Stephen Pearson Research Information Analyst University of Manchester Library
What does a bibliometrician do all day? Originally a 15-minute presentation = 900 seconds = 30 x 30 seconds (A sort of slightly more leisurely Pecha Kucha) 30 slides = introductory slide + 28 slides + closing slide 9-5 working day (minus lunch hour) = 28 fifteen-minute periods 1 slide = 1 fifteen-minute period
Benchmarking departments Source: Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County via Flickr Commons
Interdisciplinary research Source: Nationaal Archief (The National Archives of the Netherlands) via Flickr Commons
Identifying likely applicants Source: US National Archives and Records Administration via Flickr Commons
Bids for funding Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Ways of ranking journals Source: The Field Museum Library via Flickr Commons
More ways of ranking journals Source: The Field Museum Library via Flickr Commons
Basic training Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Specialist training Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Online training Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Additional local support Source: National Library of Wales via Flickr Commons
Enquiries Source: State Library of Queensland via Flickr Commons
Identifying networks Source: Nationaal Archief (The National Archives of the Netherlands) via Flickr Commons
Internal assessment Source: Library of Congress via Flickr Commons
Citation league tables Source: Library of Congress via Flickr Commons
General league tables Source: Oregon State University Archives via Flickr Commons
Business Engagement Source: Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library via Flickr Commons
Internationalisation Source: US National Archives and Records Administration via Flickr Commons
Cataloguing Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Donations Source: Library of Congress via Flickr Commons
Purchasing Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Spreading the expertise Source: National Archives (CO ) via Flickr Commons
Marketing the service Source: LSE Library via Flickr Commons
Tailor-made clusters Source: National Library of Ireland (P_WP_1711a) via Flickr Commons
Most highly-cited articles Source: National Archives (COPY 1/507/175) via Flickr Commons
Altmetrics Source: Riksarkivet (The National Archives of Norway) via Flickr Commons
Predicting citations Source: Powerhouse Museum via Flickr Commons
Statistics dashboard Source: New York Public Library via Flickr Commons
Library Strategy Source: Imperial War Museum via Wikimedia Commons
So, what does a bibliometrician do all day? Services to Faculties and Departments (3 hours) Work with University colleagues (1 hour 15 minutes) Work with Library colleagues (1 hour 15 minutes) New tools and techniques (1 hour) Other duties (30 minutes)