Altmetrics are the central way of measuring communication in the digital age but what do they miss?

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TitleAltmetrics are the central way of measuring communication in the digital age but what do they miss?
Publication TypeWeb Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsScott N
Series TitleLondon School of Economics and Social Sciences blog: Impace of Social Sciences
Type of MediumBlog
Keywordsaltmetrics
Abstract

Inspired by the push towards altmetrics, Nick Scott sees great potential to better communicate indicators of academic success. But this does constitute impact? Here, he puts forward questions on media mentions, website page hits and the ‘dark stuff’.

URLhttp://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/12/17/scott-altmetrics-central-digital-whats-missing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ImpactOfSocialSciences+%28Impact+of+Social+Sciences%29
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