This presentation to the Western Sydney School of Business was part of a research forum 'Demystifying Research Impact'.
The aim was to look at research metrics - or academic contribution to the field (both via traditional citation counts and altmetrics), how to manage your academic researcher identity and show how the Library has the tools and expertise to assist.
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibilityEileen Shepherd
Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics or article level metrics). Altmetrics measures impact of research, data and publications, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media. This presentation gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution. (Rhodes University is in Grahamstown, South Africa)
Where to from here? Identifying training and professional development needs o...Danny Kingsley
This is a talk given to the Australian 2021 Research Support Community Day (#RSCDay21).
ABSTRACT: Understanding scholarly communication is becoming increasingly important within research institutions. In response, the number and range of scholarly communication-related roles within academic libraries, and other departments and divisions, have been growing steadily for nearly 20 years. Yet there are very few formal training opportunities for people moving into these roles. This has led to something of a crisis, with a recent paper in the US identifying that “scholarly communications librarians experience impostor phenomenon more frequently and intensely than academic librarians more broadly”.
This talk will describe an Australasian research project building on the US study looking at scholarly communication knowledge and skills. Our study focusses on people who support institutional repository management, publishing services, research practice, copyright services, open access policies and scholarly communication landscape, data management services, and assessment & impact metrics. The findings will help identify future training and workforce development needs.
How to measure research impact on the webKinga Hosszu
This presentation explains how research impact measurement has changed with the advent of the internet, and provides examples of how impact can be measurement using several online tools.
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibilityEileen Shepherd
Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics or article level metrics). Altmetrics measures impact of research, data and publications, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media. This presentation gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution. (Rhodes University is in Grahamstown, South Africa)
Where to from here? Identifying training and professional development needs o...Danny Kingsley
This is a talk given to the Australian 2021 Research Support Community Day (#RSCDay21).
ABSTRACT: Understanding scholarly communication is becoming increasingly important within research institutions. In response, the number and range of scholarly communication-related roles within academic libraries, and other departments and divisions, have been growing steadily for nearly 20 years. Yet there are very few formal training opportunities for people moving into these roles. This has led to something of a crisis, with a recent paper in the US identifying that “scholarly communications librarians experience impostor phenomenon more frequently and intensely than academic librarians more broadly”.
This talk will describe an Australasian research project building on the US study looking at scholarly communication knowledge and skills. Our study focusses on people who support institutional repository management, publishing services, research practice, copyright services, open access policies and scholarly communication landscape, data management services, and assessment & impact metrics. The findings will help identify future training and workforce development needs.
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This presentation explains how research impact measurement has changed with the advent of the internet, and provides examples of how impact can be measurement using several online tools.
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This is a talk I delivered at a joint Cilip Special Interest Group event between ARLG and MmIT at The British Library. The purpose of the talk was to discuss the importance of using unique identifiers when communicating your research and how to own your voice and research when working with the media
The Growing Call for Open Access - Heather Joseph (2007)faflrt
Heather Joseph, formerly of BioOne and currently the Executive Director of SPARC (Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition) discussed her group’s advocacy efforts related to Open Access and the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. Sponsored by ALA Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable (FAFLRT). Presented on June 25, 2007 at ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
Open Access policies at Australian universitiesDanny Kingsley
This is a talk given at the Research Support Community Day (#RSCDay21) by Danny Kingsley & Simon Wakeling on a research project they are doing with Hamid Jamali, Mary Anne Kennan and Maryam Sarrafzadeh.
ABSTRACT: It has long been recognised that policies and mandates are key drivers of open access (OA) publishing and dissemination. While a great deal of attention has been placed on funder policies, researchers are also often covered by institutional policies or guidelines. This presentation will provide an overview of the state of open access policies at Australian universities. It will report on a research project that is analysing all existing OA policies, or policies that are related to open access (for example dissemination of research output policies) at Australian universities. In addition to reporting whether universities have policies explicitly related to open access, and what those policies require of researchers, the project also explores how universities define OA, and the extent to which their policies represent a form of OA advocacy. The presentation will include highlights from a comparison of university policies for their similarities and differences, a discussion of their key characteristics, and an assessment of the potential future role of such policies in the context of the national and international OA landscape.
Predatory publishing: what it is and how to avoid itUQSCADS
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This presentation provides researchers with
an insight into predatory behaviors and and how they can avoid them.
