altmetrics a new role for library and information professionals

Altmetrics:

A new role for library and information professionalsImage CC BY mkhmarketing http://bit.ly/1qwdZHC

What is Altmetrics? A new way to communicate researchA new way to measure that researchMeasures research we ignore - datasets etcGoes beyond who is looking at your paper, but where they are and what they are doing with it

The research process

Have an ideaSearch for research

Filter and review the research

Publish anddisseminate the research

Measure anddiscuss the research

The research process and you

Have an ideaSearch for research

Filter and review the research

Publish anddisseminate the research

Measure anddiscuss the research

LIS Professionals host, catalogue and search published research

LIS Professionals carry out systematic and literature reviews from search results

LIS Professionals experts in publishing and communication.OA, Social Media, blogging

LIS Professionals experts in measurement,bibliometrics,work in neutral role

Do you use any of these?

And these?

Do you recognise these?

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Appraising

Social Media

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ImpartialFlexibleHelpful

NetworkedCentrally based

Bibliometrics

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Indexing

What you can doUnderstandDemystifyTrainPractice what you preachBuild a case

#Understand

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● Their way of working -long periods doing the same thing

● Their concernsPressure to publish research

● Their fearsMay not be used to Social Media ortechnology for that matter

● How busy they are● What they can get out of

Altmetrics

and what you can do to help them

#Demystify

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● Explain that Altmetrics are notabout Justin Bieber’s Tweets to his Beliebers

● That using tools like Altmetrics,Mendeley, Twitter and ImpactStorywill show them where their researchis reaching globally

● Help build case studies toshow what is out there

● Show junior researchers andstudents that their research andprofile will benefit

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● Bite size sessions● Workshops● Video tutorials● Webinars● Hangouts

The ScHARR HEDS Case Study

Social Media/Altmetric Case study● Took over Chair of our Communications and

Impact (CIG) group in Feb 2014● Wanted to get more staff using social tools to

improve research impact and engagement● Staff want EVIDENCE ● that it works

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Project!● Agreed to develop a small group of staff who were

not currently using social media to promote their research

● Gave training in Twitter● Regular emails to inform and encourage● Curated Twitter List to monitor their activities

Results!● All of them are now tweeting at least once per fortnight● All have gained 30+ followers● Some are much more active, writing own tweets, MT-ing,

etc.● But! Lots of them just retweet :0(● But then again, its early days :0)

...Next, I begged, borrowed and stole their PPTs and Posters...

Slideshare!● ...to do a companion, comparative study on Slideshare● Slides of posters and conference PPTs currently on

web pages also uploaded to SlideShare● Half tweeted, half not● Compared views for each half of ‘trial’

Results!● All slides/posters have had over 35 views in 5

months● 70% have over 100● Tweeted ones have average of 166 views● Non-Tweeted ones have average of 55 views● So these things work in ● tandem with each other!

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In summaryLIS Professionals are fluent in…Using Social Media and Web 2.0 toolsMeasuring qualityUnderstanding databasesCommunicating across wide audiencesWorking with academics and students

In summary - pep talkYou have a diverse set of skills - Don’t hide your light under a bushelThis is an area waiting to explore - LIS professionals are explorersAltmetrics are just part of the jigsaw - Lot’s of opportunities to engage

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