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The role of blogs and news sites in science communication during the COVID-19 pandemic
Full text linkWe present a brief review of literature related to blogs and news sites; our focus is on publications related to COVID-19. We primarily focus on the role of blogs and news sites in disseminating research on COVID-19 to the wider public, that is knowledge transfer channels. The review is for researchers and practitioners in scholarly communication and social media studies of science who would like to find out more about the role of blogs and news sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. From our review, we see that blogs and news sites are widely used as scholarly communication channels and are closely related to each other. That is, the same research might be reported in blogs and news sites at the same time. They both play a particular role in higher education and research systems, due to the increasing blogging and science communication activity of researchers and higher education institutions (HEIs). We conclude that these two media types have been playing an important role for a long time in disseminating research, which even increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This can be verified, for example, through knowledge graphs on COVID-19 publications that contain a significant amount of scientific publications mentioned in blogs and news sites
Valuation of altmetrics in research funding
Full text linkThis master s thesis is about the potential valuation of altmetrics or alternative metrics in research funding, which is apparent in current high-level policy debates in higher education. Altmetrics measure the outputs of scholarly research online. Valuation is defined not in the monetary sense of the word, but as giving worth to something as a social construct. Based on the Sociology of Valuation and Evaluation, the author intends to map the potential usage and valuation of altmetrics in research funding. A mixed method research design was chosen for this study. Firstly, a review of policy papers from supranational organisations, national governments, and organisations in higher education was carried out. Secondly, qualitative interviews (n=6) with research policy makers and members of a research funding organisation in Finland were conducted. Thirdly, the quantitative phase consisted of four online surveys (n=290) with researchers at a university and reviewers in Finland and on an international level. Finally, these data sets were analysed together (N=296). The findings suggest that altmetrics is mostly unknown and of low importance among the study participants, and only a small amount of altmetrics users could be identified. It is a prominent research policy topic these days, and considered as on the rise in debates on higher education. And, despite the unawareness and little valuation of altmetrics, some respondents use altmetrics in some way or the other, and are highly-aware of the concept of altmetrics. Altmetrics might be more important in future in the reporting phase compared to the research funding application phase. Considering the current high-level policy debates, it is recommended to stakeholders in the higher education system to become familiar with altmetrics, as they might play a larger role in future. Policy makers need to communicate more clearly on the challenges of research impact assessments, and altmetrics
ROSI - Visualising open scientometric indicators in research profiles
No full textMany researchers and research institutions wish to quantify the impact their research output has achieved - whether societal or scientific - and incorporate this information into research profile systems. The available data sources usually range from classical citation databases to various providers of so-called alternative metrics (Altmetrics). In the ROSI project we have developed a prototype that collects scientometric data from open data sources such as Paperbuzz and CrossRef Event Data API. In this presentation, we will first explain the iterative development process in which researchers from the humanities, social sciences, engineering and science were asked about their preferences and requirements. This resulted in a prototype that was subjected to a further round of criticism from the disciplines mentioned above, including focus group workshops. The prototype is capable of feeding different types of impact with indicators from different data sources. We will explain the technical setup of the open source application (JavaScript, open APIs, JSON) and demonstrate its features like configuration, customisation and visualization. Finally, we will explain the most important design decisions and show how the ROSI prototype can be used within VIVO
What lies behind altmetrics scores? Guidelines on how to use qualitative approaches in altmetrics:A report from LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group
No full textThis report from LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group is for those based in libraries and information centres with an interest in altmetrics who would like to know how qualitative approaches could be used to study altmetrics sources. Qualitative measures could be of interest to scholars, librarians, information professionals, and providers of research metrics and altmetrics. The topic was a key theme informing the work of the LIBER Innovative Metrics Working Group. Other reports in this series include ‘Why Do Measures Fluctuate? Metrics Report – Guidelines for Talking to Management’
On my way to studying collaboration in PhD training networks
No full textScientific collaboration is an important part of conducting research. In this blog post, I would like to introduce my PhD topic as part of the Train2Wind ITN (Innovative Training Network) at the University of Copenhagen
How do researchers perceive visualisations of scientometric information?
No full textThis talk will present outcomes of the BMBF-funded project "Reference implementation for Open Scientometric Indicators" (ROSI)
What Lies Behind Altmetrics Scores? Guidelines on How to Use Qualitative Approaches in Altmetrics
Get PDFThis report from LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group is for those based in libraries and information centres with an interest in altmetrics who would like to know how qualitative approaches could be used to study altmetrics sources. Qualitative measures could be of interest to scholars, librarians, information professionals, and providers of research metrics and altmetrics. The topic was a key theme informing the work of the LIBER Innovative Metrics Working Group. Other reports in this series include ‘Why Do Measures Fluctuate? Metrics Report – Guidelines for Talking to Management’
The Values and Limits of Altmetrics
Full text linkAltmetrics are tools for measuring the impact of research beyond scientific communities. In general, they measure online mentions of scholarly outputs, such as on online social networks, blogs, and news sites. Some stakeholders in higher education have championed altmetrics as a new way to understand research impact and as an alternative or supplement to bibliometrics. Contrastingly, others have criticized altmetrics for being ill conceived and limited in their use. This chapter explores the values and limits of altmetrics, including their role in evaluating, promoting, and disseminating research
Forschungsevaluation und Visualisierung von Zitationsnetzwerken
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