Impact & Productivity Measurements in a Changing Research Environment

Oct. 27, 2010

Renaissance Washington, DC DuPont Circle Hotel

James King, DC/SLA President

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No animals were harmed making this presentation

“It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. ” - Machiavelli

“It is time for a new generation of leadership to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.”

- John F. Kennedy

Balanced ScorecardBalanced Scorecard

http://www.balancedscorecard.org/Portals/0/PDF/Vinfen_FY06_Scorecard.pdf

Capturing corporate knowledgeCapturing corporate knowledge

Measuring Research ImpactMeasuring Research Impact

http://becker.wustl.edu/impact/assessment/index.html

Self-Service ToolsSelf-Service Tools

Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)(RePORT)

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Electronic Scientific Portfolio Assistant Electronic Scientific Portfolio Assistant Multi-Dimensional Science Management ToolMulti-Dimensional Science Management Tool

eSPA supports the NIH mission by providing a comprehensive solution for program planning and evaluation staff and NIH

leadership to search, build, and collaboratively review and analyze portfolios of NIH

research projects.

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Information Wants to Be FreeInformation Wants to Be Free

“On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable. The right information in the right place just changes your life. On the other hand, information wants to be free, because the cost of getting it out is getting lower and lower all the time. So you have these two fighting against each other.”

Stewart BrandFirst Hackers' Conference in 1984