Objective. The paper presents principal theoretical starting points and an overview of attitudes to altmetrics-based research evaluation among scientists of various disciplines in Slovakia, more specifically in comparison with traditional, bibliometric approaches. Design/Methodology/Approach. We used a questionnaire and asked researchers from various disciplines about their knowledge of principle characteristics defining the altmetrics and about their attitudes towards the application of bibliometrics and altmetrics approaches in the processes of research evaluation. The questionnaire covered a wide range of issues, predominantly associated with interpretation and perception of the importance of alternative indicators, including the factors influencing the interpretation. In this analysis, we concentrate on those parts of research reflecting the willingness of respondents to accept alternative indicators as part of research/science assessment. Results/Discussion. The attitude to the application of alternative indicators in research assessment is not significantly more negative among Slovak scientists if we compare it to other countries. The citations are still a respected indicator perceived as a tool for creating bonds within science. If they are perceived as obsolete or insufficient, it relates to the experience of researchers whose results are predominantly aimed at non-academic target group or if they are active in the research of social phenomena and problems. Due to pragmatic reasons connected with research financing, however, registering the citations is a generally accepted priority. Familiarity and practical experience with social media were identified as one of the factors influencing the interpretation of alternative indicators in the environment of both public and academic media. Conclusions. Traditional bibliometric methods, especially in the area of research evaluation, are still preferred over the altmetrics. The scientists realize that the kind of attention captured by the indicators based on social media is not comparable with the citation-based impact. Or, more precisely, that altmetrics reflects a different kind of impact whose correspondence with a traditional world of bibliographic citations remains to be explored. Originality/Value. The article presents the results of original research carried out in the community of scientists in Slovakia, applying quantitative research methods. It contributes to the results of previous studies on the attitudes and acceptance of altmetrics in the research community, with a special focus on research assessment.
Katedra knižničnej a informačnej vedy, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Komenského v BratislaveRecenzenti Barbora Drobíková Richard Papík Abstrakt Predstavujú sa vybrané výsledky výskumu informačnej ekológie akademického informačného prostredia so zameraním na novšie nástroje organizácie poznania. V experimente bol obsah záverečných prác v odbore knižničná a informačná veda modelovaný s využitím pojmových máp a nástroja C-MapsTool. Predstavujú sa aj spracované tematické mapy na základe frekvenčnej analýzy kľúčových slov zo záverečných prác v priebehu posledných desiatich rokov. Základná hypotéza výskumu súvisela s predpokladom, že efektívna organizácia informácií obsahu prác môže podporiť ekologické využívanie informácií vo vzdelávaní, výskume a manažmente znalostí. Výsledky potvrdzujú potrebu venovať pozornosť obsahovým metadátam pri budovaní digitálnych knižníc, podporovať pojmové mapy ako súčasť terminológie, vzdelávania, výskumu a manažmentu znalostí.Kľúčové slová: pojmové mapy, tematické mapy, informačná ekológia, záverečné práce, knižničná a informačná veda AbstractWe present selected results of the research of the information ecology of the academic information environment focused on new tools of knowledge organization. In an experiment the content of final theses in library and information science was modeled with the use of concept maps and C-MapsTool. Examples of topica maps derived form frequency analysis of keywords from final theses in the last ten years are described. The basic hypothesis suppossed that efficient organization of information can support ecological information use with possible support of education, research and knowledge management. Results confirm the need to develop content metadata in digital libraries, support concept maps as part of terminology, education, research and knowedge management.
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