Usage and citations
Open access can increase the dissemination of research and allow for the development of new metrics
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Up one level- Citebase Search
- 'Citebase Search is a semi-autonomous citation index for the free, online research literature. It harvests pre- and post- prints (most author self-archived) from OAI-PMH compliant archives, parses and links their references and indexes the metadata in a search engine.'
- Does the arXiv lead to higher citations and reduced publisher downloads for mathematics articles?
- A paper from 2007 showing that articles deposited in the arXiv received 35% more citations on average than non-deposited articles (an advantage of about 1.1 citations per article). The paper discusses possible reasons for the increase, including the idea that authors deposit their better articles in arXiv. It is suggested the arXiv and publishers' websites may be fulfilling distinct functional needs of the reader.
- Access, Usage and Citation Metrics: What Function for Digital Libraries and Repositories in Research Evaluation?
- An overview by Chris Armbruster of alternative evaluation metrics from January 2008
