Following the success of the learning technologist, is it time for a research equivalent?
With so many scholarly communications tools and technologies now available, how do academics decide which are most appropriate for their res
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Analysing Altmetric data on research citations in policy literature – the case of the University of
Altmetrics offers all kinds of insights into how a piece of research has been communicated and cited. In 2014 Altmetric.com added policy doc
New research must be better reported, the future of society depends on it
Newspaper articles, TV appearances and radio slots are increasingly important ways for academics to communicate their research to wider audi
Disentangling the academic web: what might have been learnt from Discogs and IMDB
Academia can always learn a lot from the rest of the world when it comes to working with the web. The project 101 Innovations in Scholarly C
0 is the magic number: Why small numbers matter just as much as large ones when we talk about Altmet
0 is the magic number: Why small numbers matter just as much as large ones when we talk about altmetrics.
Many a true word is spoken in jest: Twitter accounts that mock, self-ridicule and bring a smile to a
For many academics Twitter stands out above any other social media tool as their platform for open and scholarly engagement – partially than
Jobs.ac.uk Talk - How to hack your research
Social media and digital tools are now a staple of many researcher practices and have brought new dimensions to publishing, finding and orga
When it comes to information overload, we’re like frogs in boiling water
To consider how being constantly connected through computers and mobile devices has encroached on our working lives, consider the experiment
Internet of things devices meant to simplify our lives may end up ruling them instead
Technology’s promise of wonderful things in the future stretches from science fiction to science fact: self-driving cars, virtual reality, s
How to avoid bogus health information on the web
Health is one of the biggest topics searched for on the web, yet despite its importance a large portion of this information is inaccurate, a
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