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You talking ‘bout me? Altmetrics: a practical guide
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.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/1628/profile_1c5354067af0af8e6d2220e434820445.png "Sara Rouhi, Product Specialist, Altmetric.com")