Chapter 1. Introduction to Altmetrics

Robin Chin Roemer, Rachel Borchardt

Abstract


Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 51, no. 5), “Altmetrics”

Chapter 1 provides brief background for the definition, history, and reputation of altmetrics as a movement within higher education. The concept of altmetrics is described alongside other modern research movements, including scholarly communication, bibliometrics, and more. The chapter concludes with an overview of the other chapters of this report.


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