Basic presentation of altmetrics, introducing some central concepts, seen in relation to traditional bibliometrics. Discusses the potential, but also the theoretical problems, of altmetrics.
20.
Paul Wouters distinguishes between:
◦ Theories of citations, references, indicators
Is there an equivalent approach to usage and social
data?
◦ How can we move from individual tweets to theories of their
meaning? Especially the meaning of multiple tweets.
◦ How about readership and downloads?
◦ What type of meaningful indicators could be constructed
from this?