The Entrepreneurial Academic: Increasing and Documenting Presence Through Social Media and Altmetrics

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Abstract

This paper argues that the rise of the entrepreneurial academic is both created and recreated through social media and altmetrics (i.e., alternative metrics of research impact beyond traditional journal citations). It shows how this trend towards online presence is forming a new 'regime of visibility.'

Author

• Jude Walker, University of British Columbia