User:Lisbk/Microattribution

The term was probably first used in a paper published in a Nature Genetics paper in March 2010.

{{cite web|title=Compete, collaborate, compel|url=http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v39/n8/full/ng0807-931.html|publisher=Nature Genetics|accessdate=5 September 2011}}

An example of the value of microattributions can be seen in the description of genetic variation. A paper published in Nature Genetics paper in March 2011 {{cite web|title=Systematic documentation and analysis of human genetic variation in hemoglobinopathies using the microattribution approach, compel|url= http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v43/n4/full/ng.785.html |publisher=Nature Genetics|accessdate=5 September 2011}} concluded that microattribution demonstrably increased the reporting of human variants, leading to a comprehensive online resource for systematically describing human genetic variation.

A workshop session held at the [http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/programme.html Science Online London 2011 conference] in September 2011 suggested other types of microattributions including:

• Wikipedia updates
• Software enhancements submitted to software repositories such as Guthub.
• Twitter posts (tweets)

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