Can usage be used for scholars’ evaluation in the construction of smart libraries?

Abstract

PurposeWith the development of Web2.0 and publishing digitalization, traditional libraries and evaluation citation system can no longer indicate academic paper influence validly. Therefore, it is necessary to construct smart library and find the evaluation effect of Internet metrics-Usage.Design/methodology/approachThis study puts forward four indexes of scholars’ evaluation based on Usage (total Usage (U), average Usage rate (U/N), hu-index and pu-index), which refer to citation indexes, takes the 35 high-output scholars in the field of library and information science in the WoS database as examples, analyzes performance of different scholars evaluation indexes based on Usage and compares the differences and correlations between “citation indicators” and “usage indicators.”FindingsThis study results show that pu-index is the strongest index to evaluate scholars. Second, there is a high correlation and strong mechanism based on time dependence and interactions between Usage and citation. Third, compared to “citation indicators”, the “usage indicators” has a larger numerical value and wider measurement range, which can break the time limitation of citation, and scientifically evaluate young scholars and newly published paper by scholars.Originality/valueThis paper proposes the pu-index – a relatively superior mathematical model for Usage and provides reference for the scholars’ evaluation policy of the smart library. This model can not only provide fair evaluation conditions for young scientists but also shorten the evaluation effect of the time lag of cited indicators. In addition, the “usage indicators” in this paper are new scientific evaluation indicators generated in the network environment. Applying it to the academic evaluation system will make the research papers widely accepted by the public and will also encourage scientists to follow the development of the Internet age and pursue research with equal emphasis on quantity and quality.

On factors affecting users’ willingness to participate in the smart services of academic library

“…At first, many studies discuss what is smart library and the characteristics of smart services, and then researchers focus on technology application in smart library (Xie et al, 2019b) and provision of smart services (Hamad et al, 2022). Recently, some studies focus on the service quality and evaluation of smart library (Liu et al, 2022).…”

Editorial

“…The empirical results can act as a reference for the improvement of the intellectualization of university libraries and its atmosphere. Liu et al (2020) presented the novel p u -index which is a relatively superior mathematical evaluation model for the scholars' performance of citation indicators and usage indicators. This index can not only provide the fair evaluation approach for scientists but also figure out the critical influence of the time lag of cited indicators.…”

referencias bibliográficas en la producción científica como indicador del uso de los acervos de libros y revistas

“…En el caso de los recursos digitales, al igual que los recursos impresos, los métodos de evaluación han madurado (Codina, 2000;Liu, 2020). Actualmente, hay varias metodologías de evaluación, las cuales han dejado atrás el simple conteo de citas.…”

“…Actualmente, hay varias metodologías de evaluación, las cuales han dejado atrás el simple conteo de citas. Por ejemplo, en 2015, se presentó un indicador denominado usage counts o conteo de uso, desarrollado por Thomson Reuters, que permitía estudiar el uso de la literatura de un autor contabilizando las visitas al enlace del texto completo y las veces que se guardaba dicho enlace y se exportaba a un gestor bibliográfico, y construyendo un indicador de uso al dividir el número de visitas totales entre el número de documentos (Liu, 2020). Ciertamente, más que evaluar el uso de la literatura de un autor en específico, este trabajo se centró en el uso del acervo por parte de la comunidad de académicos a la que le da servicio la Biblioteca Ignacio Méndez Ramírez.…”