[Asis-l] altmetrics17 call for contributions extended

[Judit Bar-Ilan]

***Apologies for cross-posting***



*altmetrics17. The dependencies of altmetrics*

altmetrics17 <http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics17/> is part of the
altmetrics workshop series organized since 2011 and will take place in
conjunction with the 4th Altmetrics Conference (4:AM)
<http://altmetricsconference.com/>, at Ryerson University in Toronto on *26
September 2017*.



This year’s workshop will focus on the dependencies of altmetrics.
Altmetrics are heavily shaped, if not completely driven, by data
availability, technical affordances of underlying platforms and data
providers. Against this background, the altmetrics17 workshop will have a
special focus on the dependencies of altmetrics and their potential effects
on altmetric research, the role of altmetrics in research evaluation and
the effects on scholarly communication in general. The workshop
particularly invites contributions that address the workshop’s theme
directly or indirectly, analyze effects of the dependencies, and propose
solutions and alternative frameworks in which to study altmetrics.



*Call for contributions*

We are soliciting empirical and theoretical contributions for short
presentations and as a basis for discussions, which will be the main focus
of the altmetrics17 workshop. Submissions can focus on empirical analyses,
novel theoretical frameworks, original datasets or represent a position
paper. The goal of the workshop is to discuss, exchange and foster
collaboration on altmetrics between researchers and practitioners.
Contributions will be curated by the altmetrics17 committee for their
relevance and technical soundness and selected for short presentations.



*How to submit*

Please provide an extended abstract (max 1,000 words) presenting your
altmetrics research contribution and highlighting particular issues you
would like to discuss with other workshop participants. Abstracts need to
be submitted via EasyChair
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=altmetrics17> by *7 August 2017*.
Please include a link to any relevant artifact (e.g., a dataset, plots,
slidedeck) you wish to present and discuss, after archiving it via an
appropriate repository (e.g., Dryad, figshare, GitHub, SlideShare, etc.).



More information can be found on the altmetrics17 website
<http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics17> and on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/altmetricsWS>.



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Judit Bar-Ilan
Department of Information Science
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
Tel: 972-3-5318351 Fax: 972-3-7384027
email: Judit.Bar-Ilan at biu.ac.il <barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il>