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PERSPECTIVES In our survey of 4,375 book authors, the majority reported THE SPRINGER that citations as the most NATURE STUDY important indicator of a title’s success. 221,688 *See the full results of the survey records in ‘Today’s library & the future of scholarly communications’ 18,791 books KEY FINDINGS 531,557 The majority of books take up to citations Computer science 8 years to reach peak citations Earth and Average number of Planetary Sciences 73 citations per book Biochemistry, Genetics 2015 Books indexed in Scopus and Molecular Biology 67 by discipline 600000 531,557 total citations Agricultural and 500000 Biological Sciences 50 400000 300000 199,910 Psychology total chapters 50 200000 CONCLUSION 23% 100000 18,791 total titles Where book scientometrics is a 0 Book still relatively new area of study, formats Titles within a series Book series titles more research is needed. Individual books There is also a great deal more to Monographs 77% (standalone books) be known about citations Edited books in a series format usually come with both a greater number of chapters and an overall higher number of themselves, for instance the citations than non-series titles (Torres-Salinas, et al., 2014) intention or function of a citation, whether evidentiary, supportive, or used to refute a piece of research. As we see more books come online, and the art and science of citation analysis further evolves. Visit go.sn.pub/citations-paper to download the white paper A102513_SN_Book_Citation_infographic_A4.indd 1 03-May-21 1:41:34 PM No other event in the world oers a better opportunity to learn about current issues and trends in library and information science. 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It’s consistently updated alaannual.org with new content, so check back often! #alaac21 Thank you to our Sponsors Contents and leader Research Leader: Tim Gillett information Imperfect balance? l June/July 2021 Issue 114 OERs: the future of education? 4 Riding the wave of innovation 18 The pandemic has provided a tantalising Sam Herbert, co-founder of 67 Bricks, casts glimpse of the potential of open educational his eye over the industry – and tells of his No other event in the world oers a better opportunity resources. Rebecca Pool asks: will these early love of surfing freely-accessible learning materials become to learn about current issues and trends in library our new normal? Addressing cyber security 20 In recent months Research You could do worse than to follow the advice Information has carried several and information science. Measuring the impact of 10 of an iconic 90s rapper, writes Susie Winter reports calling for a levelling-up OA content of the scholarly communications ‘OA should be the default’ 21 Tim Lloyd considers how open access playing field – and this issue agreements are critical for developing Transition to open access must be made as continues that trend. sustainable open access business models smooth as possible, writes Chris Banks On page 16 we carry an interview Event Highlights with Jason Priem of Our Research, Feature case study 11 How efficient tools showcase 22 a library’s impact who tells of his hopes for a ‘long- Springer Nature reveals a more overdue’ change in academic comprehensive and systematic Many libraries have had to strengthen their publishing and a ‘tilting back’ of digital presence to survive – especially over understanding of books’ role in scholarly the balance towards the needs Memorable and inspiring featured authors More than 200 live and on-demand the last 12 months, writes Cintia Dabes • • knowledge dissemination of academic libraries – and that and celebrity speakers educational sessions Job searches in Covid times 24 the organisation’s product UnSub The hunt for equitable search 12 will ‘begin to turn off the faucet of Manisha Bolina and Heather Staines share We should meet users’ needs, no matter money flowing from universities to who they are, where they are from, or which some insights about looking for scholarly • The Library Marketplace with more than • News You Can Use sessions highlighting communications positions in a pandemic toll-access publishing houses’. language they speak, writes Ashleigh Faith A similar theme is explored in 250 exhibitors, Presentation Stages, new research and advances in libraries Rebecca Pool’s feature on page 4, The future of library search 14 News 26 which explores a growing interest in Swag-A-Palooza, and more Library search tools and services have a A radiance of reports from around the Interactive Discussion Groups scholarly communications industry the development of open education • bright future – if they support users in their resources (OERs) as universities preferred workflows, writes Matthew Hayes • Networking opportunities to share and Suppliers directory 33 increasingly struggle to afford the ebooks and journals required for connect with peers • Access to content for a full year Tilting the balance back 16 towards libraries their students and researchers. 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