Making the link: the library’s role in facilitating research collaboration. Presented at IATUL...

Making the link: the library’s role in facilitating research collaboration

Links in the chain

• Collaboration is trending in science

• Collaboration is in our genes

• Stellenbosch University’s goals

• SULIS has a plan

• Weak links

• Completing the chain

Collaboration is trending in

SCIENCE

It’s in our genes

Stellenbosch University’s ambitions

Stellenbosch University Library and

Information Service HAS A PLAN

videoconferencing

Events

SeminarRooms

Informal networking

spaces

Social Networking

Sites

A snapshot of Dr Makunga's "Fingerprint" (most significant research concepts) in SciVal Experts

Graph in SciVal Strata showing citation counts of five respective researchers: Researcher A (red), Researcher B (green), Researcher C

(brown), Researcher D (blue) and Researcher E (teal)

Graph in SciVal Strata showing document output of five respective researchers: Researcher A (red),

Researcher B (green), Researcher C (brown), Researcher D (blue) and Researcher E (teal)

Graph in SciVal Strata showing various indexes of five respective researchers: Researcher A (red), Researcher B (green),

Researcher C (brown), Researcher D (blue) and Researcher E (teal)

Graph in SciVal Strata showing cited vs. uncited documents of five respective researchers: Researcher A (red), Researcher B

(green), Researcher C (brown), Researcher D (blue) and Researcher E (teal)

Geographical distribution of researchers with corresponding interest in "medicinal plants", identified in Researcher ID

A researcher profile in Researcher ID including diagrams of top citing authors, research areas, geographical territories and

associated institutions

Institutions across the world that are associated with the particular competency but does not collaborate with Stellenbosch

University in SciVal Spotlight

weak links

Making the link

Lucia SchoombeeResearch Support Librarian, Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service,

lcs1@sun.ac.za

Pieter du PlessisFaculty Librarian, Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service,

pdupless@sun.ac.za