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Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics

According to the editor, Andy Tattersall, this book has two main objectives: to provide both practical and theoretical information regarding the topic of altmetrics. Altmetrics is a word that many have heard of but few understand; it is the use of research artefact-level metrics on scholarly formats like journal articles, book chapters, posters, and data sets, and it is an alternative indicator, more highly responsive layer added to traditional research metrics. The Introduction/Chapter 1 gives an overview of the topic and short descriptions of each chapter. Chapter 2 discusses the historical connections of altmetrics with social media, focusing on the Internet and the development of various altmetric platforms. Chapter 3 is a history of traditional scholarly metrics, how they developed, and some of the challenges and issues that have followed them. Chapter 4 then examines the evolution of library metrics, including bibliometrics, and illustrates some of the exciting possibilities that altmetrics bring not only to libraries and academia but to grant funders and publishers as well. Chapter 5 looks at the recent history of altmetrics and its importance in the academic environment as well as key players in the marketplace. Chapter 6 specifically focuses on the Mendeley altmetrics platform and its potential for discovering previously unseen data on published research and using it in new ways. Chapter 7 provides practical advice to academic faculty and librarians on using altmetrics in their organizations, while Chapter 8 describes a mix of case studies and altmetric tools, including About.me, Academia.edu, Facebook, Google+, LabRoots, LinkedIn, Mendeley, Piirus, ResearchGate, Twitter, and many others. Chapter 9 examines the increasingly important topic of postpublication peer review and the role that altmetrics can play in this new area. Chapter 10 discusses the opportunities afforded by smart devices and altmetric tools, which is a rapidly developing technology. Chapter 11 tackles open peer review, a hot topic within academia. A number of platforms are currently available, including F1000Research, Open Review, PeerJ, Peerage of Science, PLOSONE, PubMed Commons, Publons, PubPeer, ScienceOpen, and The Winnower. In the Conclusion, the editor provides a list of key points that every academic faculty member and librarian needs to understand regarding altmetrics and its current challenges and opportunities. This book is a must read for anyone involved in academic librarianship and in academic research.