Tracing Scientific Trends: Scientometrics Methods and Metrics, and the Change in Librariansâ Roles

Mehraban, Sahar; Mansourian, Yazdan

doi:10.35050/JIPM010.2014.024

Tracing Scientific Trends: Scientometrics Methods and Metrics, and the Change in Librariansâ Roles

Authors

Sahar Mehraban

Yazdan Mansourian

10.35050/JIPM010.2014.024

Abstract

Along with the growth of science domains, scientific
publications are also rapidly developing and as a result of this growth,
tracing research trends in various domains of science becomes more
difficult. The main use of tracing research trends by scientometrics
methods and metrics is in assessment and evaluation of information
resources. This paper reviews various methods of tracing the due
trends (including peer review, bibliometric methods, web-based
methods, and social networks, altmetrics) and studies the role of
librarians in using and developing different criteria for monitoring
and evaluating the process of science production. The results show
that metrics for measuring the scientific impact should be created and
developed in consistance with the development of scientific
environment. As a result, librarians should develop new methods to
carry out their role as scholarly communication specialists.

Keywords

Librarians

metrics of scientific impact

scientific trends tracing

Scientometrics