{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"York University Libraries","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web","author_name":"William Denton","author_url":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/blog\/author\/wdenton\/","title":"Alternative metrics - York University Libraries","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"srSMKOc1gJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/research-metrics\/alternative-metrics\/\">Alternative metrics<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/research-metrics\/alternative-metrics\/embed\/#?secret=srSMKOc1gJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Alternative metrics&#8221; &#8212; York University Libraries\" data-secret=\"srSMKOc1gJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"What are they? Alternative metrics (\"altmetrics\") differ from traditional scholarly metrics. Scholarship has increasingly moved online and altmetrics help researchers collect data about online interactions.\u00a0Instead of looking at traditional metrics, for example journal metrics, altmetrics look at article-level metrics on non-traditional web-based platforms. While journal articles may be one of the more common research outputs [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Horizontal-York-Logo-1200x675-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}