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Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility ...Eileen Shepherd
[This presentation is based on my previous presentation, of the same title, at the LIASA 2014 conference. It was presented as a webinar for LIASA Higher Education Libraries Interest Group on 6/11/2014]
Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics or article level metrics). Altmetrics measures impact of research, data and publications, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media. This presentation gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution. (Rhodes University is in Grahamstown, South Africa)
How to own your research communications - The importance of identity and owne...Andy Tattersall
This is a talk I delivered at a joint Cilip Special Interest Group event between ARLG and MmIT at The British Library. The purpose of the talk was to discuss the importance of using unique identifiers when communicating your research and how to own your voice and research when working with the media
The Growing Call for Open Access - Heather Joseph (2007)faflrt
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Open Access policies at Australian universitiesDanny Kingsley
This is a talk given at the Research Support Community Day (#RSCDay21) by Danny Kingsley & Simon Wakeling on a research project they are doing with Hamid Jamali, Mary Anne Kennan and Maryam Sarrafzadeh.
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There are currently approximately 28,000 journals publishing 1.5 million papers annually. Although the majority of new journals are legitimate, the credentials of some are questionable. Such journals and publishers are referred to as 'predatory'. They commonly send spam emails to potential authors, solicit submissions and request payment of article processing charges, but lack academic rigor or credibility.
This presentation provides researchers with
an insight into predatory behaviors and and how they can avoid them.
Let’s just get on with it – ‘open’ in Australia in 2019Danny Kingsley
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Research Impact in Specialized Settings: 3 Case StudiesElaine Lasda
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Open Access - PeerJ Presentation to Lawrence Berkeley Labs (LBL)Peter Binfield
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Open Access and Publishers - Michael Mabe (2007)faflrt
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Tweet Your Pubs: How Altmetrics are Changing the Way We Measure Research ImpactRobin Featherstone
Presentation given to the Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association (NAHLA) Trends Mini Conference in Edmonton at the University of Alberta on May 2, 2014
Beyond Citations - NEIU NETT Day Presentation on AltmetricsKelly Grossmann
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Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility ...Eileen Shepherd
[This presentation is based on my previous presentation, of the same title, at the LIASA 2014 conference. It was presented as a webinar for LIASA Higher Education Libraries Interest Group on 6/11/2014]
Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics or article level metrics). Altmetrics measures impact of research, data and publications, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media. This presentation gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution. (Rhodes University is in Grahamstown, South Africa)
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa - HELIG Webinar presented by Eileen Shepherd
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The Right Metrics for Generation Open [Open Access Week 2014]Impactstory Team
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- how you can track and share those metrics to get all the credit you deserve, and
- real life examples of scientists who used altmetrics to get grants and tenure
The Rise of Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) for Research Impact MeasurementNader Ale Ebrahim
Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as alternatives to impact factor for journals as well as individual citation indexes (h-index). Altmetrics uses online activities to measure the impact, buzz and word of mouth for scientific information. It includes new methods to measure the usage at citation level.
Making an Impact: The Impact Factor's Intent, Benefits, Limitations, and Comp...Erin Owens
The Impact Factor is popularly viewed as a representation of a scholarly journal's quality and desirability for publication. But this metric is frequently misused, while other metrics more suitable to a goal may be overlooked. This presentation will help researchers understand the purpose of the Impact Factor, analyze its benefits and limitations, and evaluate available alternatives.
WEBINAR: Joining the "buzz": the role of social media in raising research vi...HELIGLIASA
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility: Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics/article level metrics). Altmetrics measures aspects of the impact of a work, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media.
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Presented by Eileen Shepherd, Principal Librarian, Science & Pharmacy, Rhodes University Library
Research-Open Access-Social Media: A winning combinationEileen Shepherd
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Impact Factor: the Journal Competition, Scientific Excellence or Fool’s Game ...crimsonpublisherscojrr
In today’s world of competition for economic survival, it is not easy to give a convincing answer to the question in the title of this communication. As authors, researchers, academicians, leaders of research programmes and scholars, we cannot afford to ignore the subject of impact Factor because it is directly and indirectly affecting our livelihoods at all levels in the society, as decisions are now being made based on them to evaluate our performances and that of companies, departments and institutions. A lot about Impact Factors has been discussed in many spheres of human life and of course, everybody is right in his/her arguments. What best defines us as what we are as individual authors, researchers, academicians and scholars should be prioritized beyond the commercial elegance being attached. A careful and serious consideration need to be taken in order to avoid jeopardizing productive and developmental research. Having known the malpractices of Editors - in - Chief to attain a high Impact Factors for their respective journals, is it worthwhile therefore, maintaining the Impact Factor as a proxy measure of quality of research and academia in the society? Considering the origin and evolution of Impact Factor as an index metric measure for research journals and human malpractice nature, it is not prudent therefore for Impact Factor to be used to assess the quality and capability of individual authors, researchers, academicians, research programmes and scholars as well as institutions and/or companies.
