of library data as ‘big data’ The role of ‘small data’ in delivering meaningful interventions for users Practical advice on managing the risks and ethics of data analytics How analytics can help uncover new types of impact and value for institutions and organizations. Readership: This book will be an invaluable resource for librarians and library directors interested in developing a data-driven approach to their service provision and decision making; students on library and information science courses; and managers and practitioners in other cultural heritage sectors such as museums, archives and galleries.

Author : Kim Johan Holmberg
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780081002773

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Altmetrics for Information Professionals by Kim Johan Holmberg Pdf

The goal of any research assessment is to evaluate the value or quality of the research in comparison to other research. As quality is highly subjective and difficult to measure, citations are used as a proxy. Citations are an important part of scholarly communication and a significant component of research evaluation, with the assumption being that highly cited work has influenced the work of many other researchers and hence it is more valuable. Recently we have seen new online data sources being researched for this purpose and disruptive ideas with the power to change research assessment, and perhaps even science as a whole, have been born. Altmetrics is the new research area that investigates the potential of these new data source as indicators of the impact that research has made on the scientific community and beyond, and thus possibly also as indicators of the societal impact of research. This book will present some of these new data sources, findings from earlier altmetrics research, and the disruptive ideas that may radically change scholarly communication. Presents some of the key ideas and innovations in earlier research that have been driving the evolution from bibliometrics to webometrics, and with the advent of social media to altmetrics Discusses the shortcomings and pitfalls of bibliometrics in research evaluation and the potential of altmetrics to overcome some of these shortcomings Presents some of the most important data sources of altmetrics, the aggregators, and the different stakeholders Reviews current research about altmetrics and discusses possible future trends Presents a way to measure and aggregate altmetrics according to the level of impact or type of impact they represent

Author : Alison Mackenzie,Lindsey Martin
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783301102

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Developing Digital Scholarship by Alison Mackenzie,Lindsey Martin Pdf

This book provides strategic insights drawn from librarians who are meeting the challenge of digital scholarship, utilizing the latest technologies and creating new knowledge in partnership with researchers, scholars, colleagues and students. The impact of digital on libraries has extended far beyond its transformation of content, to the development of services, the extension and enhancement of access to research and to teaching and learning systems. As a result,the fluidity of the digital environment can often be at odds with the more systematic approaches to development traditionally taken by academic libraries, which has also led to a new generation of roles and shifting responsibilities with staff training and development often playing ‘catch-up’. One of the key challenges to emerge is how best to demonstrate expertise in digital scholarship which draws on the specialist technical knowledge of the profession and maintains and grows its relevance for staff, students and researchers. This edited collection spans a wide range of contrasting perspectives, contexts, insights and case studies, which explore the relationships between digital scholarship, contemporary academic libraries and professional practice. The book demonstrates that there are opportunities to be bold, remodel, trial new approaches and reposition the library as a key partner in the process of digital scholarship. Content covered includes: • the impact of digital scholarship on organizational strategies • an insight into new services and roles, partnerships and collaborations • case studies exploring new technologies to support research and development • new approaches to service delivery • re-visioning of space, physical and virtual. This is an essential guide for librarians and information professionals involved in digital scholarship and communication, who wish to extend their awareness of emerging practices, as well as library administrators and students studying library and information science.

Author : Mary Chayko
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506394848

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Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life by Mary Chayko Pdf

What does it mean to live in a superconnected society? Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life, Second Edition brings together the latest research from many relevant fields to examine how contemporary social life is mediated by various digital technologies: the internet, social media, and mobile devices. The book explores such topics as how digital technology led to the modern information age, information sharing and surveillance, how digital media shape socialization and development of the self, digital divides that separate groups in society, and the impact of digital media across social institutions. The author’s clear, nontechnical discussions and interdisciplinary synthesis make Superconnected an essential text for any course that examines how social life is affected when information and communication technology enter the picture. Dr. Mary Chayko is a sociologist, Teaching Professor of Communication and Information, and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies at the School of Communication and Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. For more on the author and for instructor resources, visit her book blog at http://superconnectedblog.com.

Author : Maria J. Grant,Barbara Sen,Hannah Spring
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781856047418

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Research, Evaluation and Audit by Maria J. Grant,Barbara Sen,Hannah Spring Pdf

This handbook provides library and information professionals with the information they need to undertake research projects in the workplace in order to inform their own practice and improve service delivery. Whether you are a complete novice or have experience of undertaking evaluations, audits or research, this book will guide you step-by-step through the key phases of planning, doing and disseminating research. The text is divided into three sections: • Part 1: Getting started introduces the concepts, ethics and planning stages. • Part 2: Doing research, evaluation and audit explores the fundamentals of projects, including the literature review, qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis and research tools. • Part 3: Impact of research, evaluation and audit guides you through writing up your project, putting the results of your project findings into practice and dissemination to the wider community. Written by academics and practitioners from a diverse range of sectors throughout the world, the book offers a thorough but common sense approach. Each chapter is structured to begin with a comprehensive introduction to a discrete topic area complemented with case studies drawn from a broad range of LIS contexts to illustrate the issues raised and provide transferable lessons to your own context. Whatever your experience, this book will support your project development and explain how evidence-based library and information practice is relevant to you. Readership: This is the essential handbook for any librarian or information professional who wants to undertake research in the workplace in order to inform their own practice and the wider evidence base for library and information science. It’s also a useful guide for undergraduate and postgraduate LIS students undertaking their final year research project.

Author : Association of Research Libraries
Publisher : Association of Research Libr
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015019787756

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Academic Library Statistics by Association of Research Libraries Pdf

Author : Heather A. Dalal,Robin O'Hanlon,Karen L. Yacobucci
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781442269507

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Video Marketing for Libraries by Heather A. Dalal,Robin O'Hanlon,Karen L. Yacobucci Pdf

Today’s libraries need to market their resources and services more than ever. Libraries can strengthen their relationships with their users and gain new audiences by creating their own promotional videos. However, creating marketing videos can be intimidating for beginners and challenging for even seasoned pros. Video Marketing for Libraries provides step-by-step instructions on how to produce videos designed to market your library and strategies to assess their impact. You too can increase awareness of your library’s resources & services by producing your own videos. This book will guide you through: ·gaining internal support ·crafting a clear message ·building the library’s audience ·writing storyboards and scripts ·casting and rehearsing actors ·filming and recording voiceover, editing, publishing, promoting ·using online tools & animation software ·and assessing impact

Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838990490

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Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management by Peggy Johnson Pdf

In this fully updated revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art in controlling and updating your library's collection.