UBKINSNK14 Bibliometrics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of document communication is required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will deal with the subject of library services both in terms of their differentiation and description and in terms of their further development. Emphasis is placed both on service evaluation and user satisfaction surveys, as well as on reporting and presentation of results. The course also deals with trends in library services, technology interconnection and service design issues. The exercises should follow the content of lectures.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- work with information sources specialized in measuring bibliometric indicators
- understand bibliometric laws and problems
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of the subject:

    1. The origin of bibliometry in the context of links to informetry and scientometry
    2. Bibliometric laws
    3. Bibliometric methods
    4. Indicators for the evaluation of scientific journals
    5. Bibliometric analysis and bibliometric indicators for science evaluation
    6. Data sources for bibliometric analysis
    7. Citation Ethics
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLMBERG, Kim. Altmetrics for information professionals: past, present and future. Amsterdam: Chandos Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9780081002773. info
    recommended literature
  • TATTERSALL, Andy (ed.). Altmetrics: a practical guide for librarians, reserchers and academics. London: Facet Publishing, 2016. ISBN 9781783300105. info
  • GINGRAS, Yves. Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation: Uses and Abuses. 2016. ISBN 978262035125. info
  • BALL, Rafael. Bibliometrie: Einfach ? verständlich ? nachvollziehbar. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur, 2014. ISBN 9783110293753. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Assessment methods
Grade
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod/sem.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/
There is electronic course prepared in Moodle: https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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