Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research

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dc.contributor.authorNeylon, Cameronen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWillmers, Michelleen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKing, Thomasen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T09:59:30Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T09:59:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-02en_ZA
dc.description.abstractUniversities are under growing pressure to illustrate the "impact" of research they produce, perhaps especially institutions in the developing world, which are expected to balance social responsiveness with the rigours of a competitive global higher education environment. Institutions worldwide are engaging with more sophisticated business intelligence for the purposes of better governance and funder engagement. In higher education, Altmetrics – "alternative metrics" – are being used to measure and track scholarship in new ways. A key question is whether institutions in sub-Saharan Africa are in a position to meet demands for the improved measurement and dissemination of research outputs. The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) explored the state of scholarly communication at four Southern African universities, and probed the alignment between their mission statements, the values of their academic communities, and the reward and incentive frameworks that govern academic careers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNeylon, C., Willmers, M., & King, T. (2014). <i>Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research</i> University of Cape Town. Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2316en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNeylon, Cameron, Michelle Willmers, and Thomas King <i>Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research.</i> University of Cape Town. Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2316en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNeylon, C., Willmers, M., King, T. 2014-02. Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research. University of Cape Town. Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Neylon, Cameron AU - Willmers, Michelle AU - King, Thomas AB - Universities are under growing pressure to illustrate the "impact" of research they produce, perhaps especially institutions in the developing world, which are expected to balance social responsiveness with the rigours of a competitive global higher education environment. Institutions worldwide are engaging with more sophisticated business intelligence for the purposes of better governance and funder engagement. In higher education, Altmetrics – "alternative metrics" – are being used to measure and track scholarship in new ways. A key question is whether institutions in sub-Saharan Africa are in a position to meet demands for the improved measurement and dissemination of research outputs. The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP) explored the state of scholarly communication at four Southern African universities, and probed the alignment between their mission statements, the values of their academic communities, and the reward and incentive frameworks that govern academic careers. DA - 2014-02 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town. Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme PY - 2014 T1 - Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research TI - Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2316 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNeylon C, Willmers M, King T. Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research. 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2316en_ZA
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town. Scholarly Communication in Africa Programmeen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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