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Tell the Story of Data with Metrics Good metrics rely on good infrastructure & stewardship! To improve cita-on counts and altmetrics: • Get a DOI for your dataset at a repository like TROLLing, Dryad, or Figshare. • Provide good data documenta>on, including a preferred cita-on. • Share data openly if possible to allow the greatest access with the lowest barriers for entry. • Talk about your dataset on social media, blogs, conference posters, etc. • Use metrics wisely and in context; downloads are not the same as cita-ons which are not the same as news men-ons. • Ask your librarian for help! Lauren B. Collister Scholarly Communica>ons Librarian, University of PiJsburgh [email protected] | TwiJer @parnopaeus Download & reuse this poster: d-scholarship.piJ.edu/30636 Data cita>ons are “cita>ons included in the reference list of a publica>on that formally cite either the data that led to a research result or a data paper.” 1 Sharing data can increase cita>ons to a paper by 9-69% 2 References 1 Peters, I., Kraker, P., Lex, E., Gumpenberger, C., & Gorraiz, J. (2015). Research Data Explored: Cita-ons versus Altmetrics. arxiv.org/abs/1501.03342 2 Piwowar, H. A., & Vision, T. J. (2013). Data reuse and the open data cita-on advantage. PeerJ, 1, e175. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.175 3 Piwowar, H. A., Carlson, J. D., & Vision, T. J. (2011). Beginning to track 1000 datasets from public repositories into the published literature. Proceedings of the American Society for Informa-on Science and Technology, 48(1), 1–4. doi.org/10.1002/meet.2011.14504801337 4 Torres-Salinas, D., Maran-Maran, A., & Fuente-Gu-érrez, E. (2014). Analysis of the coverage of the Data Cita-on Index – Thomson Reuters: disciplines, document types and repositories. Revista Española de Documentación Cienafica, 37(1), e036. Digital Libraries. doi.org/10.3989/redc.2014.1.1114 5 Costas, R., Zahedi, Z., & Wouters, P. (2015). Do “altmetrics” correlate with cita-ons? Extensive comparison of altmetric indicators with cita-ons from a mul-disciplinary perspec-ve. Journal of the Associa-on for Informa-on Science and Technology, 66(10), 2003–2019. doi.org/10.1002/asi.23309 Benefits: Free, easy to use, catches men-ons in full text (~10% of cita-ons to data sets 3 ). Drawbacks: Uncertainty of sources, no filtering for self-cita-ons, inability to improve results. Finding cita>on counts for a dataset in Google Scholar. Altmetrics “assess the “societal” impact of research data to provide a more complete picture of research uptake”. 1 Some altmetrics have been shown to predict cita>ons (Mendeley readers, downloads); others show aJen>on and interest (news, blog men>ons, social media). 5 Altmetrics for the dataset: Lawson, Stuart; Meghreblian, Ben; Brook, Michelle (2015): Journal subscrip>on costs - FOIs to UK universi>es. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1186832.v23 How to find altmetrics for data What do you want to know? Metrics tell a story about your data. The informa-on you want will determine the kinds of metrics you seek. How are people using it? Have other studies built on it? Has it been extended? Used in other fields? What are people saying about it? Feedback on method? Sharing with colleagues? Is it geong apen-on? Benefits: More robust than Google Scholar, uses Web of Science. Drawbacks: Costs, accessibility, notably favors physical/medical sciences. 4 How to find cita>ons for data ImpactStory (Free for individuals, works best for items w/DOI.) (Best for items w/DOI, limited data shown in free version, subscrip-ons available for ins-tu-ons.) PlumX (Works without DOI, but only captures for those w/ ins-tu-onal subscrip-on.) Altmetrics can add context on CVs, grants, tenure porsolios, & more. For some examples, visit piJ.libguides.com/ altmetrics / usecases

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TelltheStoryofDatawithMetrics

Goodmetricsrelyongoodinfrastructure&stewardship!Toimprovecita-oncountsandaltmetrics:

•  GetaDOIforyourdatasetatarepositorylikeTROLLing,Dryad,orFigshare.•  Providegooddatadocumenta>on,includingapreferredcita-on.

