the evolving role of the library in institutional and faculty assessment
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ALA ANNUAL MEETING June 2016
The Evolving Role of the Library in Institutional and Faculty AssessmentA Discussion of Research Metrics
Kim Powel, Life Sciences Informationist Emory UniversityHolly Miller, Associate Dean Scholarly Content and Faculty Engagement, Florida International UniversityJoey 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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2005Library 2.0“Next Gen” OPACsMake library resources more like Google
1970-80’sCard catalogs come online
2000Google
Institutional repositories
2008NIH Public Access Policy Requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts to PubMed Central
2011NSF Data Management PlanProposals submitted to NSF must include a DMP
2002-3 Rise of Open Access
1994 Digital Library Initiative (NSF)Digital Library Federation
Data repositories
2010ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries Initiative
2013
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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
isDECLINING
Funding pressures & cost concerns are
RISING
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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
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“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.
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—INCITES & THE WEB OF SCIENCE CORE COLLECTION
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—INCITES & THE WEB OF SCIENCE CORE COLLECTION
ALA Annual Meeting 2016 Orlando, FL
InCites: User Case Study
Celebrating 50 years of Resident Research
Impact of Fellowship Publications
• Identify Publications in Web of Science• Send to InCites• 106 Publications, 1981-Present
Top Journals
By Number Documents• Am J Obstet Gynecol• Obstet Gynecol• J Reprod Med
By Journal Impact Factor• JAMA• Blood• Obstet Gynecol
Top Journals
By Journal Normalized Citation Impact• J Assist Reprod Gen• Southern Medical Journal• PLOS ONE• J Reprod Med• Matern Child Health J
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
Top Mentors
By Number of Documents
Exporting Data
LIBRARY’S ROLE IN ASSESSMENT AT FLORIDA TECH
Holly MillerAsst. Dean Scholarly Content & Faculty Engagement
Florida Institute of Technology
ABOUT ME Biochemist - Curious about
Information Librarian Library Director Associate Director Center for Library
and Informatics Assistant Dean for Scholarly Content
& Faculty Engagement
NEW ROLES FOR LIBRARIES
Data management servicesPromotion of research and
scholarshipAssessment
SHOULD THE LIBRARY BE INVOLVED IN
RESEARCH ASSESSMENT?
WHO ELSE ON CAMPUS?
ABOUT FLORIDA TECH
Independent, private~6000 students>50% Engineering5 collegesUndergraduate and
graduate programs
ADMINISTRATION NEEDS
Key Performance IndicatorsPillars of Excellence
TYPES OF INFORMATION REQUESTED
Peer comparisons – overall and by department
Top researchersTop research areasPercent International Collaborations
Time period = 2005 - 2015
Time period = 2005 - 2015
Agarwal, R. P. (30)
Agarwal, Ravi P. (177)
Number of Publications
Source: Thomson Reuters InCites™
Name
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550Web of Science Documents
Hohlmann, M.
Baarmand, M. M.
Yumiceva, F.
Agarwal, Ravi P.
Sharma, Virender K.
Baksay, L.
Van Woesik, Robert
Lin, Junda
Dwyer, Joseph R.
Rassoul, Hamid K.
515
115
213
207
416
49
73
60
61
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Top Ten Publishing Faculty (2005 - 2015)
41 515Web of Science Documents
Agarwal, Ravi P. (207)
Fl Tech
University Citation Impact vs. Other Tech Schools
Source: Thomson Reuters InCites™
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Category Normalized Citation Impact
Publication year
InstitutionBaseline (USA)
Florida Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Florida Institute of Technology
Research Areas:Biology, Developmental Biology, Reproductive Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology….
COMPLICATIONS
Researcher profilesNot all articles in Web of ScienceEducating faculty and
administrationFaculty resistance to being
‘measured’
LIBRARIAN EXPERTISE
Explain bibliometricsOffer advice and caveats to
interpretation
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Q & A
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ALA ANNUAL MEETING June 2016
The Evolving Role of the Library in Institutional and Faculty AssessmentA Discussion of Research Metrics
Kim Powel, Life Sciences Informationist Emory UniversityHolly Miller, Associate Dean Scholarly Content and Faculty Engagement, Florida International UniversityJoey Figueroa, Solutions Specialist Thomson Reuters