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?

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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

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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

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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