•  Sharedataopenlyifpossibletoallowthegreatestaccesswiththelowestbarriersforentry.

•  Talkaboutyourdatasetonsocialmedia,blogs,conferenceposters,etc.

•  Usemetricswiselyandincontext;downloadsarenotthesameascita-onswhicharenotthesameasnewsmen-ons.

•  Askyourlibrarianforhelp!

LaurenB.CollisterScholarlyCommunica>onsLibrarian,UniversityofPiJsburgh

[email protected]|TwiJer@parnopaeusDownload&reusethisposter:d-scholarship.piJ.edu/30636

Datacita>onsare“cita>onsincludedinthereferencelistofapublica>onthatformallyciteeitherthedatathatledtoaresearchresultoradatapaper.”1

Sharingdatacanincreasecita>onstoapaperby9-69%2

References1Peters,I.,Kraker,P.,Lex,E.,Gumpenberger,C.,&Gorraiz,J.(2015).ResearchDataExplored:Cita-onsversus

Altmetrics.arxiv.org/abs/1501.03342

2 Piwowar, H. A., & Vision, T. J. (2013). Data reuse and the open data cita-on advantage. PeerJ, 1, e175.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.175

3Piwowar,H.A.,Carlson,J.D.,&Vision,T.J.(2011).Beginningtotrack1000datasetsfrompublicrepositoriesintothepublishedliterature.ProceedingsoftheAmericanSocietyforInforma-onScienceandTechnology,48(1),1–4.doi.org/10.1002/meet.2011.14504801337

4Torres-Salinas,D.,Maran-Maran,A.,&Fuente-Gu-érrez,E.(2014).AnalysisofthecoverageoftheDataCita-onIndex–ThomsonReuters:disciplines,documenttypesandrepositories.RevistaEspañoladeDocumentaciónCienafica,37(1),e036.DigitalLibraries.doi.org/10.3989/redc.2014.1.1114

5Costas,R.,Zahedi,Z.,&Wouters,P.(2015).Do“altmetrics”correlatewithcita-ons?Extensivecomparisonofaltmetricindicatorswithcita-onsfromamul-disciplinaryperspec-ve.JournaloftheAssocia-onforInforma-onScienceandTechnology,66(10),2003–2019.doi.org/10.1002/asi.23309

Benefits:Free,easytouse,catchesmen-onsinfulltext(~10%ofcita-onstodatasets3).Drawbacks:Uncertaintyofsources,nofilteringforself-cita-ons,inabilitytoimproveresults.

Findingcita>oncountsforadatasetinGoogle

Scholar.

Altmetrics“assessthe“societal”impactofresearchdatatoprovideamorecompletepictureofresearchuptake”.1

Somealtmetricshavebeenshowntopredictcita>ons(Mendeleyreaders,downloads);othersshowaJen>on

andinterest(news,blogmen>ons,socialmedia).5

Altmetricsforthedataset:Lawson,Stuart;Meghreblian,Ben;Brook,Michelle(2015):Journalsubscrip>oncosts-FOIstoUKuniversi>es.doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1186832.v23

Howtofindaltmetricsfordata

Whatdoyouwanttoknow?Metricstellastoryaboutyourdata.Theinforma-onyouwantwilldeterminethekindsofmetricsyouseek.

Howarepeopleusingit?Haveotherstudiesbuiltonit?Hasitbeenextended?

Usedinotherfields?

Whatarepeoplesayingaboutit?Feedbackonmethod?Sharingwithcolleagues?

Isitgeongapen-on?

Benefits:MorerobustthanGoogleScholar,usesWebofScience.Drawbacks:Costs,accessibility,notablyfavorsphysical/medicalsciences.4

Howtofindcita>onsfordata

ImpactStory(Freeforindividuals,worksbestforitemsw/DOI.)

(Bestforitemsw/DOI,limiteddatashowninfreeversion,subscrip-ons

availableforins-tu-ons.)

PlumX(WorkswithoutDOI,butonly