Description: The h-index, citation counts, impact factors, altmetrics: these measures are reshaping the conditions of scholarship. This workshop introduces key scholarly metrics terms and concepts; presents data on their use in review, tenure, and promotion decisions; gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the Academic Analytics dashboard; helps you locate and understand your own data; and provides tools for investigating the use of scholarly metrics at your institution.

Related Material: For related material, write to heather.steffen@gmail.com after 2 Dec.

Speakers

Laura C. Mandell, Texas A&M U, College Station

Christopher John Newfield, U of California, Santa Barbara

Presider

Heather Steffen, Rutgers U, New Brunswick