Research Guides: Research Impact Assessment (Health Sciences): Online Learning Resources

Ongoing Learning - Blogs & Listservs

The Bibliomagician
Comment & practical guidance from the Library and Information Sciences (LIS)-Bibliometrics community
resmetig - ACRL Research Assessment and Metrics Interest Group
Mailing list for ACRL Research Assessment and Metrics Interest Group
"Research Impact Services" Google Group
This group provides a collaboration and information forum for people who provide research impact assessment services. Group membership includes librarians, analysts, and visualization specialists.
OCLC-RLP-RESEARCH-SUPPORTL@oclclists.org
A forum about research support services, practices, and research
LIS Bibliometrics
As the use of citation analysis becomes more prevalent as a measure of research quality in UK HE, this list provides a forum for those involved in applying such measures. It may be used for discussing the advantages and disadvantages of bibliometrics generally, as well as the practical application of tools such as the JCR, Publish or Perish, Scimago and so on.

Nature Masterclasses

Nature Masterclasses
From designing your experiments to advancing your career, Nature Masterclasses offer on-demand courses that cover the whole research cycle. Classes include "Narrative Tools for Researchers" and "Effective Science Communication." To get started, you first need to Register and select "University of Michigan" as your institution.

Alternative Metrics for Research Impact: Getting Started with Altmetric Explorer

In this video, Tyler Nix gives a brief overview of altmetrics and demonstrates the resource Altmetric Explorer for Institutions.
This webinar was initially presented live via Zoom on May 29, 2020.

Altmetric Explorer
Browse, search, and query "mentions" on the web of publications etc. by researchers at U-M and elsewhere. Once in the database, create a personal account in order to export results and save searches and alerts.

Altmetric Explorer Webinar Transcript
Full, accurate transcript from the video featured above on the topic of using Altmetric Explorer.

Workshop Recording: Managing Your Online Researcher Identity

In this video, Sara Samuel and Yulia Sevryugina provide an overview of some of the specific platforms that scholars use, such as ORCID, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, and more.
This webinar was initially presented live via Zoom on April 21, 2022.

Researcher Identity Workshop Transcript
Full, accurate transcript from the video featured above on the topic of managing your online researcher identity.