5.3: Wrap-Up

Wrap-Up

In this lesson, we covered the following topics:

• The roles a variety of metrics and measures play in demonstrating the impact of scholarship on different audiences
• The role of storytelling, both through impact stories and narratives, in showcasing research impactResearch impact A way to describe and measure the ways in which research causes some sort of positive impact on a community. Research impact can be measured through quantitative or qualitative data.  
• How institutional guidance and expectations help shape the ways in which you demonstrate scholarly growth and impact

We hope this lesson was useful in better understanding how to measure, evaluate, and articulate your impact. In compilin, Lesson 1: Building Your Research Plan, we’ll turn to reflection on your role as a researcher and how you fit into the broader context of research in librarianship.. 

You may also be interested in the following lessons:

• Course 5, Lesson 2: Promoting Your Work

Further Learning

1. Chin Roemer, Robin, and Rachel Borchardt. 2015. Meaningful Metrics: A 21st Century Librarian’s Guide to BibliometricsBibliometrics Statistical analyses of academic publications used to understand how this information is created, organized, and connected. These statistics can help illuminate output and impact. Examples of bibliometrics include journal impact factor and journal usage factor., Altmetrics, and Research Impact. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/booksanddigitalresources/digital/9780838987568_metrics_OA.pdf.
2. Johnson, Dianne. n.d. “Knowledge Guides: Research Metrics: Journal-Level Metrics.” Accessed May 26, 2023. https://libguides.wakehealth.edu/researchmetrics/journal.
3. Paschke-Wood, J., & Gallaspy, A. F. (2022). Great expectations: Adapting a research agendaResearch agenda An iterative document or statement that provides a roadmap to your short and long term topics and ideas you’d like to research. to changing scholarship requirements. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102527
4. Pontika, Nancy, Thomas Klebel, Antonia Correia, Hannah Metzler, Petr Knoth, and Tony Ross-Hellauer. 2022. “Indicators of Research Quality, Quantity, Openness, and Responsibility in Institutional Review, Promotion, and Tenure Policies across Seven Countries.” Quantitative Science Studies 3 (4): 888–911. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00224.
5. Reale, Emanuela, Dragana Avramov, Kubra Canhial, Claire Donovan, Ramon Flecha, Poul Holm, Charles Larkin, et al. 2018. “A Review of Literature on Evaluating the Scientific, Social and Political Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities Research.” Research Evaluation 27 (4): 298–308. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvx025.

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