Exploring the Boundaries:How Altmetrics Can Expand Our Vision, of Scholarly Communication and Social Impact

摘要

"Out flew the web and floated wide" - Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott The ability to detect sharing and recommendation events that enabled the creation of the altmetrics movement also offers to enrich our understanding of how scholarly communication is used in education and governance, and how research outcomes may influence society as a whole. As the trend towards open science and open access publishing continues, it will become critical for funding agencies, publishers, and researchers to understand these communication pathways and how to accommodate and adapt to these increasingly important usage scenarios.