Demystifying Scholarly Metrics: A Practical Guide

Abstract

the authors share the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on their use of cloudbased tools, including some of the most useful applications during that fully remote period. As an experienced collection management professional, I found this to be a relatable read not only due to the new hybrid/remote work landscape, but also because collection management and libraries in general are changing. Academic library departments are expected to work more collaboratively both internally and across our campuses, be agile and responsive to faculty and student needs, as well as be able to show stakeholders our value added. Many of the cloud computing technologies discussed could help to provide new opportunities and solutions for some of these issues. Currently, several of these products are also being used at my institution for meetings and organizing committees and their work. From my perspective, this book provides a plethora of timely information, written in an easy to understand writing style, and is set up in such a way that a reader could easily read cover to cover, or just specific chapters of interest for those already using some of these applications. In general, this book could be useful for students, newer collection management and technical services professionals, or those looking to move toward using cloud-based tools, though many of the applications discussed could be beneficial to most library professionals regardless of department.