On 11/28/16 1:59 PM, Nyagudi Musandu Nyagudi wrote: > Just a suggestion based on a felt need. > > Today there are platforms such as Works at Bepress, that allow > Researchers to Publish their findings and to gather Altmetrics data as > to the Universities and Organizations from where the posted work is > being downloaded to. Though in many instances it is clear that from > the IP numbers which particular Institutions that are downloading some > publication - it is unclear who particular in those Institutions is > making the downloads. > > The Internet infrastructure at an Establishment could be configured to > make that disclosure to web services such as Works at Bepress or > Academic Journal Publishers. That would not only make it clear where > the work is being used but also, who in particular is making the > initial use. Is it under-graduate students, post-grads, Professors, > Post-docs, and who in particular? A Research Assistant of an Eminent > Professor? A Nobel Prize Winner? etc. This kind of protocol would > make it easier for people to use the Person-specific Altmetrics for > Research Grant Proposals. It possibly reasonable to ask if it is even appropriate to collect such information at all. > Hope several universities and companies shall enable the now > hypothetical "Academic Identity Disclosure Protocol" on their > infrastructure in the coming 7 years. Even for non-open access > publishers think about the options for revenue generation from copyright > > Past suggestions before Crypto-currencies were invented. > > > Financial Standards Work group? > <https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg13202.html> > > > > > > > > > Financial Standards Work group? > > > > <https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg13202.html> > > Inline image > Inline image > Nyagudi >
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