University of Tasmania, Australia

Bibliometrics is a powerful tool that can help you secure funding success-used in the right way.

ORS invites all UTAS researchers, research students and research support staff to a workshop on the power of
bibliometrics to measure the impact of research and raise one's research profile.

Presented by an experienced bibliometrician, Dr Amberyn Thomas, Manager, Scholarly Publications with the University of Queensland, this workshop will provide an important insight into the increasing emphasis on
the measurable impact of research and provide you with the tools to access and exploit your bibliometric
profile.

Topics Discussed:

What is bibliometrics and citation analysis?
How does it measure the impact of research?
What can targeted, contexualised metrics-based information do for your research?
How your research impact profile can help your research career?

Presenters Biography:
Dr Amberyn Thomas joined The University of Queensland Library in 2008, and is currently the Manager,
Scholarly Publications within the Library's Scholarly Publications and Digitisation Services.
Amberyn has been immersed in the tertiary education sector for over 25 years in diverse roles, including as
a post-graduate student, lecturer (physics), and business development manager. Prior to her current Library
position, Amberyn worked in research administration within the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
at UQ, and in that capacity was involved in both grants administration and UQ's preparations for the Research
Quality Framework, the precursor to the Australian Government's Excellence in Research for Australia. Amberyn
worked closely with the Manager of the Library repository in supporting the publications data aspect of UQ's
preparations for the Excellence in Research for Australia submissions, including work related to benchmarking
and citation analysis. A current focus of her work is the provision of targeted, contextualised metrics-based
information for different client groups across UQ.