Download - An Open Dataset for #Altmetrics Research
Mendeley ReadershipWilliam GunnDirector of Scholarly Communications, Mendeleyhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-2054
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Mendeley Research Catalog
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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?
