INFORMATIONSWISSENSCHAFT

Title / Titel:

Journal Evaluation and Science 2.0: Using Social Bookmarks to
Analyze Reader Perception

Author / Autor:

Stefanie Haustein, Evgeni Golov, Kathleen Luckanus, Sabrina Reher, Jens Terliesner

Source / Quelle:

Language / Sprache:

English / Englisch

 

Abstract:

Web 2.0 technologies are blazing a trail into science: specialized social bookmarking services allow researchers to store and share literature online [SHNEIDERMAN, 2008]. In science 2.0, academics generate information about resources, i.e. description and usage. Since publishers deny access to global download statistics, we propose the application of social bookmarking data to journal evaluation: the number of bookmarks could function as an alternative indicator of journal usage. Tags assigned to the articles reveal the readers' perspectives on the journal content.

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