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Part I: Altmetrics landscape, impact and value. In this series of three posts we look at the world of emerging metrics as indicators of impact and what value they may hold for academic institutions and librarians.
Swets, the world’s leading information service company, and Mendeley, creators of the revolutionary online reference management and academic social networking tool, are pleased to announce the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets
SwetsWise Selection Support offers an unparalleled range of features that assist librarians in making more informed collection development decisions. The new impact factor analysis allows for further, in-depth evaluation of a library’s holdings, measuring the wider impact of content as well as the usage and cost per use.
Mendeley (and Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets), on the other hand, allows a similar social aspect for sharing research content and collaborating but at the same time address serious workflow issues in a simple and effective way
One of the key benefits of the Mendeley Institutional Edition is that it can give you an immediate insight into the reading behavior and patterns of your institution’s researchers. .
Swets has recently implemented impact factor analysis into SwetsWise Selection Support. The addition of this powerful functionality makes SwetsWise Selection Support the most comprehensive selection management tool available. SwetsWise Selection Support is the only tool you can analyze and compare cost, usage and impact factor through one online interface.
What are the components of an effective collection management strategy? We explore a range of techniques to help inform your decision-making and achieve your library's objectives.