A Discussion of Research Metrics - June 2016 Kim Powel, Life Sciences Informationist Emory University Holly Miller, Associate Dean Scholarly Content and Faculty Engagement, Florida International University Joey Figueroa, Solutions Specialist Thomson Reuters

1. ALA ANNUAL MEETING
June 2016
The Evolving Role of the
Library in Institutional and
Faculty Assessment
A Discussion of Research
Metrics
Kim Powel, Life Sciences Informationist Emory University
Holly Miller, Associate Dean Scholarly Content and Faculty Engagement, Florida International
University
Joey Figueroa, Solutions Specialist Thomson Reuters

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THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN CHANGING…FOR
OVER 50 YEARS, NOW.
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2005
Library 2.0
“Next Gen” OPACs
Make library
resources more
like Google
1970-80’s
Card catalogs
come online
2000
Google
Institutional
repositories
2008
NIH Public
Access Policy
Requires
scientists to
submit final peer-
reviewed journal
manuscripts
to PubMed
Central
2011
NSF Data
Management
Plan
Proposals
submitted to
NSF must
include a DMP
2002-3
Rise of
Open
Access
1994
Digital Library
Initiative (NSF)
Digital Library
Federation
Data repositories
2010
ACRL’s Value
of Academic
Libraries Initiative
2013

3. 3
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A NEED TO PROVE LIBRARY VALUE AS ACADEMIA
BECOMES INCREASINGLY CORPORATIZED
Academic libraries
need to explain their
“value proposition.”
Public support for
Higher Education is
DECLINING
Funding pressures &
cost concerns are
RISING
+ =
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4. 4
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INDUSTRY TRENDS ACROSS ACADEMIA
Funding pressures
Efforts at objective approaches to allocation of credit
Reputation management & demonstration of achievement
Global competition in the Sciences – BIG SCIENCE
Changing nature of scholarly journal publishing

5. —
“Bibliometrics is an ideal field for academic librarians to
develop and provide innovative services for both academic
and administrative university staff. In so doing, librarians
make sure to take an active part in the development of new
strategies and in fostering innovation. Qualitative
processes like peer-review need to be validated and are
therefore increasingly complemented by quantitative
methods like bibliometrics. Librarians are predestined to
fill this role and strengthen their on-campus position.”
Gumpenberger, C., Wieland, M. & Gorraiz, J. (2012). Bibliometric practices and activities at the University
of Vienna. Library Management, 33(3), 174 – 183.

6. 6
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INCITES & THE WEB OF SCIENCE CORE COLLECTION

7. 7
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INCITES & THE WEB OF SCIENCE CORE COLLECTION

8. ALA Annual Meeting 2016
Orlando, FL

9. InCites: User Case Study
Celebrating 50 years of Resident Research

10. Impact of Fellowship Publications
• Identify Publications in Web of Science
• Send to InCites
• 106 Publications, 1981-Present

11. Top Journals
By Number Documents
• Am J Obstet Gynecol
• Obstet Gynecol
• J Reprod Med
By Journal Impact Factor
• JAMA
• Blood
• Obstet Gynecol

12. Top Journals
By Journal Normalized Citation Impact
• J Assist Reprod Gen
• Southern Medical Journal
• PLOS ONE
• J Reprod Med
• Matern Child Health J

13. Top Research Areas
By Number of Web of Science
Documents
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Reproductive Biology
By Category Normalized Citation
Impact
• Genetics & Heredity
• Public, Environmental &
Occupational Health

14. Top Mentors
By Number of Documents

15. Exporting Data

16. Questions?
Kim Powell
Life Sciences Informationist
krpowel@emory.edu

17. LIBRARY’S ROLE IN ASSESSMENT
AT FLORIDA TECH
Holly Miller
Asst. Dean Scholarly Content & Faculty Engagement
Florida Institute of Technology

18. ABOUT ME
 Biochemist - Curious about Information
 Librarian
 Library Director
 Associate Director Center for Library
and Informatics
 Assistant Dean for Scholarly Content &
Faculty Engagement

19. NEW ROLES FOR LIBRARIES
 Data management services
 Promotion of research and
scholarship
 Assessment

24. SHOULD THE LIBRARY
BE INVOLVED IN
RESEARCH
ASSESSMENT?

25. WHO ELSE ON CAMPUS?

28. ABOUT FLORIDA TECH
 Independent, private
 ~6000 students
 >50% Engineering
 5 colleges
 Undergraduate and
graduate programs

29. ADMINISTRATION NEEDS
Key Performance Indicators
Pillars of Excellence

30. TYPES OF INFORMATION
REQUESTED
 Peer comparisons – overall and by
department
 Top researchers
 Top research areas
 Percent International Collaborations

31. Time period = 2005 - 2015

32. Time period = 2005 - 2015
Agarwal, R. P. (30)
Agarwal, Ravi P. (177)

33. Number of Publications
Source: Thomson Reuters InCites™
Agarwal, Ravi P. (207)

34. Fl Tech

35. University Citation Impact
vs. Other Tech Schools
Source: Thomson Reuters InCites™
Florida Institute of
Technology

37. Research Areas:
Biology, Developmental Biology,
Reproductive Biology, Cell Biology,
Microbiology….

38. COMPLICATIONS
 Researcher profiles
 Not all articles in Web of Science
 Educating faculty and administration
 Faculty resistance to being
‘measured’

39. LIBRARIAN EXPERTISE
 Explain bibliometrics
 Offer advice and caveats to
interpretation

40. 40
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Q & A
Stop by Booth#1703

41. ALA ANNUAL MEETING
June 2016
The Evolving Role of the
Library in Institutional and
Faculty Assessment
A Discussion of Research
Metrics
Kim Powel, Life Sciences Informationist Emory University
Holly Miller, Associate Dean Scholarly Content and Faculty Engagement, Florida International
University
Joey Figueroa, Solutions Specialist Thomson Reuters