Alexa Mayo, MLS AHIP
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
May 22, 2014
HS/HSL serves
professional
schools:
Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacy
Dentistry
Social Work
UM Hospital
5,450 students
2,700 faculty
Expertise
Resources
Place
Components of Research Connection
Drivers to Change
Evolution of HS/HSL Research Service
Approach to Shift in Emphasis
Service Model Evolution
Pre-2005
2005 Reorg
8 liaison librarians
8 liaison librarians
Reference desk
5 library technicians at
Post-2005
8 liaison librarians &
2 information services
librarians
reference desk
Consults
Consults are up
Instruction
Instruction is constant
Literature searching
More researcher focus
Collection development
Student focused
Services Division
May 2014
Associate Director for Services
Research, Education and
Outreach Services
Bioinformationist
Information Services
Vacant (Aspirational)
13 FTE; 2 Faculty Librarians
7.5 FTE Faculty Librarians
Faculty Research Service
Research Impact Analysis
Systematic Reviews with
Faculty
Expert Research Consultations
Curriculum-Based Instruction
IRB Panel Membership
NIH Public Access Compliance
Community Engagement
Health Literacy
University of Maryland
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
May 2014
Liaison for the Molecular
Biology and Genetics Subject
Specialties
Training on Bioinformatics
Tools and Techniques
Specialized Research
Consultations
Licenses Molecular Biology and
Genetics Databases/Software
Reference Assistance
Circulation Services
Article E-Reserves
Workshops/Online Tutorials
Consent Form Service
Classroom Reservations
Presentation Studio Assistance
Social Media Communication
Shelving/Library Stacks
Maintenance
Drivers/Motivations for Change
The Institution
Change in leadership at UMB
Emphasis on Translational Science
MPower Initiative
The University System of Maryland Board of
Regents has tasked UMB and UMCP with the
establishment of a special new working
relationship that is designed to promote
innovation and impact through collaboration.
NIH Public Access Policy
All investigators must submit to PubMed Central an
electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscript
upon acceptance for publication. It must be made publicly
available no later than 12 months after date of publication.
Researchers not in compliance with the policy will not
receive the next installment of their funding. NIH is
withholding the processing of non-competing continuation
awards until recipients have demonstrated that all affected
papers are compliant.
Funded Project to Develop Roadmap
Assess researchers’ information needs.
Enrich researchers’ and librarians’ expertise through
education and training.
Visit libraries with exemplary programs of research
support.
Thanks to National Network of Libraries of Medicine/SEA (HHS-N-276-2011-00004-C)
Research Consultation
Expert Literature Search
Guest Lecturers
Use Our Professional Expertise
Research Consultation
IRB Research Consent Form Review
Expert Literature Search
Guest Lecturers
Use Our Professional Expertise
Research Consultation
IRB Research Consent Form Review
Systematic Review Service
Expert Literature Search
Guest Lecturers
Use Our Professional Expertise
Research Consultation
IRB Research Consent Form Review
Systematic Review Service
Publication Strategies Consultation
Expert Literature Search
NIH Public Access Policy Compliance
Research Impact Assessment
Guest Lecturers
Use Our Professional Expertise
www.hshsl.umaryland.edu
Building Research Connection
Systematic Review Task Force
2012-2013
Vision and Mission Statement
The Systematic Review Taskforce aims to support
research and improve the quality of systematic reviews
conducted at the University of Maryland.
Initiatives
Develop best practices in conducting and supporting
systematic reviews.
Enhance researchers’ productivity through librarian’s
role as expert searcher.
Collaborate and build partnerships with diverse
constituents throughout the University.
Provide librarians with opportunities for authorship and
refinement of expert searching skills as members of a
systematic review team.
Results
Completed systematic searches for 12 projects.
One publication
Manuscript submitted for publication
Systematic Review Services Resources
Time. May take six months to one
year to complete a review. May take
up to one month for a librarian to
construct and run database
searches.
Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register
of Controlled Trials
Others: CINAHL, PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of
Science, depending on topic.
Notified 305 PIs (3,877
publications) about noncompliant
status of publications and
provided support in achieving
compliance.
Increased compliance rate
74% in April 2013
88% in May 2014
Gave presentations & consults
Built relationships with faculty
around compliance
Public Access Compliance Monitor
NIH Compliance Project Team
May 2013
Sample E-mail to PrincipaI Investigator
with Compliance Report
Research Impact Seed Grant Pilot Team
December 2013
45 seed grant collaborations
2008-2013
PIs from UMB & UMCP
Identify publications from
collaborations & impact
statements
Impact Statements
This article was published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of
Science, which has an impact factor of 9.737, ranking at number four of 56 in
multidisciplinary sciences. This article has been cited 24 times since its
publication by authors in countries including Thailand, England, Scotland,
Australia, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden. These authors were affiliated with such
diverse institutions as the Karolinska Institute, Nagasaki University, University of
North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and the University of Oxford. Citing articles were
published in journals such as Science, Nature, Nature Genetics, and Annual
Review of Microbiology
This article was published in PLoS One, which has an impact factor of
3.730, making it the seventh of 56 multidisciplinary sciences
journals. Between the PLoS One website and PubMed Central, the
article has 730 page views, of which approximately 20% led to a pdf
download. Four researchers have saved this article in Mendeley, and
it has been shared multiple times on both Twitter and Facebook.
