Dear list members,
some of you may already know that I am currently conducting a study comparing bibliometric working practices in German and British libraries in the course of my PhD. At the past Bibliometrics in Libraries Meeting in York I have also presented my research in progress.
In my German expert interviews I have encountered some librarians who actually don't consider bibliometrics a useful service area for several reasons. It might either be a bias in my sample or an important indication that I have not yet encountered a a British Information professional who is not convinced about the usefulness of bibliometrics for academic library services.
Do you know any library colleagues who share a certain reservation about bibliometrics and who might be interested in taking part in an expert interview? Of course, asking this in such a specialized mailing list may seem obscure. Is there a more general mailing list that I could address with this question?
Many kind thanks and best wishes
Sabrina
Sabrina Petersohn, M.A.
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin BMBF Verbundprojekt „BibPro“
BibPro: Forschungsevaluation im Wandel: Die Institutionalisierung der Bibliometrie als interdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld und professionelles Expertenfeld (Teilvorhaben GESIS)
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