The Big Picture 3 June 2015 Keith Webster Dean of University Libraries @cmkeithw www.libraryofthefuture.org
Jul 28, 2015
The Big Picture
3 June 2015
Keith WebsterDean of University Libraries
@cmkeithw
www.libraryofthefuture.org
@cmkeithw
We do not do everything, but at what we do we aim to be the best in the world.
Timeline
1986 1992
RAE RAE
1996
RAE
2002 2006 2007
RAE
2003
PBRF PBRF
2004
2010 2012 2014
REFPBRFERA
ERA
RAE
2008
THE RESEARCHWORLD
PATHWAY
ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW
NATIONAL/GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment was by means of informed peer review by a number of specialist panels, drawing on information provided by HEIs. (UK Research Assessment Exercise 1992)
The Quality Evaluation process rests on the submission and evaluation of Evidence Portfolios (EPs). Specialist peer-review panels, assess and evaluate EPs. (NZ Performance Based Research Fund)
ERA uses a number of bibliometric tools for the citation analysis indicators. Two broad types of citation analysis are used in ERA: Relative Citation Impact (RCI) and the distribution of publications based on comparisons with field-specific benchmarks.
REF will assess universities on the basis of the quality of research outputs, the vitality of the research environment and the wider impact of research.
Our research influence indicator is the flagship. Weighted at 30 per cent of the overall score, it is the single most influential of the 13 indicators.
We examine research influence by capturing the number of times a university's published work is cited by scholars globally.
RESEARCH FUNDERS
Aims of research funders
• Broader Economic Benefits
• Health and Health Sector Benefits
• Informing Policy or Product Development
• Knowledge Production
• Research Targeting, Capacity Building
• Build National Infrastructure
http://scimaps.org/mapdetail/chemical_rd_powers_t_89
UNIVERSITIES
http://www.mis.admin.uq.edu.au/Content/Dashboards/GroupofEightExecutiveDashboard/Research.aspx
Resource allocation
EAB Optimizing Institutional Budget Models 2014
RESEARCHERS
RESOURCE DISCOVERY
From Information to Knowledge:Identify the Rising Stars of Tomorrow
He performed very well since 2002 (after he joins I2R)!!!
THE SCHOLARLY RECORD
http://figshare.com/articles/101_Innovations_in_Scholarly_Communication_the_Changing_Research_Workflow/1286826
Traditional workflow
All of these tools licensed by institution
Open Science
All of these tools accessible by researcher
THE LIBRARIAN
The role of librariansCurrent state
Many libraries retain large numbers of librarians to catalogue and count
Even more librarians wait at service desks ‘just in case’
Few librarians leave the library building
Future state
Librarians embedded in research and teaching activities
Librarians become campus specialists in areas such as e-science, academic technology and research evaluation
Librarians have meaningful impact
Current barriersMany librarians lack skills and useful qualificationsMany librarians are resistant to changeAcademics do not believe librarians are useful or credible partners
SUCCESS
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