Capability Framework [V1]: Practice Knowledge

Knowledge of key sources of bibliometric data and analytics tools

Cognizant of sources of bibliometrics data.  Understands their strengths and weaknesses.  Can extract, analyse, and present bibliometric data. 

Knowledge of key sources of alternative metric data and analytics tools

Cognizant of sources of alternative metrics data.  Understands their strengths and weaknesses.  Can extract, analyse, and present alternative metric data. 

Knowledge of research impact evaluation 

Cognizant of research impact definitions, funder/institutional expectations, and reporting practices. Understands and articulates strengths and limitations of bibliometrics as indicators of impact. Understands and applies the practices of recording, analysing, and reporting bibliometrics, to demonstrate impact.   

Knowledge of identity management options for researchers, outputs, and institutions  

Understands the role of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and online portfolios in identity and publication management.  Supports the acquisition and implementation of PIDs.  Supports the creation and management of online portfolios.  

Knowledge of responsible metrics 

Cognizant of responsible metrics practices and applies them in the recording, analysing, and reporting of bibliometrics and alternative metrics.

Knowledge of delivering learning experiences

Cognizant of learning design, lesson planning, and delivery of learning experiences, online or in person, individual or in groups.  Understands and applies appropriate pedagogical methods in development, delivery, and evaluation of learning experiences. 

Knowledge of marketing and promotion

Cognizant of principles and practices that increase discoverability of, and engagement with, research outputs and researchers.

Knowledge of data organisation and presentation

Understands and applies tidy data principles and practices.  Applies appropriate metadata. Avoids misleading graphics and visualisations.  

Knowledge of legislation and legal obligations

Understands copyright and licencing in both national and international contexts. Understands and applies publisher and aggregator policies and licences. Support researchers in licencing scholarly outputs.  Appropriately manages access and licencing of collection content.

Knowledge of metadata standards

Understands and applies appropriate metadata practices and standards to scholarly outputs.  

Knowledge of repository technology

Understands repository principles, practices and standards. Understands using repositories to maximise discoverability and impact of scholarly outputs including research data.

Knowledge of research data management (RDM) concepts

Understands the principles and practices of RDM including the development of data management plans, and preparing, depositing, citing, and sharing datasets. Supports researchers to meet obligations to funders, publishers, institutions, participants, and wider community.  

Knowledge of Open Science and Open Access movements

Understands the principles and practices of Open Science and Open access. Cognizant of the infrastructure that supports these movements.  Supports researchers to achieve open goals.

Knowledge of research technology infrastructure, software, concepts, and trends

Understands the opportunities, risks, principles, practices and standards associated with developing, implementing, using and monitoring research technology.

Knowledge of research information management

Cognizant of the processes and practices of aggregating, curating, and utilizing information about research.

Knowledge of research data creation and extraction 

Understands the principles, practices, and standards of making library collections and resources available as data for research.  

Knowledge of collections and eresources

Has deep understanding, and is considered an expert in, their collections and e resources including catalogue, databases and related software.

Knowledge of exhibition management

Understands the processes and practices of curating exhibitions including selection, care of objects, description, interpretation, and promotion.

Knowledge of curation and preservation concepts

Understands the principles, practices and standards associated with the curation and preservation of collection contents.

Knowledge of event management

Understands the processes and practices of managing events including planning, promotion, and evaluation.

Knowledge of project management

Understands the principles and practices of project management.  Applies these to achieve specific project objectives according to agreed criteria and scope.  Creates and maintains appropriate project documentation.

Knowledge of financial management

Is able to effectively manage a budget.

Knowledge of literature reviewing

Knowledgeable in the different types of literature review. Understands the methodologies for searching and appraising literature for a review.

Knowledge of programming concepts

Knowledge of implementing computing operations and functionality to solve problems.

Knowledge of Research Information Management Systems (RIMS, CRIS, RIS etc.)

Understands Research Information Management System principles, practices and standards. Understands using these systems to maximise management of metadata about scholarly outputs, researchers, and projects.

Knowledge of budget and resource allocation

Understands and contributes to budget and resourcing management.