DigiCMB

The University Medical Center Groningen has introduced a mechanism to evaluate research output by UMCG staff. Basically it comes down to: a better citation score in highly valued Journals gets rewarded. Of course more aspects are taken into account, but those will not be the topic of this post right now. Main focus is to stimulate researchers to target the Top 25% Journals of the relevant JCR (Journal Citation Reports). The above picture is an illustration of how departments are promoting these articles. The Department Biomedical Engineering (BME) actually bought a stamp to mark the articles on their bulletinboard! In an earlier stage our Library made lists available of those Top 25% . We automatically publish all UMCG scientific articles and research-related news in our atUMCG blog since September 2011. And now we added the Top25-tag to articles indexed in PubMed ánd were published in those range of Top 25% Journals. From the Tagcloud all Top25 articles can be s...

Search smarter with Google A "knowledge exchange session" delivered to University of Groningen Library staff. View more PowerPoint from Guus van den Brekel

Yammer & social media workshop UMCG Yammer seems to fill in a gap for a growing group of staff members of the UMCG. The workshop shows possibilities, features and hands-on practice. View more presentations from Guus van den Brekel

iPads, Apps, Mobiel & andere diensten CMB A presentation for a Dutch group called Noordelijk informatie Netwerk. They visited the UMCG for a so-called "expert session". View more presentations from Guus van den Brekel How can a   library  find and create new directions for services from   current developments ? An example   using   the   "iPad   on   Loan " project   of   the CMB , about ( medical)   Apps,   the implications for   the future, and   outlines   a   process   of introducing   social media   into   the library and   the UMCG.