Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Canadian Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice.
This month we are being joined by several of our colleagues for a series of lightning talks! This quick paced event will be a chance to hear from and chat with your colleagues about a broad range of topics related to Bibliometrics and Research Impact.
Debbie Chaves – How Can Smaller Universities Report Meaningful Research Metrics?
Biography: Debbie Chaves is currently the Head of Copyright & Course Resources at Wilfrid Laurier University Library where she previously was the Science Librarian for 17 years. Her BSc was in Medical Physics, a MSc and PhD in Biophysics and an MLIS from Western University.
Abstract: Research metrics can measure a variety of results but is heavily dependent on the data contained within specific databases. Smaller research universities must report institutional metrics but may lack the necessary database subscriptions or the manpower to find and visualize appropriate data. To provide specific research metrics to the Office of Research, the Library was tasked with examining institutional metrics from three different databases, lens.org, Web of Science and Open Alex to assess if the dashboard in lens.org would be a sufficient reporting tool. This presentation will step through the results of searching each database for the institution and limited to the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Marisa Ruccolo – Introducing the Research Horizon Navigator in InCites B&A
Biography: Marisa holds an MLIS from McGill University as a second career and is the Customer Success Director for the Americas. She was hired by Clarivate to support Canada in both official languages. She is in the company’s Research & Analytics vertical.
Abstract: Research Horizon Navigator is a new AI-native module within InCites Benchmarking & Analytics designed to empower academics, funding agencies, government research organizations and research strategists to discover new topics emerging from published literature that point to where future breakthroughs are likely to occur. Join the session to learn how you can use Horizon Navigator to: Identify emergent areas of research, Innovate in areas with velocity, and Invest in new interdisciplinary fields.
Roger Reka & Miyang Roh – Demo: The UWindsor Open Access Journal Finder
Biographies: Roger Reka (he/him) is a collections librarian at the University of Windsor Leddy Library. Miyang Roh (she/her), called Settia, is originally from South Korea and has been living in Canada for the past three years. She completed her bachelor’s in politics and economics and master’s in Urban Planning. With her MLIS studies she is determined to have a career in academic librarianship. On a lighter note, she loves cats and has two kitties of her own.
Abstract: Navigating the open access (OA) publishing landscape can be complex for researchers. To simplify this process, we developed a Power BI tool that streamlines the search for suitable OA journals. This tool allows researchers to discover both diamond OA journals and subscription-based journals with open access publishing rights licensed by our institution. The interactive dashboard presents data on publication costs, licensing terms, and journal-level metrics, equipping users to make informed decisions about where to publish.
This session will not be recorded.
