CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group: Briefing Documents & Recommendations CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group Briefing Documents & Recommendations Members: Aoife Geraghty: University of Limerick (Chair) Niall McSweeney: National University of Ireland, Galway Ciarán Quinn: Maynooth University Jessica Eustace-Cook: Trinity College Dublin Cathal Kerrigan: University College Cork Julia Barrett: University College Dublin Paul Murphy: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Fintan Bracken: University of Limerick Champions: Cathal McCauley, Maynooth University (2013-2014) Chris Pressler, Dublin City University (2014) 1st December 2014 Page 1 of 65 2014-12-01 CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group: Briefing Documents & Recommendations INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1 PUBLISHING STRATEGY .................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 BOOK PUBLISHING.............................................................................................................................. 6 1.3 JOURNAL PUBLISHING ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.1 Journal Impact Factor ............................................................................................................... 8 1.3.2 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) ...................................................................................................... 8 1.3.3 SNIP ........................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.4 Alternative Ranking Schemes .................................................................................................... 9 1.4 MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH ................................................................................................. 9 1.4.1 Collaborate with Other Researchers ......................................................................................... 9 1.4.2 Ensure Research is Easily Identifiable ..................................................................................... 10 1.4.3 Increase the Visibility of Research Outputs ............................................................................. 11 1.4.4 Communicate and Promote Research Outputs ....................................................................... 12 1.4.5 Other Methods to Increase Impact ......................................................................................... 13 2 OPEN ACCESS ................................................................................................................................. 14 2.1 OPEN ACCESS – A DEFINITION ............................................................................................................ 14 2.1.1 What is not Open Access? ....................................................................................................... 14 2.2 WHY DOES OPEN ACCESS MATTER? .................................................................................................... 14 2.2.1 Benefits ................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.2 Challenges to Open Access...................................................................................................... 15 2.3 OPEN ACCESS & COPYRIGHT – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ............................................................................... 15 2.3.1 Green Open Access - Self Archiving (Free) .............................................................................. 16 2.3.2 Gold Open Access - Author pays model .................................................................................. 16 2.3.3 Creative Commons License Chooser ........................................................................................ 17 2.4 SUPPORTING OPEN ACCESS ................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.1 International Supports Available for Open Access .................................................................. 17 2.4.2 Open Access Support Websites ............................................................................................... 19 2.5 INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES AND RIAN ............................................................................................. 21 2.5.1 Institutional Repositories ........................................................................................................ 21 2.5.2 RIAN ........................................................................................................................................ 22 2.6 OPEN ACCESS, BIBLIOMETRICS AND QUALITATIVE MEASURES ................................................................... 23 2.7 FUNDERS ........................................................................................................................................ 23 2.7.1 Main Irish Research Funders ................................................................................................... 23 2.7.2 Mandates ................................................................................................................................ 24 2.8 SUPPORT GROUPS / LISTS .................................................................................................................. 25 2.8.1 Repositories Support Ireland (ReSupIE) ................................................................................... 25 2.8.2 Digital Commons ..................................................................................................................... 25 2.8.3 UK Open Access Implementation Group ................................................................................. 25 2.8.4 Research Professional ............................................................................................................. 25 2.8.5 Repositories Support Project (RSP) ......................................................................................... 25 3 BIBLIOMETRICS .............................................................................................................................. 26 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2 MYRI ............................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2.1 Issues Arising ........................................................................................................................... 26 3.3 TOPICS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION ................................................................................................. 26 3.3.1 National and Funder Levels ..................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Institutional level .................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.3 Bibliometrics for individual researchers .................................................................................. 27 4 DIGITAL CONTENT .......................................................................................................................... 32 4.1 DIGITISATION ACTIVITIES BY LIBRARIES ................................................................................................. 32 4.2 SOME STRATEGIC THEMES ................................................................................................................. 32 4.2.1 Access ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Page 2 of 65 2014-12-01 CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group: Briefing Documents & Recommendations 4.3 COLLECTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 33 4.4 COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 34 4.5 CONTENT........................................................................................................................................ 34 4.5.1 Key Actions .............................................................................................................................. 35 4.6 RE-USE AND AUGMENTATION OF CONTENT AND METADATA .................................................................... 35 4.6.1 Key Actions .............................................................................................................................. 35 4.7 DATA CURATION .............................................................................................................................. 35 4.8 DELIVERY METHODS ......................................................................................................................... 36 4.9 FUNDING ........................................................................................................................................ 36 4.10 INFORMATION