The Values and Limits of Altmetrics

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The Values and Limits of Altmetrics. / Fraumann, Grischa.

I: New Directions for Institutional Research, Bind 2018, Nr. 178, 2018, s. 53-69.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Fraumann, G 2018, 'The Values and Limits of Altmetrics', New Directions for Institutional Research, bind 2018, nr. 178, s. 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20267

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Fraumann, G. (2018). The Values and Limits of Altmetrics. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2018(178), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20267

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Fraumann G. The Values and Limits of Altmetrics. New Directions for Institutional Research. 2018;2018(178):53-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/ir.20267

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Fraumann, Grischa. / The Values and Limits of Altmetrics. I: New Directions for Institutional Research. 2018 ; Bind 2018, Nr. 178. s. 53-69.

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