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A competencies approach seems reasonable. We’ve already settled on a list of services to offer and if I map the services to competencies I’d like them to have … yes, that should work. Our guide so far: http://guides.library.cmu.edu/biblio Matt -- Matthew R. Marsteller Senior Librarian, Engineering & Sciences Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library 4400 Wean Hall Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 412-268-7212 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-3424 From: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Elizabeth Gadd <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2:11 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee Hi Matthew Great question about a bibliometrics educational plan for liaison librarians. I'm sure others will have a view on this but here at Loughborough University the Library have taken the novel approach of developing a set of competency statements for their librarians (around both bibliometrics and other areas). This helps the librarians understand what is expected of them, where there may be gaps in their knowledge and also when to refer to us in the Research Office. The competency statements involve particular activities they might be expected to help an academic with or provide training on (finding an h-index on Scopus; identifying collaborators on SciVal, etc) and also levels of understanding around how bibliometrics should be used responsibly. We are providing some training for the Academic Librarians on responsible use of metrics in a few months. Other thoughts anyone? Elizabeth Gadd Research Policy Manager (Publications) Research Office Loughborough University Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK T: +44 (0)1509 228594 S: lizziegadd E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> On 22 Mar 2016, at 14:07, Matthew Marsteller <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I’ve been lurking since being asked to start a bibliometrics service for Carnegie Mellon. We’ve got some interesting tools in place to use (SciVal and InCites), but we’re currently a bit understaffed in the libraries and that’s slowing things down. I need to train our other liaison librarians (I cover Electrical & Computer Engineering, Math & Physics) to the point where they’re comfortable with routine questions. My question: What would be your ideal educational plan for your liaison librarians (assuming they’ll be taking on the front lines of your developing service)? Matt -- Matthew R. Marsteller Senior Librarian, Engineering & Sciences Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library 4400 Wean Hall Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: 412-268-7212 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6278-3424 From: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Elizabeth Gadd <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:27 AM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Re: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee A big hello to everyone who has introduced themselves so far. And ten points to Simon for asking the first question! My answer: we’re really keen to use Snowball Metrics and were discussing this just yesterday in our Responsible Research Assessment Working Group. Looking forward to the launch of the Exchange – there will be session on this at Metrics SIG workshop at the ARMA conference if anyone is going? Be great to see some of you there. Elizabeth From: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simon Kerridge Sent: 22 March 2016 11:51 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee Also a recent lurker… Introduced to the list by Lizzie in her guise as ARMA Metrics Special Interest Group Champion. I’m a Research Manager and Administrator rather than Librarian… although some aspects of my role appear to be little blurred these days – particularly with Open Access, Metrics, Benchmarking etc. I’ve dabbled a little bit in metrics and (with my ARMA hat on) was one of authors of The Metric Tide report than some may have seen/heard about/even read… ;-) My one question… hmm… why doesn’t everyone use Snowball Metrics? Or to put it another way, why don’t we (still) yet have a snowball metrics exchange…? Simon PS Happy Easter! From: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nik Hussin Sent: 22 March 2016 11:41 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee Hello I am recent lurker. Copyright and Repository Librarian at the University of the West of Scotland. I am very new to bibliometrics, but find it a fascinating subject and have been following the posts with interest and an eagerness to learn. Nik Tahirah Hussin From: A bibliometrics discussion list for the Library and Research Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Stuart Sent: 22 March 2016 10:15 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee Dear All, A brief introduction from a long time lurker: Webometrics researcher (and author of 'Web Metrics for Library and Information Professionals'), with an interest in bibliometrics more generally. Particularly interested at the moment in how we measure the impact/influence of open research data. Previously associated with King's College London, Wolverhampton and Loughborough (as an undergrad), soon to be looking for a new post. David Stuart ________________________________ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:28:49 +0000 From: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Introducing the new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Dear colleagues, Following expressions of interest late last year, it is with great delight that I can now introduce your new Lis-Bibliometrics Committee. We are: · Nathalie Cornee, London School of Economics and Political Science · Sally Dalton, University of Leeds · Katie Evans, University of Bath · Elizabeth Gadd, Loughborough University · Stephen Grace, London South Bank University · Sam Gray, Manchester Metropolitan University · Ruth Harrison, Imperial College London · Michael Norris, Loughborough University · Charles Oppenheim, University of Northampton · Karen Rowlett, University of Reading We met for the first time last week and have lots of interesting and exciting plans for the group. Some of the feedback we had from the Lis-Bibliometrics survey last year related to members feeling uncertain about posting to the list because they were unsure who was ‘lurking’ and feared feeling foolish. In attempt to overcome this, we would like to invite all Lis-Bibliometrics members to introduce themselves and ask about one thing you always wanted to know about bibliometrics but were afraid to ask! Having met many of you at bibliometrics events over the past few years, I can reassure you that we’re a friendly bunch and are all feeling our way with this. To give you a taster of some of the things we have planned: · A Lis-bibliometrics blog with contributions from the community · A related resources page · An event (hopefully in June) around the theme of what it means to be a bibliometrician. If you have any thoughts on these, or other suggestions, please let us know. And finally, if you are a tweeter and ever tweet about bibliometric matters, why not use the hashtag #LisBibliometrics so we can develop a Twitter community too? Looking forward to hearing your introductions! All the best Elizabeth Gadd MSc, MCLIP, FHEA Research Policy Manager (Publications) Research Office Loughborough University Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU T: 01509 228594 S: lizziegadd E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Working Hours: Mon 8.30-5 Tues 8.30-3 Wed 8.30-3 Google Scholar Citation Profile<http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=M7L765kAAAAJ> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-7785 http://about.me/elizabeth.gadd Please consider the environment and think before you print University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity. Charity number SC002520. 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