Liu, YX; Rousseau, R Hirsch-type indices and library management: The case of Tongji University Library PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTL. CONF. OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II 514-522, 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: yxliu at lib.tongjji.edu.cn

Author(s): Liu, YX (Liu, Yuxian); Rousseau, R (Rousseau, Ronald)
 
Title: Hirsch-type indices and library management: The case of Tongji 
University Library 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
514-522, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: Hirsch index; g-index; H-(2)-index; inequality 
measurement; library management; reading interests 

KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; SCIENTISTS; RANKING; MODEL
 
Abstract: Hirsch-type indices are applied in a library management context. 
In this article quantitative, statistical approaches as well as a 
qualitative discussion are used to study the case of Tongji University 
Library. A comparison is made between the properties of different Hirsch-
type indices. It is further shown that Hirsch-type indices can illuminate 
the reading interests of readers as shown by their use of a library's 
collection, hence expanding the field of application of such indicators. 

Addresses: Lib Tongji Univ, Shanghai, 200092 Peoples R China. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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