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Direct linkCameron, Brian D. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
Librarians rely on the Institute for Scientific Information's journal impact factor as a tool for selecting periodicals, primarily in scientific disciplines. A current trend is to use this data as a means for evaluating the performance of departments, institutions, and even researchers in academic institutions--a process that is now being tied to…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Bibliometrics, Item Analysis, Construct Validity
