Altmetricsfor Extension
Emma Molls
Megan O’Donnell
Scholarly CommunicationLibrarians @ Iowa State Univ.Library
Who We Are
Outline
•What are altmetrics?
•Altmetrics for articles
•Altmetrics for other things
•What do the numbers mean?
altmetrics = “alternative metrics”
What are altmetrics?
What are altmetrics?
Altmetrics let us measure andmonitor the reach and impact ofscholarship and researchthrough online interactions.
Altmetrics work bymeasuring onlineinteractions.
Altmetrics work for peer-reviewed literature
Altmetrics for articles
Altmetrics for Articles
•As a service offered by a publisher
•As a result of self-archiving your work
•Digital Repository @ Iowa State Univ.
•Personal website
•Research Gate / Academia.edu /Figshare
Altmetrics for ArticlesPublishers – PLOS
Altmetrics for ArticlesPublishers – Altmetric on Science
Altmetrics for ArticlesSelf-Archiving – DR@ISU and Altmetric
Altmetrics for other things
Altmetrics for other things
•Can be gathered for anythingthat’s shared online.
•Are part of the larger picture ofhow your work is being used,accessed, and shared.
Altmetrics for other things
What you want:
•Usage/sharing information.
•Open Access– no barriers to users.
•Facilitates easy usage and sharing.
•Connects to different accounts and platforms.
•Easier to locate and track
•Ex: Twitter is a source of a lot of altmetrics data
PresentationsSlideshare
•Transcript of slidetext(should improve searchresults)
•Tracks views &sharing activity
•Easy sharing withsocial media
Audio (like podcasts)Soundcloud
•Comments
•Multiple ways to listen(stream/download,desktop/app)
•Tracks # of plays,subscribers, and more
•Easy sharing withsocial media
Writing (blogs, websites, etc.)Wordpress
•Provides LOTSof metrics andusage data.
•Can help youchange habitsto be moreeffective
Data*Figshare
•Assigns a DOI
•Provides acitation
•Tracks usageinformation.
*Also works for articles,posters, presentations, etc.
What do the numbers mean?
New Territory
•Not comparable with citations.
•Not fool-proof.
•Value is contextual and changing.
Altmetrics provide context
Altmetrics intersect research and social media,adding meaning to both.
•They are FAST
•Provide new information
•Can be used for a variety of purposes
•Community engagement, promotion, etc.
One last example…
THIS information is meaningful.
Putting things together…
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Notes:
Link not given at original presentation;mentioned in Mozilla Science blog w/ linkto Slideshare; Figshare gets highest “views”for Open Access topic material
Contact & Questions: openisu@iastate.edu
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