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Weekly News Digest
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July 2, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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The Altmetric 500 Dataset Is a New Way to Share Research Impact
Digital Science shared the following:Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, … announces an exciting new tranche of data that throws light on how and why research cuts through to society at large—in the shape of the Altmetric 500. The Altmetric 500, which analyses the attention for scholarly articles published in 2023, covers over 50 research categories—representing different fields of research (FoR), geographies and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—and reflects activity across 11 different attention sources. … ‘By extending the scope of the Altmetric 500 to fields of research, countries and even SDGs, we will provide a real flavour of what research has been generating interest and discussion in many different areas,’ says Cat Williams, Managing Director of Digital Science’s Data & Analytics Hub. … ‘The overall aim for the Altmetric 500 is to provide a new way to explore the different meanings of “attention” to research, highlighting the various impacts of research across different channels, platforms and cultures.’ For more information, read the news item.
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