Trends in Research Impact Librarianship: Developing New Programs and Services

As research impact librarianship continues to grow as an area of interest within the profession, it's important to share experiences that will inform other libraries that may be developing personnel, programs, and practices to support research visibility and impact. This presentation will showcase the University of Houston Libraries and how it's in the early stages of developing a new program of service dedicated to contributing to the increased visibility of individual researchers and the research landscape of the univsersity.as a whole. Attendees will be able to define metrics literacy, conduct a research impact needs assessment, and list steps for creating a research impact program plan.