Altmetrics, Legacy Scholarship, and Scholarly Legacy

When using alternative metrics (altmetrics) to investigate the impact of a scholar’s work, researchers and librarians are typically cautioned that altmetrics will be less useful for older works of scholarship. This is because it is difficult to collect social media and other attention retroactively,...

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Main Authors: Lauren B. Collister, Ashley L. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-10-01
Series:Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice
Online Access:https://palrap.org/ojs/index.php/palrap/article/view/154