Open in Action: Open Metrics: Leveraging altmetric data to capture online attention to your research

Has someone blogged about your research? Has someone tweeted about your work? Was your article mentioned on Facebook? Representing the concept alternate (or alternative) metrics, altmetrics encompass methods of evaluating and discovering scholarly work through the use of open data and social media sources. As an introduction to the still-evolving field of altmetrics, join the Bibliometrics & Research Impact Librarian to gain insight into:

• Sources of altmetric data
• How you can locate article-level altmetric measures
• Practical advice for working with this data point