This training clarifies common sources of confusion about metrics, describes types of impact, introduces core metrics concepts and explores sources of metrics.

By the end of this training, learners should:

• Be able to choose appropriate types of research impact metrics for their scholarship. 

Training Outline: 

• Recognize the types of research impact metrics that can be applied to various forms of scholarship.
• Describe common tools for gathering research impact metrics and qualitative evidence for public scholarship.
• Be aware of the appropriate uses and limitations of citation metrics and altmetrics.
• Be aware of responsible research assessment initiatives.
• Develop a strategy for gathering evidence of impact and value for your own public scholarship.
• Provide examples of how the library can support researchers and students in gathering evidence of impact.

Resources for workshop facilitators and learners

Online courses:

• “Emerging metrics”, IATUL Research Impact Things - a self-paced training program for libraries.
• “Responsible use of metrics”, IATUL Research Impact Things - a self-paced training program for libraries.
• “Benchmarking”, IATUL Research Impact Things - a self-paced training program for libraries. 
• “Ranking”, IATUL Research Impact Things - a self-paced training program for libraries.
• “Societal Impact”, IATUL Research Impact Things - a self-paced training program for libraries.

Webinars, online tutorials: 

• Webinar recording, slides, research impact report planning and case study templates: “How to train students and researchers on the topic, Measuring research impact”, Niamh Brennan, Trinity College Dublin, and EIFL.

• Webinar and blog:“Case study - Supporting bibliometric and research impact analysis at the University of Waterloo", Rebecca Bryant, OCLC; Alison Hitchens, Associate University Librarian for Collections, Technology, and Scholarly Communication, University of Waterloo, and Laura Bredahl, Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian, University of Waterloo. 

• Webinar recording and slides “Library services to support measuring research impact”, Michelle Dalton, University College Dublin.

• Presentation recording and slides: “Research Assessment & Open Science”, Antonia Correia, University of Minho. OpenAIRE Open Science Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp Resources (section: Hot Topics in Open Science). OpenPlato. (slides) 

• Stephen Curry, “Responsible research assessment: rethinking what we value in research”, Leeds University Library.  

• Improve your research profile [8 videos], Harzing - Academic Resources, Middlesex teaching & research support.

Library Guides:

• “How to measure research impact”, NC State University Libraries.
• “Measuring Research impact”, Thomson Rivers University Library.
• “Database Comparisons: WoS, Scopus, GS, Dimensions”, Library Guides, Iowa State University.

Examples of presentations, guides, templates and tip sheets:

• Heather Coates, “Metrics for Research Assessment”, IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, OSF.
• Jere Odell, Heather Coates, “Own Your Digital Profile”, IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, OSF.
• Jere Odell, Heather Coates, “Share Your Work Freely”, IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, OSF.
• Jere Odell, Heather Coates, “Gather Evidence”, IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, OSF.
• Heather Coates, Jere Odell, “Make Your Case”, IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, OSF.
• Michelle Dalton, “Highlighting your track record: Using Metrics in your CV”, University College Dublin.
• Google Scholar metrics.
• Publish or Perish.
• “Metrics toolkit: you can quickly understand what a metric means, how it is calculated, and if it’s good match for your impact question”.
• Report “Assessing Europe's University Based Research”. European Commission: Expert Group on Assessment of University-Based Research, European Commission Directorate General for Research.
• Shannon Gordon, Alison Hitchens, Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29242/brief.waterloo2020
• Stacy Konkiel. “The 30-Day Impact Challenge: the ultimate guide to raising the profile of your research”.  
• “Choosing where to share your research”, University of Kent, including Tracking the dissemination of your research.
• “Open Science – Join the Debate”, Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, 2023.