Hunt, Joe D.Whipple, Elizabeth C.McGowan, Julie J.2013-10-022013-10-022012-01J Med Libr Assoc. 2012 Jan;100(1):48-54. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.100.1.009. Use of social network analysis tools to validate a resources infrastructure for interinstitutional translational research: a case study. Hunt JD, Whipple EC, McGowan JJ.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/3603QUESTION: How can knowledge management and innovative technology, cornerstones of library practice, be leveraged to validate the progress of Clinical and Translational Science Awards? SETTING: The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) promotes interdisciplinary research across academic institutions. METHODS: Using social networking tools and knowledge management skills enabled the department of knowledge informatics and translation to create a visualization of utilization of resources across different Indiana CTSI programs and coauthorship and citation patterns. RESULTS: Contacts with different resources per investigator increased; every targeted program was shown to be linked to another. Analysis of publications established a baseline to further analyze the scientific contribution of Indiana CTSI projects. CONCLUSION: Knowledge management and social networking utilities validated the efficacy of the Indiana CTSI resources infrastructure and demonstrated visualization of collaboration. The bibliometric analysis of publications provides a basis for assessing longer-term contributions of support to scientific discovery and transdisciplinary science.en-USauthorshipbibliometricsinterinstitutional relationsknowledge managementprogram developmenttraining supporttranslational medical researchArticle