PREVIEW Plum Analytics - Knowledge Mobilization & Impact - LibGuides at University of Lethbridge

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A selection of web tools that support scholarly research activities across the research lifecycle.

How Plum Analytics Supports Research

What's the Research-Related Purpose?

To gather appropriate metrics for all types of scholarly research output.
Plum Analytics categorizes metrics into 5 separate types: Usage, Captures, Mentions, Social Media, and Citations.

Additional Information:

Plum Analytics is a commercial product owned by Elsevier. In addition to author metrics and article metrics, Plum Analytics offers aggregated institution metrics to subscribing institutions.

Further Reading:

Enter Alternative Metrics: Indicators that capture the value of research and richness of scholarly discourse
LSE Impact of Social Sciences
Video: PlumX Metrics Overview

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"Modern metrics give a more comprehensive and holistic view of impact. These new metrics are more timely than citation metrics and can keep pace with new formats faster than the entrenched, legacy practices. They are now available to provide fresh insights into how research is interacted with, shared, commented on, promoted, and more."