A Framework for Researcher Engagement in RIMSs and its Operationalization in a VIVO-based System

Dong Joon Lee, Besiki Stvilia, Shuheng Wu

Keywords: RIMS, Engagement, Framework, Operationalization

TL;DR: A framework for researcher engagement in RIMS and its application in a VIVO system

Abstract:

Research information management systems (RIMSs) use different approaches to collecting and curating research identity information: manual curation by information professionals or users, automated data mining and curation scripts (aka bots); and some combination of the above. Assuring the quality of information is one of the critical ethical issues of information systems. Although data curation by professionals usually produces the highest quality results, it is costly and may not be scalable. RIMSs may not have enough resources to control the quality of large-scale information often batch harvested and aggregated from the Web and various databases of different scope and coverage. RIMSs are in great need of researchers to contribute and curate their research identity data.

This presentation reports the findings of a collaborative study about researcher participation in RIMSs. The presenters of this study developed a theoretical framework for researcher participation in RIMSs (Stvilia, Wu, & Lee, 2019). The framework is grounded in empirical research and can guide the design of RIMSs by defining typologies of researcher activities in RIMSs, related motivations, levels of participation, and metadata profiles. RIMS managers and scholarly communications librarians can use the framework to assemble RIMS service and metadata profiles that are tailored to the researcher’s context. Likewise, the framework can guide the construction of communication messages personalized to the researcher’s priorities and her or his motivations for engaging in a specific activity, which will enhance the researcher’s engagement with the RIMS. In addition, this presentation discusses how the framework can be operationalized in practice using the case of Scholars@TAMU, a VIVO-based RIMS at Texas A&M University.

Reference
Stvilia, B., Wu, S., & Lee, D. J. (2019). A framework for researcher participation in research information management systems. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 45(3), 195-202. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.02.014

ORCID: 0000-0001-8994-163X

Submission Type: presentation proposal