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Presented at the Mi-AAHSL infoshare meeting, July 18, 2013.

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Altmetrics: A Primer

Irina Zeylikovich | University Library AssociateMI-AAHSL Infoshare | July 18, 2013

The Road

What?Why & Why Now?

The BenefitsThe ChallengesThe Tools

What Are Altmetrics?

• Alternative metrics for impact

Artifacts Measures

The Revolution

Why Do They Matter?

The Revolution Now:

• Internet capacity for focused communities• Funder interest• Speed• Adoption• Diversity of research outputs

The Challenges

The Tools

The Tools

The Tools

The Tools

Thank you! Questions?Your altmetric experiences?

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