sts altmetrics webinar october 2015
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Altmetrics in STEM libraries
STS Webinar
October 15, 2015
Rachel Borchardt
Science Librarian, American University
In this talk
Altmetrics overview
Library support models
Recent developments
What are altmetrics?The creation and study of new metrics based on the social web for analyzing and informing
scholarship.
Altmetrics.org
Finding/analyzing altmetrics
Journal article usage
Web of Science (new!)
Taylor & Francis
PLOS
Elsevier
Scholarly networks
Individual sites
Altmetrics tools
Using altmetrics
Research Assessment
Often attention or engagement, but some correlations with
citation/impact
Showcase achievements
Tenure, promotion, grant funding
Aligns well with “broader impact” demonstration
Discovery
Finding relevant research, appropriate publication venues, and potential collaborators
Types of library support
Research Guides
Workshops
Individual consultations
Symposia
Institutional tools
Research Guides
Example: UNC Health Sciences
library research guide
Basic information for researchers
with links to more advanced
information
Direction for future: guides
customized by discipline
Workshops Fall 2012
Target to relevant audiences
Package with other relevant topics
“Maximizing Research Impact”
Choosing a publication
Maximizing exposure
Measuring impact/engagements
Slides: http://tinyurl.com/ntsswl8
Future – packaged “menu” of topics
for customized presentations /
workshops
OA, IRs, author rights, scholarly networks, etc.
Fall 2015
Side note: MyRI, an online bibliography toolkit
http://www.ndlr.ie/myri/
Consultations
• Advertise possible
services, available
materials and points
of contact
• Word of mouth often
effective
• Again, customize to
disciplines
Symposia
Outside experts
speak on a range
of relevant topics
Scholarly
Communication is
a common theme
Some libraries host
faculty-led
presentations
Connect with
library support
Institutional altmetrics adoption
PlumX and Altmetric offer
tools
Designed to facilitate
assessment and showcase
achievements at high level
More details about Pitt
library’s PlumX
implementation here:
http://d-
scholarship.pitt.edu/19115/
What’s happening now
NISO Altmetrics Working Groups
Current research
Correlations
Disciplinary outcomes
STEM implementations of metrics
American Mathematical Society
Becker Model of biomedical research output
NISO Altmetrics Working Groups
Definitions and Case Uses
Improving and Standardizing Metrics Data
Metrics and Calculation Methodologies
End goals (my opinion)
improve reliability
standardize what we can
increase stakeholder confidence/trust in altmetrics
Current Research
Discipline-specific analysis of
altmetrics
Larger correlations between
different metrics
STEM Implementations: American
Mathematical Society
• 2009 Statement, The Culture of
Research and Scholarship in
Mathematics: Citation and Impact
in Mathematical Publications
• Executive summary – impact
factor is largely irrelevant to our
field, and here’s why
• http://www.ams.org/profession/le
aders/culture/CultureStatement09.
STEM Implementations: Becker Medical Library Model
https://becker.wustl.edu/sites/default/files/becker_model-reference.pdf
Thank you!
Rachel Borchardt
202-885-3657
@ButternutSquash