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Item Beyond the metrics: What do Wikipedia citations mean?(2024-06-06) MacIsaac, Olivia; Odell, Jere D.Recent studies have demonstrated that Wikipedia citations to scholarly articles may be correlated with higher citation rates in the scholarly literature. It is also the case that Wikipedia serves a key role in the dissemination of public knowledge. Wikipedia has supplanted most encyclopedias as a general knowledge source and is one of the ten-most visited web properties in the world. With this in mind some publishers have made a deliberate effort to contribute reliable, peer reviewed information from their venues to Wikipedia. In far many more cases, volunteer editors cite scholarly articles as needed when creating or improving Wikipedia entries. In this study, we examine citations to an interdisciplinary collection of mostly open access journals published in collaboration with an academic library. We measure the citation rate for these articles prior to and after Wikipedia citation. In addition to quantifying the prevalence of Wikipedia citations to these titles, we identify how these citations are used in Wikipedia. By completing a content analysis of these citations, we identify “impact” beyond a count of mentions. These results contribute toward a better understanding of the value of a Wikipedia citation.Item Graduate Student and Undergraduate Medical Student Adoption of ORCID: Establishing Benchmarks(Midwest Chapter/MLA 2024 Conference, 2024-10-11) MacIsaac, Olivia; Morgan, Teryn; Ramirez, Mirian; Odell, Jere D.Objective A key use case for ORCID at the university is to support early career researchers, including graduate students and medical students. Librarians at a university with a large medical school have promoted the adoption of ORCID. However, apart from occasional anecdotes, little is known about the outcomes of these efforts. In this study we establish an adoption rate for this population. This study aims to establish ORCID adoption rates among graduate students, providing a benchmark for future efforts. Methods We acquired a complete list of currently enrolled graduate students (2023-2024) from the registrar (n=8180). We randomized these records to create a sample of 375 students. We then coded this sample for the status of the student's ORCID account (unfound, found, likely found, and unable to verify). Results Across the sample we found that 8.5% of graduate students (n=32) had registered an ORCID with identifying information. Another 13% (n=50) of students in the sample appear to have created an ORCID record but have not shared enough data to fully affiliate them. However, this adoption rate varied widely between campus schools. Notably, the School of Medicine demonstrated a higher adoption rate, with 32% (22 out of 69) of sampled students having identifiable ORCIDs. Conclusions The School of Medicine, supported by the Medical Library, has achieved better adoption rates than other schools at the university. With these rates established, the libraries can identify approaches that have been successful and more widely implement them.Item Moving from piecemeal to systematic: Reprioritizing how academic libraries approach research information management(2023-02-14) MacIsaac, Olivia; Polley, David E.Research information management (RIM) workflows at universities are increasingly intersecting with library workflows, particularly regarding data management, funder compliance, and preservation of the institution’s scholarly record. With an ever-changing research landscape influenced by government mandates, increasing commercialization of research infrastructure, and globalization there is a need to evaluate current practices, priorities, and institutional collaborators related to Research Information Management (RIM) workflows that connect with libraries so that open tools and infrastructure remain at the forefront of this work. Though in its early stages of ideation, an effort to examine current RIM systems and services at a public research institution will expand on the current findings of US activities brought forth in reports produced by OCLC and Lyrasis to identify local opportunities for library-supported RIM tools/services that are open and transparent. In this presentation, the authors share their vision to shift from thinking about library-supported RIM services as piecemeal to a more systematic approach that prioritizes open infrastructure.Item Moving from piecemeal to systematic: Reprioritizing how academic libraries approach research information management(IOS Press, 2023-12-15) MacIsaac, Olivia; Polley, David E.This paper is based on a lightening talk given at the 2023 NISO Plus conference. The authors explore how research information management (RIM) workflows at universities are increasingly intersecting with library workflows, particularly regarding compliance with federal funding and preservation of the institution’s scholarly record. This paper outlines one academic library’s plan to shift from thinking about library-supported RIM services as a piecemeal approach to a more systematic approach that prioritizes open infrastructure. Though in its early stages of implementation, the authors seek to examine current RIM systems and services at their institution, expand on the current findings of U.S. activities brought forth in reports produced by OCLC and Lyrasis, and to identify local opportunities for library-supported RIM tools/services that are open and transparent. Specifically, this paper emphasizes the implementation and adoption of persistent identifiers, such as ORCID, but discussion will also cover other RIM systems and services.Item One Year In: Growing Capacity to Support GLAM Wiki in Indiana(2023-11-10) MacIsaac, Olivia; Flood, Jamie; Byrd-McDevitt, Dominic; Odell, Jere D.In 2022, in an effort funded by the Central Indiana Community Foundation, IUPUI University Library began focusing on efforts to leverage the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to contribute cultural heritage images from Indiana Memory to Wikipedia and to increase community capacity for Wikipedia editing by providing a campaign of public programs, training, and outreach to selected cultural heritage organizations. Now that it has been a year, our project team is excited to share what worked, what didn’t work, and our plans to continue these efforts as we extend this project. In this session, our team will share: Benefits and barriers of the programming as expressed by participating GLAM organizations, Successful and less-successful outreach strategies, Improvements in Wikimedia content related to local efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, New directions in our programming that respond to the challenges of supporting community-based initiatives during difficult timesItem Supporting faculty success through subversive advocacy(Commonplace, 2023-12-12) MacIsaac, Olivia; Coates, Heather L.Our library has encountered a variety of challenges when supporting faculty through the tenure and promotion process. The Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus standards and processes, like that of many others, preferentially reward outcomes and impact over the process of inquiry. Additionally, a narrow range of peer-reviewed products is preferred—journal articles, books, conference proceedings, etc. Given the emphasis on reputation and impact in our campus standards, candidates are expected to demonstrate that their research has had an effect on the world beyond campus. Thus, the range of evidence used in dossiers often centers on funding and citation-based metrics, with other metrics considered as secondary. Over the past decade, the research metrics services provided by our library to faculty candidates has evolved significantly. We began by retrieving traditional bibliometrics and teaching others how to do so. As we repeatedly encountered gaps in the data at the level of individual faculty members, we adopted a more proactive stance in our support. We continually advocate for broader consideration of the types of products that are valued, the range of evidence used in dossiers, and the types of impact discussed in statements. In many cases, we use evidence from the publishing and informetric literature to corroborate individual experiences and advocate for change. As our campus implements a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) pathway for promotion and tenure, we are challenged to adapt so that we can effectively support faculty who choose this pathway. In this commentary, we will discuss the points of intervention to proactively engage with scholars.