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Direct to Full Text Article Published yesterday by PLOS One. Title E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia Authors Matthew H. Schneps, Jenny M. Thomson, Chen Chen, Gerhard Sonnert, Marc Pomplun Source PLOS One Research Funding NSF Smithsonia Abstract E-readers are fast rivaling print as a dominant method for reading. Because they […]
Altmetrics: New Data Source Added to Public Library of Science Article-Level Reports
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|From the Public Library of Science Blog: F1000Prime recommendations now appear on 3000 highly influential PLOS articles (this number will grow as more articles are added). John Chodacki, Director of Product Management at PLOS said “Along with F1000Prime recommendations, researchers now have a diverse combination of metrics that more comprehensively evaluate the impact of an article.” […]
Altmetrics are Focus of New Special Themed Issue of NISO’s Information Standards Quarterly
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|A special themed issue of Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) was released today. ISQ is a quarterly publication from the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). The guest editor of this special issue of ISQ (Summer 2013; Vol 25 No 2) was Martin Fenner, Technical Lead Article-Level Metrics for the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Project Manager for […]
From the PLOS Blog: Many of the new site features we’ve introduced, such as more prominent figures and a figshare widget to visualize Supporting Information files, are ideally suited to the tablet’s touch interface. Improvements to content navigation are also supported by the addition of touch and swipe capability. These tablet optimizations are just the […]
NISO Receives Sloan Foundation Grant to Study, Propose, and Develop Standards, Best Practices for Altmetrics
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|From the National Information Standards Organization: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces a new two-phase project to study, propose, and develop community-based standards or recommended practices in the field of alternative metrics. [Clip] Exemplified by innovative new platforms like ImpactStory, a new movement is growing to develop more robust alternative metrics—called altmetrics—that complement traditional […]
ALM Reports: The Public Library of Science (PLOS) Debuts New Tool for Article Level Metrics
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|From a PLOS Blog Post by Liz Allen: Today, we are delighted to announce the release of ALM Reports which allow you to view and download ALMs for any set of PLOS articles as well as summarize and visualize the data using charts that reveal patterns and trends for further discussion. Read more about the tech implementation of […]
From David Knutson at PLOS: The House Assembly today passed the California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (AB 609). The act is now set to be heard in the Senate later this summer. [Clip] If AB 609 becomes law, it will unlock access to the results of more than $200 million in annual, state-funded scientific research. […]
From the PLOS Blog: We are pleased to announce the first iteration of Relative Metrics (Beta) to provide much needed context to our existing suite of ALMs. We invite the community to consider how to integrate the additional insight that they provide into their research analysis and assessment. [Clip] Please use responsibly! In any rapidly emerging field, […]
STM Publishing: Public Library of Science Launches PLOS Labs, Help Them Develop Disruptive Products and Ideas
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|From the Official PLOS Blog: We’re excited to announce a new group at PLOS called PLOS Labs, which we created to develop disruptive ideas and products for science communication. We will be putting software prototypes in front of researchers to gather feedback on both the concepts and implementation, and coordinating open-source development projects to implement […]
PLOS, Google, and Wellcome Trust Launch Open Access Science Award Program
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|From a PLOS Blog Post: [On Wednesday] PLOS [launched] the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) that recognizes the use of scientific research, published through Open Access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society. Major sponsors include PLOS, The Wellcome Trust and Google. [Three library organizations are also supporting the project, links […]