ER&L 2015

February 22–25, 2015

Austin, Texas

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You talking ‘bout me? Altmetrics: a practical guide

Monday, February 23, 2015 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CST

Room 301

Conference Track

6. Scholarly Communication

Keywords

Altmetrics, discovery, open access, usage, sharing, content, engagement, attention

Learning Objectives

Attendees will:

Know how and why altmetrics have developed, and what they are
Gain an understanding of how institutions are currently using altmetrics
Get practical advice on how they can implement similar programs in their own organizations

Abstract

Institutions are increasingly adopting altmetrics as a means to gaining a better understanding of the wider attention their research is attracting. In this session we'll cover that why's, what's and how's of these new metrics, how Altmetric.com provides this data, and explore some use cases to see how they can be used for reporting, discovery, and to further academic engagement.

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