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Altmetrics as indicators of public impactPat Loria
Scholarly citations can be traced all the way back to the 15th century, but in the 21st century the internet, social media and the open access movement have made it easier than ever before for the public to engage with scholarly outputs. Altmetrics provide a measure of public engagement with web-native scholarship. They can be embedded into publishing platforms and institutional repositories as article-level metrics, and they provide evidence of impact for open access mandates.
Three leading altmetrics aggregators are discussed: Altmetric.com; ImpactStory.org; PlumAnalytics.com. An institutional systems approach is recommended to mitigate the "pond-mentality" of the growing number of sources that provide measures of impact for research output. Research profiling systems are able to harvest most of these ponds and so save time for the researcher and research manager. In addition, national profiling systems would leverage economies of scale to increase the visibility and impact of all players, making it easier for potential investors and collaborators to find research partners.
Altmetricians are challenged to develop a metric that measures the openness of a research entity.
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4. PAGE 4
Research Impact – New Era
Research
Research Impact
Impact now refers to the outcomes of research.
Metrics provide evidence to demonstrate a
researcher’s academic contribution to their field.
The Australian Research Council definition of
Research Impact:
Research impact is the demonstrable contribution
that research makes to the economy, society, culture,
national security, public policy or services, health, the
environment, or quality of life, beyond academia.
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Measuring Your Contribution to the
Business Field
Article Metrics
Journal Metrics
Author Metrics
Other
Image Source: photo by PJewell (author)
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Scopus
Web of Science
Google Scholar
Book Reviews
H-Index
Citation and Author Metrics
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Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
ERA List
Ulrichs
Open Access downloads
ABDC
Journal Metrics
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Broadening Your Contribution to the
Business Field
Altmetrics
Scopus
Altmetrics Bookmarklet
New Forms of Research Dissemination
Slideshare
Figshare
Wordpress
Twitter
Some examples
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Connecting with the Research
Community
Academia.edu
ResearchGate
Linkedin
Mendeley
ORCID
Social Media
blogging
twitter
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Library Role
Source: http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/articles/2014-06/librarians-and-research-impact-download-and-share-new-infographic-0
School Librarian
Library Research Team
Metric Report
Library Website
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Research Lifecycle
Secure Funding –
Research Metrics Service
Publishing –
Professional and Institutional benefits
Image Source: http://researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au/
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Open Access
Why open access?
How?
Support?
Image Source: http://library.westernsydney.edu.au/uws_library/researchers/open-access
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Education Librarian:
Lily Collison
l.collison@westernsydney.edu.au
Computing, Engineering &
Mathematics Librarian:
Linda Thornely
l.thornely@westernsydney.edu.au
Nursing & Midwifery School Librarian:
Melissa Burley
melissa.burley@westernsydney.edu.au
Business Librarian:
Paul Jewell
p.jewell@westernsydney.edu.au
Humanities and Communications
Librarian:
Kaysha Russell
k.j.russell@westernsydney.edu.au
Law Librarian:
David Sinfield
D.Sinfield@westernstdney.edu.au
Medical Librarian:
Geoff Lattimore
g.lattimore@westernsydney.edu.au
Science and Health Librarian:
Katrina Chaudhary
k.chaudhary@westernsydney.edu.au
Social Sciences & Psychology
Librarian:
Narelle Oliver
n.oliver@westernsydney.edu.au
Research Services
Co-ordinator:
Susan Robbins
s.robbins@westernsydney.edu.au
Your School Librarian
We will cover metrics, altmetrics…and tools used to measure these metrics.
We will define: Metrics as the raw data used to measure research output
Look at your personal academic brand and your PLN (Personal Learning Network)
Library support via library webpage such as research lifecycle and journal finder
Change in terms
Western Sydney University is using new terminology around research impact to reflect changes in the national and international arena
The focus now is not so much impact but academic contribution to the field
What is research impact?
What is research – new knowledge and new information
How can it have an impact – by changing knowledge and by changing behaviour
Changing Knowledge – a lot of research knowledge is contained/represented in academic publications
influence research has on changing knowledge is ‘measured’ by examining how one publication has influenced/changed that papers that came after
By citing others researchers give an indication of how much it has changed knowledge
Measuring impact is tricky. It is an abstract concept and is like measuring ‘cool’. However stubbornly wants to answer the question. Outcomes are measurable in various ways which we will discuss. Often it is down to the impact stories and conversation afterwards.
