Altmetria: complejidades, desafíos y nuevas formas de medición y comprensión de la comunicación científica en la web social

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2017.358

Palabras clave:

Altmetria, Bibliometria, Cientometria, Comunicación científica, Indicadores científicos, Web social

Resumen

Objectivo. Tiene como objetivo debatir algunos aspectos de la altmetria, área comumente asociada a las métricas como la bibliometria, cientometria y webometria, pero con importantes diferencias, con el propósito de contribuir a su comprensión, institucionalização y consolidación.

Método. El artículo tiene un abordaje teórico sobre la temática de altmetria, siendo elaborado a partir de un conjunto de textos seleccionados en bases de datos internacionales. La bibliografía seleccionada contribuyó a análisis críticos y reflexivos sobre el tema.

Resultados. El texto trajo reflexiones sobre la altmetria y su fundamentación teórica, buscándose discutir la definición del área, su relación con otros estudios métricos de la información y las complejidades y desafíos inherentes a la producción y uso de indicadores altmétricos.

Conclusiones. El área posee gran potencial, pero carece de más reflexión, análisis profundizados y discusión sobre sus fundamentos. Existen incertidumbres relacionadas a la institucionalización del área y controversias sobre las posibilidades de los indicadores para medir el “impacto” de la producción académica.

Biografía del autor/a

João de Melo Maricato, Universidade de Brasília – UnB

Professor na Faculdade de Ciência da Informação (FCI), Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Dalton Lopes Martins, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG

Professor na Faculdade de Informação e Comunicação (FIC), Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG).

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2018-01-12

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Maricato, J. de M., & Martins, D. L. (2018). Altmetria: complejidades, desafíos y nuevas formas de medición y comprensión de la comunicación científica en la web social. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (68), 48–68. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2017.358

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