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By the Numbers: Bibliometrics and Altmetrics as Measures of Faculty Impact in the Field of Religion.

Author(s) -

Beth M. Sheppard

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

theological librarianship

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1937-8904

DOI - 10.31046/tl.v8i2.357

Subject(s) - altmetrics , bibliometrics , scholarly communication , citation , value (mathematics) , citation analysis , scientometrics , field (mathematics) , social science , sociology , library science , political science , statistics , mathematics , computer science , law , publishing , pure mathematics

Citation analysis is a staple in the sciences for measuring the impact of faculty members' output, but heavy reliance on monographs as a vehicle of scholarly communication diminished the value of bibliometrics in theological disciplines. The digital revolution, however, created a seismic shift for citation analysis and has given rise to altmetrics. Overviews of altmetrics and bibliometrics are provided and a series of questions posed to encourage ongoing discussions about the value of these tools in theological contexts.

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