Research Impact Service Development
2013-2014
Phase 1: Thorough analysis of
research impact services, both
prospective and retrospective
Phase 2: Research Impact Task Force outlined
the scope of the HS/HSL service
Collaborate with a faculty librarian to quantify your research
impact for promotion, tenure, or grant applications or to
otherwise gauge the impact of your work. We can gather data
that measure research impact, using metrics such as h-index,
citation counts, journal impact factor, and alternative metrics
for individual researchers or for a group or department. We will
provide you with a report tailored to your needs
Research Impact Service
Outputs (products)
Activity (Action items
required)
Resources (personnel,
money, expertise, etc. req’d)
Article-level citation count (# of times cited)
Spreadsheet of result
Cited reference search
Decide whether to include/exclude selfcitations
Cited reference search
Decide whether to include/exclude selfcitations
Generate graphs with Scopus, Web of
Science, Google Scholar
Librarian/reference staff
Databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google
Scholar with Publish or Perish)
Librarian/reference staff
Databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google
Scholar) with Publish or Perish)
Librarian/reference staff
Databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google
Scholar)
Becker Library Guide Who is Citing Your
Work?
Author citation count (total # citations,
average citation count per article)
Spreadsheet of result
Citation patterns, graphs of (published items
by year, citations by year)
Graphs of result
Citer analysis, analysis and/or graph of who’s
citing your work (who, their location, their
institution, which publications they’ve
published in, in which discipline they’ve
published)
Book citation count
h-index (Researcher has “h publications with
h citations each”)
Limitation: not so helpful to SSW. See table
at
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/file/203881/d
ownload/207678
Could calculate h-index for a research unit,
or department
Analysis tools on Scopus, Web of Science
DIY on Google Scholar
Book Impact Guide
http://unimelb.libguides.com/content.php?p
id=78128&sid=3250423
[Note limitations within and across
disciplines.]
Pros & Cons between Scopus, Web of
Science, Google Scholar:
https://dspace.ndlr.ie/jspui/bitstream/10633
/27353/9/H%20index%20datasheet.pdf
Librarian/reference staff
Web of Science cited reference search
Pending Book Citation Index acquisition with
Mpower funds
Librarian/reference staff
Spreadsheet of result
Librarian/reference staff
Databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google
Scholar with Publish or Perish)
To generate h-index with Google Scholar,
researcher must have a Google Scholar
profile
Research Impact Service Resources
Staff time. Collaboration with
Reference staff on larger projects
Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed,
Embase, Scifinder, Google Scholar
and we are investigating more
Related Activities
Position descriptions incorporated research support
activities and expertise
Reframing & repackaging
Branding & targeted promotion
Evaluation component
Training
GUEST LECTURERS
Advance your students’ ability to locate evidence-based literature, and help build
their research and literacy skills by including a faculty librarian as a guest lecturer
in your class. To arrange for a lecture tailored to your curriculum, contact the faculty
librarian assigned to your school. Faculty librarians provide in-person instructional
sessions and online sessions to distance students
vs.
INSTRUCTION
Contact a liaison librarian to arrange for a class.
Training and CE
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Woods Hole BioMedical Informatics Course (40 hours)
A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI, NLM Training Course (36 hours)
Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Searching, NLM Training Center course (18 hours)
Understanding Evaluation and Research Impact, MLA CE
Systematic Review Workshop: Nuts and Bolts for Librarians – University of Pittsburgh (20 hours)
PubMed for Trainers, NLM Training Course (15 hours)
Demystifying Molecular Biology, MLA CE
Research Lifecycle- NN/LM MCR
Changes and Implications of the NIH Public Access Policy Updates (Webinar)
Beyond Searching: Maximizing the Quality of Systematic Reviews (Webinar)
EMBASE for Biomedical Searching: An Introduction (Webinar)
PubMed:Tips & Tricks (Webinar)
The NIH Public Access Policy: Pathway to Compliance
Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Searching
SciVal Metrics Guidebook Webinar: Things You Should Know & Tips and Tricks in Using Performance Metrics
Introduction to Altmetrics for Medical and Special Librarians (Boost Box)
Librarians & Altmetrics: Tools, Tips and Use Cases (Webinar)
Cochrane 101: an Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration
How Librarians are Raising Researchers’ Reputations (Webinar)
How Librarians can Help Researchers navigate Open Access Choices (Webinar)
PubMed Health and Systematic Reviews (Webinar)
Conversation on Copyright (Boost Box)
Research Impact
SOM Promotion and Tenure Committee – creating a report
with citation counts and h-index for selected faculty.
UMB/UMCP Mpower Administrators – analysis of
collaborations that were not funded with seed awards.
Systematic Reviews
Nursing, Medicine - Working on 3 systematic
reviews and a Cochrane Review.
Current Projects
NIH Compliance
Research Dean at SOM – embedding library support for
compliance on SOM webpages.
Designing an email blast to PIs about NIH compliance with link
to library services, nihcompliance@hshsl.umaryland.edu.
Research Consultation
IRB Research Consent Form Review
Systematic Review Service
Publication Strategies Consultation
Expert Literature Search
NIH Public Access Policy Compliance
Research Impact Assessment
Guest Lecturers
Use Our Professional Expertise
Data Management Services
Bioinformationist Consultation Service
Thank You
Alexa Mayo, MLS, AHIP
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
University of Maryland, Baltimore
amayo@hshsl.umaryland.edu
410-706-1316