an open dataset for #altmetrics research

Mendeley ReadershipWilliam GunnDirector of Scholarly Communications, Mendeleyhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-2054

...and aggregates research data in the cloud

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Defining readership

• Each document addition is a “read”• stamped with metadata describing the

context of the read event• a read is like a citation, but the

underlying population is different

http://arxiv.org/html/1203.4745v1

http://arxiv.org/html/1203.4745v1

What is the underlying population?

Demographics (Who are the users?)•birth year (age) •gender •academic status •scientific discipline•country

User behavior•how often do they access the site?•how often to search?•how often to upload papers?•how many papers in the library?•how many contacts? •how often do they update profile?

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