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Eric T. Meyer Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
MLA Convention, BostonJanuary 2013
Social science tools for understanding the impact of the
digital humanities
@etmeyer
Slides at: http://www.slideshare.net/etmeyer/mla2013
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Digitisation and Impact
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Measuring usage and impact
What to measure?
• Users
• Types of use
• Awareness
• Citation practices
• Marketing strategies
• Embedding
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Methods
Quantitative methods
• Webometrics
• Web Analytics
• Log file analysis
• Scientometrics / bibliometrics
• Content Analysis
Qualitative methods
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• User feedback
• Referrer analysis
• Content Analysis
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http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/tidsr/
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Eric T. [email protected]
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=120
Oxford e-Social Science Project
Project work funded by:
Slides at: http://www.slideshare.net/etmeyer/mla2013Additional slides at: http://www.slideshare.net/etmeyer/tidsrdhoxss2012