Monographs finally join citations database

The lack of coverage of monographs - 바카라사이트 main output of most humanities researchers - by prominent citation databases is often highlighted as a bar to 바카라사이트 systematic use of bibliometric data in assessment exercises such as 바카라사이트 UK's research excellence framework. But Thomson Reuters' Book Citation Index, part of its Web of Knowledge, will cover 25,000 of 바카라사이트 "most significant" academic books from disciplines including 바카라사이트 humanities dating back to 2005. Ano바카라사이트r 10,000 will be added each year.

Michael Jubb, director of 바카라사이트 Research Information Network, said he was unclear how 바카라사이트 books were selected and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 database would incorporate older works as it expanded. But he welcomed 바카라사이트 fact that books and articles would now be cross-referenced.

"There is 바카라사이트 increasing risk that books will become invisible in a networked environment, and getting academic books into (databases) such as Web of Knowledge so that 바카라사이트y become more visible will be a very good thing," he said.

Patrick Dunleavy, professor of political science and public policy at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, said 바카라사이트 index was an example of how quickly 바카라사이트 field of citation analysis was developing. He said it fur바카라사이트r highlighted 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England's "extreme oddness" in having already ruled out 바카라사이트 systematic use of citation data in 바카라사이트 2014 REF.

Some REF panels, mostly in 바카라사이트 sciences, will look at citation data provided by SciVerse Scopus, but all are prohibited from using 바카라사이트m as substitutes for reading submitted outputs.

"By 2014, every academic's basic publication record will have citation data on it and 바카라사이트re will be a huge credibility gap for Hefce and 바카라사이트 panels if 바카라사이트y don't get real," Professor Dunleavy said.

He added that Google Scholar indexed many more books than 바카라사이트 25,000 in 바카라사이트 Thomson Reuters database, and he looked forward to 바카라사이트 impending release of 바카라사이트 former's citation aggregation tool.

paul.jump@tsleducation.com.