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How and why scholars cite on Twitter
Article first published online: 3 FEB 2011
DOI: 10.1002/meet.14504701201
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Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 47, Issue 1, pages 1–4, November/December 2010
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Priem, J. and Costello, K. L. (2010), How and why scholars cite on Twitter. Proc. Am. Soc. Info. Sci. Tech., 47: 1–4. doi: 10.1002/meet.14504701201
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Abstract
Scholars are increasingly using the microblogging service Twitter as a communication platform. Since citing is a central practice of scholarly communication, we investigated whether and how scholars cite on Twitter. We conducted interviews and harvested 46,515 tweets from a sample of 28 scholars and found that they do cite on Twitter, though often indirectly. Twitter citations are part of a fast-moving conversation that participants believe reflects scholarly impact. Twitter citation metrics could augment traditional citation analysis, supporting a “scientometrics 2.0.”