In our previous post, “Dimensions: An Introduction“, we introduced you to the powerful scientific research database, Dimensions. We touched on its vast, interlinked database of publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, and policy documents. As promised, the time has come to move beyond the basics. This post is your guide to unlocking the full potential of..
Category: Bibliometrics
Starting a literature review or trying to get a full picture of the research on a complex topic? Your immediate instinct might be to turn to trusted databases like Scopus or Web of Science. While these are powerful resources, another name deserves a prominent place in your research toolkit: OpenAlex But with several tools available,..
On 16 April 2024, the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information was published. Its focus is on reforming how metadata about scientific outputs is shared and used – specifically making sure that such data is open and not closed. The Declaration has far-reaching consequences. It makes numerous strategic demands of not just university libraries, but..