Altmetrics in Action: Using Metrics Tools to Extend Library Research Support Services Natalia Madjarevic Training and Implementation Manager, Altmetric Scott Taylor Research Services Librarian, University of Manchester @nataliafay / @altmetric / @scott__tweets altmetric.com Overview @altmetric @nataliafay •  What are altmetrics? Tracking attention to research outputs at Altmetric •  Altmetric for Institutions Monitoring attention to your research outputs •  Implementing altmetrics at The University of Manchester Altmetrics in research support •  How can I disseminate my work as widely as possible? •  Who’s downloading and citing my research? •  What platforms should I use to share my papers & data? •  Many, many questions about open access policies •  How can the Library help me with all of this? Top questions I was asked as an academic librarian… @altmetric @nataliafay Developing library services to support digital scholarship… …driving research innovation and enabling open research. Literature reviews, resources and training Grant applications and funder reporting Open access and dissemination Research data management Evaluation and impact assessment @altmetric @nataliafay All impact means is that we are engaged with the world, trying to make it a better place to live in. (Professor Michael Stewart, UCL) How does research contribute to changes in everyday decisions or working practices? «  Did it help improve services or business? «  Provoke debate? «  Shape policy? And how do you demonstrate this to funders? @altmetric @nataliafay Journal Impact Factor Citation counts H-index Number of publications o  Tracking attention to research outputs in non-traditional sources, e.g. policy documents, news, blogs and social media o  Help understand how research is being received and used o  Complementary to traditional citation-based analysis o  Indicators of research impact What are altmetrics? @altmetric @nataliafay Mentions in news reports References in policy Mentions in social media Wikipedia citations Reference manager readers… etc. ACADEMIC ATTENTION BROADER ATTENTION Alternative metrics “altmetrics” + Traditional metrics Traditional bibliometrics Traditional bibliometrics Funding awards Awards and professional recognition Altmetrics Altmetrics are part of a broader conversation… Clinical guidlines Government debates Patents Changes to curriculum   Public speaking events Teaching activities @altmetric @nataliafay Multifaceted picture of engagement: Audiences Practitioners General Public Professional Communicators Interested Parties Scholars Advantages of altmetrics Moving beyond crediting only journal article contributions Early career researchers whose work may not have accrued citations to demonstrate engagement Real-time, immediate feedback on attention and dissemination of scholarly content 1 2 3 @altmetric @nataliafay Each day, we track ~44,000 new mentions of research across sources incl. social media, news, and policy docs. We’ve tracked almost 4m outputs. Each week, ~50k unique articles are shared. Mentions range in complexity, from quick shares to comprehensive reviews. Altmetric data, March 2015 Looking beyond numbers towards quality of engagement…   A more well-rounded view of research impact… @altmetric @nataliafay Altmetric for Institutions @altmetric @nataliafay Building Altmetric for Institutions “Please let me see data on papers from a person or department.” @altmetric @nataliafay Real-time feed of research engagement Monitor your popular papers being discussed right now @altmetric @nataliafay o  Integrations with CRISs, IRs, profiles, Excel, URL tracking, custom APIs, bespoke connectors o  Low barrier technical setup for end users o  Departmental hierarchy, author papers o  Regular updates How we populate Altmetric for Institutions Institutional Repositories @altmetric @nataliafay Encourage staff to deposit in your research information management system @altmetric @nataliafay 37% of Altmetric Top 100 2014 were open access + = Range of methods to understand research attention Library support services and training Adoption & better evidencing of research impact Altmetrics formula… @altmetric @nataliafay Implemen'ng  altmetrics  at  The  University   of  Manchester   Wed 24th June, LIBER 2015 Scott Taylor, The University of Manchester Library Why  were  we  interested  in  altmetrics?   Why  Altmetric?   How  we  trialled  AFI   Set-­‐up   • Library   provides   Altmetric   with  data     • Altmetric   configure   UoM  app   Create  user   groups   • RS  Team   idenAfy  Aer  1   group   • AE  Team   idenAfy  Aer  2   group   Test  phase   • User  groups   test   applicaAon     Feedback   • Tier  1  group   aHend  Focus   Group   • Tier  2  group   provide   wriHen   feedback   Set-­‐up   • Library   provides   Altmetric  with   data     • Altmetric   configure   UoM  app   Create  user   groups   • RS  Team   idenAfy  Aer  1   group   • AE  Team   idenAfy  Aer  2   group   Test  phase   • User  groups   test   applicaAon     Feedback   • Tier  1  group   aHend  Focus   Group   • Tier  2  group   provide   wriHen   feedback   Institutional Repositories Set-­‐up   • Library   provides   Altmetric  with   data     • Altmetric   configure   UoM  app   Create  user   groups   • RS  Team   idenAfy  Aer  1   group   • AE  Team   idenAfy  Aer  2   group   Test  phase   • User  groups   test   applicaAon     Feedback   • Tier  1  group   aHend  Focus   Group   • Tier  2  group   provide   wriHen   feedback   Tier  1  user  group   Tier  2  user  group   Set-­‐up   • Library   provides   Altmetric  with   data     • Altmetric   configure   UoM  app   Create  user   groups   • RS  Team   idenAfy  Aer  1   group   • AE  Team   idenAfy  Aer  2   group   Test  phase   • User  groups   test   applicaAon     Feedback   • Tier  1  group   aHend  Focus   Group   • Tier  2  group   provide   wriHen   feedback   By  Tweedewereldoolog-­‐wiki  (Own  work)  [Public  domain],  via  Wikimedia  Commons   Set-­‐up   • Library   provides   Altmetric  with   data     • Altmetric   configure   UoM  app   Create  user   groups   • RS  Team   idenAfy  Aer  1   group   • AE  Team   idenAfy  Aer  2   group   Test  phase   • User  groups   test   applicaAon     Feedback   • Tier  1  group   aHend  Focus   Group   • Tier  2  group   provide   wriHen   feedback   Our  future  plans   By  Chris  Brown  (Edgware  Road)  [CC  BY-­‐SA  2.0  (hHp://creaAvecommons.org/licenses/by-­‐sa/2.0)],  via  Wikimedia  Commons Thanks! natalia@altmetric.com / scott.taylor@manchester.ac.uk @nataliafay / @altmetric / @scott__tweets altmetric.com