It is nearly a year since EBSCO bought Plum Analytics. Sian Harris asks what has happened since the acquisition and what it means for the role of altmetrics in analysing research
The topic of metrics for scholarly impact can seem highly polarised but there might be fewer tensions between traditional and alternative than there first appear, writes Sian Harris
William Gunn reports back from a session on altmetrics that he chaired at the SSP conference earlier this year
Altmetrics company ImpactStory has announced a new development that allows users to see the impact of their datasets in figshare
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
