用户动机视角下的Altmetrics指标研究

目的/意义]从用户动机视角对Altmetrics指标的本质和价值进行分析,使Altmetrics的应用更为科学合理。研究设计/方法]首先对相关文献中的动机进行组织提炼与规范化表述。在此基础上引入用户行为理论解释和分析用户动机体现的指标价值。再选取Twitter提及量指标,使用内容分析法进行案例研究。结论/发现]提炼出19种用户动机,其中有6种动机会降低指标应用价值。创新/价值]探索Altmetrics数据的产生机制,在一定程度上回答了Altmetrics指标可用性问题。

Research on Altmetrics Indicators from the Perspective of Users’Motivation

Purpose/Significance]This study intends to explore the essence and value of Altmetrics indicators from the perspective of users’motivation in order to make the application of Altmetrics more reasonable and more efficient.Design/Methodology]We extracted the motivations from relevant literatures and then organized them in a formal expression type.By introducing the theory of users’behavior,indicators’value reflected by users’motivations were interpreted and analyzed.During the case study,the UGC data of Twitter indicators was explored for illustration by using the method of content analysis.Findings/Conclusion]Nineteen kinds of users’motivations have been refined and gained in total,six of which reduce indicators’application value while others improve the value.Originality/Value]This study focuses on the generation mechanism of Altmetrics’data,which will contribute to testing the usability of Altmetrics indicators to some extent.