Australian Academic Libraries and Research Support

Jayshree Mamtora; Gaby Haddow

doi:10.15641/0-7992-2526-6

Australian Academic Libraries and Research Support

Jayshree Mamtora, Gaby Haddow

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This chapter reports on a nationwide study into how university libraries in Australia are supporting researchers with information and services relating to research impact measures, specifically bibliometrics and altmetrics tools. A content analysis of all Australian university library web sites was conducted to determine the extent and types of tools being promoted, the nature of supporting materials, and the inclusion of research impact tools in institutional repositories. The findings show that the majority of the libraries have developed web pages that provide descriptive information about research impact measures, and many offer research impact services. Two-thirds of the institutional repositories incorporate research impact tools. A number of recommendations are presented to guide best practice in supporting researchers in a research evaluation environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Quest for deeper meaning of research support
Editors	Reggie Raju, Amina Adam, Glynnis Johnson, Caitlin Miller, Jeremiah Pietersen
Place of Publication	Cape Town, South Africa
Publisher	University of Cape Town Libraries
Chapter	7
Pages	80-89
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7992-2526-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15641/0-7992-2526-6
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Australian Academic Libraries and Research Support. / Mamtora, Jayshree; Haddow, Gaby.

The Quest for deeper meaning of research support. ed. / Reggie Raju; Amina Adam; Glynnis Johnson; Caitlin Miller; Jeremiah Pietersen. Cape Town, South Africa : University of Cape Town Libraries, 2015. p. 80-89.

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