Laying the Groundwork for a New Library Service: Scholar-Practitioner &amp; Graduate Student Attitudes Toward Altmetrics and the Curation of Online Profiles

Reed, Kathleen; McFarland, Dana; Croft, Rosie

doi:10.18438/b8j047

Cited by 8 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Altmetrics remain something that most academics are still fully unaware of, so there is much scope for improving services (Konkiel, 2013) and increasing awareness. A study by (Reed, McFarland & Croft, 2016) found that aligned with this that many academics and students did not know that their work was already represented online. Whilst academics may have heard of the term 'altmetrics', in the same way they have heard of MOOCs, big data and social media; it does not mean they fully understand their true meanings and therefore the real benefits of engaging with them.…”

Section: Opportunities For Engagementmentioning

confidence: 86%

Supporting the research feedback loop

Tattersall

2017

PMM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ReuseUnless indicated otherwise, fulltext items are protected by copyright with all rights reserved. The copyright exception in section 29 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows the making of a single copy solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study within the limits of fair dealing. The publisher or other rights-holder may allow further reproduction and re-use of this version -refer to the White Rose Research Online record for this item. Where records identify the publisher as the copyright holder, users can verify any specific terms of use on the publisher's website. TakedownIf you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. AbstractPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities altmetrics offer to library and information professionals as part of their research support provision. This paper examines what altmetrics are and how they can offer another useful metric to help academics engage with a variety of interested parties over the web. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers the emergence of altmetrics as a research measurement and scholarly communication tool and the impact on academic libraries. Identifies existing metrics and explores their shortcomings as well as how these can be bridged by altmetrics. Findings Altmetrics offer a wealth of opportunities for library and information professionals to make better strategic decisions, explore their own institution's research output and provide scholarly communications intelligence to their research community. Originality/value The value in this paper lies in encouraging academic librarians and information professionals to explore altmetrics for themselves and align any new knowledge with existing services and skills, in particular around metrics and digital media.

show abstract

Section: Opportunities For Engagementmentioning

confidence: 86%

Supporting the research feedback loop

Tattersall

2017

PMM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Researchers have connected achievements, such as tenure and promotion, to altmetrics gathered from forums like ResearchGate (Megwalu, ) and Academia.edu (Duffy & Pooley, ; Ortega, ; Thelwall & Kousha, 2014). Additionally, some scholarship has linked academic library services to SI‐related assistance for researchers working within university settings (Ward et al, ; Reed et al, ).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research within Library and Information Science (LIS) also has linked academic library services to SI‐related assistance (Ward et al, ; Reed et al, ). Because many scholars still may lack strategies for crafting or maintaining online SIs, libraries have begun to provide services to support, orient, and educate users (Reed et al, ). Like other faculty members and doctoral students, librarians also use various digital tools to promote their research and work (Brigham, ).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Investigating practices for building an ethical and sustainable scholarly identity with online platforms and social networking sites

Radford

Kitzie

Mikitish

et al. 2018

Proc. Assoc. Info. Sci. Tech.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Informed by 30 semi‐structured interviews with faculty, Ph.D. students, and academic librarians, this exploratory research examines how individuals create, cultivate, and manage their scholarly identity (SI) using online platforms. SI is defined as efforts by academics in promoting their personal “brand,” regarding their intellectual work (Brigham, ). Results indicate that online platforms, including social networking sites (SNS), offer avenues for academics to connect with other scholars and disseminate their research. However, some sites were found to promote practices participants considered problematic, which forms the focus of this paper. Respondents noted that SI work performed on academic SNS (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu) can present moral and ethical quandaries. For‐profit business models pose a serious concern, and several interviewees advocated for open access materials and platforms (e.g., ORCID). Participants also reported a number of logistical problems with online SI work, including time constraints and context collapse (Marwick & boyd, 2011). Data were analyzed using a theoretical framework grounded in Goffman's (1959, 1967) concepts of impression management and face threats. Findings raise awareness of the need for academics and librarians to adopt strategies for creating/sustaining an ethical and sustainable online presence.

show abstract

“…it supports teachers and students research information acquisition, preparation of teaching resources, and improvement of reading. The library should play their own advantages in the era of the knowledge economy, so the development of library service quality is an opportunity, but also a challenge [5].…”

Section: Significance Of Improving Service Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Effective Ways to Improve the Service Quality of University Library

Xing¹

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Management Science and Innovative Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. University library is an important place for providing information services for teachers and students. In order to make the role of the library better played, it needs to be strict in the requirements on the quality of library services and try to make improvement. To ensure that the maximum efficiency of the spread of knowledge and the library's resources are effectively used. Therefore, the service of a university library should be able to be evaluated. First of all, this paper begins with the problems of the service quality of university library, and then points out the significance of improving the quality of service by the advanced service quality evaluation system of university libraries at home and abroad. Then the effective ways to improve the service quality of university library are obtained. In this paper, through the analysis of the way to improve, tells the readers that it is very necessary development process and improving the quality of service is an imperative process.

show abstract

Laying the Groundwork for a New Library Service: Scholar-Practitioner & Graduate Student Attitudes Toward Altmetrics and the Curation of Online Profiles

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Supporting the research feedback loop

Supporting the research feedback loop

Investigating practices for building an ethical and sustainable scholarly identity with online platforms and social networking sites

Effective Ways to Improve the Service Quality of University Library

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About