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2015

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Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher Oct 2015

Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Julia Lovett

Slides from a presentation, "Who's Talking About (and Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work using Databases, Google, Web of Knowledge, and Altmetrics Tools," offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on April 22 and April 23, 2015.

"Stop using the impact factor as a measure of the value of your research. There are better ways. In this hands-on session find out about tools that can help you learn how your work is being received, used, and disseminated across scholarly platforms and social media networks."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy Seminar series.

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Open Access Week 2015 Poster #1, Richard James Oct 2015

Open Access Week 2015 Poster #1, Richard James

Richard James

No abstract provided.

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Open Access Week 2015 Poster #2, Richard James Sep 2015

Open Access Week 2015 Poster #2, Richard James

Richard James

No abstract provided.

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Characteristics Of A Megajournal: A Bibliometric Case Study, C. Sean Burns Jun 2015

Characteristics Of A Megajournal: A Bibliometric Case Study, C. Sean Burns

Information Science Faculty Publications

The term megajournal is used to describe publication platforms, like PLOS ONE, that claim to incorporate peer review processes and web technologies that allow fast review and publishing. These platforms also publish without the constraints of periodic issues and instead publish daily. We conducted a yearlong bibliometric profile of a sample of articles published in the first several months after the launch of PeerJ, a peer reviewed, open access publishing platform in the medical and biological sciences. The profile included a study of author characteristics, peer review characteristics, usage and social metrics, and a citation analysis. We found …

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Found In Translation: Communicating The Value & Impact Of Library Publishing--Finding Stories, Matt Ruen Mar 2015

Found In Translation: Communicating The Value & Impact Of Library Publishing--Finding Stories, Matt Ruen

Matt Ruen

At Grand Valley State University, the Libraries’ publishing program grew out of the scholarly communications program and regular library services, rather than a separate university press or publishing center. This organic process has kept our scholarly communications team closely engaged with and visible to liaison librarians and other partners. As our programs have evolved, the Libraries’ assessment measures have increasingly included activities related to publishing and scholarly communications. However, existing reporting practices, focused as they are on the impact of other library units, are incomplete tools for understanding the impact, effectiveness, and needs of the publishing program. As a result, …

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Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Author Fees, Anne E. Rauh Jan 2015

Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Author Fees, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

In fall 2013, librarians at Syracuse University and Cornell University surveyed STEM faculty to learn about their experiences with, and perceptions of, open access publishing and the author fees that may accompany that model. The results showed little experience with open access author fees but strong opinions about the open access model. This poster will highlight the cautious optimism found in the results along with suggestions for librarians to further faculty understanding of and participation in open access publishing.

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