article on bibliometric activities at academic libraries

[Fredrik Åström]

Apologies for cross posting:
This article is now available electronically (printed version scheduled for December 2013):
Fredrik Åström & Joacim Hansson: "How implementation of bibliometric practice affects the role of academic libraries." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science: http://lis.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/09/11/0961000612456867.citation
Abstract
This article discusses potential consequences of implementing bibliometrics as an institutionalized practice in academic libraries. Results
are reported from a survey among libraries in Sweden with organized bibliometric activities. Incorporating bibliometric activities is one
way of redefining and widening the role of the library. Implementation of bibliometric practice is motivated by ambitions to provide
more complete scholarly communication-related services, as well as to increase the visibility and status of libraries. Underlying reasons
are professional competencies such as metadata and bibliographic database management; and bibliometrics being strong within library
and information science. Incorporating bibliometrics in academic libraries is also seen as a way of widening the professional profile of
librarianship. The new role should, however, also be considered from the viewpoint of potential changes in how academic libraries are
perceived when incorporating a monitoring function through bibliometric analyses of research performance in addition to traditional
service-oriented functions.

Best,
Fredrik

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