Using Repository Data To Attract the Researchers’ Attention and To Promote Research Outcomes – Publication Profiles@Chalmers

How can the library use the extensive and well-structured data containedin the institutional repository to attract the researchers attentionand to promote the research outcome of the university?Publication data is still usually presented in a traditional bibliographic style, inthe form of publication lists and similar. But could this data also be used to presentresearch activities and publications in a way that would get even more attentionfrom users?This question has been underlying the initiative Publication Profiles at Chalmers.We have used data, already available in the local publication database –Chalmers Publication Database (CPL) - and data mining techniques, in order toaggregate profiles on multiple levels, such as• Individual researcher• Departement/Research Group• Subject Field• Strategic Areas of Advanc