Librarians from the NTU and NIE libraries recently conducted a workshop titled, “Showcasing your Impact with Research Metrics & Researcher Profiles” for both NTU and NIE faculty members.
This workshop was part of the Faculty Development Talk Series on Research & Teaching Excellence by the Provost Office.
Lunch was provided for the participants and this gave them an opportunity to network and chat with the other participants.
The workshop proper started at 12pm, with Prof Theng Yin Leng, Associate Provost (Faculty Affairs), welcoming participants.
Open Science and Research Services Librarians, Su Nee and Amy began with an overview of the commonly used research metrics and tools. In addition to commonly used platforms such as Web of Science, Google Scholar Profile and Scopus, Terence, another Open Science and Research Services Librarian, also shared how newer platforms such as Publish or Perish, Dimensions, Lens could be useful when looking up one’s research metrics.
Participants were seen engaged and raised questions with regard to the presentation topics.
Su Nee introduced how altmetrics, also known an “alternative” metrics could be used in a supplemental way alongside conventional metrics to articulate one’s research impact. She rounded up the session with tips on increasing research visibility, through a Research Visibility Checklist which covered areas such as optimising the use of ORCID, practising open research and linking all research outputs with a persistent identifier, among others. This checklist aims to guide the researcher in increasing their research visibility.
Prof Theng wrapped up the session by thanking the librarians, and inviting the participants to stay on for one-to-one consultations with the NTU and NIE librarians.
Participants were seen staying back after the workshop to speak with the librarians on how to improve their research impact and other follow-up questions.
The 2022 NTU Open Research Award posters were displayed outside the Training Room for the participants to check out. The posters were good conversation starters for some of the participants, and some found them informational and inspirational.
For more information on research impact, check out our guide here.
