Borchardt, How Can Libraries be Involved in Altmetrics?
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The document outlines efforts to promote awareness and use of altmetrics among academic librarians, emphasizing advocacy for publishers to adopt these metrics and discussions around their implications for tenure and funding. It summarizes outreach activities, educational support offered, and insights from a survey of librarians. Rachel Borchardt, a science librarian at American University, is a key contact for this initiative.
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Borchardt, How Can Libraries be Involved in Altmetrics?
- 1. - Outreach - Awareness and use of metrics and tools - Advocacy - Encourage publishers to adopt altmetrics - PLoS, almetric.com models - Encourage institutions to talk about metrics issues - Implications for tenure, grant funding, etc. - Adoption - IR use, use in CV files, use for collection development, etc. Rachel Borchardt, Science Librarian, American University Contact: borchard@american.edu
- 2. Rachel Borchardt, Science Librarian, American University Contact: borchard@american.edu 0 5 10 15 20 Bibliometrics Altmetrics Author ID/ profile Book metricsData metrics Which of the following have you worked to educate or support? 0 5 10 15 20 LibGuide or other online research guide One-on-one consultations Workshops Panel / discussion / presentation What kind of education or support do you offer or have you offered? Who we surveyed: 19 academic librarians responded (so far!) 16/19 identify as a subject specialist or liaison
- 3. } Move the conversation forward, internally and externally } Active outreach to stakeholders } Advocate for appropriate adoption of altmetrics } Stay current with developments and provide a librarian’s perspective } Librarians: take our survey! https:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/2J6RXYT Rachel Borchardt, Science Librarian, American University Contact: borchard@american.edu