This document discusses how social media and altmetrics are changing how scientists publish and share their work. It notes that publishing is no longer just about publishing papers, but also getting cited and mentioned on social platforms. The document provides examples of social networks for scientists like ResearchGate, Academia.edu and LinkedIn which allow researchers to share publications and connect with others. It also discusses altmetrics which track mentions and shares of research beyond just citations, including on news sites, blogs and social media. The take home message is for scientists to construct consistent online profiles across various professional and academic networks to increase the visibility and impact of their work.

1. @WOWTER, VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM
SOCIAL MEDIA & ALTMETRICS
FOR SCIENTISTS

2. CHANGING THEMES IN SCIENCE
Was: Publish or perish
Is: Publish be cited or perish
To be: Publish be mentioned or perish
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3. CONTENTS
• Science is a team sport
• Social Networking for scientists
• Publication lists your passport
• From social networks to social media
• Beyond bibliometrics : Altmetrics
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4. SCIENCE IS A TEAM SPORT
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https://resource.wageningenur.nl/nl/show/Aantal-coauteurs-stijgt.htm

5. PUBICATIONS AS A SOCIAL NETWORK
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6. AT SCOPUS
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7. AT RESEARCHERID
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8. AT RESEARCHGATE
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9. ORCID IDENTIFIER SWITCHBOARD
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10. ORCID IDENTIFIER SWITCHBOARD
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11. FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA
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13. THE POWER OF A TWEET
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Within 24 h, 900 views, after 30 h 1039 views
Currently nearly 4000 views

16. IMAGINE MICHAEL MÜLLER TWEETS
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17. WHICH HE ACTUALLY DOES
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18. FUNDERS ARE NOTICING
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19. BEYOND BIBLIOMETRICS
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20. CITATIONS ARE ONLY A FRACTION OF ARTICLE USAGE
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Cave (2012) Article Level Metrics: Analyzing Value in the Scholarly Content. Charleston Conference,
Charleston, SC, November 7-10, 2012.

21. MENTIONS TO RESEARCH DOCUMENTS COLLECTED
AND INDEXED BY ALTMETRIC, AUG 2013 - JULY 2014
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Adams, J. and T. Loach. 2015. Altmetric mentions
and the communication of medical research.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1314902

22. CITATIONS VERSUS SOCIAL MEDIA METRICS
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Source: Haustein, 2013

23. MY PROFILE AT IMPACTSTORY
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https://impactstory.org/wowter

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25. TAKE HOME MESSAGES
Construct a consistent, connected on-line profiles
 LinkedIn
 Researchgate.net, Academia.edu, Scholarmate
 Publication lists
 GS citations, ResearcherID, Scopus author ID, ORCiD
 Mendeley
 Slideshare, Speakerdeck, Authorstream or Prezi
 Wikipedia
 Blogs & Twitter
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26. Universiteitsbibliotheek VU
THANK YOU
University Library VU University Amsterdam26 Social Media & Altmetrics