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Showcasing Your Research: Research Repository UCD
Increasing Your Research Impact: Using Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis UCD Library is offering expertise and support for researchers in measuring and tracking their research impact. For example, how to:
UCD Library Services for Researchers
• Understand and calculate the h-index, which is one way of measuring a researcher’s impact • Generate citation counts for research publications • Calculate impact factors for the most influential journals in a subject area • Incorporate impact metrics into applications for promotions or grant funding • Use specific tools such as Web of Science, Google Scholar Citations and Scopus
UCD Library provides workshops, presentations and individual consultations on a range of specialist research services. Some of these are outlined in this leaflet. For a full listing please visit our webpage at: www.ucd.ie/library/researchservices Contact: Julia Barrett, Research Services Manager Email:
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7356 Workshop details are available at: www.ucd.ie/library/courses
The Research Repository UCD (formerly UCD’s Institutional Repository) is now integrated with UCD’s Research Management System (RMS), thereby streamlining the process of updating author profiles in the RMS to include uploading documents directly to the Research Repository. UCD Library can provide information and support on how to upload documents to the Repository via the RMS; advice on copyright; and information about the statistics that are available to researchers for individual articles and papers. Web: http://researchrepository.ucd.ie/ Email:
[email protected]
The web-based resource Measuring Your Research Impact provides a wide range of training materials and is available at: www.ndlr.ie/myri Contact: Michael Ladisch Email:
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7530
Managing Your Research Data Planning for your data management needs will help save you time and resources. UCD Library, in conjunction with other UCD units, has drawn up a checklist to guide you in your on-going data management activities. The checklist includes the relevant UCD policies and other information: www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide121.pdf
UCD Digital Library The UCD Digital Library is a platform for exploring cultural heritage collections, engaging with digital scholarship, and accessing research data. You can search, browse and explore a growing collection of historical materials, photographs, art, interviews, letters, and other exciting content, that has been digitised and made freely available. The UCD Digital Library will continue its programme of attracting new cultural heritage collections. If you are interested, as a UCD School or Research Centre, in partnering with UCD Digital Library to create, develop and make available resources and collections to support your teaching and research, please contact us.
GIS and Maps Services UCD Library is developing a Geographic Information System (GIS) portal which will provide a single point of access for information for UCD staff and students on GIS datasets, services, courses, events, tutorials, facilities, etc. Using GIS, data which includes geographic or location information can be displayed on a map. The UCD Library maps service operates from Richview Library. Mapping available includes: 1:1000, 1:2500 and 1:5000 OSi maps; 1st edition 6” maps and early 20th century 25” maps; free vector mapping for parts of Dublin city centre and Belfield. For other resources see our Guide to Maps by Theme: www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide16.pdf Contact: Jane Nolan Email:
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7532 Web: www.ucd.ie/library/maps
Systematic Reviews Systematic Reviews require an in-depth appraisal of all the published literature on a chosen research topic. UCD Library can help you to formulate and execute an effective search strategy to identify high quality research evidence on your topic. Web: http://digital.ucd.ie Email:
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7506
Contact: Diarmuid Stokes or Michael Ladisch Email:
[email protected] or
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7690/7530
Irish Social Science Data Archive The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) is Ireland’s leading centre for quantitative data acquisition and dissemination. Based at UCD Library, its mission is to ensure wide access to quantitative datasets in the social sciences, and to advance the promotion of international comparative studies of the Irish economy and Irish society. Key datasets include: Growing Up in Ireland, Survey on Lifestyle and Attitudes to Nutrition, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing and The Household Budget Survey. Web: www.issda.ie Email:
[email protected]
Managing your References UCD Library provides support and training in the use of EndNote X and EndNote Web. This software can be used to collect, store and manage the references you locate during your research. It also integrates with Microsoft Word to insert citations and create bibliographies in the required format for your publications. The Library runs lunchtime training sessions on EndNote, details of which are on our training page: www.ucd.ie/library/courses Contact: Diarmuid Stokes Email:
[email protected] Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7690
