RIMS Revisited: The Evolution of the Research Impact Measurement Service at UNSW Library

摘要

For the past seven years, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Library has delivered a service to the university's research community known as RIMS, the Research Impact Measurement Service. The service was designed to support research outcomes through the measurement of publishing impact, both for authors and departmental units. Since its inception in 2007, the service has evolved to meet the needs of researchers and the changing research landscape. The emergence of smarter tools and systems, the impact of the networked environment; changes in scholarly communication and bibliometrics have all contributed to its evolution. This paper will discuss the development of the service, including the imperative to take an agile approach in an ever changing research environment.