Papers by Rachel Borchardt
What does it mean to have meaningful metrics in today’s complex higher education landscape? With ... more 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 academic librarians and LIS practitioners. Starting with the essential histories of bibliometrics and altmetrics, and continuing with in-depth descriptions of the core tools and emerging issues at stake in the future of both fields, Meaningful Metrics is a convenient all-in-one resource that is designed to be used by a range of readers, from those with little to no background on the subject to those looking to become movers and shakers in the current scholarly metrics movement. Authors Borchardt and Roemer, offer tips, tricks, and real-world examples illustrate how librarians can support the successful adoption of research metrics, whether in their institutions or across academia as a whole.
Information Standards Quarterly
While the concept of altmetrics has matured considerably in the three years since the altemetrics... more While the concept of altmetrics has matured considerably in the three years since the altemetrics manifesto was released, the idea of the “one”—that solo he or she who turns to altmetrics to filter or analyze a collection of sources—has remained largely consistent in the movement’s development. The result of this focus has been, on one hand, a positive growth in the number of altmetrics tools customized to the needs and products of individual users. On the other hand, proportionately little attention has been paid to date to the development of core altmetrics tools for scholars identified in the institutional aggregate. From the perspective of academic librarians—a professional group that has long championed the importance of scalable scholarly filters—this contrast is part of a larger challenge that altmetrics faces in the tenure–and–administration dominated world of higher education. In this article, we take a moment to examine a few ways in which altmetrics has begun to address t...
Information Standards Quarterly, 2013
College and Research Libraries News, Nov 2012
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Papers by Rachel Borchardt