Alt Pubs & Alt Metrics: Exploring the Potential, Examining the Challenges

Session Submission Type: Alternative Format Session

Abstract

During this session, media producers and hosts will share successful efforts to harness the potential of digital media to disseminate literacy research. Using Alt Metrics, university faculty will discuss efforts to revise university promotion and tenure policies that value alt publications. The discussant will provide fodder for conversations to ensue among panel and audience members regarding initiatives to harness digital media and open source publications and efforts to update university policies to incorporate Alt Metrics.

Content Area

• Area 7: Social, Cultural, and Political Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Discussant

• Richard Beach, University of Minnsota

Individual Presentations

• Networked and Critical Spaces of Professional Development - Peggy Albers, Georgia State University

• One Million Requests, No Impact: Alt Pubs in a Citation Index World - Elizabeth Baker, University of Missouri

• Documenting Scholarly Productivity in Digital Spaces - David Reinking, Clemson University; Mikel Cole, Clemson University; Andrew Wesolek, Clemson University