Altmetrics and Digtial Analytics Interest Group – February 2019 Report

Recent Activities

First Activity
Meet to discuss next round of free webinars that promote topics on altmetrics and digital analytics. Held a webinar on the topic of almetrics implementation on October 9th featuring a guest speaker from the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Discussed outcome and feedback related to that program.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Education and Professional Development, Member Engagement, Organizational Stability and Sustainability

Second Activity
We have maintained contact with the Digital Library Federation, with whom we previously worked with on a session at ALA Annual 2018. We hope to be able to schedule a webinar that will share an update on the results of a previously discussed research project.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Education and Professional Development, Organizational Stability and Sustainability

Third Activity
Planning for a Spring call/webinar that will feature discussion related to digital analytics.
Meets LITA’s strategic goals for Education and Professional Development, Member Engagement, Organizational Stability and Sustainability

What will your group be working on for the next three months?
Mostly upcoming webinar planning and convening.

Submitted by Jennifer Chan and Tabatha Farney on 03/31/2019