Fredrik Åström
Bibliometriker
An Ecology of Measures and Indicators: Bibliometrics in Resource Allocation
Författare
Redaktör
- Rafael Ball
Summary, in English
This chapter briefly reviews how bibliometric indicators are used for allocating resources in academia. How these measures can be understood in relation to different evaluation systems is discussed, and various types of applications - including individual level use - are outlined. Furthermore, attention is given to the effect of evaluation in terms of incentives and possible adverse effects. The importance of contextualizing the influence of metrics is emphasised, as individuals and fields are likely to react differently to performance-based assessments. In conclusion, bibliometric measures are perhaps best understood as part of a larger “ecology” in which different types of assessment procedures, funding arrangements and allocation systems interact.
Avdelning/ar
- Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap
- Avdelningen för Vetenskaplig kommunikation
Publiceringsår
2020
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
291-298
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Handbook Bibliometrics
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
De Gruyter
Ämne
- Information Studies
Status
Published
Projekt
- "Forskningen granskad": Användningen av prestationsindikatorer för att mäta akademisk forskning, praktiker och effekter
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-3-11-064227-8
- ISBN: 978-3-11-064661-0
- ISBN: 978-3-11-064259-9