Monday, May 23, 2011

Research impact: Splashes and ripples

Internet Policy Blog wijst op het door JISC gefinancierde rapport van Erik T. Meyer, research fellow aan de Universiteit van Oxford, getiteld Splashes and Ripples: Synthesizing the Evidence on the Impacts of Digital Resources (met mogelijkheid tot raadplegen full-text)
Het rapport "moves beyond (the usual) anecdotal evidence to a more empirically-based understanding on a variety of impacts that have been measured by qualitative and quantitative methods"

Erik Meyer: "In the synthesis report we argue that “impact” is more than crude measures of number of visitors, or numbers of links. We recommend using a variety of qualitative and quantitative measures to understand the types of impacts resources have on research, teaching, learning, and for the wider public. The case studies in the synthesis report illustrate how both high-traffic sites and more specialized collections can demonstrate and enhance their impacts."

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