Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scale

Usage data on research outputs such as books and journals is well established in the scholarly community. Yet, as research impact is derived from a broader set of scholarly outputs, such as data, code, and multimedia, more holistic usage and impact metrics could inform national innovation and resear...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Kemp, Christina Drummond, Charles Watkinson
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-01-01
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description Usage data on research outputs such as books and journals is well established in the scholarly community. Yet, as research impact is derived from a broader set of scholarly outputs, such as data, code, and multimedia, more holistic usage and impact metrics could inform national innovation and research policy. While usage data reporting standards, such as Project COUNTER, provide the basis for shared statistics reporting practice, mandated access to publicly funded research has increased the demand for impact metrics and analytics. In this context, stakeholders are exploring how to scaffold and strengthen shared infrastructure to better support the trusted, multistakeholder exchange of usage data across a variety of outputs. In April 2023, a workshop on Exploring National Infrastructure for Public Access and Impact Reporting supported by the United States (US) National Science Foundation (NSF) explored these issues. This paper contextualizes the resources shared and recommendations generated in the workshop.
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spelling doaj-art-c53aaae0c2734a8fa4f66ffb9bda40ec2024-12-09T04:11:59ZengCambridge University PressData & Policy2632-32492024-01-01610.1017/dap.2024.78Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scaleJennifer Kemp0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-3196Christina Drummond1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-0413Charles Watkinson2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-6695Strategies for Open Science (Stratos), Santa Cruz, CA USADigital Libraries, University of North Texas, Denton, TX USALibrary, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USAUsage data on research outputs such as books and journals is well established in the scholarly community. Yet, as research impact is derived from a broader set of scholarly outputs, such as data, code, and multimedia, more holistic usage and impact metrics could inform national innovation and research policy. While usage data reporting standards, such as Project COUNTER, provide the basis for shared statistics reporting practice, mandated access to publicly funded research has increased the demand for impact metrics and analytics. In this context, stakeholders are exploring how to scaffold and strengthen shared infrastructure to better support the trusted, multistakeholder exchange of usage data across a variety of outputs. In April 2023, a workshop on Exploring National Infrastructure for Public Access and Impact Reporting supported by the United States (US) National Science Foundation (NSF) explored these issues. This paper contextualizes the resources shared and recommendations generated in the workshop.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632324924000786/type/journal_articleInfrastructuremetricsopen accessresearch fundingusage data
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research funding
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title Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scale
title_full Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scale
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title_full_unstemmed Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scale
title_short Exploring national infrastructures to support impact analyses of publicly accessible research: a need for trust, transparency, and collaboration at scale
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