Mission-Based Management September 2005 Electronic CV System Users Group

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Find-a-Researcher Find·a·re·search·er (fínd à résûrchér) n. A keyword-driven search engine that allows members of the University community to search for colleagues within the Health Sciences who have specific research interests or areas of expertise.

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Searching u Simple or Advanced Searching Simple – searching one category Advanced – searching multiple categories u Categories Publication Titles (and text of abstracts) Funding Titles Research Interests Last or First Name u Match Options Any of the words Exact phrase All of the words Fuzzy search

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Research Profile AreaGateway Edit/Entry Button Keep in Mind Contact InformationAddress Primary “mail” address displayed PhotoNot Applicable to upload new Education HistoryEducation All educational categories will display Research Interests Search and select from existing list or add new ones to the list Publications Check box marked “Summary” on individual publications Funding Check box marked “Summary” under Responsibilities tab Intended to be a one page profile of faculty research interests and accomplishments that can be shared with colleagues How to edit and customize:

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Access, Inclusion and Timing u Internal Access Only Users must be on a University IP address to view site u Faculty are automatically included in Find-a-Researcher Faculty can opt out by ing u CV Entries flow into Find-a-Researcher twice per day Noon and midnight

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Find-a-Researcher Statistics (8/30/05 – 9/13/05) u 66 distinct users u 397 searches 69% on publication titles u 90% of searches took less than 2 seconds

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center CV Project Statistics as of 9/12/05 CV Count: 1,215 Number of Pages: 16,769 Number of Faculty Meetings Held To Date: 982 (81%) Number of Staff Trained: 224 Longest CV: 107 pages Shortest CV: 1 page

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center What’s Ahead? u We will wrap up process during September u Make it Real! Transition from entry to reporting u We will build additional applications and connections that draw upon CV data eg, Find-a-Researcher Link to department web pages u We will continue to train the staff on areas of concern and new features Monthly “CV Users Group Meetings” Monthly group training sessions u We will build additional CV formats CON Graduate Program Review, COH Annual Report, Pharm/Tox, and VAMC “Build Your Own Format”

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center What’s Ahead? (continued) u We will continue to ask departments and faculty to keep in mind that this is a work in progress Upcoming areas of focus –Peer reviewed vs. non-peer reviewed publications –Education –Funding u We will encourage the departments and faculty to keep the CV’s current and be involved (quarterly reminders) Momentum builds as awareness increases Responsibility becomes easier when departments and faculty can see it in their own context u We will create working groups of faculty and staff to guide report design and help determine priorities u We plan to design and build an ad hoc reporting tool To “mix ‘n match” and “slice ‘n dice” the data Making data available to departments and colleges for analysis purposes

8/26/ University of Utah Health Sciences Center Upcoming Users Group Meetings All sessions will be from 2:00 – 3:00 pm in the Hospital Administration Large Conference Room