An Examination of Academic Monographs in Library and Information Studies A Dimensions Platform-Based Analysis of Traditional and Altmetrics Indicators

Abstract

This paper investigates the use of traditional and altmetrics indicators to present a comprehensive study on the evaluation of academic monographs in the field of library and information studies. The research analyzes a dataset of 116 monographs published in the last five years, which are obtained from the Dimensions platform. Traditional citation counts were extracted from Dimensions, whereas altmetrics indicators were collected using API from Altmetric.com. This study investigates the relationship between traditional and altmetrics indicators and finds that altmetrics indicators measure the social impact of monographs, whereas traditional citation indicators measure the academic impact. Moreover, the study reveals that open access (OA) books are more likely to attract altmetrics indicators. This research demonstrates that altmetrics indicators can act as an insightful supplement to traditional citation-based indicators for evaluating academic monographs and further highlights the significance of the Dimensions platform for conducting academic book evaluations. Furthermore, this study provides empirical evidence on the complementarity of traditional and altmetrics indicators in evaluating academic monographs.