April Meeting on Citation measurements: impact factor, h-index and more
Our April 2009 meeting will focus on Citation measurements: impact factor, h-index and more.
We will have a panel of three UBC librarians describing impact factor, h-index and other arising citation measurements. We will also read two very short articles about citation measurements in libraries and discuss them together.
The panelists are:
Susan Atkey from Koerner Library
Kevin Lindstrom from Science and Engineering
Sally Taylor from Woodward Library
For this meeting, please read two very short articles from the June issue of ETHICS IN SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS:
1. Lawrence PA. Lost in publication: how measurement harms science. Ethics Sci Environ Polit. 2008;8:5–7.
2. Giske J. Benefitting from bibliometry. Ethics Sci Environ Polit. 2008;8:79–8.
When: Tue 21 Apr 2009 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Lillooet Room (RM 301) in Barber Learning Centre
Please register for the session here – http://toby.library.ubc.ca/booking/description.cfm?sessionid=5697
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