Open Courseware on Research Evaluation Metrics, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics

Open Courseware on Research Evaluation Metrics, Bibliometrics and Scientometrics

From INFLIBNET Centre, UGC, India
The following course on Informetrics & Scientometrics is available online with India's e-PG Pathshala: A Gateway to All Post Graduate Courses [An MHRD Project under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT)]. The course contents are freely available online.

Course Structure
Informetrics & Scientometrics (I K Ravichandra Rao, Paper Coordinator)
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01. Librametry, bibliometrics, scientometrics, informetrics and webometrics: historical development. Content writer : Dr. S L Sangam
02. Data sources and software tools for bibliometric studies. Content writer : N S Harinarayana
03. Library use studies. Content writer : A Y Asundi
04. Analysis of circulation data, including the quantitative methods to evaluate collection. Content writer : A Y Asundi
05. Classical law of bibliometrics. Content writer : B K Sen
06. Bradford distributions: an overview. Content writer : B K Sen
07. Bibliometrics in assessing productivity and impact of research. Content Writer : Dr. S L Sangam
08. Growth of literature. Content writer : I K Ravichandra Rao
09. Obsolescence factor: definition and calculation. Content writer : Dr. S L Sangam
10. Citation analysis. Content writer : K C Garg
11. Science indicators. Content writer : Sujit Bhattacharya
12. Technology based indicators. Content writer : Sujit Bhattacharya
13. Bibliometric mapping of science. Content writer : K C Garg
14. Collaboration in science. Content writer : K C Garg
15. Scientometric studies and their role in science policy. Content writer : Sujit Bhattacharya
16. Limitations of bibliometrics and scientometrics. Content writer : N S Harinarayana
17. Webometrics, cybermetrics and nettometrics. Content writer : N S Harinarayana
18. National mapping of science. Content writer : K C Garg
19. Basics of testing of hypotheses. Content writer : I K Ravichandra Rao
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From UNESCO
The following course on Research Evaluation Metrics is available with UNESCO's Open Access Curricula for Researchers and Librarians. The course contents are now freely available online with CC-BY license. 
Module 4: Research Evaluation Metrics
This module dwells on a number of methods (including old and new) available for research evaluation. The module comprises the following four units:

UNIT 1: Introduction to Research Evaluation Metrics and Related Indicators
1.0 Introduction
1.2 Use of Citation-based Indicators for Research Evaluation
1.3 Transition from Citation-Based Indicators to Author-Level and Article-Level Metrics for Research Evaluation
1.4 Conclusion
UNIT 2: Innovations in Measuring Science and Scholarship: Analytical Tools and Indicators for Evaluating Scholarly Communications
2.0 Introduction
2.2 Citation Databases
2.3 Analytical Products with Journal Performance Metrics
2.4 New Platforms for Evaluating Scholarly Communications
2.5 Conclusion
UNIT 3: Article and Author Level Measurements
3.0 Introduction
3.2 Unique Identifiers for Authors and Researchers
3.4 Academic Social Networks
3.5 Regional Journal Networks with Bibliometric Indicators
3.6 Conclusion
UNIT 4: Online Citation and Reference Management Tools
4.0 Introduction
4.2 Online Citation and Reference Management Tools
4.3 Conclusion 
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