Heather Piwowar @researchremix
ImpactStory
#alamw13
How libraries can empower scholars
(and scholarly communication)
through altmetrics
some photos NC, SA
Research evaluation matters
who gets hired
who gets grants
who gets a career in academia
where we publish
which journals succeed
which journal innovations succeed
whether we publish in journals at all
the whole structure of scientific communication
We have a problem.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/euwf/ho_24.45.1.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsmjr/62443357/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camilleharrington/3587294608/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkuhnau/3318245976/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/conformpdx/1796399674/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkuhnau/3317418699/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zemlinki/261617721/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracenmatt/3020786491/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-o/2078239333/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/huzzahvintage/4577075021/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunrise/35819369/
what if, instead...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixscapes/4331070047!
from a 1-dimensional
evaluation system
CC-BY-NC by maniacyak on flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/maniacyak/3432589472
to impact flavours
open!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/europedistrict/5692787622/
how can libraries help?
1. raise our expectations
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemurr/4592014327/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/892446624/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2055471833
2. raise our voices
a) educate that tools exist
- admin- researchers
There’s more to impact than impact factor.
Who’s tweeting about your research?Have you been cited on Wikipedia?
Come find out!
Altmetric.comPLOS ALMPlum AnalyticsReader MeterScience Card
Board: Cameron Neylon John Wilbanks
Open metrics, with context, for diverse products.!
b) value diverse metrics in our own field.
On grant review committees, journal boards, etc.
1. raise our expectations2. raise our voices
3. raise our glasses
a) within our own depts
b) on our campuses
innovative dissemination awards
c) by supporting the tools you believe in.
1. raise our expectations2. raise our voices3. raise our glasses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joellevand/279468607/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/supersam5/216868485/
thank you!Jason Priem: cofounder of ImpactStory
Also: Todd Vision, Mike Whitlock, the open science community, and those who release their articles, datasets and photos openly.
@ImpactStory
ImpactStory.org