Altmetrics - a social revolution or just a hype?: Is social impact measurement by altmetrics a valid method for governmental publications?
The traditional method of measuring the importance of scholarly publications is based on citation measurement in other scholarly journals. But social impact can also be determined by figures about how publications are shared, downloaded, bookmarked, mentioned, liked, retweeted and cited on social platforms. This data reveals more information about how the information and knowledge contained in the publication are being actively used. For the academic world this type of measurement can be a valuable addition to well-established Journal Impact Factors (JIF).
CiarĂ¡n Quinn, Research Support Librarian & Librarian for the Research Institutes, Maynooth University. ciaran.quinn@mu.ie
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