Post on 13-Apr-2017
Library Research Analytics
Services: Things to Make and Do
with Bibliometrics
DARTS5 ~ 3rd June 2016
Katie Evans, K.T.Evans@bath.ac.uk
Research Analytics Librarian, University of Bath
Outline
1. What? Why? Where?2. Things to make and do3. Activity: are we change agents?4. Why a Library Service?5. Q&A
RESEARCH ANALYTICS SERVICE
WHAT? WHY? WHERE?
What?Inform … Educate …
& Entertain Facilitate?
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Where?
Academic ServicesTechnical ServicesResearch ServicesOpen Access
Research Data ManagementResearch AnalyticsResearchers
Research OfficePlanning Office
International OfficeMarketing
Archives & Records Management
Library
THINGS TO MAKE & DO
Swimming in data?
Make: a graphDo: track a trend
% of UK publications that are internationally co-authored
25%
over 50%
Make: benchmarks Do: inform strategy
Bath
Uni B
Uni A
Make: benchmarks Do: win research funding
Subject area benchmarks
Research A
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Papers in high impact journals
Make: a literature searchDo: improve publishing strategy
Make: a network mapDo: reflect on collaborations
Make: a donutDo: cultivate impact
Make: the same thing twice!Do: teach responsible metrics
ARE WE CHANGE AGENTS?
Supporting change
Changing
research
Supporting
research
Changes we want …
• “Recognition & reward for research data”
• “Access not money as primary driver in publishing”
• “Increased academic impact of Uni Bath publishing”
Activity
1. What changes to research (communications) do you
want?
2. What steps can you take towards these?
WHY A LIBRARY SERVICE?
Responsible metrics
“The problem is that evaluation is now led by the data rather than by judgement”
“The research community should develop a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to the contribution and limitations of quantitative indicators”
Research Analytics Service adds …
Library Research Analytics
Services: Things to Make and Do
with Bibliometrics
DARTS5 ~ 3rd June 2016
Katie Evans, K.T.Evans@bath.ac.uk
Research Analytics Librarian, University of Bath