Individual bibliometric assessment at University of Vienna: From numbers to multidimensional profiles

Se muestra cómo se puede implementar la evaluación bibliométrica a nivel individual, lo que se ha hecho con éxito en la Universidad de Viena, a cargo del Departamento Bibliometría y Estrategias de Publicación de la Biblioteca. De acuerdo con la filosofía del Departamento, la bibliometría no es más que un instrumento de evaluación útil con el fin de complementar el sistema de revisión por pares. También se entiende como una brújula para los investigadores en el dilema “publicar o perecer” con el fin de aumentar su visibilidad y para optimizar las estrategias de publicación. La evaluación individual se compone de una entrevista con el investigador evaluado, de la elaboración de un informe bibliométrico de las publicaciones del investigador, de una reunión y de una validación de los resultados obtenidos con el investigador, así como análisis adicionales opcionales. El informe bibliométrico se entrega al investigador, pues así éste conoce los aspectos cuantitativos de los resultados de su investigación. Adicionalmente, también se utiliza como base para discutir con él sus estrategias de publicación. Eventualmente, tal informe sirve para realizar la revisión por pares del investigador con más conocimiento de causa, y por lo tanto se reenvía a Aseguramiento de la calidad, a la oficina del Rector y finalmente a los pares. La característica más importante del informe bibliométrico es su carácter multidimensional e individual. Se fundamenta en varios indicadores básicos y otros parámetros de control con el fin de mejorar la interpretación. Tanto los investigadores, como el personal administrativo y los evaluadores han confirmado la utilidad de este enfoque bibliométrico, por lo que se ha producido una creciente demanda de los mismos. Hasta el momento se han entregado 33. Por otra parte, también se han realizado con gran éxito informes similares para la evaluación bibliométrica de dos facultades. AbstractThis paper shows how bibliometric assessment can be implemented at individual level. This has been successfully done at the University of Vienna carried out by the Department for Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies of the Vienna University Library. According to the department’s philosophy, bibliometrics is not only a helpful evaluation instrument in order to complement the peer review system. It is also meant as a compass for researchers in the ‘publish or perish’ dilemma in order to increase general visibility and to optimize publication strategies. The individual assessment comprises of an interview with the researcher under evaluation, the elaboration of a bibliometric report of the researcher’s publication output, the discussion and validation of the obtained results with the researcher under evaluation as well as further optional analyses. The produced bibliometric reports are provided to the researchers themselves and inform them about the quantitative aspects of their research output. They also serve as a basis for further discussion concerning their publication strategies. These reports are eventually intended for informed peer review practices, and are therefore forwarded to the quality assurance and the Rector’s office and finally sent to the peers. The most important feature of the generated bibliometric report is its multidimensional and individual character. It relies on a variety of basic indicators and further control parameters in order to foster comprehensibility. Researchers, administrative staff and peers alike have confirmed the usefulness of this bibliometric approach. An increasing demand is noticeable. In total, 33 bibliometric reports have been delivered so far. Moreover, similar reports have also been produced for the bibliometric assessment of two faculties with great success

Individual bibliometric assessment at University of Vienna: From numbers to multidimensional profiles

