Evolving altmetrics to capture impact outside the academy
Presentation given as part of the "Altmetrics as indicators of economic and social impact" panel at the 2AM Altmetrics Conference (http://www.altmetricsconference.com/schedule/) in Amsterdam on October 7th, 2015.
who? will it change who participates? is it just academics talking with one another? is the work reaching new audiences? who is that having so much fun discussing reseach?
so we need to know: • where do they work? • what are they doing with the research? • what was their motivation for engaging? • what do they think is the social impact? • and all sorts of other socio-demographics