Scholarly Activity and Research
Networking Tools at the University
of Minnesota
Kate McCready, University Libraries
The Landscape @ UMN
UDATA – Digital Measures
Faculty & Staff Individual Reporting
Merit, Promotion, & Tenure,
Accreditation Review
CV & Bio-sketch Creation
Acadmic Analytics
SciVal Spotlight
College, Program,
& Departmental
Benchmarking
UMN Profiles
SciVal Experts
Research Networking
& Expertise Systems
Proquest Pivot
(formerly COS Funding)
SciVal Funding
Identify Funding Sources
Elsevier’s SciVal Suite & Scopus
- Scopus Literature Database
- SciVal Experts
- SciVal Funding
- SciVal Spotlight
Scopus Literature Database
On campus trial (not yet linked to all full text sources): http://www.scopus.com/home.url
Scopus Coverage by Discipline
Nearest Competitor
Scopus
Data: 9,300 vs 17,300 Titles
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SciVal Experts
Directory Entry:
Names of scholars, along
with their affiliations, and
contact information are
supplied by the institution. At
the University of Minnesota,
this information will be
supplied from the UMN Data
Warehouse. Photos will not
be included or sent to
Elsevier.
Trends/Research Network:
Graphical displays of the
research concepts and
coauthors/collaborators that
have been most significantly
present over this researcher's
career.
Grants/Patents:
Lists funded research that
has been awarded to this
scholar. Data is both supplied
by the institution and
harvested from public
sources. Patent awards can
also be displayed here.
Profile of Herman S. Cheung taken from the University of Miami’s SciVal Experts instance.
Similar Experts:
Displays similar scholars from
the same institution. The
scholars’ names are provided
by the institution. Subject
area matching is done by the
SciVal Experts’ system.
Publications/Journals:
These lists are built from the
Scopus citation database.
“Fingerprinting” technology is
employed to ensure the
match between scholar name
and publication titles is
accurate.
Networks:
Lists both internal
departments/organizations,
and external institutions that
are connected to this expert.
Also displays scholars who
have coauthored articles
(regardless of affiliation).
SciVal Experts: Aggregating Fingerprints
Aggregating individual fingerprints across organizational units allows for the
organization to know what individuals know and what groups know together…
Department
Aggregated
Fingerprints
Individual
Fingerprints
Institute
• What new publications and grants
have been produced?
• What trends have emerged over
time?
• Who is working together?
• With what other organizations
(internal and external) are we
collaborating?
• What do we know?
Research
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Connectivity to Other SciVal Institutions
SciVal Experts - Implementations
Arizona State University
• http://www.experts.scival.com/asu/default.asp
University of Michigan:
• http://www.experts.scival.com/umichigan/
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
North Carolina State University
• http://www.experts.scival.com/reachnc/
SciVal Funding – Search & Browse
SciVal Funding – Integrated with Experts
SciVal Funding – Customize Results
SciVal Spotlight – Circle Map
SciVal Spotlight – Details View
Scopus & SciVal Suite
Contacts for questions or more information:
Kate McCready, University Libraries – SciVal Project Manager
mccre008@umn.edu, 6-4357