Rims: The Research Impact Measurement Service At The University Of New South Wales

Drummond, Robyn; Wartho, Richard

doi:10.1080/00048623.2016.1253427

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“…However, it is equally important to educate researchers about the limitations as well as benefits of the various research impact assessment tools and methods [47]. Some notable programs that have recently been offered in this area include the development of a platform to generate faculty research productivity profiles for analyzing and visualizing research impact metrics [50], creation of an online bibliometrics guide [46], and establishment of a research impact measurement service to provide reports involving the h-index (or variations), identify top publications, and analyze citations for researchers [51].…”

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Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers

Gerbig

Kirby

2019

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Objective: To better support dentistry researchers in the ever-changing landscape of scholarly research, academic librarians need to redefine their roles and discover new ways to be involved at each stage of the research cycle. A needs assessment survey was conducted to evaluate faculty members’ research support needs and allow a more targeted approach to the development of research services in an academic health sciences library.Methods: The anonymous, web-based survey was distributed via email to full-time researchers at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. The survey included twenty questions inquiring about researchers’ needs and behaviors across three stages of the research cycle: funding and grant applications, publication and dissemination, and research impact assessment. Data were also collected on researchers’ use of grey literature to identify whether current library efforts to support researchers should be improved in this area.Results: Among library services, researchers considered support for funding and grant applications most valuable and grey literature support least valuable. Researcher engagement with open access publishing models was low, and few participants had self-archived their publications in the university’s institutional repository. Participants reported low interest in altmetrics, and few used online tools to promote or share their research results.Conclusions: Findings indicate that increased efforts should be made to promote and develop services for funding and grant applications. New services are needed to assist researchers in maximizing their research impact and to increase researcher awareness of the benefits of open access publishing models, self-archiving, and altmetrics.

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Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers

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Kirby

2019

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“…These included, but were not limited to, knowledge of the 'research life cycle', data mining, funder requirements and policies, data sources, data management, open access support, publication methods, bibliometrics, as well as knowledge of local research interests (Auckland, 2012). There is now a growing literature on many of these different aspects of the library role, often discussing how subject librarians can contribute (Corrall et al, 2013;Cox and Pinfield, 2014;Delserone et al, 2010;Drummond and Wartho, 2009;Herther, 2009;Jain, 2011;Mamtora, 2013;Potvin, 2013;Walters, 2007).…”

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Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

Hoodless

Pinfield

2016

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This paper focuses on the move by some academic libraries to replace subject-based organisational structures with new functional structures, introducing functional specialists instead of subject librarians. It reports 11 in-depth semi-structured interviews with senior managers in UK libraries discussing their attitudes to this change. Key drivers for change included the desire to align the library more closely with institutional strategy and provide enhanced research support. However, there were also major concerns, particularly the loss of close relationships with academic departments. Little consensus emerged apart from agreement that this is a major current debate impacting significantly on the future positioning of libraries in their institutions.

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“…For individual faculty, their institutions and research funders it has meant collection of evidence concerning their productivity, and hence the role of librarians as bibliometricians, documenters, and informationists has become very important in this emerging administrative and academic landscape (e.g. Adams, 2007;Drummond and Wartho, 2009;MacColl, 2010).…”

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“Making space” in practice and education: research support services in academic libraries

2014

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Informing library research with focus groups: The potential of seven alternative strategies to enhance participant interaction", Library Management, Vol. 35 Iss 8/9 pp. 558-564 http:// dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -How academic libraries support the research of their parent institutions has changed as a result of forces such as changing scholarly communication practices, technological developments, reduced purchasing power and changes in academic culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine the professional and educational implications of current and emerging research support environments for academic libraries, particularly with regard to research data management and bibliometrics and discuss how do professionals and educators "make space" as new service demands arise? Design/methodology/approach -The present paper uses data from a recent survey of research support provision by academic libraries in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland, (authors 2013), and provides additional in depth analysis of the textual responses to extend the analysis in the light of forces for change in higher education. The original online questionnaire surveyed current and planned research support in academic libraries, and constraints or support needs related to service developments. It was distributed to 219 institutions in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland, and obtained 140 valid responses (response rate of 63.9 percent). Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics with thematic categorization and coding for the textual responses. Findings -Most academic libraries surveyed are already providing or planning services in the focal areas of bibliometrics and data management. There was also increasing demand for other research support services, not the focus of the study, such as eresearch support, journal publishing platforms, and grant writing support. The authors found that while many academic libraries perceive increasing research support services as a "huge opportunity" they were constrained by gaps in staff skills, knowledge, and confidence and resourcing issues. With regard to staff education and training, it was reported they require a broader understanding of the changing research and ...

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Rims: The Research Impact Measurement Service At The University Of New South Wales

Cited by 14 publications

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Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers

Needs assessment for improving library support for dentistry researchers

Subject vs. functional: Should subject librarians be replaced by functional specialists in academic libraries?

“Making space” in practice and education: research support services in academic libraries

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