The value of Webmentions as data: mapping attention to the notion of OER in the HE arena

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This paper examines a specific type of online research method that draws on the analysis of words occurrence on the Web (i.e. Web mentions) as a way of assessing the impact or resonance of certain concepts, works, individuals and, more generally, issues. Apart from reviewing relevant literature, the paper illustrates the strengths and limitations of this type of data with a specific case. In particular, it focuses on the opportunities offered by this type of data for assessing the level of a...

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Authors: Villar-Onrubia, D

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Sociedad Latina de Comunicación Social Publisher's website
• Host title: Ciencias sociales y humanidades digitales: técnicas, herramientas y experiencias de e-Research e investigación en colaboración
• Series: Cuadernos artesanos de comunicación
• Pages: 163-181
• Place of publication: http://www.cuadernosartesanos.org/
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• ISBN: 9788415698647
• Language: English
• Keywords: Internet studies; Webometrics; Web mentions; Digital Methods; research methods; Open Educational Resources
• Subjects: Library & information science; Statistics (social sciences); Social Sciences; Internet and science and learning; Internet research