Exploring Faculty Understanding of Scholarly Research Metrics on One Campus: Using a Survey and Analysis to Strengthen Library’s Scholarly Communication Outreach

Exploring Faculty Understanding of Scholarly Research Metrics on One Campus: Using a Survey and Analysis to Strengthen Library’s Scholarly Communication Outreach

Introduction: In recent years, the library has received inquiries from faculty on how departments on campus use scholarly research metrics to measure the impact of publications. The library provides training opportunities for faculty through individual consultations and sessions sponsored by the university’s Office for Faculty Excellence. However, librarians did not know comprehensively and specifically what metrics were being used across depart…