Are you coming to MLA/SLA 2023 in Detroit? Do you have experience with research impact? Do you want to share that experience? Well, do we have an opportunity for you! We are currently looking for speakers for the “Beyond the Impact Factor: How Do You Show Success Beyond a Single Number?” PAM session!
Description: What do you mean my journal doesn’t have an impact factor? Why am I not seeing my item in Web of Science? How do I show its impact with that? Many of us hear such examples from users who need to show how their work has impact, but the traditional citation counts and impact factors are not always sufficient – or paint only a partial picture. Find out how to paint more of that picture for your users, and help them understand alternative options for metrics.
We believe in the big tent approach for topics, so please do not hesitate to bring us any idea, as long as it is related, in some way, to research impact.
Here is an in no way comprehensive list of example topics:
Helping Faculty Tell their Engagement Stories
The Ways Narrative CVs Do and Do Not Work
Contextualizing and Problematizing Metrics for Different Audiences
How You Weaned your Faculty Off the H-Index
Implementing DORA, SCOPE, or Leiden at Your Institution
What Social Media Metrics Really Mean
Illustrating the Impact of Teaching, Leadership, and Outreach
….And many, many more
Do NOT let this list limit you! If you have a story to tell about going beyond the traditional impact metrics like the H-Factor, we want to hear about it.
We are open to presentations ranging in length from 5-15 minutes each, followed by a group discussion. Please email Sam Hansen (hansensm@umich.edu) or Meg Eastwood (meg.eastwood@du.edu) if you are interested.
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