The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe.

Elea Giminez-Toledo; Jorge Mañana-Rodriguez; Tim Engels; Peter Ingwersen; Janne Polonen; Gunnar Sivertsen; Frederik Verleysen; Alesia Ann Zuccala

The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe.

Elea Giminez-Toledo, Jorge Mañana-Rodriguez, Tim Engels, Peter Ingwersen, Janne Polonen, Gunnar Sivertsen, Frederik Verleysen, Alesia Ann Zuccala

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The relevance and value of books in scholarly communication from both sides, the scholars who chose this format as a communication channel and the instances assessing the scholarly and scientific output is undisputed. Nevertheless, the absence of worldwide comprehensive databases covering the items and information needed for the assessment of this type of publication has urged several European countries to develop custom-built information systems for the registration of books, weighting procedures and funding allocation practices enabling a proper assessment of books and book-type publications. For the first time, these systems make the assessment of books as a research output feasible. This paper resumes the main features of the assessment systems developed in five European countries / regions (Spain, Denmark, Flanders, Finland and Norway), focusing on the processes involved in the collection and processing of data on books, weighting, as well as their application in the context of research funding assessment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015
Editors	Albert Ali Salah, Yasar Tonta, Alkim Almila Akdag Salah, Cassidy Sugimoto, Umut Al
Number of pages	8
Place of Publication	Bogazici University
Publication date	2015
Pages	469-476
ISBN (Print)	978-975-518-381-7
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Proceedings of ISSI 2015 Istanbul: 15th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, - Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 29 Jun 2015 → 3 Jul 2015 Conference number: 15

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Conference	Proceedings of ISSI 2015 Istanbul: 15th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference,
Number	15
Location	Boğaziçi University
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	29/06/2015 → 03/07/2015

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Giminez-Toledo, E., Mañana-Rodriguez, J., Engels, T., Ingwersen, P., Polonen, J., Sivertsen, G., Verleysen, F., & Zuccala, A. A. (2015). The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe. In A. A. Salah, Y. Tonta, A. A. Akdag Salah, C. Sugimoto, & U. Al (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015 (pp. 469-476).

The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe. / Giminez-Toledo, Elea; Mañana-Rodriguez, Jorge; Engels, Tim et al.
Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015 . ed. / Albert Ali Salah; Yasar Tonta; Alkim Almila Akdag Salah; Cassidy Sugimoto; Umut Al. Bogazici University, 2015. p. 469-476.

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Giminez-Toledo, E, Mañana-Rodriguez, J, Engels, T, Ingwersen, P, Polonen, J, Sivertsen, G, Verleysen, F & Zuccala, AA 2015, The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe. in AA Salah, Y Tonta, AA Akdag Salah, C Sugimoto & U Al (eds), Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015 . Bogazici University, pp. 469-476, Proceedings of ISSI 2015 Istanbul: 15th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29/06/2015.

Giminez-Toledo E, Mañana-Rodriguez J, Engels T, Ingwersen P, Polonen J, Sivertsen G et al. The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe. In Salah AA, Tonta Y, Akdag Salah AA, Sugimoto C, Al U, editors, Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015 . Bogazici University. 2015. p. 469-476

Giminez-Toledo, Elea ; Mañana-Rodriguez, Jorge ; Engels, Tim et al. / The Evaluation of Scholarly Books as Research Output. Current Developments in Europe. Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 29th June to 4th July, 2015 . editor / Albert Ali Salah ; Yasar Tonta ; Alkim Almila Akdag Salah ; Cassidy Sugimoto ; Umut Al. Bogazici University, 2015. pp. 469-476

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