JSTOR Labs, in partnership with Eigenfactor project co-founder Dr. Jevin West and the University of Washington’s DataLab, have launched JSTOR Sustainability, a new website powered by Eigenfactor Article Influence scores and a 1,500 term semantic index created by JSTOR. Currently in beta, the new website is the product of JSTOR and DataLab’s collaborative effort to help scholars in interdisciplinary fields understand and navigate literature outside of their core areas of expertise.
JSTOR, DataLab Launch Sustainability Site, Collaborate on Tools for Interdisciplinary Researchers
By on December 8, 2015
EBSCO Acquires Altmetrics Provider Plum Analytics
By on January 15, 2014
EBSCO Information Services today announced the acquisition of Plum Analytics, the developer of PlumX, a tool that gives researchers and institutions a more complete view of the impact of their publications by harvesting and aggregating alternative metrics (altmetrics) data in five major categories: usage, captures, mentions, social media, and citations. Plum will continue to offer the same services, with the same management team, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of EBSCO.
Figshare Debuts Repository Platform for Institutions
By on September 11, 2013
Academic content hosting and management platform Figshare on September 5 launched Figshare for Institutions, a cloud-based repository that enables universities and colleges to securely host and make publicly available datasets, papers, videos, and other research content.
As University of Pittsburgh Wraps Up Altmetrics Pilot, Plum Analytics Announces Launch of Plum X
By on February 5, 2013
The University of Pittsburgh recently wrapped up a pilot test with Plum Analytics, one of several new companies in the emerging field of altmetrics. By examining how often a paper is downloaded, mentioned in the news, or linked to on social media sites, altmetrics providers offer researchers, funding agencies, and librarians a more immediate, quantifiable view of the impact an article is having on its field.
University of Pittsburgh First Adopter of Plum Analytics for Research Output
By on June 19, 2012
Plum Analytics—the altmetrics startup that aims to assess the real-time impact of academic research using sources ranging from Twitter, social networks, and presentation sharing sites to code source repositories and grant funding data—has announced that the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) has become the first to use the company as a provider of aggregated open metrics for the university’s research output.
Two Architects of Library Discovery Tools Launch an Altmetrics Venture
By on May 31, 2012
Two prominent veterans of the library vendor world recently launched a startup company which aims to capitalize on the rapidly flowering field of altmetrics.
