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Max Weber Stiftung (MWS). HIRMEOS-Workshop Metrics and Altmetrics for Open Access Monographs 11. Januar 2019 Dr. Tina Rudersdorf Head of Section for Evaluation, Funding and Public Relations. Purpose of the Foundation.
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Max Weber Stiftung (MWS) HIRMEOS-Workshop MetricsandAltmetricsfor Open Access Monographs 11. Januar 2019 Dr. Tina Rudersdorf Head ofSectionfor Evaluation, Fundingand Public Relations
PurposeoftheFoundation „The purpose of the foundation is to promote the following: research focusing on history, cultural studies, economics and the social sciences in selected countries and mutual understanding between Germany and such countries.“ (§ 1 MWS Statutes)
Quality Assessment in the MWS The evaluationprocedureofthe MWS isbased on theproceduresofthe Leibniz-Gemeinschaft andthe German Wissenschaftsrat. Itis an institutionalevaluationbyinformed peer-review takingintoaccounttheperformanceof an instituteforthepastsevenyears.
Quality Assessment in the MWS The evaluationreportsfocuson Structureandpositioning, overallconceptandprofile (Development in thepastyearsandstrategicworkplanningfortheyearstocome) Work results (Research andpublicationachievements, specialresults, publicationconcept, additional research-basedworkresults) International forumfunctionality, eventsandpublicimage Adequacyofthefacilities Staff Promotion ofyoungtalent Cooperationandnetworking Quality assurance
Quality Assessment in the MWS Work results (Research andpublicationachievements, specialresults, publicationconcept, additional research-basedworkresults) Quantitative and qualitative indicatorsusedtoevaluatepublications: Numberofpublications per type ofpublicationandyear Publicationstrategy also regarding Open Access List ofthebest 10 publicationsfromthepastsevenyearsandreviewsthereof List ofpublications per researchfocusordepartment, publicationyearand type ofpublication Access numbers/downloadsfor electronic ressources, databases, digital editions Access numbersforwebsite, socialmediaandsubscriptionnumbersfornewsletter
Quality Assessment in the MWS Typesofpublication: Monographs Editedvolumes(Collective works, conferenceproceedings, specialjournalissues, etc.) Individual contributions in collectiveworks Institute series (individual volumes) Individual contributions in instituteseries Lectures assinglepublications Articles in peer-reviewedjournals Articles in otherjournals Research reports, conferencereports, miscellaneous, reviews Working papers (Individual contributionsto) blogs
Quality Assessment in the MWS Peers areaskedtoevaluatetheinformationgiven in light ofthefollowingquestions: Are theresearchresultsoftheinstitutetheoreticallyandmethodologicallysound? Isthepublicationconceptconvincing? Howshouldtheindicatorsofworkperformancebeassessed (e. g. numberofpublicationsdepending on thepublicationcultureofthedisciplines, especially in peer-reviewedjournals, at peer-reviewedcongresses, in monographs)?
Quality Assessment in the MWS Howshouldtheindicatorsofworkperformancebeassessed (e. g. numberofpublicationsdepending on thepublicationcultureofthedisciplines, especially in peer-reviewedjournals, at peer-reviewedcongresses, in monographs)? Peer assessmenttendstowards „lessismore“ (Qualität statt Quantität) Peer-reviewedjournals Special journalissues Monographs publishedbyinternationallyrenownedpublishinghouses tendsagainst Conference proceedings in monographical form
Quality Assessment in the MWS Assessment of individual publications: Close reading Quality andquantityofreviews
Quality Assessment in the MWS Duringevaluations Open Access isdiscussed in thecontextofthepublicationstrategyof an institute, not in thecontextofmetrics. Access numbersordownloadsarepartoftherequiredinformationregarding electronic ressourcesandsocialmedia, but theyare so farrarelyprovidedbytheinstitutes (often due totechnicalproblems) and so far not consideredimportantbytheevaluatingexperts.
Quality Assessment in the MWS Strong bias in German humanitiesagainsttheuseofmetrics in researchassessment Equally strong biasagainsttheuseofsocialmedia, whichmeansthataltmetricsare not regardedas a valid alternative toothermetrics Publicationstrategyisstill not alwaysdiscussed in detailwithyoungerresearchers
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