Bibliometrics at the LSE

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The document discusses bibliometrics services provided at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The mission is to advise researchers on bibliometric queries, advocate for responsible metrics, help demonstrate research impact, and provide citation reports. The main audiences served are academics, research support staff, and early career researchers. Services are subject to limitations, and the future of bibliometrics at LSE is discussed.

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Bibliometrics at the LSE
Bibliometrics in Practice
27th June 2016- Manchester
@NathalieCornee
n.f.cornee@lse.ac.uk
Altmetric at the LSE by Nathalie Cornée is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mission
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Mission
• Advice and support on the different types of Bibliometrics
queries
• Advocate the use of responsible metrics
• Answer researchers’ needs to demonstrate impact
• Provision of in-depth citation and bibliometrics reports upon
request
• Coordinate with other support research activities across the
school
Mission Audiences Service constraints Future

Mission
Mission
Mission Audiences Service constraints Future

Audiences
• Academics
• Departmental Research Support Staff
• Early Career Researchers/Post Docs/PhD
students
• Communication Division
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Audiences
Mission Audiences Service constraints Future

Audiences
Academics
Early Career
Researchers/Post
Docs/PhD students
Departmental Research
Support Staff
Communications
Division
Management
Planning Unit
Human Resources
Research Division
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Audiences
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Subject-related / well-known caveats
Materialistic
Human
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Bibliometrics at the LSE
Thank you!
Nathalie Cornée
Research Information Analyst & Open Access Officer
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: n.f.cornee@lse.ac.uk
Twitter: @NathalieCornee

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