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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks for flagging this Hilton – will share with others in the UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za [mailto:irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hilton Gibson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 26 June 2014 13:59<br>
<b>To:</b> irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za; Duraspace; fabteam@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Irtalk] 4 things every librarian should do with altmetrics | Impactstory blog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Researchers are starting to use altmetrics to understand and promote their academic contributions. At the same time, administrators and funders are exploring them to evaluate researchers’ impact.<br>
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<b><span style="color:red">In light of these changes, how can you, as a librarian, stay relevant by supporting their fast-changing altmetrics needs?</span></b><br>
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In this post, we’ll give you four ways to stay relevant: staying up-to-date with the latest altmetrics research, experimenting with altmetrics tools, engaging in early altmetrics education and outreach, and defining what altmetrics mean to you as a librarian.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://blog.impactstory.org/4-things-librarians-altmetrics/">http://blog.impactstory.org/4-things-librarians-altmetrics/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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