Too much to comprehend in the short time available or summarize in a short post, but probably too important to skip. The UKOLN’s Evidence, Impact, metrics work "was to identify best practices for gathering quantitive evidence and supporting metrics on the use of networked services to support institutional and project activities." The final report on this work has been published. Brian Kelly writes, "As can be seen from the altmetrics manifesto the research community has strong interests in developing metrics which can help to identify evidence of value related to various aspects of research activities. The manifesto highlights the changes in ways in which research activities is being carried out and points out that 'as many as a third of scholars are on Twitter, and a growing number tend scholarly blogs'."
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