BRIC 2021

Almost two years in the making, we are thankful for the support of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), first for almost taking us to what would have been a fabulous in-person event in 2020, but then hanging on to support us as we moved it virtually in 2021.

Organizers for BRIC 2021, virtually hosted by WIN on April 27-29th included:

• Lisa Pokrajac, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

• Shannon Gordon, co-founder BRIC

• Jeffrey Demaine, McMaster University

• George Duimovich, Carleton University

Program

See also the full program with detailed abstracts and bios. All rights © the presenter(s)/authors.

Day 1

• Opening and keynote [slides | video]

  • Welcome by BRIC Organizing Committee

  • Welcome by the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (Sushanta K. Mitra)

  • Keynote address: Are self-citations a normal feature of knowledge accumulation or a perversion of research evaluation? (Dr. Vincent Larivière)

• The use of bibliometrics at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology [slides | video]
  Lisa Pokrajac, Sushanta K. Mitra, Shannon Gordon, Laura Bredahl

• Mapping Research Publications to the UN SDGs – A study of one approach and what it can teach us [slides | video]
  Dr. Bamini Jayabalasingham & Ahmed Naby

• David vs Goliath: Tax law in the jungle of bibliometrics ... a case study report from the Library and Information Centre IBFD [slides | video]
  Katharina Beberweil

• Blasting the Big Deal: Using citation analysis to support decision making around journal cancellation [slides | video]
  Alison Henry

• Fractionalization of research impact reveals global trends in university collaboration [slides | video]
  Jeffrey Demaine

• Building a research impact team: Championing the role of liaison librarians [slides | video]
  Emily Hart, Brenna Helmstutler, Anita Kuiken, Stephanie McReynolds

Day 2

• Keynote: Responsible scientometrics: All of the questions; none of the answers [slides | video]
  Chris Belter

• ARL practice brief on supporting bibliometric data needs: Forthcoming publication [slides | video]
  Alison Hitchens & Shannon Gordon

• Building a research visibility curriculum for faculty researchers [slides | video]

  Dany Savard & Andrea Kosavic

• Working towards meaningful, responsible and effective research evaluation [slides | video]
  Laura Beaupre & Baron G. Wolf

• One step closer: The adoption and acceptance of a statement supporting responsible metrics principles at the University of Alberta [slides | video]
  Thane Chambers

• Citation Topics in InCites Benchmarking & Analytics: Responsible metrics, from a bottom-up classification [slides | video]

  Marisa Ruccolo

• Chord charts in R: Visualizing cross-disciplinary relationships in publications [slides | video]

  Laura Bredhal & Jenny Hirst

• Building faculty relationships through innovative bibliometric services [slides | video]

  Élise Anne Basque & Christine Brodeur

Day 3

• Keynote: Indigenous data sovereignty and research in Canada and beyond [slides | video]

  Robyn Rowe

• The half-lives of a Jane Jacobs citation: Studying an intellectual legacy with bibliometric analysis [slides | video]

  Joanna Szurmak

• Using advanced bibliometric analysis to cost efficiently tell a science impact story: One organization’s current experience [slides | video]
  Francis Loughheed

• Analyzing the University of Waterloo’s research indicator in the 2020 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking: A faculty level case study [slides | video]
  Wendy de Gomez & Laura Bredahl

• The standardized bibliometric report: Increasing efficiency, engagement, and educational opportunities through standardization [slides | video]

  Jack Young

• Repositioning altmetrics: From metrics to indicators of research strengths [slides | video]

  Rajiv Nariani

• Growth of the data-driven enterprise and the importance of stories [slides | video]

  Mike Taylor

WeLcome Message

Welcome to BRIC 2021 | #bric2021

We are delighted to have you as part of BRIC 2021, the 4th annual event of this community of practice (CoP), and our first-ever virtually hosted conference. We especially hope that this message finds each of you safe and healthy.

Anyone who has attended a previous BRIC Conference will be familiar with the BRIC flavour, particularly how this CoP strives to advance the skills and knowledge of library and information professionals supporting research impact services and initiatives. It is through past and new participants that this community truly is a community of practice as it offers a forum for colleagues to share best practices and lessons learned, unveil practical techniques, and discover how the niche area of bibliometrics and research impact is being applied in different institutional settings and subject areas.

When this year’s call for proposals went out, we were struck by the diversity of submissions, both topically and geographically. BRIC 2021’s diverse slate of speakers is impressive, and in addition to participants from across Canada, this is our most international event ever with colleagues participating from Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mali, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. Given differing time zones, professional workloads, and working remotely, we thought it to be especially timely to launch the BRIC YouTube Channel; please know that many sessions will be recorded and posted post-conference.

We really hope you learn a lot from this year’s event, and we are already looking forward to seeing you in-person at a future BRIC event. Most importantly, thank you for being part of our community of practice!

Sincerely,

Lisa Pokrajac, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Jeffrey Demaine, McMaster University
George Duimovich, Carleton University
Shannon Gordon, BRIC co-founder