Se muestra cómo se puede implementar la evaluación bibliométrica a nivel individual, lo que se ha hecho con éxito en la Universidad de Viena, a cargo del Departamento Bibliometría y Estrategias de Publicación de la Biblioteca. De acuerdo con la filosofía del Departamento, la bibliometría no es más que un instrumento de evaluación útil con el fin de complementar el sistema de revisión por pares. También se entiende como una brújula para los investigadores en el dilema “publicar o perecer” con el fin de aumentar su visibilidad y para optimizar las estrategias de publicación. La evaluación individual se compone de una entrevista con el investigador evaluado, de la elaboración de un informe bibliométrico de las publicaciones del investigador, de una reunión y de una validación de los resultados obtenidos con el investigador, así como análisis adicionales opcionales. El informe bibliométrico se entrega al investigador, pues así éste conoce los aspectos cuantitativos de los resultados de su investigación. Adicionalmente, también se utiliza como base para discutir con él sus estrategias de publicación. Eventualmente, tal informe sirve para realizar la revisión por pares del investigador con más conocimiento de causa, y por lo tanto se reenvía a Aseguramiento de la calidad, a la oficina del Rector y finalmente a los pares. La característica más importante del informe bibliométrico es su carácter multidimensional e individual. Se fundamenta en varios indicadores básicos y otros parámetros de control con el fin de mejorar la interpretación. Tanto los investigadores, como el personal administrativo y los evaluadores han confirmado la utilidad de este enfoque bibliométrico, por lo que se ha producido una creciente demanda de los mismos. Hasta el momento se han entregado 33. Por otra parte, también se han realizado con gran éxito informes similares para la evaluación bibliométrica de dos facultades. AbstractThis paper shows how bibliometric assessment can be implemented at individual level. This has been successfully done at the University of Vienna carried out by the Department for Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies of the Vienna University Library. According to the department’s philosophy, bibliometrics is not only a helpful evaluation instrument in order to complement the peer review system. It is also meant as a compass for researchers in the ‘publish or perish’ dilemma in order to increase general visibility and to optimize publication strategies. The individual assessment comprises of an interview with the researcher under evaluation, the elaboration of a bibliometric report of the researcher’s publication output, the discussion and validation of the obtained results with the researcher under evaluation as well as further optional analyses. The produced bibliometric reports are provided to the researchers themselves and inform them about the quantitative aspects of their research output. They also serve as a basis for further discussion concerning their publication strategies. These reports are eventually intended for informed peer review practices, and are therefore forwarded to the quality assurance and the Rector’s office and finally sent to the peers. The most important feature of the generated bibliometric report is its multidimensional and individual character. It relies on a variety of basic indicators and further control parameters in order to foster comprehensibility. Researchers, administrative staff and peers alike have confirmed the usefulness of this bibliometric approach. An increasing demand is noticeable. In total, 33 bibliometric reports have been delivered so far. Moreover, similar reports have also been produced for the bibliometric assessment of two faculties with great success