Metrics could include:
Journal metrics (journal quality indicators such as the ABDL of journals, citation counts etc)
Book metrics (citations, number of copies in libraries, book sales, book reviews etc)
Researcher metrics (h-index, alternative metrics such as Twitter followers, media interviews etc)
Altmetrics (articles downloads, twitter mentions, blog mentions etc)
Impact may be aspirational or realised and could include:
Changes to policy or practice
Health benefits
Etc
The impact of researchers is measured to determine employment/promotion/funding suitability/collaboration potential. It is measured in three main ways:
Assessing the publication source (e.g. journal or book)
Assessing the research (e.g. citation analysis)
Assessing the researcher
Categories of metrics:
1 metrics focused on individual scholarly contribution – ie number of times article cited
2 metrics focused on the venues that produce scholarly contribution i.e journal
3 metrics focused on author output over time e.g. H-index
4 Metrics focused on institution reporting - HERDC
Citation counts (Your cites per paper compared to field) are seen as the best approximation of academic standing in the field.
We can count citations, book and article bibliographies – this is just information about citation patterns – however we need to tell stories around these metrics to see real impact.
Counting jelly beans…and the number of times your beans (article) have been taken and used in another jar (Journal).
Scopus and Google Scholar are two of the largest databases covering citation tracking.
H-Index is a widely used indicator of research career performance, particularly in fields where journal publications are the accepted indicator of high impact. The higher the h-index the better but should be used in the context of your field. An h-index of 10 means 10 of your publications have been cited 10 times or more.
What do we mean by journal metrics. When a journal has an impact factor of three what we mean is that in the last three years this journal averaged three citations per published article.
Continuing metaphor – journal is the venue storing articles or beans – metrics is showing how many times in other jars.
The research quality of journal articles may be measured in many ways including:
Journal quality (Official Impact Factor / appearance on ERA list are two measures)
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Citation analysis (number of citations and analysis of citing sources e.g. who is citing your work and where, cites per paper).
Open access publishing provides new standards and levels of dissemmination.
ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) list is also another measure of journal quality.
Researchers will need to move beyond the limits of citation-based impact indicators.
The landscape of academic knowledge is rapidly changing – e.g. more interdisciplinary, more online, more pressure to do research.
To meet changes in scholarly practice, audiences and scholarly environment we need to embrace a fuller spectrum of impact available to academics.
For instance we can incorporate alternative web-based metrics into our scholarly practice and portfolios.
Need to understand the value Altmetrics can have for mapping modern impact landscape.
Means to collect metrics different from past and opportunity to understand in new context.
Altmetrics can assist promotional discussions around academic connecting and collaborating with others.
Also can look for influence outside of formal scholarly communities and assist with information overload.
Live demo Scopus search and Altmetric indicator e.g. Suzan Burton new smoke spots article tweeted 18 times, show Tobacco Control article 2015, vol 24 issue 3.
Live demo of Sheree Twitter account – conversation article – show twitter retweets and Linkedin shares.
It’s important to manage your identity to ensure others have a complete picture of your research output and metrics. Creating and Maintaining an ORCID ID and a Google Scholar profile are good ways to achieve this.
Get visible or vanish’ is as important as ‘publish or perish’.
Academic Social Networking Sites such as ResearchGate and Linkedin are useful tools to increase visibility.
ORCID – provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers.
Your Business Librarian can assist with setting these up and maintaining.
Library is well placed to assist as we work with the information based tools, provide research impact reports to assist with promotion and our research team work with admin for grant applications.
Show research lifecycle
Funding – Research Metrics Service
Publishing –
Publishing
Strategic publishing of your research findings has professional and institutional implications:
Professional
Increases the visibility of your research and raises your research profile.
Is a consideration when applying for grants, promotions or new positions.
Is often a requirement or expectation of employment in an academic or research institution.
Institutional
Directly impacts government funding HERDC
Directly impacts reputation Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA)
Library can provide metrics reports for grant applications with 4 weeks notice. With the metrics reports explain how to cherry-pick the best information to create their narratives. Check out who has cited their work – better to say professor x the leading expert in the field has cited my work rather than I have 5 citations.
Library can also assist with your narratives to focus on the right metrics and highlight best impact.
Journal Finder is a new useful tool to assist with targeting where to publish. The portal brings together author metrics, journal citation tracking and other journal publishing links.
Deciding where to publish in the first place is the first step towards a good track record.
Ask the Business Librarian for a demonstration
New Western Sydney Uni open access policy is now being consulted.
Several studies have shown making your work openly available can increase citations. Any queries here to lib-research@uws.edu.au
Show link to library website – research – open access http://library.westernsydney.edu.au/uws_library/researchers/open-access
See your specialist Business Librarian or Research Services Co-ordinator.