Aligning Social Media Indicators with the Documents in an Open Access Repository. Issue 1 (27th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meneses, Luis; Arbuckle, Alyssa; Lopez, Hector; Moa, Belaid; Furuta, Richard; Siemens, Ray
• Is Part Of: KULA. Volume 3:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02-27
• Subjects: social media -- open access repositories -- digital collections -- user engagement; Knowledge, Theory of -- Periodicals; Knowledge and learning -- Periodicals; Knowledge management -- Periodicals; 001.2
• DOI: 10.5334/kula.44
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2398-4112

Abstract

In this paper we describe our current efforts towards building a framework that extends the functionality of an Open Access Repository by implementing processes to incorporate the ongoing trends in social media into the context of a digital collection. We refer to these processes collectively as the Social Media Engine. The purpose of our framework is twofold: first, we propose to challenge some of the preconceived notions of digital libraries by making repositories more dynamic; and second, by challenging this notion we want to promote public engagement and open scholarship. As a work in progress, we believe that a real challenge lies in investigating the implications that these two points introduce within the context of the humanities.