Zwischen Festland und Insel

Bo’ao, eine kleine Marktgemeinde auf der chinesischen Insel Hainan, hat sich innerhalb der letzten Jahre von einem unbekannten Fischerdorf zu einem wichtigen Konferenz- und Tourismusort entwickelt – nicht zuletzt durch das jährlich im Ort tagende Boao Forum for Asia. Finanzinvestitionen haben zu einem umfassenden Ausbau der touristischen Infrastruktur sowie der Verkehrswege geführt, und viele agrarisch genutzte Gebiete und Wohnsiedlungen mussten Hotels und anderen touristischen Einrichtungen weichen. Gleichzeitig profitiert die Lokalbevölkerung von gesteigerten Steuereinnahmen, höheren Einkommen und vielfältigen Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten im tertiären Sektor. Bo’ao verzeichnet neben einer stetig steigenden Besucherzahl auch einen starken Zustrom an ArbeitsmigrantInnen vom chinesischen Festland, die vom Bau- und Investitionsboom in Bo’ao profitieren wollen. Angelehnt an die Grounded Theory erfasst diese Magisterarbeit mithilfe qualitativer teilstrukturierter Interviews, welche Gründe für die ArbeitsmigrantInnen vorrangig waren, nach Bo’ao zu ziehen. Weiters wird die Lebensgestaltung der ArbeitsmigrantInnen in der Marktgemeinde erforscht. Dabei wird deutlich, dass sowohl die Migrationsgründe als auch die soziale Integration im lokalen Ortsleben maßgeblich vom Bildungsniveau der MigrantInnen abhängen. Während es sich bei AkademikerInnen tendenziell um eine strategische Migrationsentscheidung handelt, die für die spätere berufliche Entwicklung als wichtig eingeschätzt wird, migrieren Nicht-AkademikerInnen primär aus ökonomischer Notwendigkeit. Unterschiede zeigen sich auch bezüglich der Bedeutung sozialer Netzwerke: Nicht-AkademikerInnen greifen im gesamten Migrationsablauf wesentlich stärker auf Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen und Freundschaften zurück als AkademikerInnen, die in erster Linie herkömmliche offizielle Kanäle und Bewerbungsverfahren nützen. Unabhängig vom Bildungsgrad sind die FestlandchinesInnen kaum bereit, den lokalen Dialekt Hainanesisch zu erlernen. Die Nicht-AkademikerInnen fühlen sich im Gegensatz zu den AkademikerInnen durch die Sprachdifferenz eher ausgeschlossen und verzichten weitgehend auf Interaktion mit der Lokalbevölkerung. Die AkademikerInnen sind wesentlich mehr an lokalen Gepflogenheiten und Verhaltensweisen interessiert. Höhere Bildung lässt sich also in Bezug zu höherer sozialer Integration setzen, es kommt allerdings nicht zu Assimilation. Differenzen zur Lokalbevölkerung werden deutlich wahrgenommen und die kulturelle Verbundenheit zur Heimat bleibt erhalten.Bo’ao, a little town on Hainan, a Chinese island, has evolved from an unknown fishing village to an important location for conferences and tourism. This change could be witnessed in the course of a few years, and the Boao Forum for Asia, that is being held annually, surely contributes to this development. Financial investment has led to a large extension of Bo’ao’s tourism infrastructure as well as its transportation system. Areas that were used as agricultural land or residential areas had to give way to hotels and other tourism facilities. At the same time the locals also benefit from increased fiscal revenue, higher income and manifold job opportunities in the tertiary sector. Bo’ao not only registers a steadily increasing number of visitors, but also a heavy influx of working migrants from the Chinese mainland who want to benefit from Bo’ao’s booming construction industry and investment activity. Following the concept of the Grounded Theory this master thesis explores the reasons that brought these migrants to Bo’ao, using qualitative semi-structured interviews. Furthermore, this paper investigates the way the migrants organize their lives in this little town. It becomes evident that both migratory reasons and social interaction in the local town life are significantly related to the level of education. University graduates tend to migrate out of strategic reasons and consider their migration to Bo’ao as an important step towards their future career. Non-academics, on the other hand, mainly migrate out of economic necessity. The research also shows that social networks vary in importance depending on the migrants’ level of education: While non-academics heavily rely on kinship and friendships during the entire process of migration, university graduates rather use conventional official ways and application procedures for their job search. The mainland Chinese in Bo’ao generally are not willing to learn the local dialect Hainanese, independent from their educational background. While university graduates do not feel excluded because of this language barrier, the non-academics feel shut off and widely refrain from interaction with the locals. Apparently, university graduates have developed a greater interest in the locals’ habits and customs. Hence, higher education is related to a higher level of social integration, but this must not be mistaken for assimilation. Differences between the mainland Chinese and the locals are perceived clearly and the cultural connection to the mainland remains

An evaluation of prevention initiatives by 53 National Anti-Doping Organizations: Achievements and Limitations

Background One main purpose of the World Anti-Doping Agency is to harmonize anti-doping efforts, including the provision of anti-doping education. A multifaceted approach to doping prevention can play a key role in preventing intentional and unintentional doping. This article aims to systematically record and evaluate doping prevention approaches in the form of information and education activities of national anti-doping organizations (NADOs) and assess the extent to which a multifaceted doping prevention approach has been realized. Methods Data on anti-doping information and education activities of 53 NADOs were collected via a survey and an online search of the NADOs’ websites. Prevention activities were classified into knowledge focused, affective focused, social skills, life skills, and ethics and values based. The implementation of the prevention activities was assessed by 4 independent raters using a modified visual analogue scale. Results In total, 59% of the NADOs (n = 38) returned the survey and 70% (n = 45) had information available online. The data were combined for the visual analogue scale assessment. Overall, 58% of the NADOs (n = 37) reported offering activities including elements of all 5 approaches. Results of the raters’ assessments indicated that the knowledge-focused approach was best implemented; the implementation of the other 4 approaches was largely unsatisfactory. The most common barriers to implementing doping prevention programs reported by the NADOs were lack of resources (n = 26) and difficulties in collaborating with sports organizations (n = 8). Conclusion Results show a discrepancy between NADOs’ self-report data and the implementation assessment. Even though the NADOs indicated otherwise, most of their education-based approaches did not address aspects of the visual analogue scale (e.g., resisting peer pressure) and only a few programs were ongoing. Possible explanations might be found in the reported barriers (e.g., financial). Concrete guidelines defining multifaceted, values-based education, and best practice examples should be developed to indicate how to include all 5 approaches in prevention

