Book Review: Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics edited by Andy Tattersall | LSE Review of Books

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-10-30

Summary:

"Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics, edited by Andy Tattersall, provides an overview of altmetrics and new methods of scholarly communication and how they can be applied successfully to provide evidence of scholarly contribution and improve how research is disseminated. The book, which draws on the expertise of leading figures in the field, strongly encourages library and information science (LIS) professionals to get involved with altmetrics to meet the evolving needs of the research community, finds Nathalie Cornée."

Link:

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2016/10/26/book-review-altmetrics-a-practical-guide-for-librarians-researchers-and-academics-edited-by-andy-tattersall/

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oa.new oa.books oa.altmetrics oa.librarians oa.impact oa.social_media oa.lis oa.obstacles oa.tools oa.reviews oa.metrics

Date tagged:

10/30/2016, 11:13

Date published:

10/30/2016, 07:13