2018 Charleston Library Conference

How, and why, are researchers engaging with the reach and impact of their OA books? In this panel discussion we will reflect on the findings from a roundtable discussion we held with researchers, librarians, and the publishing/scholarly communications community. We will explore how researchers engage with metrics: where they access them, and what counts in their view as an important measure (quantitative and qualitative). What do they do with this evaluation, and how does it benefit them in their work and career? We will also explore the challenges in providing robust metrics from both a publisher and scholarly communications service perspective, opening up a dialogue on responsible metrics, and the collaboration opportunities for our industry to improve the availability of impact measurement for OA book authors.