The four UK higher education funding bodies are consulting on proposals for the next Research Excellence Framework.  Thank you to all Lis-Bibliometrics members who have contributed their thoughts on this.  Here is a draft response the Lis-Bibliometrics Committee intends to submit on behalf of the group.  If you have any last minute comments please contact me or share via the list as soon as possible.

I love my job.  I work as a “Research Policy Manager (Publications)” at Loughborough University.  And I spend my time understanding and advising on how we can improve the quality and visibility of our research.  However the strategies for achieving this aren’t as straightforward as you might think.  And increasingly I feel like I’m leading a double life, both seeking to play and change the scholarly communication game.

Greenwich Research and Enterprise Location:  Greenwich Salary:  £38,183 to £46,924 plus £4546 London weighting Contract Type:  Open Closing Date:  Monday 20 March 2017 Interview Date:  To be confirmed Reference:  1346 Greenwich Research and Enterprise (GRE) is the University’s central office responsible for developing a supportive research culture and establishing links with industry and enterprise. GRE works across four …

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In the world of academia and research, “publish or perish” has become more complicated than ever. It’s not enough to merely publish, one has to publish in a high-impact journal, in the hopes of getting noticed, and more importantly, perhaps, getting funded for further research. Institutions are urging their researchers to publish in high-impact journals.

The Lis-Bibliometrics commissioned, Elsevier sponsored bibliometric competencies research project is seeking to develop a community-supported set of bibliometric competencies, particularly for those working in libraries as well as in other related services.

Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is looking for a bibliometric analyst. Chalmers, a highly progressive technological university, is situated on the west coast of Sweden in beautiful Gothenburg. Information about the research/the project/the department Chalmers Library is expanding its work with bibliometrics and university ranking analytics.

Leicester is recruiting a permanent, full-time bibliometrician and explains the role thus: You will provide high-level expertise, and advice to the University on the use of bibliometrics and related indicators in support of the University’s research objectives and to ensure that the University maintains a comprehensive record of its research outputs and that these are correctly indexed by the major citation services.

The Bibliomagician blog seeks to provide comment and guidance for practitioners engaging with bibliometrics.  We now are seeking an enthusiastic volunteer to take The Bibliomagician Blog on to the next level!

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is currently advertising for a Research Information Analyst &

In September 2015 I ran a short survey to see how institutions were responding to the Metric Tide report‘s call to take a responsible approach to metrics and to consider signing the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). Only three of the survey respondents had signed DORA (although 5 were considering it), but nine respondents were thinking about developing their own set of principles for the responsible use of metrics.

When I started working with bibliometrics I was aware of the limitations and criticisms of journal metrics (journal impact factor, SJR, SNIP etc.) so I avoided using them.  A couple of years on, I haven’t changed my mind about any of those limitations and yet I use journal metrics regularly.  Is this justifiable?  Is there a better alternative?  At the moment, I’m thinking in terms of filters.