Results of bibliometric analysis of the publication activity on the scientific library website

Abstract

The main function of the scientific library is to provide information support and library services to meet the needs of research scientists engaged in research activities and it is becoming increasingly important to enhance the outreach services, build public awareness of science reducing the evidence-practice gap. With that in mind, library websites are among the most appropriate platforms, that hold potential in addressing these concerns, providing online access to a wide range of library and information science sources, visualization of the results both of scientific research carried out by scientific institutions and the librarydevelopments. In this paper we focus on the website of Central scientific library (CSL), department of Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LNS RAS), in Pushchino Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PRS RAS). This website has been designed as the multifunctional information system offering the users, on one hand, the means for searching the requested information in electron catalogs of the library and all its departments, dissertation database, branched index system in physico-chemical biology, publications of the research scientists from the Center, databases by subject relating to research activities performed in PSC RAS), and, on the other hand, the results of a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of published research of the scientific institutes in the Center (https://cnbp.ru/). The scientific community of PSC RAS has appreciated posted on the library website research projects such as “Achievements of Schools of Science in Pushchino Scientific Center”, “Scientific dynasties in Pushchino”, a database of the former research scientists who worked in PSC continuing their research activities abroad”. Of special interest is the website section created after the study of the information needs of the PCL users which present the results of a bibliometric analysis. Mature researchers may find information on number of times their individual articles have been cited by others, track the impact of their scientific theme, communicate with potential research partners; postgraduate and graduate students may gain insight into a variety of research activity carried out in the scientific Center, enabling them to see the magnitude of the Center’s scientific developments; the administration of institutes may assess the published research of their employees, compare the position in the institutes ranking with respect to other ones in the scientific world, evaluate international activity.