Einleitung

This paper offers an introduction to: Bruno Bauer, Christian Gumpenberger, Robert Schiller(Ed.): "Universitätsbibliotheken im Fokus: Aufgaben und Perspektiven der Universitätsbibliotheken an öffentlichen Universitäten in Östereich". Graz - Feldkirch: Neugebauer, 2013 (Schriften der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare (VÖB), Vol. 13)

Zenodo in the Spotlight of Traditional and New Metrics

In this case study, we aim to explore the characteristics and the reception of files uploaded to Zenodo, and the role the repository plays itself in generating usage. To this end, we first apply descriptive statistics on Zenodo’s full set of data record metadata with digital object identifiers (DOIs) until and including January 2017 (n = 141,777 records). Second, we estimate the coverage of Zenodo datasets in the Data Citation Index as well as of Zenodo journal articles in the Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Zenodo books and book chapters in the Book Citation Index, and Zenodo conference papers in the Proceedings Citation Index, and analyze their citedness according to the different data record types in Zenodo (e.g., journal article, dataset, book, or conference paper). Third, we provide a bibliometric anal- ysis of Zenodo records by using different metrics for citedness, including citation, usage, and altmetrics. Altmetrics data are gathered from two of the most popular tools for altmetric analyses, PlumX and Altmetric.com, and we compare the results. Moreover, we study how open access and DOIs provided by Zenodo influence the impact of Zenodo data records and we find a tendency toward a positive relationship between permissive access rights and altmetrics in certain data records

Wavelength-selected Neutron Pulses Formed by a Spatial Magnetic Neutron Spin Resonator

AbstractWe present a novel type of spatial magnetic neutron spin resonator whose time and wavelength resolution can be de- coupled from each other by means of a travelling wave mode of operation. Combined with a pair of highly efficient polarisers such a device could act simultaneously as monochromator and chopper, able to produce short neutron pulses, whose wavelength, spectral width and duration could be varied almost instantaneously by purely electronic means with- out any mechanical modification of the experimental setup. To demonstrate the practical feasibility of this technique we have designed and built a first prototype resonator consisting of ten individually switchable modules which allows to produce neutron pulses in the microsecond regime. It was installed at a polarised 2.6Å neutron beamline at the 250kW TRIGA research reactor of the Vienna University of Technology where it could deliver pulses of 55μs duration, which is about three times less than the passage time of the neutrons through the resonator itself. In order to further improve the achievable wavelength resolution to about 3% a second prototype resonator, consisting of 48 individual modules with optimised field homogeneity and enlarged beam cross-section of 6 × 6cm2 was developed. We present the results of first measurements which demonstrate the successful operation of this device

Investigating SSH Research and Publication Practices in Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts. A Survey-Based Comparative Approach in Two Universities

In this paper, we comparatively analyze, present and discuss the results from a survey on increasing the visibility of research achievements in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) that was carried out at the University of Vienna (Austria) and the University of Navarra (Spain) in 2016 and 2017. Covering four major topics—searching and finding literature, publishing, the visibility of research, and the assessment of research outputs—we ask the following questions: are there disciplinary differences to be identified, and how do they present themselves in the two institutional contexts? Discussing the results, we showcase how disciplinary and institutional traditions and contexts are important factors that influence research and publication practices in the SSH. Our results indicate that the practices of searching and finding literature as well as publication practices and behavior are shaped by disciplinary traditions and epistemic cultures. On the contrary, assessment and valuation of research outputs are influenced by institutional and national contexts in which SSH research is organized and carried out