Bibliometric analysis as a new business area in libraries: Theory and practice
(2006) Bibliometric analysis as a new business area in libraries: Theory and practice. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 536-540, Singapore.
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Abstract
Supplying users with literature by a seamless linking of media is the goal of (scientific) libraries. By the digitization of primary and secondary data and the convergence of products and providers, libraries have already come very close to achieving this ideal. A digital library is the realization of this goal. However, many librarians are in danger of running out of imagination. What will come after the digital library? Do we still need information professionals today? And, above all, what services are required? This paper identifies new fields of business for libraries with the example of bibliometric analysis. The discussion concerns the shape this service could take in practice, who needs it and what target groups exist in the scientific environment. Concrete examples of bibliometric analysis from the Central Library of Research Centre Jülich, the largest interdisciplinary research institution in Europe, round off the overview.
| EPrint Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Keywords: | Bibliometric analysis, business unit, libraries |
| Subjects: | Bibliometrics Reference Services |
| ID Code: | 1432 |
| Deposited On: | 26 May 2007 |
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